If you think SNL and late night comedians are having a field day with Mitt Romney (never a good sign for a candidate) just look at THIS GALLERY of Cagle Cartoons. As TMV readers know, we are licensed to run Cagle Cartoons (and columns) and will be running some of the ones they're offer us individually, so check back often (for cartoons on Romney, Obama and other events) … [Read more...] about Mitt Romney: Godsend to Cartoonsts
Japan Takes Cautious Tone in Dispute with Increasingly Assertive China
Japan takes cautious tone in dispute with increasingly assertive China (via The Christian Science Monitor) Tokyo is running short of options in dealing with its increasingly assertive giant neighbor over disputed islands in the East China Sea, as the United States attempts to remain neutral and calls for calm from both sides. In China, anti-Japanese demonstrations … [Read more...] about Japan Takes Cautious Tone in Dispute with Increasingly Assertive China
Romney Victim (Cartoon)
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Romney Unplugged: We Can Live with “Unsolved” Israeli-Palestinian Reality
WASHINGTON - It's really difficult to comprehend what an amateur view of the world the Republican nominee has on the Middle East. Once again from David Corn of Mother Jones we get the mother load on Mitt, as he opines to the $50,000/plate audience on the Middle East and other foreign policy ruminations. However, we now find out the research assistant credited in Corn's … [Read more...] about Romney Unplugged: We Can Live with “Unsolved” Israeli-Palestinian Reality
If Republicans Get Their Way, We Really Will All Be On Our Own
I was appalled by Mitt Romney's remarks to wealthy donors implying that nearly half the nation is not worth caring about because they receive some form of government aid. But that's me, my view, a liberal view. But when even a well known and highly regarded Republican commentator like David Brooks says much the same in his editorial in today's New York Times, writing that … [Read more...] about If Republicans Get Their Way, We Really Will All Be On Our Own
Israel: Is Netanyahu Going ‘Crazy?’
Israel: Is Netanyahu going 'crazy?' (via GlobalPost) The Israeli prime minister's attacks on Obama, unparalleled in Israeli-American history, may backfire as a growing chorus of Israelis and Americans question the soundness of his judgment. Noga Tarnopolsky JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu devoted a series of unprecedented… … [Read more...] about Israel: Is Netanyahu Going ‘Crazy?’
Which Mitts Will Debate?
We know the Barack Obama who will step up to the podium, but how many of the multiple Mitts will engage him on domestic policy in Denver two weeks from tomorrow? All those hours of watching Romney in 2008 and 2011 yield so many possibilities. Could it be the earnest I-wanted-the-President-to-succeed version he tried out briefly at the GOP convention? Or the … [Read more...] about Which Mitts Will Debate?
If the Prophet Can be Insulted, then the Holocaust can be Questioned (Al Watan, Libya)
This column is not a pleasant one, but it does unfortunately reflect the views of a sizable number of Muslims, and it is from Libya. And as you can see, the cartoon (above) is from Saudi Arabia. We present it in the spirit of understanding what we're in for when it comes to relating to these new countries emerging from decades despotism, and I am sorry to have to use the word - … [Read more...] about If the Prophet Can be Insulted, then the Holocaust can be Questioned (Al Watan, Libya)
Don Lemon Non-Talking Points: How Romney’s Libya Comments Hurt His Campaign
CNN's Don Lemon looks at how Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney's Libya comments hurt his campaign -- a campaign also now battered by a negative story in The Politico, lead video of his private words to fundraisers dissing 47% of Americans and an unsteady performance at a press conference to explain the leaked video comments: … [Read more...] about Don Lemon Non-Talking Points: How Romney’s Libya Comments Hurt His Campaign
Romney Press Conference May Have Handed Obama Presidential Race on a Silver Platter (UPDATED)
You've heard about Ronald Reagan's "shining city on a hill"? Mitt Romney may have handed Barack Obama a presidential race on a glittering silver platter at a press conference. Did Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney quickly called press conference aimed at stemming quick political bleeding from a leaked secret video of him talking to supporters at a fundraiser … [Read more...] about Romney Press Conference May Have Handed Obama Presidential Race on a Silver Platter (UPDATED)
Memo to politicians: off-the-record is dead and buried
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is the latest high profile politican to discover that there is no such thing as off-the-record when high quality recording devices fit in a pocket. Earlier today, Mother Jones reported that Romney has expresed a frank disdain for people who support President Obama's re-election bid. He did so at a fundraiser, assuming that everyone … [Read more...] about Memo to politicians: off-the-record is dead and buried
Will Leaked “Secret” Romney Video Talking to Supporters Hurt Him? (ROUNDUP) UPDATED
Will a video of Mitt Romney talking privately to supporters showing apparent disdain for Obama voters and suggesting nearly half of them just want to take from the government hurt him? Will this be a major twist in the campaign -- or one more new and old political media mini-firestorm that'll fade in a week or two? See Tyrone Steels take on it HERE. Reports about and embeds … [Read more...] about Will Leaked “Secret” Romney Video Talking to Supporters Hurt Him? (ROUNDUP) UPDATED
Those 47 Percenters Get On My Nerves!
Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney didn't say THAT but he did have words for those 47% of American voters who support President Obama (via Talking Points Memo): Behind closed doors, Mitt Romney sounds like the leaders of the far-right flank of his party. That’s the central message from a video purportedly taken during a Romney fundraiser earlier this year and posted online … [Read more...] about Those 47 Percenters Get On My Nerves!
‘Fox & Friends’ Falls for Prank “Former Obama Supporter”
Not every interview offer may be what it seems to be. Fox & Friends found out: … [Read more...] about ‘Fox & Friends’ Falls for Prank “Former Obama Supporter”
Holy Book Bigots (Cartoon)
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Things to do while waiting in line for your new iPhone 5
Things to do while waiting in line for your new iPhone 5: 1. Perpetually gaze at the Mac store door, smiling with the exuberant joy of a child about to receive a magical pony. 2. Contemplate your meaningless existence and/or tweet. 3. Keep telling the person in front of you that this is your first time at an Occupy rally. 4. Judge the smelly guy begging for change. Remind … [Read more...] about Things to do while waiting in line for your new iPhone 5
Mitt Romney’s Last Chance?
You are now watching a classic case of how a media narrative -- bolstered by authentic interviews that support an emerging argument -- jells. The new narrative: Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney is teetering on the brink of major political trouble, perhaps in danger of going down to defeat not due to Democratic Party ads as to the a) incompetence … [Read more...] about Mitt Romney’s Last Chance?
New American Century (Cartoon)
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My Beef With The Plant World
There they go again. Every year at this time it's the same thing. The plant world, a world I have always supported in word (in my writing about environmental protection) and in deed (eating lots of vegetables) turns on me. And this year it's worse than usual. I refer, of course, to this awful pollen season. Not only in Philly where I live, but around the country. Why do … [Read more...] about My Beef With The Plant World
The Rabbi and the Tunnel
The year 5773 in the Hebrew calendar starts today for millions of Jews around the world as they celebrate Rosh Hashana, provoking memories in one of a faith never followed as an adult observer but deeply involved in his moral character. Rabbi Slutsky was a white-haired Jehovah pointing angrily at an ant heap of sinners, a Deity who had turned in his flowing white robes for a … [Read more...] about The Rabbi and the Tunnel