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
To Rest for a Moment from the Scurry and Screed
There is beauty for those who have the eyes to see it. There is peace for those who have the ears to listen to the facts about what beauty endures. … [Read more...] about To Rest for a Moment from the Scurry and Screed
At the Air Force Academy, the President Honors Graduating Cadets and Singles Out an Immigrant.
Today, the President of the United States gave the Commencement Address at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. I almost said “my alma mater,” but I was not so fortunate as to attend that magnificent institution. Nevertheless, I consider the Academy part of my “greater alma mater," the U.S. Air Force. While one can read the entire address here, I will excerpt the … [Read more...] about At the Air Force Academy, the President Honors Graduating Cadets and Singles Out an Immigrant.
Facebook IPO
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For These Women, ‘Scourge of Rape, Rare Justice’
A 19-year-old woman is raped in her home late at night by an intruder. She calls the police. No one answers. She leaves a message. No one returns her call. No one follows up. One in three women like her “have been raped or have experienced an attempted rape,” says the New York Times. According to a survey, the rate of sexual violence in rural villages like the one where … [Read more...] about For These Women, ‘Scourge of Rape, Rare Justice’
GOP Conventional Wisdom Shift: Romney Can Win
Remember what I've often pointed out here and in my Cagle column about the conventional wisdom: it truly "in the moment" -- the assured assertions that X, Y, and Z will happen or are very likely to happen. Now there is a conventional wisdom shift, one that will likely help shape the press and analysts narratives in the weeks to come. After months of privately and publically … [Read more...] about GOP Conventional Wisdom Shift: Romney Can Win
Are Hoodies Thug Gear?
If someone shoots a person wearing a hoodie, could it be partially explained because it made the person look like a menacing gangster? Apparently that continues to be the view of Fox News' fading, mustachioed news personality Geraldo Rivera, who is at it again. Rivera seems stuck in defending- racial- profiling mode as he again calls hoodies provocative "thug gear." Rivera's … [Read more...] about Are Hoodies Thug Gear?
Forbes Reports New Evidence in Huffington Post Lawsuit
WASHINGTON - Forbes reports new evidence, found through discovery, that sounds troublesome for Arianna Huffington, in the lawsuit brought by Peter Daou and James Boyce. "Significant new evidence has come to light that demonstrates Arianna Huffington was passing along to third parties Boyce’s and Daou’s confidential ideas and plans about The Huffington Post without Boyce’s and … [Read more...] about Forbes Reports New Evidence in Huffington Post Lawsuit
Romney Bedtime Story
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Romney Leads Obama in Florida: Polling Trending Emerging
A new Quinnipiac University Poll in Florida reflects two overall trends: Romney is starting to pull ahead or gaining on Barack Obama in many polls and independent voters are moving towards Romney. It's early in campaign 2012 but, nonetheless, in terms of negative political news, party cohesiveness and polling Romney and the GOP seem to be on the upswing and Obama and the … [Read more...] about Romney Leads Obama in Florida: Polling Trending Emerging
Comment Editing Temporarily Disabled
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