WASHINGTON - This is a very serious moment for team Obama, an inflection point in the 2012 race. The above screencapture is from Politico on Wednesday and is more than just the usual Beltway baloney. Mitt Romney's lucky the Republican primaries unmasked his warts long before anyone started paying attention. Sure America saw the clown show, but the circus has passed and now … [Read more...] about Democratic Attacks Against Obama Over Bain Pose Political Threat
New Orleans Times-Picayune to Reduce Staff and Publish Three Times a Week
This is yet another bit of bad news for the tornado of bad news swirling American newspapers. New Orleans will soon be the largest American city without a daily newspaper since the company will cut part of its staff and go to three days a week. Three days a week is better than none. But three days a week doesn't a daily newspaper make: Times-Picayune publisher … [Read more...] about New Orleans Times-Picayune to Reduce Staff and Publish Three Times a Week
The 1936 and 2012 Presidential Elections — Similar Economic Scenarios, Very Different Possible Outcomes
[Editor's Note: Due to a technical glitch part of this post was missing today. So we're reposting it and putting in on top.] How can a sitting Democratic President in 2012, who came to office with a huge electoral mandate four years earlier in the wake of a Republican-generated economic disaster, actually look like he might lose this coming November to a Republican who … [Read more...] about The 1936 and 2012 Presidential Elections — Similar Economic Scenarios, Very Different Possible Outcomes
The Shyster: How Romney Will Promise Anything to Be President
As The Hill reports, Mitt Romney is pledging to bring the unemployment rate below six percent by the end of his first term -- and of course in so pledging is once more sinking back to his default position of smearing President Obama: "I can tell you that over a period of four years, by virtue of the policies that we'd put in place, we’d get the unemployment rate down to 6 … [Read more...] about The Shyster: How Romney Will Promise Anything to Be President
Quote of the Day: Corey Booker was Right and Republicans’ Cherrypicked Use of His Comments Reunited Democrats
Our political Quote of the Day comes from Democratic political maven Lanny Davis, who says Newark Mayor Corey Booker got it right the first time when he criticized Camp Obama's use and accuracy of the Bain Capital issue against Romney -- but that Republicans blew it when they used Booker's remarks and the way they quickly and transparently jumped to use them for the Romney … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Corey Booker was Right and Republicans’ Cherrypicked Use of His Comments Reunited Democrats
Romney’s Biggest Bain Turnaround
Are Democrats swiftboating themselves? Why are Obama supporters so defensive about challenging Mitt Romney’s main claim to the presidency? It started four days ago with a “Meet the Press” gaffe(?), quickly recanted, by Obama supporter Newark Mayor Corey Booker labeling the attacks(?) as “nauseating.” The question marks are for skepticism about Booker’s motives. Those … [Read more...] about Romney’s Biggest Bain Turnaround
First Openly Gay Cadets Graduate at the Air Force Academy
When President Obama gave the commencement address at the Air Force Academy yesterday, he mentioned by name an immigrant from Venezuela whose dream came true as he graduated from the Academy. However, except for mentioning human rights and human dignity a couple of times, the President did not directly recognize or address another group of graduating cadets. You see, … [Read more...] about First Openly Gay Cadets Graduate at the Air Force Academy
Where Is The Next Third Party? (Guest Voice)
Where is the Next Third Party? by A.J. Segneri I remember towards the end of 2010 I listened to radio shows and TV shows where hosts have said where is the next third party? When are we going to see another party go against the Republicans and Democrats? I do not understand these questions, because there are many third parties in our nation. From the Green Party to the … [Read more...] about Where Is The Next Third Party? (Guest Voice)
Number 1 Republican Talking Point: Say You Think Romney Can Win
Guest post by Richard K. Barry Richard K. Barry, a New Yorker now living in Toronto, is the Associate Editor of The Reaction. You can also find him at Lippmann’s Ghost. Both amateurs and professionals who write about politics struggle every day with what to write next. I have to say that an article yesterday at Politico was both an exercise in the obvious and a little … [Read more...] about Number 1 Republican Talking Point: Say You Think Romney Can Win
Over the Falls We Go
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NBC Marist Polls Find Obama Narrowly Ahead in Three Swing States: Very Tight Election Clearly Ahead (UPDATED)
NBC Marist polls find President Barack Obama holds a slight lead over presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney in the key swing states of Ohio, Virginia and Florida. A earlier Quinnipiac University poll had found Romney pulling ahead in Florida and much poll trending so far shows Romney generally on the upswing and Obama in a defensive posture. Meanwhile, … [Read more...] about NBC Marist Polls Find Obama Narrowly Ahead in Three Swing States: Very Tight Election Clearly Ahead (UPDATED)
Dire Straits for Europe Absent Less Nationalism and More Cooperation (Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland)
Is the European "Union" too disunited to keep NATO afloat? For Poland's Gazeta Wyborcza, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, a European Parliamentarian from Poland and an envoy to NATO, warns that unless Europeans pool their defense capabilities and start thinking and acting in a more unified fashion, the E.U. and NATO will become increasingly irrelevant - and America will no longer defend … [Read more...] about Dire Straits for Europe Absent Less Nationalism and More Cooperation (Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland)
Our Reprehensible Politics Continues: Conservative GBTV Host S.E. Cupp Subject of Doctored Obscene Photo
You have to wonder where it will end. But it just seems to continue. First there was Rush Limbaugh's verbal assault on law student Sandra Fluke because she dared to see things differently than he does, which sparked a furor largely but not entirely on the left and from the center and from some GOPers. And now we have (WARNING ADULT CONTENT) this: GBTV host S.E. Cupp is the … [Read more...] about Our Reprehensible Politics Continues: Conservative GBTV Host S.E. Cupp Subject of Doctored Obscene Photo
‘Arab Nation’ Must Restore its Lost Willingness to Fight! (Kitabat, Iraq)
Are Arab states weak because they lack the spirit to fight against enemies other than themselves? For Iraq's Kitabat, Nashwan al-Jurayssi writes that the 'Arab nation' have been knocked off balance by the West, and in order to revive itself, Arab attentions should be turned toward building a martial spirit focused not on one another, but on those who seek to contain … [Read more...] about ‘Arab Nation’ Must Restore its Lost Willingness to Fight! (Kitabat, Iraq)
North Carolina Pastor Suggests Gays and Lesbians Should be in Concentration Camps
A North Carolina pastor has suggested that gays and lesbians should be placed in concentration camps. Details from Newsy.com: And here's a link to Google News that gives you more stories on this subject. … [Read more...] about North Carolina Pastor Suggests Gays and Lesbians Should be in Concentration Camps
Armor of Ignorance
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Colin Powell Supports Marriage Equality
Colin Powell has come out in support of marriage equality. “In terms of the legal matter of creating a contract between two people that’s called marriage,” Powell said Tuesday, “and allowing them to live together with the protection of law, it seems to me is the way we should be moving in this country. And so I support the president’s decision.” This follows up a move … [Read more...] about Colin Powell Supports Marriage Equality
A Catholic Spring?
[NOTE: Due to a system hiccup the wrong byline was on this post earlier. TMV regrets the error.] WASHINGTON -- There is a healthy struggle brewing among the nation's Roman Catholic bishops. A previously silent group, upset over conservative colleagues defining the church's public posture and eagerly picking fights with President Obama, has had enough. The headlines … [Read more...] about A Catholic Spring?
Refugees then: Forced Marches to Nowhere. If you are of eastern european heritage, these may have been your kin
More from my files of refugees. Why do I collect these sad images? To not forget the Catholics, Jews, Roma, the halt, the elderly, the ill, the mentally challenged, the crippled, the mothers pregnant, the men and women who died protecting others who were killed anyway. To not ever forget. And to tell the stories, often by just showing the photo. And because my family is a … [Read more...] about Refugees then: Forced Marches to Nowhere. If you are of eastern european heritage, these may have been your kin
For The Refugees, Then and Now Who were called “repatriated” when in fact they were ethnically cleansed
The hidden history of WWII, and more recently Kosovo is gravely mis-stated. I collect images of those who tried to survive in near impossible circumstances of no food, not even a bandage, no privacy for their bodies, no ability to speak out without literally being shot to death on the spot. And even NOT speaking out, being taken to a mass grave site and shot anyway. Let us … [Read more...] about For The Refugees, Then and Now Who were called “repatriated” when in fact they were ethnically cleansed