There are photo galleries and photogalleries -- and then there's the moving photo gallery on remembering the fallen here via CNN. Also, we often run Hartford Courant cartoonist Bob Englehart's work here on TMV via Cagle Cartoons. Here is the short, touching post he has on The Cagle Post which we'll run here in full since it is Memorial Day: My father served in the … [Read more...] about Remembering the Fallen
Remembering Wisconsin BW — Before Walker
If polls are correct, the recall election that opponents hoped would rid the State Of Wisconsin from its present governor, Scott Walker, will end leaving Walker in office. Many analysts attribute Walker's apparent success in overcoming this recall effort to the Big M — money. Millions of dollars have poured into Wisconsin from right-wing billionaires, money Walker has used to … [Read more...] about Remembering Wisconsin BW — Before Walker
Manhoods: A Memorial Day Memory
In early 1945, I arrived at the 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division, part of General George S. Patton's Third Army. "Welcome," said a corporal, invoking the nickname of our commander, "to the world of 'Old Blood and Guts.' Our blood, his guts." A lieutenant looked at my papers. "This guy can type," he said to a sergeant. "Put him on the SIWs." So began a weird two … [Read more...] about Manhoods: A Memorial Day Memory
China and North Korea Reject Annual U.S. Human Rights Report
It’s that time of year again: The U.S. State Department has issued its annual report on human rights around the world. And, as has become the custom, states like North Korea and China, which disapprove of America’s rendering, issue denunciations of the report. We have posted three articles, two from China and one from North Korea, that encompass the latest … [Read more...] about China and North Korea Reject Annual U.S. Human Rights Report
Give ‘Em Hell Barry
WASHINGTON -- Progressives have yearned for President Obama to follow Harry Truman's strategy from the 1948 campaign by giving his Republican opponents hell. Now that Obama is doing just that, his critics say he's not looking presidential. As a longtime advocate of the Truman approach (and a fan of Give 'Em Hell Harry and his way of doing politics), I think Obama is … [Read more...] about Give ‘Em Hell Barry
In Memory Of The Fallen
Never forget that they gave up all of their tomorrows so you could enjoy your today http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSJamm327gE … [Read more...] about In Memory Of The Fallen
Memorial Day: Never Forget
It's Memorial Day: Never forget. Always remember. They have been -- and are -- part of the blessings of America. (This post will remain on the top of TMV all day.) … [Read more...] about Memorial Day: Never Forget
This Memorial Day, Some Sobering Statistics (UPDATED)
UPDATE: The Huffington Post has published a piece on the Associated Press report that Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate. As of this writing, there are already 618 comments (with 34 more pending). I realize that many of our readers would not “be caught dead” visiting the HuffPost. However, I would recommend that … [Read more...] about This Memorial Day, Some Sobering Statistics (UPDATED)
Miami Police Shoot Naked Man Who Was Chewing Another Man’s Face
I know that a lot of people these days talk about wanting more "face time" with others, but this is ridiculous: It was a scene as creepy as a Hannibal Lecter movie. One man was shot to death by Miami police, and another man is fighting for his life after he was attacked, and his face allegedly half eaten, by a naked man on the MacArthur Causeway off ramp Saturday, … [Read more...] about Miami Police Shoot Naked Man Who Was Chewing Another Man’s Face
Lip Sync Proposal Goes Viral
A Portland, Oregon man wanted to really go all out when he proposed to his girlfriend. This is the result, an amazing performance that raises the bar for future grooms to hopeless levels. But wow... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_v7QrIW0zY&feature=share … [Read more...] about Lip Sync Proposal Goes Viral
Sail On USS Iowa
Just one quick shot of the Iowa heading out under the Golden Gate Bridge, with a more detailed posting to follow … [Read more...] about Sail On USS Iowa
Quote of the Day: George Will on Mitt Romney’s Apparent Political Best Bud Donald Trump
Our political Quote of the Day comes from conservative columnist George Will who has this to say about presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney continuing to link himself up with the country's most famous birther, PT Barnum spiritual descendent, Donald Trump: “I do not understand the cost benefit here,” Will said on the “This Week” roundtable. “The costs are clear. The … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: George Will on Mitt Romney’s Apparent Political Best Bud Donald Trump
Australia’s “Final Goodbye” Teen Shaun Wilson-Miller Dies After Viral Video Touched Hearts and Inspired Millions
His video was supposed to be just for his friends, shot shortly after receiving devastating news. But, instead, it went viral. By the time he died yesterday, his final days would also serve as a role models for how to appreciate the the present and how to leave it for eternity. And due to You Tube which carried his words, emotions and wise perspective to millions, Australia … [Read more...] about Australia’s “Final Goodbye” Teen Shaun Wilson-Miller Dies After Viral Video Touched Hearts and Inspired Millions
Oval Office Head to Head
Campaign watchers get a double-header of metaphors with reports that Barack Obama is eschewing a Rose Garden strategy and going head to head with Mitt Romney by name, along with a reminder of the President’s fondness for a three-year-old photo showing an African-American boy touching his hair in the Oval Office to compare it to his own. As they were no doubt intended to be … [Read more...] about Oval Office Head to Head
Race In The Race
Frank Bruni writes in this morning's New York Times, that race is still at the center of the American presidential contest: Although race represents a less central dynamic for Obama now than it did in 2008, it’s a factor in his political fortunes nonetheless. It poisons some of his opponents, pumping them full of a toxic zeal beyond the partisan norm. How else to … [Read more...] about Race In The Race
It’s Time for a National World War I Memorial (Guest Voice)
It's Time for a National World War I Memorial by Julian Saltman History News Service On Monday Americans will gather to celebrate Memorial Day, a holiday on which we honor those who have served, and fallen, in our country's armed forces. Veterans and their descendants will participate in ceremonies and parades across the country, and many will be in Washington, D.C., to … [Read more...] about It’s Time for a National World War I Memorial (Guest Voice)
Trust Me: You Believe in Gun Control (Guest Voice)
Trust Me: You Believe in Gun Control by Tina Dupuy If you ask the typical hyper-political gun owner (and I have ... at Thanksgiving dinner), why it's important to own a gun, they'll bark about the Constitution. Yes, the Second Amendment: "The Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms Shall Not Be Infringed!" This of course is the slogan the National Rifle Association … [Read more...] about Trust Me: You Believe in Gun Control (Guest Voice)
Ronald Reagan’s Blood: A Civil Relic with a Difference (El Pais, Spain)
While America is a young country not as prone as some others to preserving 'relics' of the dead, we do appear to have a thing for blood, which, if modern science progresses as some think it might, could result in some interesting historical clones. This article on the subject by El Pais columnist Marcos Balfagon reflects on this odd historical preoccupation, and on the wisdom … [Read more...] about Ronald Reagan’s Blood: A Civil Relic with a Difference (El Pais, Spain)
TMV experiencing hiccups
TMV has been experiencing some duendes (goblins, in Spanish) who have been stealing slippers and making the Chicago River green when it isnt St Patty's, and messing with the hoists and levers in our posts and commenting sections. Our IT guy Tyrone says as we get closer to elections too, the hacking attempts have increased. And as of just a few minutes ago, he thinks it is all … [Read more...] about TMV experiencing hiccups
The Ghouls of May
Friday, something unprecedented happened. The Right/Red blogs banded together to destroy ONE person (a blogger claims he feels "threatened"). The entire front page of Memeorandum is dominated by this coordinated attack and smear. That OUGHT to scare hell out of everybody else, but I see virtually no commentary whatsoever. The entire blogosphere has been coopted into the … [Read more...] about The Ghouls of May