Following up on the teenager who refused to apologize for tweeting disparaging remarks about Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback... Yahoo! News: Hundreds of people have left negative comments on Brownback's Facebook Thanksgiving message. "The imperial Gov needs to go to the school, apologize to the assembled students and then apologize in person to the young lady," one person … [Read more...] about Brownback Apologizes To Teen Tweeter
Mitt vs. Mitt, Playing in a Loop
WASHINGTON - The opening of the first Romney ad above is not only hilarious, it's sheer genius. The ads here from the DNC targeting Mitt Romney are priceless. They also reveal how screwed up the primary process for Republicans is this year and point to the reason Pres. Obama has the biggest chance of getting reelected. "Look, I was an independent at the time of Reagan Bush. … [Read more...] about Mitt vs. Mitt, Playing in a Loop
Barney Frank to Retire
NECN: Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts fourth Congressional District has said he will not seek re-election for 2012. Frank, a ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, planned to hold a press conference in Newton, Mass. on Monday afternoon, to formally announce and answer questions on the decision. CNN confirms. The Caucus: His Fourth District … [Read more...] about Barney Frank to Retire
National Poll: Gingrich Opens Nine Point Lead Over Romney
If this keeps up, Mitt Romney will no longer be the one called "front-runner" since it will be greatly outdated. Former House Speaker has now opened a nine point lead over Romney in a national poll: Newt Gingrich has opened a sizable lead over Mitt Romney in the first national poll taken since the former Speaker of the House earned the key endorsement of the New Hampshire … [Read more...] about National Poll: Gingrich Opens Nine Point Lead Over Romney
Does a New Hampshire’s Paper’s Endorsement Change Things Bigtime for Newt Gingrich?
Does endorsement of the conservative New Hampshire Union Leader of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich greatly improve his chances in the New Hampshire Republican Primary? Here's Bob Stein's always insightful take. And here are two more. Andrew Malcolm: Yes, newspapers work very hard on their political endorsements, summoning candidates to be interrogated by their … [Read more...] about Does a New Hampshire’s Paper’s Endorsement Change Things Bigtime for Newt Gingrich?
Has Fiat Laid Yet Another Egg In The U.S.?
With the exception of exotics like Ferraris and Maseratis, the U.S. has been a cold harbor for Italian cars. The last Alfa Romeos and Fiats were sold here over 30 years ago and neither brand, while popular elsewhere, was able to make inroads for obvious reasons: While Alfas were cute (think of Benjamim Braddock zipping around in his Spider in The Graduate), they were … [Read more...] about Has Fiat Laid Yet Another Egg In The U.S.?
10 Voice Actors Who Shaped Your Childhood and You Didn’t Even Know It
One of my most prized possessions comes from the days when I did limited autograph collecting and wrote to famous movie stars, tv stars and performers who I loved all my life. One was the famous voice of cartoons and radio comedy genius Mel Blanc, who did the voice of Bugs Bunny and others. He wrote on the photo: "Ehh, what's up, Joe?" There are host of actors who are seldom … [Read more...] about 10 Voice Actors Who Shaped Your Childhood and You Didn’t Even Know It
The Straight-Face Sweepstakes
A tipping point in the Obama-bashing competition has now cost Mitt Romney endorsement by the only paper that counts in New Hampshire. “Newt Gingrich is by no means the perfect candidate,” says the Union Leader, adding “We would rather back someone with whom we may sometimes disagree than one who tells us what he thinks we want to hear.” This follows last week’s debate, … [Read more...] about The Straight-Face Sweepstakes
Syracuse University Assistant Basketball Coach Fired Due to Allegations He Molested Boys
No matter what the final outcome about the veracity of these allegations, if you add the news that Syracuse University has fired its respected Assistant Basketball Coach Bernie Fine amid allegations that he molested several boys, college coaches will now be looked at with a bit of suspicion and paranoia. Coming on the heels of the Penn State scandal involving Jerry Sandusky you … [Read more...] about Syracuse University Assistant Basketball Coach Fired Due to Allegations He Molested Boys
Howard Stern’s Fans Penetrate the Mainstream Media Again
This time CNN gets it... … [Read more...] about Howard Stern’s Fans Penetrate the Mainstream Media Again
Will Moderates Defeat Moderation?
WASHINGTON -- The deficit that should most worry us is a deficit of reasonableness. The problems the United States confronts are large but not insoluble. Yet sensible solutions that are broadly popular can't be enacted. Why? Because an ideological bloc that sees every crisis as an opportunity to reduce the size of government holds enough power in Congress to stop us … [Read more...] about Will Moderates Defeat Moderation?
Egypt Decides
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Uh Oh! There Are Only 36 Shopping Days Until The Iowa Republican Caucuses
xThe Vampire Elite Runs Our Lives. The corporatocracy has become more powerful than government. Congress is bought by special interests. The Supreme Court has ruled that Dow Chemical and Exxon Mobil have the same rights as people. It is for these reasons that it is time for a national referendum on what I call Proposition 29. Proposition 29 is simple in the extreme: "It … [Read more...] about Uh Oh! There Are Only 36 Shopping Days Until The Iowa Republican Caucuses
My Kind of Mom
Julie Sullivan isn’t angry with her daughter, Emma, for tweeting disparaging remarks about Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback during a Youth in Government program last week in Topeka: “She was talking to 65 friends. And also it’s the speech they use today. It’s more attention grabbing. I raised my kids to be independent, to be strong, to be free thinkers. If she wants to tweet her … [Read more...] about My Kind of Mom
Syria: Progress on the Arab Front
The New York Times reports that the Arab League has just approved “tough economic sanctions against Syria … to press it to end its violent crackdown against antigovernment protesters, an unprecedented step against an Arab country.” The sanctions which include a travel ban against Syrian officials and politicians, a halt to dealings with the Syrian Central Bank and the end … [Read more...] about Syria: Progress on the Arab Front
Kristof on President Obama as Piñata
After reviewing what's happened to other Western leaders confronting voters in this economic vortex (eight governments toppled in Europe in two years), and observing that President Obama's "cautious centrism soured the left without reassuring the right," Nick Kristof gives the president some due credit: Obama has done better than many critics on the left or the right give him … [Read more...] about Kristof on President Obama as Piñata
Kimberly Webb Joyner, 1970 to 2011
Send some kind thoughts to James Joyner and his two young daughters as their wife and mother passed away last night in her sleep at the age of 41. My wife, Kimberly Webb Joyner, died this morning in her sleep from unknown causes. She was 41. She leaves behind two little girls she loved more than anything, Katie, who turns 3 on New Year’s Eve, and Ellie, who was born June … [Read more...] about Kimberly Webb Joyner, 1970 to 2011
Really Bad Idea of the Year
If you enjoyed how Ralph Nader put George W. Bush into the White House in 2000, you may love what a group called Americans Elect is trying to do in 2012. The well-financed effort wants a “wide-scale draft movement for presidential candidates,” but it looks more like hammering a “broken” political system and smashing it to smithereens. Americans Elect aims, not to create a … [Read more...] about Really Bad Idea of the Year
Tom Wicker (1926-2011)
As self-unaware as this may seem, I didn't realized until hearing of his death that the journalist that I had modeled myself most closely after was the legendary New York Times op-ed columnist, who died on Friday of an apparent heart attack at his Vermont home. During the 25-year run of his column, "In the Nation," Wicker never courted controversy but he never shied away … [Read more...] about Tom Wicker (1926-2011)
Another Milestone for American Print Newspapers?
Another milestone for American print newspapers? A Kentucky newspaper runs a Huffington Post story. … [Read more...] about Another Milestone for American Print Newspapers?