Former Pennsvylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, who gave presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney a run for his mega-money during the primary season, is urging Romney to use President Barack Obama's stand approving of same sex marriage as a campaign issue. But its clear some in the GOP think it'd be off message. Santorum, one of the most polarizing politicians in a … [Read more...] about Santorum Wants Romney to Use Same Sex Marriage As Campaign Issue But It May Not Happen
Evoluting Fabulously (Guest Voice)
Evoluting Fabulously Raging Moderate, by Will Durst A thousand rainbows of congratulations to Barack Obama for bursting out of his own personal policy closet and fabulously proclaiming he believes "same sex couples should be able to get married." Sir! Welcome to the third year of the second decade of the 21st century, sir! You also might want to check out some of the … [Read more...] about Evoluting Fabulously (Guest Voice)
Splat! Moby Dick Lays an Egg
No modesty for those who occupy Wall Street seats of power as JP Morgan’s “London Whale” harpoons himself with a $2 billion loss, while his bosses (and the SEC) try to figure out when a hedge becomes a bet. We are back in the land of “They Must Know What They’re Doing or They Wouldn’t Be Where They Are,” annals of the clueless steering the mammoth (the captain of the … [Read more...] about Splat! Moby Dick Lays an Egg
Insane Anti Gay Rant Video (CONTENT WARNING)
There is nothing I can say about this video except 1. Be warned some of the context is not safe for work or younger ears 2. I can only assume (or hope) the speaker is mentally ill and thus deserving of sympathy But it is worth knowing people out there do say these kinds of things http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMANMIe0ZZI … [Read more...] about Insane Anti Gay Rant Video (CONTENT WARNING)
Quote of the Day: Mitt Romney’s Troubling Pattern
I'm with Andrew Sullivan on what Time's Joe Klein writes about presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney's response to the very old...OLD...bullying story whose legs Romney could have cut off by dealing with it as a more skillful and candidate politician could do. Klein points out the absurdity of Romney saying he can't remember an incident remembered by more than three news … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Mitt Romney’s Troubling Pattern
USA Today/Gallup Poll: 51% Agree with Obama’s Endorsement of Gay Marriage
A new poll finds that more Americans agree with President Barack Obama's position on same sex marriage than disagree with him -- although this still doesn't mean Team Obama doesn't face a new complication, since the controversy could change assumptions about electoral votes from certain states: More than half of Americans say they approve of President Obama's stance that … [Read more...] about USA Today/Gallup Poll: 51% Agree with Obama’s Endorsement of Gay Marriage
What Capitalists Don’t Know: Without Democracy, Capitalism Dies (Guest Voice)
What Capitalists Don’t Know: Without Democracy, Capitalism Dies by Craig Barnes In the 1990s renowned political scientist and author Ben Barber wrote in Jihad vs McWorld that global capitalism was at war with democracy. He was right, of course, and the intensity of that war has only increased since then. Global corporations are battling democracy’s environmental … [Read more...] about What Capitalists Don’t Know: Without Democracy, Capitalism Dies (Guest Voice)
VIDEO Animation: Romney Apologizes for High School Bullying
The latest video animation commentary from Taiwan's Next Media Animation is on Mitt Romney and bullying: … [Read more...] about VIDEO Animation: Romney Apologizes for High School Bullying
Romney the Bully
This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. … [Read more...] about Romney the Bully
In Latin America, Only Argentine Leader Stands with Obama on Gay Marriage (La Informacion, U.S.)
It is hard to believe, but according to this news roundup from around the Western Hemisphere from Spanish-language U.S.-based news aggregator La Informacion, just one Latin American head of state - Argentina President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner - has come out in support of gay marriage. According to the article, thanks largely to the influence of the Roman Catholic Church, … [Read more...] about In Latin America, Only Argentine Leader Stands with Obama on Gay Marriage (La Informacion, U.S.)
Two Solar Energy Tales — One Very Real Opportunity
There was a story about solar energy in yesterday's New York Times. There was a very different story about solar energy in today's Los Angeles Times. It would be nice, very nice indeed, if policy makers in this country read both these stories and drew the appropriate conclusions. The New York Times story was about a wonderfully intelligent, market-based method of putting … [Read more...] about Two Solar Energy Tales — One Very Real Opportunity
Hillary’s Vogue
"I feel so relieved to be at the stage I'm at in my life right now. Because you know if I want to wear my glasses I'm wearing my glasses. If I want to wear my hair back I'm pulling my hair back. You know at some point it's just not something that deserves a lot of time and attention. And if others want to worry about it, I let them do the worrying for a change" - Secretary … [Read more...] about Hillary’s Vogue
Prince Charles Fills In as TV Weatherman: He’s World Class (VIDEO)
These days a lot of people are dabbling in other than their usual professions, given the economy. If he decides to moonlight, Prince Charles looks like he has a new professional set. While touring BBC's studios in Scotland, he tried his hand at being a weatherman -- and turned in a world class (if brutally honest) performance: And after? After [his wife] Camilla, … [Read more...] about Prince Charles Fills In as TV Weatherman: He’s World Class (VIDEO)
Should College Football Be Abolished?
Should College Football Be Abolished? Tyrades! By Danny Tyree Does Buzz Bissinger score a touchdown with you, or do you find him personally foul? The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist (author of the 1988 bestseller and cautionary tale "Friday Night Lights") has stirred up quite a firestorm with a recent Wall Street Journal article declaring "Why College Football Should … [Read more...] about Should College Football Be Abolished?
Gay Marriage in the Big Divide
Americans are too fat, experts say. The debate on gay marriage suggests we may be growing fat-headed as well. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics predict 42 percent of the population will be obese by 2030, with 11 percent severely obese, at health care costs of $550 billion. How do we set the price of moral obesity, as reflected in the uproar over … [Read more...] about Gay Marriage in the Big Divide
Sister of Alleged Romney Bullying Target Starting to Dispute Parts of Washington Post Story
First there was the story, then the controversy surrounding the story, and now a new controversy about the controversy surrounding the story. ABC News: The older sister of Mitt Romney’s former high school classmate said she has no knowledge of any bullying incident involving her brother and the GOP presidential candidate. Read our earlier post that included a roundup … [Read more...] about Sister of Alleged Romney Bullying Target Starting to Dispute Parts of Washington Post Story
Bully (Guest Voice)
Bully by The Magical Sky Father I have always been “big." A wall of boy/man that always towered above my classmates. Being a large human in a smaller aquarium does funny things to the mind and your social groups. You can easily be a bully and if you don’t mind many will try to curry your favor to enlist your services and then call themselves “friend.” Generally … [Read more...] about Bully (Guest Voice)
A Whiff of “Hope and Change”
WASHINGTON -- President Obama's evolutionary leap on same-sex marriage is a historic advance in the nation's long march toward equality and justice. It is also a bold political gambit that sacrifices some votes in exchange for potentially renewing his image as a leader of vision and hope. The truth is that it should not have taken Obama so long to recognize that gays … [Read more...] about A Whiff of “Hope and Change”
Obama and Same Sex Marriage
This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. … [Read more...] about Obama and Same Sex Marriage
Time Magazine’s Controversial Cover
Newsweek has run some provocative covers. Competitor Time magazine has kept abreast of the competition so it decided to go-tit-for-tat. UPDATE: And here's a good roundup about the controversial cover. If Time loses some advertisers, it might pick a new one up: Hooters. … [Read more...] about Time Magazine’s Controversial Cover