It sounds like the FAA is trying to keep the definition of "flying" in the air close to its original meaning: Federal Aviation Administration officials are investigating a videotaped sex stunt performed by two skydivers in California. The FAA is concerned that the pre-jump sex may have created an unsafe situation by bumping or otherwise distracting the … [Read more...] about FAA Investigation Launched Over Skydiving Sex Stunt
Herman Cain and the Media
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Career of Steve Jobs Showed How Capitalism was Supposed to Work (La Jornada, Mexico)
Is Steve Jobs and the success he engendered the perfect demonstration of how far off track the global financial system has gotten? According to columnist León Bendesky of Mexico's La Jornada, innovation and creating new products that consitute progress requires the availablity of credit, an element of buisiness that banks have rejected in favor of sophisticated financial … [Read more...] about Career of Steve Jobs Showed How Capitalism was Supposed to Work (La Jornada, Mexico)
Pat Buchanan’s New Book “Suicide of A Superpower” Laments the “End of White America” & Says Legislated Equality of Rights for Blacks Led to “Socialist Utopia”
Pat Buchanan's latest book, "Suicide of a Superpower," will undoubtedly irk many. We recently received an advance copy of the audio book from Macmillan Audio, read by Buchanan himself, and I must say, it's interesting, and classic Pat Buchanan -- gloom and doom -- with maximum controversy interspersed throughout. This is our review of Buchanan's latest work. Whether you agree … [Read more...] about Pat Buchanan’s New Book “Suicide of A Superpower” Laments the “End of White America” & Says Legislated Equality of Rights for Blacks Led to “Socialist Utopia”
Cain’s 9-9-9 Would Hit Middle Class Hard
WASHINGTON - Republicans just don't get it. Tea Party Republicans like Mr. Cain are the worst. They come up with snappy slogans that sell, but the bottom line always ends up hurting the people seduced to vote against their own interests by these right-wing charlatans. From ABC News: If you have a family of four with an income of just under $50,000, they could end up … [Read more...] about Cain’s 9-9-9 Would Hit Middle Class Hard
Republicans Revive Broadway Classics
Mitt Romney is liked but not well-liked. Herman Cain could sell ice cubes to Eskimos. Images from post-World War II theater arise as “Death of a Salesman” meets “The Music Man” in a 21st century culture clash that defies rational explanation. Like “Dr.” Harold Hill, who sold band instruments and uniforms without knowing how to read music, Cain is dazzling even stubborn … [Read more...] about Republicans Revive Broadway Classics
Review of 1023rd Republican Debate/1023rd Mitt Romney Debate Win
I did little research before this eighth (yes, eighth! and that doesn't even include the Twitter debate) Republican presidential primary candidates' debate. Check out this list for videos of each of them. Luckily, I keep myself pretty immersed in news on a daily basis between online, radio, newspapers, a senior in high school who wishes he could vote and a sixth grader who … [Read more...] about Review of 1023rd Republican Debate/1023rd Mitt Romney Debate Win
World Sees Through America’s ‘Evil Plot’ Against Iranian Republic (Kayhan, Islamic Republic of Iran)
Has Washington concocted a tale of Iranian terror in order to, a) divert the anger of the American people over the behavior of government leaders and financial officials, b) ruin Iran's reputation among neighboring states, particularly with Saudi Arabia, c) divert the Arab Spring from following the example of the Iranian Revolution and, d) help Israel out of its current … [Read more...] about World Sees Through America’s ‘Evil Plot’ Against Iranian Republic (Kayhan, Islamic Republic of Iran)
Britney Spears Has 10 Million Twitter Followers
That Huffington Post headline was the lead for one of its many celebrity stories that I noticed this morning. I admit to perusing HuffPo a few times a week to give balance to my daily readings of various Internet news blogs. One savvy woman creatively used the free content from many talented writers to make herself a multi-millionaire – beyond what she had achieved through her … [Read more...] about Britney Spears Has 10 Million Twitter Followers
The difference between Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party
After seeing that Occupy Wall Street protestors are organizing a hackathon, I googled to find out if the Tea Party had ever done such a thing and came up with predictable results. The fact that coders are getting involved to build tools around the protests suggests a level of sophistication and maturation around the movement that many are still failing to recognize. Simon … [Read more...] about The difference between Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party
Ho Chi Minh: An Appreciation
Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom. ~ HO CHI MINH Over the four decades since the death of Ho Chi Minh, debate continues to rage over whether he was a nationalist or a Communist, as well as whether he was as simple and gentle as his public persona made him appear to be or the instigator of brutal excesses carried out in his name. The questions are … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh: An Appreciation
How Would You Caption This Photograph?
While not exactly a wardrobe malfunction, Ron Paul's right eyebrow appeared to droop during the Republican presidential debate on Tuesday night. What caption would you write for this photograph? … [Read more...] about How Would You Caption This Photograph?
It Is Long Past Time To Clean Up Thoroughbred Racing
EIGHT BELLES GOES DOWN AT THE 2008 KENTUCKY DERBY One of my fondest childhood memories is being taken to Delaware Park, at that time one of the premier thoroughbred tracks in America, by my mother to watch morning workouts. She instilled in me an appreciation for the beauty, athleticism and intelligence of thoroughbreds and the sights, sounds and smells of those misty … [Read more...] about It Is Long Past Time To Clean Up Thoroughbred Racing
Why Occupy Wall Street Protests Continue To Grow
Occupy Wall Street protests have been growing exponentially since the first demonstrators began filling Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan on September 17. The reasons are pretty obvious: * The overreaction of the NYPD to demonstrations marching onto the Brooklyn Bridge on October 1 got the attention of the mainstream news media, which had largely ignored the protests. … [Read more...] about Why Occupy Wall Street Protests Continue To Grow
GOP Truthiness
The next debate may have to carry fact-check subtitles but, to get the flavor of this one, the Caucus blog parses some of the more flagrant examples of Truthiness. My favorite is Newt Gingrich’s inversion of an advisory on prostate tests for men from a policy that could save lives and needless suffering into an example of Sarah Palin’s death panels, which was named “The Lie … [Read more...] about GOP Truthiness
Around The Blogosphere In Eighty Posts . . . Okay, Eight
Herewith a sampling of posts from some of my favorite blogs and bloggers: Although much of his material is Philadelphia-centric, Will Bunch is among the top political bloggers anywhere. (And a good friend.) He writes at Attytood (which is how many native Philadelphians say "attitude") that: The Occupy Wall Street movement might have died on the vine were it not for … [Read more...] about Around The Blogosphere In Eighty Posts . . . Okay, Eight
Shabby Chic, Literally
I'm disgusted: On the Bowery, on the second floor of an ancient flophouse, nine men pay less than $10 a night to sleep in cramped cubicles topped with chicken wire. Half the stalls in their shared bathroom are missing doors, and their halls are lined with spooky rows of empty cubicles whose last occupants either took off or died off. Directly above them, on the third and … [Read more...] about Shabby Chic, Literally
Further On Down The Road: Oh Those Delusional Republicans
Among other things, Republicans today are the party of the delusional. It's courtship with Christianists and then the Tea Party in the quest for short-term gains took it ever further to the right -- and sometimes completely out of right field -- while ignoring the larger reality that mainstream voters wouldn't by these brands of extremism. But a funny thing is happening on … [Read more...] about Further On Down The Road: Oh Those Delusional Republicans
Did Alternative Medicine Cost Steve Jobs His Life?
Harvard Med Surgical Oncologist Ramzi Amri thinks so: I have done 1.5 years of research on the type of tumor that affected Steve Jobs and have some strong opinions on his case, not only as an admirer of his work, but also as a cancer researcher who has the impression that his disease course has been far from optimal. Let me cut to the chase: Mr. Jobs allegedly chose to … [Read more...] about Did Alternative Medicine Cost Steve Jobs His Life?
‘Where is China’s Steve Jobs?’ (Wen Wei Po, Hong Kong, China)
What is it about mainland China that prevents the emergence of innovators like Steve Jobs? While in the West it seems obvious that a lack of free speech, free expression and free association puts China at a disadvantage, this editorial from Hong Kong's Wen Wei Po shows that Beijing still has a way to go before it accepts that in order to unleash the creative power of its … [Read more...] about ‘Where is China’s Steve Jobs?’ (Wen Wei Po, Hong Kong, China)