UPDATE: If you look at NORAD’s Track Santa countdown clock, you’ll see that -- as of this writing -- there are less than three days and nine hours remaining for Santa to start his long annual Christmas journey. NORAD has just issued an update on its activities to get ready to track Santa from the time he leaves the North Pole until he gets back home: NORAD will … [Read more...] about ‘NORAD Tracks Santa’ Goes High-Tech (Updated)
Fiscal Cliff Negotiation Stalemate: a Political Re-run Inexorably Poised to Go Off Fiscal Cliff?
Are we in rerun-season already? Are we now seeing a virtual replay of what occurred after President Barrack Obama's 2008 election? That was when (1) the media talked about how his big victory meant we were heading into a new era of partisan cooperation (2)talk show hosts and conservative pundits soon dug in their heels (3)Republicans' main goal seemed to be to check-mate … [Read more...] about Fiscal Cliff Negotiation Stalemate: a Political Re-run Inexorably Poised to Go Off Fiscal Cliff?
Bus Shooting Fuels Bullet-Proof Backpack Sales
US shooting fuels bullet-proof backpack sales (via AFP) On the heels of the deadly shooting tragedy in Connecticut, parents' anxiety is driving a surge in sales of bullet-proof backpacks, in the hope the armored bags can give their kids a safety edge. For under $300, the company Amendment II -- a play on the Second Amendment to the US constitution, which… … [Read more...] about Bus Shooting Fuels Bullet-Proof Backpack Sales
America on Guns: ‘It’s Just Shameful’
As part of the “buts” discussion in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, I have read here and elsewhere how other nations are “worse” in gun violence than the United States -- as if having someone or something worse would make it all OK. The New York Times has some eye-opening statistics here that show “just how anomalous America is on the issues of guns … [Read more...] about America on Guns: ‘It’s Just Shameful’
You Know Who, “Pastor Faggot” Protesting At Sandy Hook
"You know who," along with his hate family has 'twittered' he and his band are on their way to Sandy Hook to protest the 'fag/ faggot/ faggot-y' ways that caused God to send a shooter to kill little children and their teachers and helpers. 'You know who,' is listed at Southern Poverty Law center, and rightfully/righteously so, even though Justice Roberts whilst overturning … [Read more...] about You Know Who, “Pastor Faggot” Protesting At Sandy Hook
“Man of the Year” Tries to Disappear
Time’s newly anointed “Man of the Year” spends a news-conference hour asking adversaries to take him out of equations, telling Tea Party members to overlook Obama animosity to make a fiscal cliff deal and NRA members “who are mothers and fathers” to join in avoiding future Newtown massacres. Time says “We are in the midst of historic cultural and demographic changes, and … [Read more...] about “Man of the Year” Tries to Disappear
Obama, Boehner Spar on Fiscal Cliff, Deal May Go to Wire
Obama, Boehner spar on fiscal cliff, deal may go to wire (via AFP) US President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner dueled over the fiscal cliff, and despite narrowing differences remained stubbornly at odds over how to avoid looming tax hikes and spending cuts. Obama leaned heavily on Republicans to end the stalemate and compromise on a deficit … [Read more...] about Obama, Boehner Spar on Fiscal Cliff, Deal May Go to Wire
Marine Guards Elementary School
A wonderful story but with a couple of corrections. 1. There is no such thing as a "former Marine" 2. There is no such thing as an unarmed Marine. He may be without an artificial weapon but he is never unarmed … [Read more...] about Marine Guards Elementary School
Wait! There’s time for the world’s end.
As we approach the world’s end on Friday according to an old Mayan calendar, we should take heart from another still older calendar contained in ancient Indian poems called the Shrimad Bhagvatam and Puranas. According to calculations stated in them, the current world ends after 4.32 billion human years but only temporarily. It is covered by a special kind of milky liquid … [Read more...] about Wait! There’s time for the world’s end.
The Borking of Chuck Hagel
As I noted yesterday the Zionists, neo-cons and the Israeli Lobby are all going after Chuck Hagel with knives sharpened because he had the nerve to say he placed the interests of The United States above all else. Daniel Larison calls it The Attempted Borking of Chuck Hagel. Well it's no different today. We have the Washington Post editorial board (AKA Fred Hiatt) with a hit … [Read more...] about The Borking of Chuck Hagel
Next to the Diet Coke (Cartoon)
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Group Defiant Over US Ban on Tackling Japan Whalers
Group defiant over US ban on tackling Japan whalers (via AFP) US conservation group Sea Shepherd vowed to fight a court order to stay at least 500 yards away from Japanese whaling ships, and to keep protecting whales "with our ships and our lives". The injunction was ordered by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in the latest step in a legal … [Read more...] about Group Defiant Over US Ban on Tackling Japan Whalers
Challenging 40 years of domestic violence ideas
Erin Pizzey was born in 1939. In 1971 she founded the first nationally and internationally recognized women's shelter (or "refuge") in Chiswick, which is part of London in the UK. Her organization expanded to include many houses and a large growing organization, now known as Refuge in the UK. It was soon after founding her organization that she began being subject to public … [Read more...] about Challenging 40 years of domestic violence ideas
Are Shooting Victims Collateral Damage Sacrifices to the Gun Worship God?
Are Shooting Victims Collateral Damage Sacrifices to the Gun Worship God? Independent's Eye by Joe Gandelman Journalists often exaggerate by using the phrase "shattered lives." But when it comes to the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, it isn't an exaggeration. What parent in their worst dreams could EVER think that when they kissed their little child goodbye … [Read more...] about Are Shooting Victims Collateral Damage Sacrifices to the Gun Worship God?
Obama Vows to Veto Republican Fiscal Cliff Plan
Obama vows to veto Republican fiscal cliff plan (via AFP) President Barack Obama on Wednesday warned Republicans he would veto their "Plan B" plan to avert the looming fiscal cliff crisis, saying it would dump pain disproportionately on the middle class. The move came as hopes faded for an imminent deal to avert a year-end combination of tax hikes and huge… … [Read more...] about Obama Vows to Veto Republican Fiscal Cliff Plan
Time Magazine Names Barack Obama “Person of the Year”
Time Magazine has names President Barack Obama its "Person of the Year." The accompanying article is a must-read due to the way it puts Obama into perspective in America's 2012 and long-term political context, and its portrait of an Obama heading into 2013 and his second term. Two excerpts: In mid-December, as Obama settles into one of the Oval Office’s reupholstered … [Read more...] about Time Magazine Names Barack Obama “Person of the Year”
Michael Jock Invokes “Stand Your Ground” After Shooting Man at FL Pizza Joint
STAND YOUR GROUND: Another nut in Florida is trying to invoke the Stand Your Ground law after he shot another man in St. Petersburg. Randall White got upset at the long wait time for his order at a Little Caesars store at 3463 Fourth Street N, and another man in the line, Michael Jock, admonished him for his verbal outburst. The police said a shoving match ensued and when … [Read more...] about Michael Jock Invokes “Stand Your Ground” After Shooting Man at FL Pizza Joint
Gift-Wrapping the Same Old Nothing in DC
A week before Christmas and days after Newtown, Washington’s familiar faces are back with the old fiscal cliff reality show, along with a side-tent flim-flam over gun control. Both ooze the sincerity of carnival pitchmen marking down prices of their elixirs before the suckers head home for the holidays. Boehner is touting a Plan B on tax rates while the President offers … [Read more...] about Gift-Wrapping the Same Old Nothing in DC
Democrats Dismiss Boehner’s ‘Plan B’ in Fiscal Cliff Talks
Democrats dismiss Boehner's 'Plan B' in fiscal cliff talks (via AFP) US House Speaker John Boehner unveiled his "Plan B" on Tuesday as Republican lawmakers wrangled with Democratic President Barack Obama over how to steer the economy past the so-called fiscal cliff. Boehner, whose party holds a majority in the lower house, said he was now prepared to countenance a … [Read more...] about Democrats Dismiss Boehner’s ‘Plan B’ in Fiscal Cliff Talks
A Cartoonist Looks at NRA (Guest Cartoonist)
The NRA by Mike Peters AND: OF RELATED INTEREST: NRA Breaks Silence on Newtown Shooting Whom Does the NRA Really Speak For? NRA had been silent after shootings but may now be regrouping After Newtown, beating the NRA at its own game Mike Peters is recognized as one of our nation's most prominent cartoon artists for his outstanding work as both a political and … [Read more...] about A Cartoonist Looks at NRA (Guest Cartoonist)