Let us all take a few moments to remember that today, November 10th, is the 236th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. For more than two centuries they have been fighting to defend our freedom in the air, on the land and on the sea. For all the sacrifices they have made in our defense, we all should say a huge thank you. So remember... hug a Marine today. OOOH … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday United States Marine Corps
Penn State fires coach Joe Paterno, president Graham Spanier
AP: Penn State fires coach Joe Paterno, president Graham Spanier Penn State trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier amid the growing furor over how the school handled sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach. The massive shakeup Wednesday night came hours after Paterno announced that he planned to retire at the end of his … [Read more...] about Penn State fires coach Joe Paterno, president Graham Spanier
Koch Brothers Front Group Smearer Used to Front for Tea Party Express
One thing most Kochian front groups have in common is that they get nasty when you call them out. Case in point, ThinkProgress' Lee Fang: Koch Brother Front Group Americans For Prosperity Pushes Smear Campaign Against Me By Lee Fang on Nov 9, 2011 at 5:30 pm ThinkProgress Levi Russell, Americans for Prosperity Director of Public Affairs, contributed to a blog post … [Read more...] about Koch Brothers Front Group Smearer Used to Front for Tea Party Express
Live Blogging of CNBC Republican Presidential Debate (POST COMPLETED) Cain and Romney Shine While Perry Stumbles Badly
Here is live blogging of tonight’s economy-driven CNBC Republican Presidential Debate at Oakland University in suburban Detroit. Although news attention remains on Herman Cain and the sexual harassment allegations against him (which sparked new partisan-motivated lows such as talk show host Rush Limbaugh going after an accuser's 13 year old son) the bigger questions are a) will … [Read more...] about Live Blogging of CNBC Republican Presidential Debate (POST COMPLETED) Cain and Romney Shine While Perry Stumbles Badly
TMV Will Live Blog GOP Debate Tonight
We will be offering live blogging of tonight's debate -- live blogging from the viewpoint of an independent voter. TECHNICAL NOTE: The Internet at my hotel near Atlanta is a bit of a problem so the live blogging could be slower than unusual. Here is the final LIVE BLOGGING POST. … [Read more...] about TMV Will Live Blog GOP Debate Tonight
A Call For Political Transparency
If you run a political site -- such as a PAC or a campaign for a person or issue -- then you should not be able to hide who you are in the WhoIs database. In other words, any political action site -- a PAC or a site advocating for or against a person or an issue -- should contain information about the organization or person who is running the website in a Whois lookup. If … [Read more...] about A Call For Political Transparency
(BREAKING) Joe Paterno Determined To Retire On Own Terms, University President May Be Out
Graham Spanier and Joe Paterno Legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno announced today that he plans to retire at the end of the football season, but that could be derailed when the university's board of trustees, including Governor Tom Corbitt, meets on Friday in the wake of a sex abuse scandal that has implicated top school officials. Meanwhile, a newspaper … [Read more...] about (BREAKING) Joe Paterno Determined To Retire On Own Terms, University President May Be Out
(UPDATED) Huge Ballot Wins For The Democrats Auger Well For 2012 But Do Not Guarantee Victory
Analysts trying to gauge the mood of voters heading into 2012 based on the results of contentious ballot issues in yesterday's low turnout off-year elections should be forgiven if they awoke this morning with hangovers because from all appearances the Democrats defied expectations in beating back a Republican agenda that only one year ago had helped return control of the House … [Read more...] about (UPDATED) Huge Ballot Wins For The Democrats Auger Well For 2012 But Do Not Guarantee Victory
Is There A Middle Ground In Dealing With The Threat Of A Nuclear Iran?
President Ahmadinejad inspects an Irani nuclear facility With United Nations weapons inspectors expected to say that they have substantial new evidence that Iran is developing a nuclear device in a much-leaked forthcoming report, is there a middle ground for the U.S. and its allies between going to war and trying to keep diplomatic channels open? The war option is favored … [Read more...] about Is There A Middle Ground In Dealing With The Threat Of A Nuclear Iran?
Voters Reject Extremism
You’d think the political class would learn. American voters generally do not take kindly to partisan overreach. Yes, there are exceptions, but yesterday was a reminder that Americans tend to be more centrist than either hard core liberal or hard core conservative. For those who think yesterday was a reinvigoration of the Democratic Party and rejection of the Republican … [Read more...] about Voters Reject Extremism
Cain’s Assembly Line Lechery
From evidence so far, the Pizza Man’s skirt-chasing seems as random as his economic studies, making casual passes at objectives but cheerfully taking nein-nein-nein as a final answer and moving on to keep selling. After lurid testimony by Woman #4, which led the PBS NewsHour, #5 comes as a letdown, with Cain, after a speech in Egypt, asking to be set up with a woman in the … [Read more...] about Cain’s Assembly Line Lechery
(UPDATED) Absent A Blue Dress, What Does Cain Have To Lose Besides His Credibility?
To say that Herman Cain has now completely made an ass of himself does a disservice to donkeys everywhere. With one of the four . . . uh, now five women who have accused Cain of sexual harassment providing a detailed and credible account of him groping her in a parked car in the context of him offering her a job, a second woman about to go public with a detailed account … [Read more...] about (UPDATED) Absent A Blue Dress, What Does Cain Have To Lose Besides His Credibility?
Osama bin Laden: The truth behind the SEAL raid? Five bombshells in New Book
Chuck Pfarrer, a former Navy SEAL, who commanded the “same outfit” that carried out the strike on the Al Qaeda leader, has a new book out on the killing of Osama bin Laden titled Seal Target Geronimo: The Inside Story of the Mission to Kill Osama Bin Laden. In it, he says he wants to eliminate some myths about the operation. Here are five "bombshells" in the new book. It's … [Read more...] about Osama bin Laden: The truth behind the SEAL raid? Five bombshells in New Book
Presidents Obama and Sarkozy: Beware of Live Microphones
Presidents Obama and Sarkozy literally broadcast their private opinions of the Israeli PM, but they weren't the first bigwigs to commit mic gaffes. CNN: Oops... … [Read more...] about Presidents Obama and Sarkozy: Beware of Live Microphones
Mississippi Voters Show Restraint, Reject “Personhood” Amendment
According to the Washington Post, ballot initiative Amendment 26 in Mississippi that would have granted "personhood" to a fertilized egg has failed. With more than half of precincts reporting, the voters were rejecting the proposal to amend the Constitution by 59 percent to 41 percent. The text of the amendment: The term "person" or "persons" shall include every … [Read more...] about Mississippi Voters Show Restraint, Reject “Personhood” Amendment
Cain’s Campaign Manager Lies To Hannity; Time For Cain To Pack It In
Can we trust this man? I don't think so: Herman Cain campaign manager Mark Block, in an appearance with Sean Hannity on Fox News just now, insisted that a relative of the second woman to publicly accuse the candidate of sexual harassment in the 1990s works at POLITICO. [...] Block appeared to be referring to former POLITICO reporter Josh Kraushaar, who left for … [Read more...] about Cain’s Campaign Manager Lies To Hannity; Time For Cain To Pack It In
GOP Field in Flux (Guest Voice)
GOP Field in Flux by Michael Reagan My Dad would be beaming with pride over the behavior of Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain in Saturday's debate, where there were polite discussions over the issues that concern us all. Moreover, the candidates offered their genuine solutions to the nation's problems without the personal attacks that would have violated Dad's 11th … [Read more...] about GOP Field in Flux (Guest Voice)
Sorry Herman, That Isn’t How the News Media Works
Dear Mr. Cain: When pressed by the media on lingering questions about sexual harassment allegations made against you, you seem to think that as a public figure you can unilaterally declare a story over and claim that journalists who persist are somehow violating a “journalistic Code of Ethics.” It’s a bogus response. FYI, journalists and editors have an unspoken “Code of … [Read more...] about Sorry Herman, That Isn’t How the News Media Works
Herman Cain’s Campaign Manager Mark Block Blows More Smoke
Herman Cain's Campaign Manager Mark Block has blown more smoke. Only this time it isn't coming out of his nose.. … [Read more...] about Herman Cain’s Campaign Manager Mark Block Blows More Smoke
More (Big) Trouble for Herman Cain?
Is Herman Cain's political roller coast ride not over yet? It sounds like he could have a challenging development coming soon and, if so, the print and broadcast media will be all over it. So far he's blamed the liberal media, the Perry campaign and the "Democrat political machine" to the extent where he has raised Republican eyebrows. Who will he blame next? Suggestion … [Read more...] about More (Big) Trouble for Herman Cain?