Whenever Sarah Palin or another Tea Party favorite rails against "crony capitalism" and its Wall Street incarnation, there's always wild applause. The right wingers in attendance may not have any real idea of how this crony capitalism works on The Street, but they have a visceral understanding that it's a major cause of our present economic malaise. Since the Tea Party is … [Read more...] about The Misbegotten Right And Left Populist Approaches To “Crony Capitalism” On Wall Street
GOP’s Kleenex Candidates
Trump, Bachmann, Perry...and, on the horizon, Chris Christie. Republicans are using up frontrunners like disposable tissues, evoking a personal memory. FDR was inaugurated on March 4, 1933, my ninth birthday. In 1945 I was a 21-year-old foot soldier sleeping on the floor of a German farmhouse shaken awake to hear that the only president I could remember was dead. Our … [Read more...] about GOP’s Kleenex Candidates
Pakistan Intelligence and the Afghanistan’s Version of the Sopranos
Yet another story has come out showing Pakistan intelligence in a bad light -- this time about its alliance with a group in Afghanistan that resembles the Sopranos: They are the Sopranos of the Afghanistan war, a ruthless crime family that built an empire out of kidnapping, extortion, smuggling, even trucking. They have trafficked in precious gems, stolen lumber and … [Read more...] about Pakistan Intelligence and the Afghanistan’s Version of the Sopranos
The Terrible Post-9/11 Truth: Our Government’s Been Hijacked Democracy Has Been Commandeered by a Self-Interested Gang (Guest Voice)
The Terrible Post-9/11 Truth: Our Government's Been Hijacked Democracy has been commandeered by a self-interested gang by Michael Winship About a year after the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building, I visited Oklahoma City and went to the bombsite with a friend who had covered the attack as a television news cameraman. No memorial or museum had yet been built; … [Read more...] about The Terrible Post-9/11 Truth: Our Government’s Been Hijacked Democracy Has Been Commandeered by a Self-Interested Gang (Guest Voice)
Trailer: Jane Goodall Live in Theaters September 27, 2011
Since there is interest among TMV readers whenever I've posted any item here about Jane Goodall here's the trailer for the Jane Goodall LIVE event that'll will take place in theaters all over the U.S. on Sept. 27, 2011. Among the many features of this night: she'll talk with astronauts on the space station and celebrities will make special appearances. For more details … [Read more...] about Trailer: Jane Goodall Live in Theaters September 27, 2011
Hang Together or Hang Alone (Guest Voice)
Hang Together or Hang Alone by Michael Reagan There's one sure way for Republicans and conservatives to lose the 2012 presidential election -- split over who their presidential nominee will be, and fail to go all-out to support the winner. People keep asking me, "What would your father, Ronald Reagan, do?" The answer is easy. No matter who the nominee is, he or she … [Read more...] about Hang Together or Hang Alone (Guest Voice)
Shrinking Obama
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SNL Does GOP Debate
They pretty much nail it. http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/gop-debate-cold-opening/1358180/ … [Read more...] about SNL Does GOP Debate
Obama To Black Caucus: “March With Me … Stop Complaining, Stop Crying”
President Obama addressed an audience of some 3,000 people earlier this evening at the Congressional Black Caucus awards banquet. Watch at C-SPAN (they're not enabling embedding). CNN Reports: "I expect all of you to march with me, and press on," Obama said. "... Stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying. We are going to press on. We've got work to do." The unemployment … [Read more...] about Obama To Black Caucus: “March With Me … Stop Complaining, Stop Crying”
Florida Political Shocker: Cain Wins Straw Poll in Setback to Perry (UPDATED)
The good news from Florida came for former Godfather's Pizza boss Herman Cain: in a political shocker, he won the highly watched straw poll that has picked the winner of the GOP Florida primary in the last three Presidential elections. The bad news from Florida came for Texas Gov. Rick Perry: he had been expected to win and this will be seen as a sign that conservatives no … [Read more...] about Florida Political Shocker: Cain Wins Straw Poll in Setback to Perry (UPDATED)
Obama Reverts to Type on Palestine (Le Quotidien d’Oran, Algeria)
Did Arabs and more importantly, Palestinians, put too much faith in Barack Obama? According to columnist M. Saadoune of Algeria's Le Quotidien d'Oran, anyone who thought President Obama would shake up the balance of power in the Middle East and make possible a Palestinian state was extremely naive, and now has learned the truth. For the Le Quotidien d'Oran, columnist M. … [Read more...] about Obama Reverts to Type on Palestine (Le Quotidien d’Oran, Algeria)
After America’s U.N. Veto: Awaiting Protest in the Arab Street (Al-Hayat Al-Jadidah, Palestinian Territories)
Will the Arab street erupt in protest if the United States vetoes recognition of a Palestinian State in the U.N. Security Council, as President Obama has promised to do? According to columnist Osama al-Farra of Al-Hayat Al-Jadidah in the Palestinian Territories, unless Arabs rise up to defend Palestinians and their own dignity, there will be nothing left to do but await the … [Read more...] about After America’s U.N. Veto: Awaiting Protest in the Arab Street (Al-Hayat Al-Jadidah, Palestinian Territories)
Is that a Bundle of Racism under the Bigot Tree?
Of course not. (To hear them tell it.) "Genuine conservative Southern belle" I refer you to the protagonist of the earlier, enthralling posting "You Don’t Have to be a Racist to be a Bigot (Although it Helps) " [28 April 2011], Sister Toldjah ("Genuine conservative Southern belle born in the wrong era. Soundly refuting liberals online since 2000"). One assumes the right … [Read more...] about Is that a Bundle of Racism under the Bigot Tree?
Gay Soldier Comes Out To Dad
This is one of the most touching videos I've seen during the DADT repeal For some time a soldier has been posting videos discussing his being gay and his feelings on DADT. Up until now the videos have blocked his face. But after the repeal, he posted one with his face, in which he called his father and came out to him. The agonizing moment where he asks "Do You … [Read more...] about Gay Soldier Comes Out To Dad
A Tale of Two Species
Elizabeth Warren, 62 and Michele Bachmann, 55 are American women of the same generation, but they live on different planets. As Bachmann grows more desperate in the GOP race to fire up the fringe of the Tea Party, Warren emerges in Massachusetts to remind Americans of their traditional values. “If there was any election when we conservatives don’t settle,” Bachmann warns … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Species
Kim Delaney’s National Constitution Center Speech Debacle (UPDATED)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The feisty Philadelphia Daily News, which bills itself as "The People's Paper" has as its headline a story that's creating quite a buzz in the old and new news and celebrity gossip media. "MELTDOWN WHAT HAPPENED WITH KIM DELANEY?" the tabloid's front page screams with the headline letters against a photo of the "Army Wives" star at a microphone. It's … [Read more...] about Kim Delaney’s National Constitution Center Speech Debacle (UPDATED)
Quote of the Day: Talk Radio Polarization and America’s Donut Politics (a Hole in the Middle)
Independent-minded talk radio host and Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Michael Smerconish gives us our political Quote of the Day -- on something I have long contended: that the growth of talk radio which has turned politics into verbal professional wrestling and big bucks entertainment has damaged America's political landscape by accentuating the left/right and … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Talk Radio Polarization and America’s Donut Politics (a Hole in the Middle)
Trickle-Up Economics (Guest Voice)
Trickle-Up Economics Raging Moderate, by Will Durst It's all a dance, really. A Democratic president summons the gumption to call for higher taxes on the rich and Republicans cry like third graders having their ice cream taken away and given to the neighbor's dog. Invoking the hoariest of chestnuts -- that oldie but goodie -- as predictable as mushy, green grapes in a fruit … [Read more...] about Trickle-Up Economics (Guest Voice)
To Kill a Mockingbird
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TWO Reports: New Jersey’s Chris Christie Reconsiders Announcing for President (UPDATE 2)
I don't normally readjust my expectations based on a NewsMax article, but I do believe this one has validity: according to the conservative website NewsMax.com, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is seriously reconsidering issuing a "NEVER MIND!" on his previous refusal to run for President and could well jump into the GOP's frayed Republican nomination fray: UPDATE: This story … [Read more...] about TWO Reports: New Jersey’s Chris Christie Reconsiders Announcing for President (UPDATE 2)