Celebrities: Their Childhood Halloween Antics by Danny Tyree My seven-year-old son Gideon has a year-round obsession with Halloween, and I sometimes wonder how that will manifest itself in adulthood. Of course, there's also the flip side. How did today's movers and shakers behave back in their younger days when they were MOVING apples in a tub and SHAKING plastic … [Read more...] about Celebrities : Their Childhood Halloween Antics (Guest Voice)
Proud to be a Liberal
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Gaddafi Said To now be Buried in Secret Location along with others.
"The bodies of Gaddafi, his son Mutassim and former Defense Minister Abu Bakr Younis had been held in cold storage in the port city of Misurata since the dictator and members of his entourage were captured near his hometown of Sirte on Thursday. Gaddafi and Mutassim were captured alive, with some injuries, but died in unclear circumstances later that day. "Libya’s interim … [Read more...] about Gaddafi Said To now be Buried in Secret Location along with others.
The Constantly Rising Cost of War to the United States
What is each of the two wars and the total cost of war costing the United States? Click HERE to see the constantly rising figure. … [Read more...] about The Constantly Rising Cost of War to the United States
Gadhafi Was Brutalized More Than Originally Thought
It now turns out that Libyan dictator Muammar Gadhafi's end may have been more brutal than originally thought: footage suggests he was sodomized. … [Read more...] about Gadhafi Was Brutalized More Than Originally Thought
Nose Hanger
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Now it’s Karl Rove Versus Herman Cain Verus Karl Rove
This story was highly predictable. Republican political maven Karl Rove is someone who above all wants a strong GOPer to get the Presidential nomination so Republicans can win the White House and perhaps get total control of Congress. He has tossed verbal cold water on the hot conventional wisdom and rhetoric surrounding some Tea Party favorites such as failed Delaware Senate … [Read more...] about Now it’s Karl Rove Versus Herman Cain Verus Karl Rove
The Insidious Creep Of Birtherism
One of the more perverse by-products of the vitriol that too often passes for politics today is the birther movement, and even though President Obama has proven beyond a doubt that his was born in the U.S. and not a hut in Kenya or a madrasa in Indonesia, birthers are still casting their nets. Their latest target is Senator Marco Rubio of Floria, a rising star in the … [Read more...] about The Insidious Creep Of Birtherism
The Terror That Stalks Texas
Bexar County is pronounced "Behar" just as "Texas" ought to be pronounced "Tehas," which undoubtedly explains the cluelessness of Fox News as they ejaculated their fear all over the airwaves this week. click here for YouTube I happened to be, literally, right across the street at the time that the TERROR scare was happening. … [Read more...] about The Terror That Stalks Texas
Smart End to a Dumb War
Barack Obama has answered a question David Petraeus posed eight years ago. A division commander as the Iraq invasion began in 2003, the General was troubled about what a young Illinois legislator would call a dumb war, asking “Tell me how this ends.” Over 4400 American lives and more than a trillion dollars later, President Obama has replied to Petraeus by withdrawing all … [Read more...] about Smart End to a Dumb War
Tunisians Going to the Polls in the First Post Arab Spring Elections (Guest Voice)
Tunisians going to the polls in the first post Arab Spring elections by Roni Drukan Tunisia is where the Arab Spring revolt began. It is also the first country to go through elections post its Arab Spring revolution. And who is about to win a land slide victory in this election? The Islamist party of course. Tunisians will vote Sunday for a constituent assembly that will … [Read more...] about Tunisians Going to the Polls in the First Post Arab Spring Elections (Guest Voice)
Quote of the Day: Does Mitt Romney Have the GOP Presidential Nomination Wrapped Up?
Our political Quote of the Day comes from the Christian Science Monitor's Brad Knickerbocker, who raises the question of whether despite the new and old media political horse race coverage, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney doesn't really have the Republican presidential nomination wrapped up: One by one, Mitt Romney's GOP rivals have taken runs at him, trumpeting his … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Does Mitt Romney Have the GOP Presidential Nomination Wrapped Up?
Naomi Wolf, Occupy Wall Street, and Oppression (Guest Voice)
Naomi Wolf, Occupy Wall Street and Oppression by Mark Nuckols While visiting Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, I open the Yahoo webpage and read the headline news that Naomi Wolf has been arrested by New York City police for defending the rights of anti-Wall street protesters. I can easily imagine Wolf frantically trying to bait the cops into arresting her so that she can get … [Read more...] about Naomi Wolf, Occupy Wall Street, and Oppression (Guest Voice)
Obama’s Military & Foreign Policy Successes: How Did He Do It?
In three short years, President Obama has been able to do what President Bush could not do in eight: Destroy the leadership of Al Qaeda, get the last U.S. troops out of Iraq, and assist in toppling two Middle Eastern dictators. Were it not for the albatross of Afghanistan bequeathed by his predecessor, Obama would pretty much have a clean sweep. So how did he do it? It … [Read more...] about Obama’s Military & Foreign Policy Successes: How Did He Do It?
Perry, Cain and Flat Earth Government
WASHINGTON -- It's one of the strangest things in our politics: The only "big" ideas Republicans and conservatives seem to offer these days revolve around novel and sometimes bizarre ways of cutting taxes on rich people. Given all the attention that Herman Cain's nonsensical and regressive 9-9-9 tax plan has received, the Republican debates should have as their … [Read more...] about Perry, Cain and Flat Earth Government
A Code Talker’s ‘Journey to War and Back’
A little more than a year ago, I wrote an article about a subject that I found fascinating: "The World War II Navajo Code Talkers." It started with a reference to the great, 2002 movie “Windtalkers,” about the use of Native Americans, such as the Navajos, during World War II in the Pacific Theater by the U.S. intelligence services to transmit secret messages using “codes” … [Read more...] about A Code Talker’s ‘Journey to War and Back’
Iraq and Multiple Choice Mitt
Mitt Romney has once again proved he has no ideology or substance with this: President Obama’s astonishing failure to secure an orderly transition in Iraq has unnecessarily put at risk the victories that were won through the blood and sacrifice of thousands of American men and women,” Romney wrote. “The unavoidable question is whether this decision is the result of a … [Read more...] about Iraq and Multiple Choice Mitt
Turkey Recovering From Massive Quake
Sadly this isn't getting as much coverage as it should (including here at TMV) … [Read more...] about Turkey Recovering From Massive Quake
The Slow and Maybe Inevitable Convergence of Tea and Occupy
There it is in black and white and in the Washington Post: a certain relationship is growing between the new Occupy movement and the tea party movement, or at least among the foot soldiers of the Tea Party Movement BC -- Before Corporate interests bought it out. Although many organizers of the two populist efforts view their counterparts from the other end of the … [Read more...] about The Slow and Maybe Inevitable Convergence of Tea and Occupy
Mitt’s Pursuit of Futility
Mitt Romney's pursuit of the Republican presidential nomination has cost him a great deal -- a great deal of money, a great deal of time, and a great deal of integrity. At the last candidates' debate in Nevada, he was in everybody's sights. His health care plan -- which served as the model for Obamcare -- was pilloried. Mitt walked away from it. He once favoured abortion. … [Read more...] about Mitt’s Pursuit of Futility