During this year's Superbowl there was a big controversy over a Chrysler ad featuring Clint Eastwood that became a political football, with conservatives accusing the ad and by implication Eastwood of campaigning for Barack Obama's re-election, and liberals defending Eastwood and the ad as honorable. Now Eastwood -- in a very matter of factly way, without indulging in the … [Read more...] about Clint Eastwood Endorses Mitt Romney
Don’t Eat Campaign Dirt (Guest Voice)
Don't Eat Campaign Dirt by Michael Reagan Dirty political campaigns are as old as the Founding Fathers. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams are said to have thrown the first mud at each other in the presidential election of 1800. Jefferson accused his old pal -- who was then president -- of being a fool, a hypocrite, a criminal and a tyrant. Adams returned fire, … [Read more...] about Don’t Eat Campaign Dirt (Guest Voice)
Don’t Let Congress Come Back!
Congress has adjourned for five weeks. This outfit behaves like the French used to do, the French in Paris, for heavens sake. Close down completely in August and go to the beach. A lot of real Americans no longer even eat french fries because of French opposition to our great Iraq adventure. And now our own Congress is behaving like those...those...those foreigners! … [Read more...] about Don’t Let Congress Come Back!
Obama’s Weekly Address: Celebrating the Olympics and Paralympics Spirit and Those Who Inspire Us
President Obama used his weekly Address to the Nation to congratulate all of the American athletes competing in the Olympics and Paralympics, “who have inspired us all with their hard work, determination, and their indomitable spirit as they present the best of America to the rest of the world.” Here is the entire Address: And here are some excerpts -- On second … [Read more...] about Obama’s Weekly Address: Celebrating the Olympics and Paralympics Spirit and Those Who Inspire Us
Electric Pill Approved
The first approved by the FDA: The pills, made by Proteus Digital Health, have sand-particle-sized silicon chips with small amounts of magnesium and copper on them. After they're swallowed, they generate voltage as they make contact with digestive juices. That signals a patch on the person's skin, which then relays a message to a mobile phone given to a healthcare provider. … [Read more...] about Electric Pill Approved
Afghanistan: The Drip-Drip Continues
In order to stay current on military affairs, I subscribe to various Department of Defense and related news sources. I enjoy and look forward to receiving news releases on how our military Olympians are doing in London, and I also like the great images I receive of our men and women flying those fantastic aircraft, sailing those fabulous ships or driving off into the sunset … [Read more...] about Afghanistan: The Drip-Drip Continues
Eat Mor Beef
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Defense Olympics Update: The Seventeenth Military Olympian, and His Brother
U.S. Air Force Captain Justin Dumais In the coverage of our military Olympians the story has been that there are 16 Olympians and four coaches and trainers -- and, technically, that is true. But tucked away in a U.S. Air Force news release we find that in addition to U.S. Air Force’s Captain Seth Kelsey -- who barely missed getting the Bronze in the men’s epee fencing … [Read more...] about Defense Olympics Update: The Seventeenth Military Olympian, and His Brother
Porn Star Porn star Jenna Jameson Endorses Mitt Romney
Presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney may not be doing too well in the Q & A area, but he's gaining ground in the T & A area: Porn star Jenna Jameson chose a familiar stage to make her endorsement for the 2012 presidential election Thursday night. At a San Francisco strip club, the former adult actress and stage performer said she was ready for a Romney … [Read more...] about Porn Star Porn star Jenna Jameson Endorses Mitt Romney
Wired But Not For Learning (Guest Voice)
Wired, but not for learning by Esther J. Cepeda Washington Post Columnist CHICAGO -- As America moves toward closing the digital divide by helping equip even the most impoverished schools with laptops, PCs, tablet computers and iPods, let us ponder the dawning of a new kind of gulf that's not based on lack of technology but the inability to use it meaningfully. … [Read more...] about Wired But Not For Learning (Guest Voice)
Vaginas, In Michigan and Elsewhere
I am enormously proud to call this woman my friend, and to do everything I can to promote her work. I believe she is the most important voice speaking out on sexism today. This video is in relation to her recent attendance at the 2012 National Organization for Women's national conference, and to the celebration of and by Eve Ensler there. (Warning: a few four-letter … [Read more...] about Vaginas, In Michigan and Elsewhere
Chick-Fil-A (Cartoon)
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Slow Economy Progress: 163,000 New Jobs Created Unemployment Rises to 8.3%
The new job numbers are in and many analysts say it shows some slow progress. But this is election year, so expect to have it framed in differently by Ds and Rs: The U.S. economy closed out an otherwise weak second quarter by creating more jobs than expected, with 163,000 new positions added, but the unemployment rate rose to 8.3 percent. Markets reacted positively to … [Read more...] about Slow Economy Progress: 163,000 New Jobs Created Unemployment Rises to 8.3%
Mitt Romney’s Biographical Narrative MIA As Obama Successfully Defines Opponent
Mitt Romney has failed the first requirement of politics -- never let your opponent define you. His favorability is falling fast, though Karl Rove would have you think Obama's punches aren't landing. Um, yes, they are. Here's and interesting take on Mitt Romney biographical sketch. Todd Purdum: "All presidential candidates depend on biographical narrative to define … [Read more...] about Mitt Romney’s Biographical Narrative MIA As Obama Successfully Defines Opponent
Some Want to Rename Women Forced to have Sex with Soldiers, ‘sex slaves’ instead of ‘comfort women’: I Have a Response
I am responding to this excerpt from worldmeets.us: South Korea media have reported that their government is prepared to replace the term “comfort women” – the term used for women who were forced into prostitution by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II – with “sex slaves.” Some South Korea media report that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has issued a … [Read more...] about Some Want to Rename Women Forced to have Sex with Soldiers, ‘sex slaves’ instead of ‘comfort women’: I Have a Response
Romney’s Not-So-Sweet Sugar Daddy
Q. Who is Sheldon Adelson, and why is he trying to buy the Oval Office for Mitt Romney? A. A 78-year-old gambling magnate with a shady history of international wheeling and dealing, hatred of labor unions, a fixation on Israel and, in the era of Citizens United, determination to spend whatever it takes to unseat Barack Obama. Before the Supreme Court flooded obscene money … [Read more...] about Romney’s Not-So-Sweet Sugar Daddy
Living in Orwell’s 1984? manipulative political doublespeak/ministry of “truthism” which is really a ministry of lies…
George Orwell wrote the book *1984*, after the immense slaughter across the world in WWII and its’ aftermath of more murder and killing via the cold grip of Stalin on personal freedoms across many of the European nations which had been handed him by his Allies, the USA and England. Orwell's book was published in 1949. Orwell was about 43 years old at the time he was writing … [Read more...] about Living in Orwell’s 1984? manipulative political doublespeak/ministry of “truthism” which is really a ministry of lies…
How Dare The Democrats!
Doug Mataconis and the right wingers are really upset that Harry Reid and the Democrats are using Karl Rove's play book. As if doubling down on his unsupported allegations against Mitt Romneyweren’t bad enough, Harry Reid has taken to repeating those allegations on the floor of the United States Senate: I don't like this kind of politics but the reality is this … [Read more...] about How Dare The Democrats!
Will the Citizen Journalist Decide the 2012 Election? (Guest Voice)
Will the Citizen Journalist Decide the 2012 Election? by Jay Pounders As we head down the stretch of the 2012 Election Campaign the role of the citizen journalist is emerging as a power player unlike any election in our history. Citizen journalists can trace their roots all the way back to Thomas Paine and the Federalist Papers that pre-date our Constitution. True to … [Read more...] about Will the Citizen Journalist Decide the 2012 Election? (Guest Voice)
The Emerging “Drone” Culture
WASHINGTON -- The age of the drones has arrived. It's not possible to uninvent these Orwellian devices, but we can -- and must -- restrain their use. As instruments of war, pilotless aircraft have already become essential. The Washington Post reported last year that more than 50 countries had developed or purchased drones to use in surveillance -- and that many of … [Read more...] about The Emerging “Drone” Culture