ABC News has obtained a surveillance video of George Zimmerman taken the night after he killed 17 year old Trayvon Martin with a gun. Martin was armed with Skittles and an iced tea. Zimmerman's defense is that Martin injured him and the police report talks about Zimmerman's injuries. None appear in this video: video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player ABC's … [Read more...] about New Trayvon Martin Surveillance Video: Video on Night of Killing Shows No Zimmerman Injuries
Look at Me: I Took on the Big, Bad New York Times (UPDATES)
UPDATE III: The same newspaper that was attacked by Senator Santorum -- through one of its reporters -- says this morning that “taking heed of criticism, Santorum tones down attacks.” Meet a “more subdued Santorum” here. Will his new-found mellowness be too little, too late? UPDATE II: And one more nail in the coffin: According to the WaPo, "U.S. Sen. Marco … [Read more...] about Look at Me: I Took on the Big, Bad New York Times (UPDATES)
Half Billion Dollar Lottery.. What Would You Do ?
Word out that the mega millions lotto drawing for this Friday will be in the area of half a billion dollars. Of course the odds are that there will be a number of winners on Friday but just for the fun of it... What if you won the whole ball of wax ? What would you do ? Just for reference, if you were to take the lump sum payment you'd get around 360 million and … [Read more...] about Half Billion Dollar Lottery.. What Would You Do ?
Putting the ‘cad’ in and taking the ‘bra’ off of ‘Abracadabra’
NPR's "Morning Edition" has been trumpeting their series on the gazillionaires who are funding the presidential stakes, thus far. But, under attack from Congress, they must, of course, bend over backwards to be "balanced." Penny Nance was on NPR this morning Never mind that there are, according to their own reporting "More than two dozen people or groups have donated at … [Read more...] about Putting the ‘cad’ in and taking the ‘bra’ off of ‘Abracadabra’
Pictures and Prejudice in the Trayvon Martin Case
The news went viral nearly a month after the killing: a black teenager shot dead at night while wearing a hoodie. Happens all the time, right? Just one of those sad facts of contemporary life in America. Nothing to see here, folks... move on, please... please move on. But America didn't move on. Trayvon Martin has become world-famous in death, something he never could have … [Read more...] about Pictures and Prejudice in the Trayvon Martin Case
U.S. President Has ‘Misperception’ About ‘Peaceful’ Satellite Launch (Korean Central News Agency, North Korea)
Could it be that global concern over North Korea’s upcoming launch of a rocket capable of carrying a nuclear warhead is just a great big misunderstanding? According to this surprisingly conciliatory news item from the state-run Korean Central News Agency, North Korea’s Foreign Ministry insists that the launch, which it maintains is for peaceful purposes, was not part of the … [Read more...] about U.S. President Has ‘Misperception’ About ‘Peaceful’ Satellite Launch (Korean Central News Agency, North Korea)
America’s Lunatic Fringe Runs Romney’s Republican Asylum (Le Figaro, France)
Have the most extreme elements on the political landscape - once considered beyond the embrace of polite society - taken control of the Republican Party? According to columnist Jean-Sébastian Stehli of France's Le Figaro, the conspiracy theorists who once shouted themselves hoarse about fluoridated water being a communist mind-control plot and government implantation of chips … [Read more...] about America’s Lunatic Fringe Runs Romney’s Republican Asylum (Le Figaro, France)
Health Insurance Mandate Confusions
As I listen to the discussion this week concerning the Supreme Court arguments on the constitutionality of the health insurance mandate, a couple of confusions seem apparent in the arguments some are making. Supporters of the mandate are arguing that the product of health care is unique because everybody has to buy it. This argument obscures an important point: the … [Read more...] about Health Insurance Mandate Confusions
Breaking News: Court Likely To Uphold Individual Mandate, Hence Entire Health-Care Law?
The Supreme Court spent over an hour and a half this morning acting like it was going to strike down the key feature of the Affordable Care Act, but a funny thing happened on the way to the noon recess: The justices made it apparent that they have no interest in going through the remainder of the entire 2,700 pages of the law to figure out what to keep and the net effect may … [Read more...] about Breaking News: Court Likely To Uphold Individual Mandate, Hence Entire Health-Care Law?
Premature Panic on Mandate Meets Last Day Supreme Court Twist
WASHINGTON - People are in a panic over yesterday's argument by Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Adam Serwer over at Mother Jones stuck a fork in him and judges it's over. Stepping up to the podium, Verrilli stammered as he began his argument. He coughed, he cleared his throat, he took a drink of water. And that was before he even finished the first part of his … [Read more...] about Premature Panic on Mandate Meets Last Day Supreme Court Twist
Should Liberals Be Upset If Obamacare Is Struck Down by SCOTUS?
Aziz Poonawalla argues not at all, because better options almost certainly will then open up. … [Read more...] about Should Liberals Be Upset If Obamacare Is Struck Down by SCOTUS?
Today’s Southern GOP Has Roots In 1964
Many trees have died in the service of the words "GOP Southern Strategy." But their death was unnecessary. All we had to do was look at this very simple infographic from Georgia's Like the Dew: Jim Cobb, who teaches history at the University of Georgia, writes: [This] is a snapshot of the GOP’s coming-out party in Georgia, an event simultaneously celebrated and … [Read more...] about Today’s Southern GOP Has Roots In 1964
Quote of the Day: Get Ready For Another 5-4 Supreme Decision
Our Quote of the Day comes from First Read which says: brace yourselves for another 5 to 4 Supreme Court decision. Yesterday's hearings at the Supreme Court certainly seemed to suggest that what may be coming is a rerun of Bush versus Gore -- another decisions that partisans on one side will point to as an example of a decision influenced by partisan preferences rather than … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Get Ready For Another 5-4 Supreme Decision
Trayvon Martin Right to Life
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JetBue Pilot Goes Bonkers in Sky (Video)
Between the recent case of a flight attendent who went bonkers in the sky and now an incident involving at JetBlue pilot who seemingly suffered a breakdown will the phrase "Going postal" be replaced with "Going airline"? Here's the latest incident via CNN, which involved a pilot screaming about Iraq, Iran and Al Qaeda was wrestled to the ground by some passengers that included … [Read more...] about JetBue Pilot Goes Bonkers in Sky (Video)
Enter The Gang Of Five
What do you say we get nine leading dentists together to decide the future of our Middle East policies. Sound like a good idea? How about nine highly trained auto mechanics, after hearing all the arguments, deciding how the U.S. tax system should be restructured. How about that one? A good way to go? These notions are of course idiotic. But no more inherently so than what is … [Read more...] about Enter The Gang Of Five
Florida Hold Your Ground Law
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Is Santorum Tanking In His Homestate of Pennsylvania?
Amid many signs that the race for the 2012 Republican nomination will end with former Gov. Mitt Romney as nominee, here is another sign that it will end that way -- and perhaps quite soon. A poll finds former New Senator Rick Santorum may be tanking in his home state of Pennsyvania -- a must win state if Santorum ever had one: Rick Santorum appeared to be the Republican … [Read more...] about Is Santorum Tanking In His Homestate of Pennsylvania?
Rick’s Rants: Prospect of a Paranoid President
Losing momentum, Rick Santorum is letting the public mask slip and openly showing what historian Richard Hofstadter identified half a century ago as “The Paranoid Style in American Politics.” The candidate is now publicly attacking a New York Times reporter: “Stop lying” and “quit distorting our words,” calling his question "bullshit" and adding “C’mon man! What are you … [Read more...] about Rick’s Rants: Prospect of a Paranoid President
BREAKING: Is Gingrich Going Straight for the “Big-Choice Convention” in Tampa? (UPDATE)
UPDATE: Perhaps a sign of just how tough things are for Gingrich is the decision of the Gingrich campaign to start charging supporters $50 to have their photo taken with the vanishing GOP hopeful. Holding the ridiculous cardboard gallon of gas is $2.50 extra. (Sorry, couldn’t resist it.) Trying to make the absurd and the cheapo look logical, generous and … [Read more...] about BREAKING: Is Gingrich Going Straight for the “Big-Choice Convention” in Tampa? (UPDATE)