If our democracy is to regain its health and vitality, the culture and ideological center of the Republican Party must change. In the short run, without a massive (and unlikely) across-the-board rejection of the GOP at the polls, that will not happen. If anything, Washington’s ideological divide will probably grow after the 2012 elections. ...Norm Ornstein and Thomas Mann, … [Read more...] about The Partisanship Is Not Going Away, Even After the Election
American Drone
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Bagels, Lox, and the Decline of Western Civilization
Bagels, lox, cream cheese, a little tomato and onion. Is this rocket science? The Fabulous Gi and I were recently discussing how long it had been since we'd had this wonderful product brought to us by the Zionist Occupation Government. Say what you will about our Jewish overlords, at least they gave us this! Sunday morning, I wake up inexplicably early. No way to get back … [Read more...] about Bagels, Lox, and the Decline of Western Civilization
If CISPA Is Such A Threat, Why Is Silicon Valley Silent?
TechnoLlama, with a view from abroad: From the start the Bill was advertised with an unhealthy dose of jingoism, its proponents sold it as a way to defend against foreign cyber-threats. While not mentioned specifically, the Act talks mostly about US intelligence agencies sharing information with private parties (with adequate security clearance) and viceversa. Checks and … [Read more...] about If CISPA Is Such A Threat, Why Is Silicon Valley Silent?
VIDEO: Jimmy Kimmel’s Monologue at the 2012 White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Tomorrow you'll read the buzz and the critics -- and politically motivated comments about comedian Jimmy Kimmel's monologue at the 2012 White House Correspondent's Dinner. Why watch it and judge for yourself? Here it is: You can read what news reports say about his monologue HERE. … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Jimmy Kimmel’s Monologue at the 2012 White House Correspondents’ Dinner
VIDEO: President Barack Obama’s Monologue at the 2012 White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Before you get inundated by politically motivated reactions from Ds and Rs to President Barack Obama's monologue at the 2012 White House Correspondent's Dinner, why not watch it yourself and make your own decision? Here it is: Here are some Tweets I did on this subject on my Twitter page: @JoeGandelman @gotlucky If a President gives a monologue that gets … [Read more...] about VIDEO: President Barack Obama’s Monologue at the 2012 White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Wingnut Welfare
The socipathic Republicans/Conservatives hate welfare unless it's for large corporations that are part of the military industrial complex. In order to avoid cuts in the "defense" budget they want to cut food stamps. WASHINGTON -- The latest Republican plan to reconcile the budget and preserve defense spending extracts even deeper cuts from programs to help the poor … [Read more...] about Wingnut Welfare
LIVE VIDEO: The White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Watch the White House Correspondents' Dinner live HERE. As usual, the President (in this case Barack Obama) will do a monologue poking fun at him and his political foes. And the host will take potshots at the President and others. This year's host: Jimmy Kimmel. Also: watch it and place bets now on which comments by Obama and Kimmel will be turned into chest-beating lines … [Read more...] about LIVE VIDEO: The White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Dania Londoño Suare: The Woman Who Rocked the U.S. Secret Service (El Espectador, Colombia)
What kind of person is Dania Londoño Suare, the woman at the center of one of the biggest scandals to hit the U.S. Secret Service since its inception under President Lincoln in 1865? Reporter Jerly Calvo Licero of Colombia's El Espectador interviewed neighbors, the cab driver that drove her home after she was reportedly stiffed by her Secret Service client, and even a man who … [Read more...] about Dania Londoño Suare: The Woman Who Rocked the U.S. Secret Service (El Espectador, Colombia)
Mad Men Hold the Aged Captive
From "Mad Men," we know a media target is a demographic group who wants and needs the same thing or can be conned into thinking they do. Now, a brief hospital stay conjures up a bizarre new target audience of the old, the maimed and the chronically ill that ad men have in their sights. The future is grim, if you can believe where advertisers are placing their bets on … [Read more...] about Mad Men Hold the Aged Captive
Enthusiasm
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Understanding The Term “Family Values”
I admit it. I've been having a lot of trouble understanding this family values thing. I knew it had something to do with gun ownership and undermining environmental regulations, of course. But its larger meaning had alluded me until this past week, when the family value-loving House of Representatives finally made the term's meaning crystal clear to us all. To fund … [Read more...] about Understanding The Term “Family Values”
Romney Holds Unpublicized Fundraiser at Home of Controversial Billionaire’s Town House
The Daily Beast reports that presumptive Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney held what appears to be a hush-hush, big bucks raising fundraiser at the New York townhouse of a highly controversial billionaire. How hush hush? According to The Daily Beast's Ben Jacobs, the fundraiser wasn't on Romney's schedule and the campaign didn't respond to his inquiries. To those … [Read more...] about Romney Holds Unpublicized Fundraiser at Home of Controversial Billionaire’s Town House
Secret Agent Man
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Cloud Cuckoo Land Budgeting in PA
This coming Tuesday, food stamp means testing will begin in Pennsylvania. This policy, brainchild of the state's Governor Tom Corbett, is bizarre for several reasons. It's cruel and will hurt the very neediest people in Pennsylvania - most of them children. The Governor is supposedly adding the test to weed out fraud - though everyone agrees that fraud in this program is … [Read more...] about Cloud Cuckoo Land Budgeting in PA
Romney’s Advice to Students: Borrow Money From Your Parents to Pay For College
Presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney continues to provide lots of material for stand up comedians, topics for blog posts -- and ammunition to Team Obama with his unscripted comments that continually show him to be someone who seemingly doesn't have a clue about what most American families (of parents from both parties) go through. His latest was this advice … [Read more...] about Romney’s Advice to Students: Borrow Money From Your Parents to Pay For College
What The Secret Service Could Learn From Drunken Sailors
A look at the scandal from a rather unique point of view. … [Read more...] about What The Secret Service Could Learn From Drunken Sailors
A Review of the ACT Theatre’s The Pitmen Painters
The Pitman Painters by Lee Hall is inspired by William Feaver's book concerning the Ashington group. In 1934, a small group of working class men gathered at the Ashington, England YMCA hall to be taught art appreciation by Robert Lyon from Durham University. The class was sponsored by the union run Worker's Education Association (WEA) and was comprised mostly of miners. The … [Read more...] about A Review of the ACT Theatre’s The Pitmen Painters
Wall Street and China: Perfect Together?
I was feeling haggard and grumbly this morning after a truncated night's sleep, when I happened to spy the following headline tucked away on page 3 of the Philadelphia Inquirer: Wall Street, dissed by U.S., seen as moving to China O joy that cometh in the morning! What could have triggered such an ominously promising headline? Apparently JPMorgan Chase, that venerable … [Read more...] about Wall Street and China: Perfect Together?
A “No-Brainer” for when a Tornado Threatens
Living in the southern edge of “Tornado Alley,” I take these “weather phenomena” seriously and any time a tornado watch is declared for our area, we keep a close eye on the weather channel -- and on those dark, threatening clouds. When the “watch” changes to a “warning,” we prepare to take immediate shelter in a hopefully safe part of the house. Regrettably, unless one … [Read more...] about A “No-Brainer” for when a Tornado Threatens