Top two brainless-hypocritical things people bray ( in order of most brainless first.) 1. Gorka said, "...Kiss my ass, this is a holy site for the Polish people.” (implication is that use of the obicularis oris applied to the gluteus maximus of another is in itself 'an approved holy act' that shows great respect for people of another nation, and that this gesture is so … [Read more...] about Mitt Romney’s Gorka said, “…Kiss my ass, this is a holy site for the Polish people. Show some respect.”
Pew: Democrats and Independents Support Gay Marriage
It may be the litmus test for the 2012 election cycle. It's certainly shaping up that way for a lot of Democrats. Two-thirds of democrats and half the independents polled by the Pew Forum on Religion and Life last month support gay marriage. And although only 24 percent of Republicans share this attitude today, even the GOP shows a steady growth in support over … [Read more...] about Pew: Democrats and Independents Support Gay Marriage
A Gaffe A Day Keeps Substance Away (Guest Voice)
A Gaffe a Day Keeps Substance Away by Ruth Marcus Washington Post Columnist WASHINGTON -- The 2012 presidential campaign has become a festival of gaffe-hopping. The candidates skitter along on the surface of politics, issuing vague pronouncements or taking predictable shots at each other. But these seem like increasingly brief interludes, mere campaign … [Read more...] about A Gaffe A Day Keeps Substance Away (Guest Voice)
‘Always the Opposite of Obama’ is a Tricky Platform (Guest Voice)
'Always the Opposite of Obama' is a Tricky Platform by Tina Dupuy If Barack Obama had been the Democratic president who said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself," Republicans would call it capitulation. "Obama surrenders to America's enemies!" Commentators on Fox News would opine it's actually an Islamic saying he picked up in a madrassa in Indonesia. "The … [Read more...] about ‘Always the Opposite of Obama’ is a Tricky Platform (Guest Voice)
Mitt’s Misses
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Gore Vidal Dies At 86
Celebrated author Gore Vidal has died at the age of 86. Vidal had a long and diverse life, and while I did not always agree with his politics his writings were always a joy to read. Wikipedia has a good entry on his life and his works … [Read more...] about Gore Vidal Dies At 86
Western Bais Against ‘Chinese Talent’ Behind Ye Shiwen Doping Claims (Global Times, People’s Republic of China)
Is there a reluctance in the West to see Chinese athletes and people in general make 'breakthroughs'? According to this editorial from China's state-run Global Times, charges first made by an American coach that 16-year-old swimming phenom Ye Shiwen may have used performance enhancing drugs is a result of long-held Western stereotypes that no longer have any relevance. The … [Read more...] about Western Bais Against ‘Chinese Talent’ Behind Ye Shiwen Doping Claims (Global Times, People’s Republic of China)
Peasants With Pitchforks (AR15s)
Billionaire Jeff Greene is getting a little nervous: Greene gazes across the bay at the multi-million-dollar houses peeking from behind the trees. I assume he’s quietly contemplating acquiring even more of the shoreline, but then he says something surprising. “If somebody wanted to go after a rich person,” he observes, “they have got their pick of the litter out here.” I've … [Read more...] about Peasants With Pitchforks (AR15s)
Breaking: Defense Olympic Update – Olympic Gold!! (Updated)
Army Sgt. Vincent Hancock. USA Shooting, Men’s Skeet. A native of Eatonton, Ga., Hancock has been shooting since he was a young child and started competing when he was 11 years old. The 2012 Summer Olympics in London will mark his second trip to the games after winning the gold medal in skeet in 2008 in Beijing. He is a member of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit on Fort … [Read more...] about Breaking: Defense Olympic Update – Olympic Gold!! (Updated)
They’re Orwelling Us Again
The first thing I thought when listening to Public Radio's "Marketplace Morning Report" this morning was WTF? Someone from the Heritage Foundation was saying that what poor people lack isn't money, it's lack of opportunity. And that's when it hit me. They're doing it again. They're "Newspeaking" us. Boy, these guys are smart. And they think we're all really really … [Read more...] about They’re Orwelling Us Again
Romney Implosion Continues, Aide Rick Gorka Tells Reporters ‘Kiss My Ass’ and ‘Shove It’
#Romneyshambles: Rick Gorka, Mitt Romney's traveling press secretary "lost his cool and cursed at reporters who attempted to ask questions of the Republican presidential candidate in a public plaza near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw," CNN reports. Gorka said, "kiss my ass, this is a holy site for the Polish people. Show some respect." He then told a reporter to … [Read more...] about Romney Implosion Continues, Aide Rick Gorka Tells Reporters ‘Kiss My Ass’ and ‘Shove It’
Mitt Romney’s Foreign Policy Disaster, Palestinian Edition
WASHINGTON - WHAT A DANGEROUS road Mitt Romney is going down, as he continues making a fool of himself on foreign policy. What he doesn't know about the Middle East reminds me of when Pres. George W. Bush thought it was a good idea to push the Palestinians into elections that delivered Hamas to power, while Dr. Condoleezza Rice stood around saying who knew? Even Liz Cheney … [Read more...] about Mitt Romney’s Foreign Policy Disaster, Palestinian Edition
To Jerusalem — Via New York and Toronto
The Globe and Mail reports that Mitt Romney's foreign policy has Canadian roots. Dan Senor, who has accompanied Romney on his tour of Israel, was born in New York but grew up in Toronto -- where his mother still lives. Mr Senor went to high school in the Forest Hill section of Toronto and graduated from the University of Western Ontario. Returning to the United States, he … [Read more...] about To Jerusalem — Via New York and Toronto
France Honors Our World War II Heroes with the Legion of Honor
After Paris opposed both the invasion of Iraq and the U.S.-led war against Saddam Hussein, U.S.-French relations probably reached a new low, hallmarked at times by jingoistic variations of “you're either with us or against us…” or by juvenile Congressional moves such as renaming “French fries” to “Freedom fries.” The unfairness of such resentment towards France and the … [Read more...] about France Honors Our World War II Heroes with the Legion of Honor
Clinton, Cheney Haunt Obama, Romney
As voters sleepwalk toward November, apparitions from their troubled history rise up to remind them of past errors. Dick Cheney, the vice-president who picked himself, proclaims that naming Sarah Palin to succeed him was “a mistake,” while Bill Clinton emerges for a marquee role in the Democratic convention to nominate Barack Obama for a second term. Such Scrooge-like … [Read more...] about Clinton, Cheney Haunt Obama, Romney
Jonah Lehrer: “I panicked. And I’m deeply sorry for lying.”
Michael C. Moynihan in The Tablet: I’m something of the Dylan obsessive—piles of live bootlegs, outtakes, books—and I read the first chapter of Imagine with keen interest. But when I looked for sources to a handful of Dylan quotations offered by Lehrer—the chapter is sparsely and erratically footnoted—I came up empty, and in one case found two fragments of quotes, from … [Read more...] about Jonah Lehrer: “I panicked. And I’m deeply sorry for lying.”
The Brotherhood of Man and the Politics of Dignity
[This is the 19th in the series Religion and Science: A Beautiful Friendship.] As prophets in every religion have tried to tell us, humankind is one big extended family. The simultaneous advent of globalization and the emergence of dignitarian values is no coincidence. Greater exposure to "foreigners" is making their demonization untenable, and, as discussed in previous … [Read more...] about The Brotherhood of Man and the Politics of Dignity
Defense Olympics Update Nr. 5: Profiles of the Military Olympians
I hope some of our readers had the chance to watch the “Today” show this morning where military race walk Olympian John Nunn and his Olympian team mate Maria Michta showed the “Today” show hosts the “fundamentals” of race walking. It was fun to watch the hosts attempt to “walk the race walk” but it was somewhat disappointing that the military background of Army Staff Sgt. … [Read more...] about Defense Olympics Update Nr. 5: Profiles of the Military Olympians
With Olympic Ban on Belarus President, West Initiates New Era of Sport Politicization (Gazerta, Russia)
Has the Western world made a mistake imposing an Olympic ban on Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko? This editorial from Russia's Gazeta is a dual warning, first to the West, which for the first time is denying a head of state the right to attend the Olympics for political reasons, and to Russian leaders, who are quickly putting themselves in the same category as Lukashenko … [Read more...] about With Olympic Ban on Belarus President, West Initiates New Era of Sport Politicization (Gazerta, Russia)
My Coming To Grips With The Question: Is America Still A Democracy?
Sometimes you know things viscerally, but you don't want to know them at a higher level of consciousness. That's the way I've been with something my good friend Bob Walters has been saying for years, a rap that generally runs: "I have said since the 60s that the US is not a democracy, it is a plutocratic oligarchy. This is not news. So why are so many people finally waking up … [Read more...] about My Coming To Grips With The Question: Is America Still A Democracy?