I haven’t posted on TMV for almost a month. I did not watch either Political Convention but I was forced to see Uncle Bill’s address since my spouse had it turned on while I was in the same room reading a book and I was too lazy to get up and go to another room. I have no interest in commenting on the pointless, diversionary, and manipulated election process that remains in … [Read more...] about I’m Thinking About Committing Voter Fraud – I Dare You to Stop Me
The Republican (FOX) Echo Chamber
The neo-cons can't believe that a majority of Americans don't share their vision of American Hegemony. The Republican party in general and the Romney supporters have the same echo chamber problem - they simply can't believe Obama could win in November. I think this is a result of FOX news, talk radio and the right wing blogosphere. The most recent example is this memo from … [Read more...] about The Republican (FOX) Echo Chamber
The ‘Greatest Paralympic Games Ever’ Have Ended
U.S. Navy Lt. Bradley Snyder, center, a Paralympic record holder and gold medal-winning member of the 2012 U.S. Paralympic Swim Team, carries the flag for the U.S. during the closing ceremony of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, Sept. 9, 2012 There have been many stirring and memorable words spoken about what are now called “the greatest Paralympic Games ever." For … [Read more...] about The ‘Greatest Paralympic Games Ever’ Have Ended
Romney Had Best Not Listen to Bush’s ‘Neocon Lunatics’ (Izvestia, Russia)
Is Mitt Romney taking advice from too many neoconservative Bush advisers? For Russia's Izvestia, influential Russian analyst Andranik Migranyan, who is thought to have Putin's ear, writes that Romney's comments about Russia and the world make it imperative - for the sakes of America and the world - that if he wins in November, he act as he did as Massachusetts governor: … [Read more...] about Romney Had Best Not Listen to Bush’s ‘Neocon Lunatics’ (Izvestia, Russia)
The Points Obama Should Make to Gain Independent Support
I am not a registered Democrat or Republican but a card-carrying independent. I am formulating here the points I believe Obama needs to make to gain independent support. Subsequently, I’ll give my take on how Romney might court independents. I came into office in 2009 inheriting the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. My policies, including the fiscal … [Read more...] about The Points Obama Should Make to Gain Independent Support
What We’ll Remember About All Those 2012 Democratic Convention Speeches
Now that the 2012 Democratic National Convention has winked into history, a dozen or so memorable moments continue to glow like embers in a late-evening fireplace. Michelle Obama electrified the faithful with her passion, eloquence and wifely devotion... she could add a good ten years to any man's life expectancy, especially if that man has been thwacked repeatedly by … [Read more...] about What We’ll Remember About All Those 2012 Democratic Convention Speeches
Obama Outraises Romney for August: $114 Million Take
Are the deep pocket folks that helped bankroll Barack Obama as well as many of the smaller donors now being inspired to donate to Obamas campaign after months of fears that fundraising was lagging? The Obama campaign got some good news: For the first time since April, Chicago has outraised Boston, with the Obama campaign and the DNC pulling in more than $114 million in the … [Read more...] about Obama Outraises Romney for August: $114 Million Take
The Triumph Of Political Cynicism
Out on the campaign trail, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have been arguing that Barack Obama is a failed president. They claim that he didn't do anything when he controlled both houses of congress. But Paul Krugman takes a quick trip down memory lane: As anyone who was paying attention knows, the period during which Democrats controlled both houses of Congress was … [Read more...] about The Triumph Of Political Cynicism
Election May Be Decided in the End by the Courts
Election day may be marked, this time around, by legal skirmishes across the country -- on "last-minute legal battles over when and how ballots should be cast and counted," according to a report in the Times. In the last few weeks, nearly a dozen decisions in federal and state courts on early voting, provisional ballots and voter identification requirements have driven the … [Read more...] about Election May Be Decided in the End by the Courts
Romney’s Dream World
As he Meets the Press, sort of, the Republican standard bearer shows how much of a bubble he’s inhabiting. In a pre-taped travesty of being grilled by journalists, Mitt Romney burbles with admiration of Bill Clinton’s convention speech while taking digs at the President. “I don’t want to keep bringing it down as the president’s doing,” he says. “This sequestration idea … [Read more...] about Romney’s Dream World
Obama’s Advantage, Romney’s Openings
WASHINGTON -- Normally, a president presiding over 8 percent unemployment and a country that sees itself on the wrong track wouldn't stand a chance. But then a candidate with Mitt Romney's shortcomings, including his failure to ignite much enthusiasm within his own party, wouldn't stand a chance, either. The combination of the two explains why this election remains … [Read more...] about Obama’s Advantage, Romney’s Openings
Human Trafficking: A Misunderstood Global Scourge (Guest Voice)
Human trafficking: a misunderstood global scourge (via The Christian Science Monitor) During a diplomatic visit to Calcutta, India, in May, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton stopped at a shelter for young women and girls. It was not an ordinary shelter, but one with a specific mission – a mission Ms. Clinton wanted reporters to broadcast to Americans … [Read more...] about Human Trafficking: A Misunderstood Global Scourge (Guest Voice)
Get Ready Here It Comes: Partisan Motif Over Biden and the Female Biker?
SIGH. I can just see what's coming without seeing the ideological talk shows...and I can hear what's coming without hearing the talk radio hosts...and I can just anticipate the partisan chest beating and (trumped up, excuse the expression) outrage over the saga of Joe Biden and the female biker. Why -- yep, you guessed it -- as the Newsy.com summary below notes -- some on … [Read more...] about Get Ready Here It Comes: Partisan Motif Over Biden and the Female Biker?
Why Republicans Are Shamelessly Playing The Race Card & Why That Will Backfire: Report From 20 Paws Ranch
Time for a super-sized reality check, folks: It has been nearly 150 years since Abraham Lincoln, once but no longer the Republican Party's greatest hero, emancipated the slaves. Yet the inheritors of Lincoln's mantle have concluded that the only way to defeat Barack Obama in what is shaping up to be the most important election since 1932 in determining the future course of … [Read more...] about Why Republicans Are Shamelessly Playing The Race Card & Why That Will Backfire: Report From 20 Paws Ranch
Attack Ad Mania: Comedy Central Launches Attack Ads Against Fox News and CNN (Video)
Hey, it's bound to happen, isn't it? What if a cable network launched attack ads on another cable network much as politicians -- who increasingly enrich consultants and ad mavens -- now do? Here's Comedy Central's attack ads against Fox News and CNN. Two things (1) WHAT? No MSNBC? and (2) Life could one day imitate art. I could forsee Fox News getting more aggressive with … [Read more...] about Attack Ad Mania: Comedy Central Launches Attack Ads Against Fox News and CNN (Video)
Don Lemon’s Lively Interview with Wasserman Schultz
I've long contended (in some posts and in many conversations with friends and my former newspaper coworkers) that legitimate follow up questions in interviews seem on the wane. Instead, we have ideological talk show hosts or ideological news talk shows anchors on networks who either act as p.r. guides to people of their own party and prosecuting attorneys to people of the … [Read more...] about Don Lemon’s Lively Interview with Wasserman Schultz
Scott Van Duzer, Owner of Big Apple Pizza in Ft. Pierce, Lifts President Obama Off Feet with Bear Hug
Scott Van Duzer, owner of the Big Apple Pizza & Pasta Restaurant in Ft. Pierce lifted President Obama off his feet with a bear hug when he stopped by his restaurant Sunday afternoon, the White House pool report said: "Scott, what's going on man," Potus shouted as he came through the door. "Scott, let me tell you, you are like the biggest pizza shop owner I've ever … [Read more...] about Scott Van Duzer, Owner of Big Apple Pizza in Ft. Pierce, Lifts President Obama Off Feet with Bear Hug
Will Defecting From the GOP Help Ron Paul’s Supporters Take It Over?
Over the last year, many of Paul's supporters have claimed that the GOP can't win without them. That's either a threat or a promise. As any parent knows, neither should be made emptily. Following all of the shenanigans against them throughout the primary season, and the RNC's decision in Tampa to alienate them completely, Paul's supporters have been considering how to vote … [Read more...] about Will Defecting From the GOP Help Ron Paul’s Supporters Take It Over?
U.S. Military Finish Proudly in the 2012 London Paralympics
Our 20 American active duty military and veterans have performed so magnificently at the London 2012 Paralympic Games that it has been difficult to keep up with the number of medals they have won. As of last count, and possibly subject to revision upwards, these 20 athletes have racked up at least 11 individual and team medals -- at least three of them gold. If one were … [Read more...] about U.S. Military Finish Proudly in the 2012 London Paralympics
Helping Your Child To Accept Autism (Guest Voice)
Helping Your Child To Accept Autism (via 21C Woman) Autistic spectrum disorders can be difficult for children to understand. An autistic child may look perfectly normal on the outside, but could behave in a way that seems aggressive, rude, unfriendly, or just plain odd to other children in the school yard. Adults, especially those trained in autism… … [Read more...] about Helping Your Child To Accept Autism (Guest Voice)