Pakistan girl shot by Taliban stands up for first time (via AFP) Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban, has been able to stand with help for the first time, doctors treating her at a British hospital said Friday. She is unable to talk because a breathing tube has been inserted into her windpipe but she can communicate by … [Read more...] about Pakistan Girl Shot by Taliban Stands Up for First Time
Raising Cain with Romney’s Tax Plan
Anyone for 9-9-9? Memories of Herman Cain come back as Democrats zestfully demolish the 2012 tax scam of their opposing Composite Candidate. Only a year ago Mitt Romney was beleaguered in the GOP primaries but survived and, like some giant squid, has since fattened on carcasses of the bottom-dwellers he defeated. From Newt Gingrich he absorbed debate feistiness served up … [Read more...] about Raising Cain with Romney’s Tax Plan
Obama Strikes Back with a Left to the Chin: the Second Debate as Political Slugfest
I miss the days when heavyweight boxing loomed large over the American cultural landscape. The great champs were men of mythic stature -- Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano and (most mythic of all) Muhammad Ali. Then the sport deteriorated like a jack o' lantern two weeks after Halloween. The hulking, ear-biting Mike Tyson is the last heavyweight champ whose face I can … [Read more...] about Obama Strikes Back with a Left to the Chin: the Second Debate as Political Slugfest
How Far Should We Go To Help ??
In recent weeks one of the local stories in the news has been about an ADA lawyer being sued by his employees for a variety of offenses. The news has brought a little schadenfreude to those long tired of his abuse of the laws deigned to protect the disabled He is well known for "suing" businesses by claiming that they are not accessible to the handicapped but quickly settles … [Read more...] about How Far Should We Go To Help ??
In Blue Seattle, A Paper Goes Very Red
Over here on the left coast, you don't get a lot more blue than Seattle. And for sure, it's the bluest part of Washington State. But the city's only printed daily newspaper - the Seattle Times - has often thrown its editorial support behind Republican gubernatorial candidates, even though there hasn't been a Republican governor in Washington since John Spellman, who was … [Read more...] about In Blue Seattle, A Paper Goes Very Red
R.I.P. Town-Hall Presidential Debates (Guest Voice)
R.I.P. town-hall presidential debates (via The Christian Science Monitor) Democrats claimed an Obama victory in the presidential debate Tuesday night. Republicans thought Mitt Romney held his own. The true loser was the American public. Twenty years ago, the first town-hall presidential debate premiered at the University of Richmond. Undecided voters assembled on … [Read more...] about R.I.P. Town-Hall Presidential Debates (Guest Voice)
Egypt Plans to Pull Plug on All Night Shopping
Egypt plans to pull plug on all night shopping (via AFP) Buying a pair of trousers at one in the morning has never been a problem in Cairo, but a new government proposal to slash trading hours could effectively pull the plug on the city that never sleeps. Minister of Local Development Ahmed Zaki Badr has warned that the government is considering … [Read more...] about Egypt Plans to Pull Plug on All Night Shopping
‘Ignorant’ Iraqi Leaders to Aid Syria, Along with Russians and Iranians (Al-Iraq News, Iraq)
Are Iraqi leaders like babes in the geopolitical woods, so ignorant of foreign affairs that they can be taken advantage of by Russia and Iran? For Iraq's Al-Iraq News, columnist Ayad al-Samarrai warns readers that Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has gone against America's wishes by signing an arms deal with Moscow worth $4 billion, and agreeing to allow Russia and Iran to … [Read more...] about ‘Ignorant’ Iraqi Leaders to Aid Syria, Along with Russians and Iranians (Al-Iraq News, Iraq)
Obama And Romney At The Al Smith Dinner
I do like it that every four years the candidates take one evening off to be non partisan and help a good charity. Let's all try to be equally balanced in our responses to this post (heck we can have one can't we ?) Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy … [Read more...] about Obama And Romney At The Al Smith Dinner
Obama Denies Confusion Over Benghazi Attack
Obama denies confusion over Benghazi attack (via AFP) US President Barack Obama denied on Thursday there had been "confusion" in his administration over the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi which killed four Americans. Obama, appearing on Comedy Central TV's the Daily Show, professed confidence that he will win another four years in the White House… … [Read more...] about Obama Denies Confusion Over Benghazi Attack
Mitt Romney, Friend Of Small Business? Oh Please…
There are so many deceptions flooding out of the Romney campaign these days it's hard to keep track. But personally, the one he's getting away with that surprises me the most, is that he's a guy who understands small business and would thus be better suited than Obama to advance the interests of this vital element of the economy. Spare me! In recent years I've been one … [Read more...] about Mitt Romney, Friend Of Small Business? Oh Please…
Poll: Romney Up 7 Points Over Obama
As CBS News notes, Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney's first debate "bounce" seems to be continuing: The latest national poll shows Mitt Romney with the largest lead over President Obama this campaign based on Gallup's polling. In Gallup's Daily Tracking poll out Thursday, Romney leads the president by 7 points, with Romney obtaining 52 percent support of likely … [Read more...] about Poll: Romney Up 7 Points Over Obama
Appeals Court Strikes DOMA Section 3
Another appeals court has found that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which says that the federal government only recognizes marriage between a man and a woman, is unconstitutional. Section 2, which says that states do not have to recognize marriages from other states remains valid, though I think it even more clearly invalid myself. Photo: shutterstock.com … [Read more...] about Appeals Court Strikes DOMA Section 3
Binders, Boys’ Club, and the Women’s Vote [Videos]
IT'S A curious thing that Mitt Romney won't say he fully supports equal pay. It comes off tone deaf, even hostile towards women's economic equality. In the race for the women's vote, "Bindergate" hit "Morning Joe" today, while Buzzfeed reports many of the women in Romney's binders were campaign contributors. Long forgotten is Obama's boys' club, which is now getting a new … [Read more...] about Binders, Boys’ Club, and the Women’s Vote [Videos]
Buzzfeed: Many In Romney’s “Binder Full Of Women” Were Campaign Donors
From what this Buzzfeed report says, perhaps Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney should have said "a binder full of women campaign donors": Mitt Romney answered a question at the presidential debate Tuesday on how he would close the gender pay gap by telling how he filled his cabinet with women appointees using "binders full of women" provided by women's … [Read more...] about Buzzfeed: Many In Romney’s “Binder Full Of Women” Were Campaign Donors
Man Arrested in New York Fed Bomb Plot: Obama Also Target
Man arrested in New York Fed bomb plot (via AFP) A Bangladeshi man with alleged al-Qaeda links was arrested in New York on charges of trying to use a 1,000 pound bomb to destroy the city's Federal Reserve building. Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, 21, was arrested in Manhattan after he tried to detonate what he thought was a live bomb, but was… … [Read more...] about Man Arrested in New York Fed Bomb Plot: Obama Also Target
The Beginning of the End for the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan (Financial Times Deutschland, Germany)
What's it like for the Bundeswar, to be pulling out of Afghanistan after one of the most ambitious deployments of German military personnel since the end of World War II? For Germany's Financial Times Deutschland, correspondent Joachim Zepelin reports on the mixed emotions of German troops, clear in the knowledge that the war will go on without them, and fearful that the gains … [Read more...] about The Beginning of the End for the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan (Financial Times Deutschland, Germany)
Is Our Foreign Policy Too Moral ??
I am quite sure that the title to this posting caused some of you to gasp or express outrage over the idea that something as inherently evil as American (and/or Bush or Obama etc) Foreign Policy could be too moral but I would ask you to hear me out. My original post was prompted by the fact that I was watching a series of programs on the Military Channel which cover the … [Read more...] about Is Our Foreign Policy Too Moral ??
Libya and Fox News (Cartoon)
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Obama, Romney Trade New Blows in Contested Territory
Obama, Romney trade new blows in contested territory (via AFP) President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney stoked the embers of their smoldering debate as they campaigned through fiercely contested territory less than three weeks before the election. Hitting the campaign trail on Wednesday -- a day after one of the most contentious presidential face-offs in … [Read more...] about Obama, Romney Trade New Blows in Contested Territory