Hair Raising by Peter Funt If you happened to see a column I wrote in The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, you might have been mildly amused by my treatise: the winner in presidential elections is often the guy with the best haircut. However, if you saw me doing this same hair piece on the Fox News Channel, you probably figured I was some kind of crazed political … [Read more...] about Hair Raising (Guest Voice)
We Deserve Better, or Do We? (Guest Voice)
We Deserve Better, or Do We? by Robert Levine In our general elections, those who go to the polls are faced with stark choices the party primaries have imposed upon them. The candidates who have emerged tend to be more to the extremes of the political spectrum, reflecting the beliefs of those who selected them. This means that moderate voters are forced to pick candidates … [Read more...] about We Deserve Better, or Do We? (Guest Voice)
Ron Paul: Who Needs FEMA?
Here's yet another example of Ron Paul taking a stand that will prevent him from expanding his electoral base, even though he can fund raise and has loyal, dedicated supporters. Right in the middle of concern about Hurricane Irene he suggests there's no use for FEMA: With Hurricane Irene bearing down on the East Coast and taking direct aim at America’s biggest city, who … [Read more...] about Ron Paul: Who Needs FEMA?
Couples In Bed Now More Likely to Get a Computer Virus
Couples in bed now apparently are more likely to get a computer virus than a sexual one. The reason: they seem more interested in their laptops than each other. (We always KNEW TMV was irresistible): Couples are spending more time looking at their laptops in the bedroom than they do looking at each other. More and more people are putting their relationships at risk by … [Read more...] about Couples In Bed Now More Likely to Get a Computer Virus
From Martin Luther King’s Dream to Eric Cantor’s Obsession
In this era of human folly, the natural world conspires to offer a contrast between what can happen to individuals after “All men are created equal.” As Hurricane Irene postpones a tribute to a great figure of the last century, the dedication of the Martin Luther King Memorial in Washington, the aftermath of this week’s earthquake brings forward one of this century’s … [Read more...] about From Martin Luther King’s Dream to Eric Cantor’s Obsession
Hurricane Irene Has Landed But Not As Powerful (Yet) As Feared
Hurricane Irene, the storm that sparked fears of a doomsday scenario playing out in New York City and that led to the evacuation of some 2.5 million New Yorkers from the potentially dangerous hurricane damage areas, has punched into North Carolina -- but not as strongly as feared. But even so: it remains potentially deadly, extremely dangeroius and can still be catastrophic … [Read more...] about Hurricane Irene Has Landed But Not As Powerful (Yet) As Feared
The Irene Mistake
I am a climate change believer and I think that CO2 emissions are in part responsible. I also have a great deal of respect for Bill McKibben. But this is a mistake: Irene’s got a middle name, and it’s Global Warming,” environmental activist Bill McKibben wrote Thursday night in The Daily Beast. He argued that this year’s hot Atlantic Ocean temperatures and active spree of … [Read more...] about The Irene Mistake
Michele Bachmann Would Consider Lowering the Minimum Wage
Every day you see something that makes you wonder: are some of the current crop of Republican conservatives engaged more in a race to obliterate any semblance of George W. Bush's "compassionate conservatism" more than they are in a race to try and win the White House? That has to be it. Otherwise, why would Michele Bachmann say something like this at a time when so many people … [Read more...] about Michele Bachmann Would Consider Lowering the Minimum Wage
Shut Down!
AP, via the AJC of all places, 'What am I going to do?' NYC subways ordered shut. The subways are shutting down??? This has never happened before. (For a storm, that is. The subway system did shut down after 9/11 and for a 2005 strike.) But that's not all. John F. Kennedy International, Newark Liberty International and LaGuardia airports are shutting down and NYC Mayor … [Read more...] about Shut Down!
DC Disasters
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Almost Like Anthony Weiner (But a Bit Lower)
You really have to wonder: what the heck is going on with these politicians? You'd think they'd learn after the Anthony Weiner Twitter fiasco. The irony with Democrat Weiner was he was doing something involved with last name. So that must mean that this Republican's name should be Robert Rectum. What a) is their water, b)are they smoking c)are they drinking d)are they thinking? … [Read more...] about Almost Like Anthony Weiner (But a Bit Lower)
The Hunt for Gaddafi Continues
This is a continuation of and update to “Where is Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi?” It now looks like it may be more than just "a few days" before the deposed dictator is caught or killed as the fighting moves to Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte. [Note the spelling change for Gaddafi] The BBC reports: British Tornado jets fired precision-guided missiles at a large bunker in … [Read more...] about The Hunt for Gaddafi Continues
High Time for American Intervention in Libya
Guest post by Ali Ezzatyar The colonel's departure has come to pass. His defiant radio broadcasts are relics of a foregone dictator in denial. As the National Transitional Council marches on Tripoli this week, the Arab Spring turned Arab Summer will establish its third concrete instance of regime change. But after a hard fought and messy victory, what comes next? Whatever … [Read more...] about High Time for American Intervention in Libya
Hurricane Irene, Eric Cantor, and the Republican Hostage-Taking Politics of Disaster Relief
Hurricane Irene, currently a Category 3 slamming the Bahamas, is heading directly for the U.S. It is expected to make landfall in North Carolina on Saturday: Airline flights and events were canceled or postponed in advance of Hurricane Irene, a dangerous storm that is expected to bring widespread damage, power outages and flooding from North Carolina to New England. A … [Read more...] about Hurricane Irene, Eric Cantor, and the Republican Hostage-Taking Politics of Disaster Relief
Gaddafi’s Condoleeza Rice Obession
Another GREAT video animation by Taiwan's Next Media Animation: this time on Libyan (former) strongman Gaddafi's Condoleeza Rice obession. Due to a scene that is slightly R rated we will send you to THIS LINK rather than post it on TMV itself. (NMA does great work and pumps out videos in a timely fashion so they're ripped from the headlines). … [Read more...] about Gaddafi’s Condoleeza Rice Obession
(Update IV: VIDEO added) Hurricane Irene: Plan For The Worst, Expect The Best THE LATEST: Two Million Evacuated So Far
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is being updated once or twice more tonight. A newer post on the storm will appear Saturday. The latest news at 6:50 pst: Two million have been evacuated to escape possible dnger from swiftly-approaching Hurricane Irene so far: Hurricane Irene caused extraordinary disruption Friday as it zeroed in for a catastrophic run up the Eastern Seaboard. More … [Read more...] about (Update IV: VIDEO added) Hurricane Irene: Plan For The Worst, Expect The Best THE LATEST: Two Million Evacuated So Far
A Time for Bush Nostalgia
Dick Cheney is back with snarling memoirs. Libyan rebels find a Qaddafi picture trove of “my darling African woman,” Condoleeza Rice. And Karl Rove, desperate to head off the hated Rick Perry, in his scramble to find a candidate to stop him, should be turning to Jeb Bush any day now. What the patriarch of the clan, George H. W., called “Bush fatigue” only three years ago may … [Read more...] about A Time for Bush Nostalgia
‘I Have A Dream’: Reflecting On The Greatest Speech In American History
Forty-eight years ago this Sunday and in weather far more auspicious than the hurricane-driven winds and rain expected to lash the nation's capital, the 34-year-old son of a Georgia preacher, his back to the Lincoln Memorial, delivered a 17-minute speech to 200,000 people gathered around the Reflecting Pool that was not just the defining moment of the civil rights movement but … [Read more...] about ‘I Have A Dream’: Reflecting On The Greatest Speech In American History
Fracking, The DC Earthquake and Unclean Water
I'm the first to remind folks that correlation isn't causation, but the rise in earthquakes after oil companies use contemporary hydraulic fracturing methods (fracking) to extract oil, natural gas and coal seam gas is giving me pause. Add to that the nature of the beast (millions of gallons of "mystery liquids") and it seems to me that re-examination of current law and … [Read more...] about Fracking, The DC Earthquake and Unclean Water
Bachmann’s Silence and the Waterloo Murder of a Gay Teen (Guest Voice)
Bachmann's Silence and the Waterloo Murder of a Gay Teen by Karl Frisch Earlier this summer, Michele Bachmann took to an outdoor podium in front of her "friends and family" and entered the race for President telling those assembled, "It's great to be in Iowa and even better to be in Waterloo where I was born." The fact that Bachmann was born in Waterloo has become … [Read more...] about Bachmann’s Silence and the Waterloo Murder of a Gay Teen (Guest Voice)