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Hopes Raised in Europe and U.S.: Greece Swears in New Prime Minister Lucas Papademos
Hopes are being raised a bit in Europe and the United States: Greece has sworn in a new Prime Minister as Lucas Papademos replaces George Papandreou: Alexis Papachelas writes that perhaps it'll be different this time: Clearly people’s rage won’t just die down overnight. Unemployment, high taxes and the incessant attack on the middle classes’ quality of life make this … [Read more...] about Hopes Raised in Europe and U.S.: Greece Swears in New Prime Minister Lucas Papademos
Penn State
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(UPDATED) The Scandal In Happy Valley: Where Does Penn State Go From Here?
Penn State players head to their first practice under interim coach Tom Bradley Having given its legendary football and coach and long-serving president the heave-ho in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal that overnight turned Happy Valley into a very unhappy place, should the Penn State board of trustees have cancelled tomorrow's game against Nebraska? And were their … [Read more...] about (UPDATED) The Scandal In Happy Valley: Where Does Penn State Go From Here?
Supporting Our Troops And Their Families
Today is the day we honor those who have served our country, both the troops and their families. On days like this there are always debates about how to honor them, with views as diverse as the political spectrum. Some honor them by fighting for peace while others do so with flags. But there is one thing I think we can all agree on. Those who are killed or wounded in … [Read more...] about Supporting Our Troops And Their Families
The drums of war and the economy
It used to be that the drums of war would boost the economy. When that war would involve the Strait of Hormuz not so much. To get the WTI oil price, please enable Javascript. Why? This: "every $1 per barrel rise in oil decreases U.S. GDP by $100 billion per year and every 1 cent increase in gasoline decreases U.S. consumer disposable income by about $600 million … [Read more...] about The drums of war and the economy
Child Rape In An Infotainment World
The flap in Happy Valley, Home of Penn State University, reminds us again that we receive our “news” from an entertainment driven media. What is news is squeezed out by deciding who should get star billing. Multiple children, likely more than a dozen, were raped, their bodies, souls and psyches violated. They will live their entire lives with the emotional fallout of … [Read more...] about Child Rape In An Infotainment World
Birth Control or Family Planning: the Politicization of Abortion by the GOP
Jill Lepore's must read New Yorker piece about the past and future of Planned Parenthood is locked up tight behind a paywall, so too few of us actually will read it. For those of you who don't subscribe, I point to Amanda Marcotte: [W]hat I really enjoyed was Lepore's depiction of the midcentury struggle between the feminist radicals and the moderate social … [Read more...] about Birth Control or Family Planning: the Politicization of Abortion by the GOP
My Rick Perry Moments
I know just how Rick Perry felt during his “brain freeze” the other night. As other GOP candidates were spewing out new versions of their non-sequiturs about Barack Obama and the economy, my eyes were drawn to the Texas governor every time the cameras showed him in a shot. A curious combination of expressions fleeted across his face, some of earnest determination to … [Read more...] about My Rick Perry Moments
Rick Perry Does a Top 10 List on David Letterman (VIDEO)
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has done some very impressive by-the-book damage control to try and undo the damage from his classic will-be-shown-for-generations brain freeze during the recent Republican Presidential candidates debate. He has explained, in effect apologized to his followers and deftly used humor. Last night he used humor by doing a perfectly delivered Top 10 List on … [Read more...] about Rick Perry Does a Top 10 List on David Letterman (VIDEO)
Kim Phuc’s Odyssey: ‘I Dream One Day People All Over The World Can Live In Real Peace’
(PUBLISHED EACH YEAR ON THE DAY WE HONOR OUR VETERANS) I had the privilege of covering a good many big stories during a long newspaper career. The visit of a diminutive woman by the name of Phan Ti Kim Phuc to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Veterans Day 1996 would seem to pale in comparison to the Clinton impeachment circus or O.J. Simpson trials, to … [Read more...] about Kim Phuc’s Odyssey: ‘I Dream One Day People All Over The World Can Live In Real Peace’
On Father’s Day, I Mean, Veteran’s Day (Guest Post)
by Rafael Jesús González, M.Div: University of Creation Spirituality, California ministry to the poor. Veterans Day When the First World War officially ended June 28, 1919, the actual fighting had already stopped the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month the previous year. Armistice Day, as it was known, later became a national holiday, and in 1954 (the … [Read more...] about On Father’s Day, I Mean, Veteran’s Day (Guest Post)
The Nonsense Debate
WASHINGTON -- Don't laugh too hard at Rick Perry for his mortifying episode of brain-lock at Wednesday's GOP presidential candidates' debate. His opponents managed to remember their lines, but didn't do any better at making sense. OK, I understand, the Perry Meltdown is hard to resist. There are three reasons why the Texas governor needs to pack it up and head back to … [Read more...] about The Nonsense Debate
Quote of the Day: Election Day Results Punished Backlash and Over-Reach
Our political Quote of the Day comes from The Daily Beast's John Avlon, who looks at the 2011 elections and concludes the results show the consequences of backlash and over-reach --and a strong rumbling of warning for both parties. I need to add that when the elections were held I was on a long drive in my national tour, which lasts until the end of May. My reaction in … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Election Day Results Punished Backlash and Over-Reach
Oops!
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Classic Comedy Bit Back By Popular Demand:
Here it is. Back by popular demand (from two younger TMV readers): The famous Sy Si routine that Jack Benny did with Mel Blanc (who did the voices of Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig,Tweety, Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Speedy Gonzales, Sylvester, Barney Rubble, Dino the Dino and a host of others): Benny loved this routine and did it again: And again: Even in his final … [Read more...] about Classic Comedy Bit Back By Popular Demand:
Breaking News! … Vatican Dispatching Cardinal Bernard Law To Penn State
Breaking News! ... Vatican Dispatching Cardinal Bernard Law To Penn State Breaking News! ... Vatican Dispatching Cardinal Bernard Law To Penn State Sources tell 'The Garlic', that after an all-night session, Pope Benedict XVI is dispatchingArchpriest of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major Bernard Law to Penn State, to offer The Vatican's assistance in the burgeoning … [Read more...] about Breaking News! … Vatican Dispatching Cardinal Bernard Law To Penn State
The Brave New Energy World: Race Not Crisis by Llewellyn King As the United Nations declared that the world population had reached 7 billion, energy thinkers gathered in Houston last week were sure that even larger populations could be sustained if three cardinal areas were to be addressed: food, water and energy. Although no resolutions were passed at the forum, there was … [Read more...] about
Truly Reprehensible
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Paterno Support
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