Greece's pro-bailout party has won closely (and nervously) watched parliamentary elections -- likely causing sighs of relief in Europe, on Wall Street and, most assuredly, at the White House. But the big question is how long the stability will last. Even so, the by the center-right New Democracy party has short-circuited advance preparations to avoid European and American … [Read more...] about Greece’s Pro Bailout Party Wins (For Now)
U.S. Magnitsky Act Likely to Trigger ‘Harsh Backlash’ from Kremlin (Kommersant, Russia)
With the U.S. Congress set to pass a law to punish Russia for official corruption, the Kremlin is making its displeasure abundantly known. According to this news item from Russia's Kommersant, passage of the Justice for Sergei Magnitsky Act, named for a Russian lawyer employed by an American company whose death looks like a murder-cover-up, is likely to seriously worsen already … [Read more...] about U.S. Magnitsky Act Likely to Trigger ‘Harsh Backlash’ from Kremlin (Kommersant, Russia)
Note to the Press Corpse: Get Well Soon
Or "broken" News Item: Akbar told FoxNews.com that he believes he is a target after he claims his mother's home address in Texas was posted on various Internet sites to "incite someone crazy on the fringe left to do something absolutely awful to one of us for what we're talking about." Akbar and others are urging troops of conservative bloggers to protect themselves by … [Read more...] about Note to the Press Corpse: Get Well Soon
Rodney King RIP, Can We All Just Get Along?
Tortured and tormented by others, and from within by the drink. No saint, but Rodney King left us with a saintly saying, so plaintively spoken, I can hear it still. Can we all just get along? Regardless of all else, all twists and turns, his plea is the prayer many of us pray, still and yet and ever. Can we all just get along? Truly may he rest … [Read more...] about Rodney King RIP, Can We All Just Get Along?
Rodney King Drowns in His Swimming Pool: Dead at 47
Rodney King, whose caught-on-video beating by the Los Angeles Police sparked riots and was one of the components that defined the early 1990s, is dead at 47. He drowned in his swimming pool: Rodney King, whose beating by Los Angeles police in 1991 was caught on camera and sparked riots after the acquittal of the four officers involved, was found dead in his swimming pool … [Read more...] about Rodney King Drowns in His Swimming Pool: Dead at 47
Egypt’s Turmoil Backdrop Election
The world is bracing themselves for developments not just in Greece but in Egypt. The Christian Science Monitor: Egyptians went to the polls once more Saturday to finally decide, 16 months after ousting former President Hosni Mubarak, who will take his place: a former Air Force commander associated with Mubarak, or a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. The contest between … [Read more...] about Egypt’s Turmoil Backdrop Election
Are GOP Governors Barack Obama’s New Allies?
Are Republican Governors Barack Obama's de facto allies? Republican Presidential nominee-for-sure Mitt Romney's message on how the economy is evolving is not as optimistic as many Republican Governors -- who seem more in tune with Obama's take on the economy. Read this roundup on this issue. … [Read more...] about Are GOP Governors Barack Obama’s New Allies?
Nothing to Crow About (Guest Voice)
Nothing to Crow About by Peter Funt Two crows were in the road. The older bird was dead; the younger, we'll call him Frankie, was standing guard and wouldn't budge. I moved the dead bird off the pavement hoping the little guy would follow. But Frankie, about three or four weeks old and unable to fly, held his ground. So I took him home, and soon found myself rethinking … [Read more...] about Nothing to Crow About (Guest Voice)
Happy Father’s Day
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Will America’s ‘War on Two Fronts’ Be Against Germany and China? (La Stampa, Italy)
Does German export-driven growth based on a weak euro pose a threat to the United States - and the West - similar to the threat posed by China? For Italy's La Stampa, columnist Vittorio Emanuele Parsi writes what would have been heresy since the end of World War II: that Washington is beginning to worry about German predominance - and not only in Europe - and whether Berlin … [Read more...] about Will America’s ‘War on Two Fronts’ Be Against Germany and China? (La Stampa, Italy)
Frightened Little Men
Does anyone in the world still think, REALLY think, that the central bankers who are supposed to keep economies healthy actually know what they're doing? Frightened Little Men They meet to shape our daily lives, It's basics and its graces, Our economic masters, In near and distant places. The media are reverent, Let speakers posture, preach, They know (we're told) … [Read more...] about Frightened Little Men
The Glories of Early Technicolor and Colorization
It's always fascinating to see how color makes early film seem much more...recent. Here are several examples of early Technicolor. 1. Jesus Christ Rises From The Dead in DeMille's King of Kings (1927): 2. Technicolor Fashion Parade (1927): 3. Early technicolor of Al Jolson (America's first major superstar) from the 1930 film "Mammy" (there is one slightly 21st … [Read more...] about The Glories of Early Technicolor and Colorization
Sam Donaldson: Don’t Compare Me With Reporter That Interrupted Obama
As I've note here on TMV and on my Twitter account, when a Daily Caller reporter interrupted President Barack Obama in the middle of his statement on his administration's immigration policy change, it was unprecedented. Never has happened like this. Forget the spin. And -- most of all -- discount The Daily Caller owner Tucker Carlson's comparison to Sam Donaldson shouting … [Read more...] about Sam Donaldson: Don’t Compare Me With Reporter That Interrupted Obama
How Will Sandusky Lawyers’ Claim Histrionic Personality Disorder Affect Sandusky Case?
How will Jerry Sandusky's lawyers use of the histrionic personality disorder defense to argue he wasn't grooming young boys but had a disorder where a person acts inapproriately and almost theatrically gain others' attention impact the ex-football coach's case? Newsy.com has this report: … [Read more...] about How Will Sandusky Lawyers’ Claim Histrionic Personality Disorder Affect Sandusky Case?
Campaign Treasure Hunters (Guest Voice)
Campaign Treasure Hunters Raging Moderate, by Will Durst From out of the green mist enveloping the campaign doldrums they come. Relentlessly. Doggedly. Cattedly. Trudging, blank-faced and soulless. Armies of cash-hungry zombies brandishing partisan pickaxes, shovels and crowbars, with only one goal rattling around their feverish brains. Campaign booty. Pieces of eight. … [Read more...] about Campaign Treasure Hunters (Guest Voice)
Sarah Palin and Michelle Malkin ROCK RightOnline in Las Vegas!
I was supposed to be at Americans For Prosperity's RightOnline Conference in Las Vegas this weekend, but sadly family obligations kept me from going. But I wanted to share the best parts! Here are two of the most amazing women I know in public life, Sarah Palin and Michelle Malkin. Both are strong conservative women who just fight the good fight every single day. And every … [Read more...] about Sarah Palin and Michelle Malkin ROCK RightOnline in Las Vegas!
Saudi Crown Prince Dies
Saudi Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, a hard liner with less than positive views about the West and democracy, has died at the age of 78. He is the 2nd crown prince to die in the past year and is likely to be succeeded as Crown Prince by the 76 year old Prince Salman. Salman is hardly a liberal but his views are a bit more reasonable on reform issues, though it remains to … [Read more...] about Saudi Crown Prince Dies
Egypt’s Important Hour: Will Democracy Survive the Weekend?
Egypt's Important Hour: Will Democracy Survive the Weekend? Guest Voice by Ali Ezzatyar Nobody who has followed the Egyptian revolution would assert that it has progressed without a hitch. But with the Egyptian high court on Thursday invalidating Egypt's first democratically elected parliament and reinstating the candidacy of a former Mubarak crony to the presidency, the … [Read more...] about Egypt’s Important Hour: Will Democracy Survive the Weekend?
Will Obama’s New Weekly Address Make Gridlock Worse?
And so the cycle continues. Gridlock, stalemate -- all of it symptomatic of early 21st politics which has seemingly eschewed the ideas of consensus and compromise as signs of weakness as opposed to qualities that could solve problems. And Time's Mark Halperin believes Barack Obama's weekly address this week won't make things better -- but worse: Writes Halperin: Both … [Read more...] about Will Obama’s New Weekly Address Make Gridlock Worse?
Defense Update: Father’s Day
First, Happy Father’s Day to all fathers, but especially to our military fathers and especially, especially to those military fathers who will be spending Father’s Day far away from their loved ones. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said it best in his Father’s Day message to the troops (below): "Over the past year as Secretary of Defense, I've had the opportunity to meet … [Read more...] about Defense Update: Father’s Day