Oh, yes, it's racism. As someone who worked in the media, I can't imagine any publication (mainstream, that is) running a headline and photo like this. Or, for that matter, respectable conservative blogs or respectable conservative websites. It's a combo of snark and racism. A head of lettuce at Albertson's Grocery story on Carmel Mountain Road in Rancho Penasquitos would look … [Read more...] about Fox Nation’s Display of Racism
Good Klan Fun With Faux Nation
Sterling coverage by the Klanspersons at Faux Nation. Here's the headline and picture: August 05, 2011 Obama's Hip-Hop BBQ Didn't Create Jobs And, just in case you didn't get it, these n-words was p**n on the good ol' Yew Ess Ay. Check out the URL address: … [Read more...] about Good Klan Fun With Faux Nation
Quote of the Day: Worst Congress Ever?
Our Political Quote of the Day comes via MSNBC's First read about rating the current Congress, its approval ratings, and Barack Obama's polls: *** “Worst. Congress. Ever.”: A couple of weeks ago, congressional scholar Norm Ornstein dubbed this 112th Congress as the “Worst. Congress. Ever.” And after the combative and exhaustive debt debate, it appears the American public … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Worst Congress Ever?
Market Correction
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Some Straight Talk on the Debt Deal
There has been a lot---perhaps too much---written about the debt reduction bill, its potential impact and its implications---long on rhetoric, but short on facts and details. If you are as confused as I am, you may want to read the following concise and straightforward summary I just received from the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA). It is preceded … [Read more...] about Some Straight Talk on the Debt Deal
ABC: Obama at 50: Does Stress Age Us Faster (Particularly Presidents)?
ABC News offers this facscinating report on whether stress ages us faster -- focusing on how President Barack Obama and other Presidents have aged in office: … [Read more...] about ABC: Obama at 50: Does Stress Age Us Faster (Particularly Presidents)?
Republicans Should Be Embarrassed by Debt Increase Vote (Guest Voice)
Republicans Should Be Embarrassed by Debt Increase Vote by Floyd and Mary Beth Brown Washington is obsessed by picking winners and losers. But the establishment media has the story all wrong again. The Republicans, they say won this skirmish over debt. But actually Republicans displayed a total lack of commitment to their principles. The only winner in the "Budget … [Read more...] about Republicans Should Be Embarrassed by Debt Increase Vote (Guest Voice)
Tread on Me
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Jobs Report Better Than Expected: Hiring Picked Up in July
Amid a widespread fear that the July jobs report would be yet another tidbit of bad news, there is finally a (brief...small) bit of good news: the July jobs report is better than anyone expected: The job market strengthened in July, a welcome piece of good news that sharply contrasted other recent readings pointing toward an economic slowdown. Employers added 117,000 … [Read more...] about Jobs Report Better Than Expected: Hiring Picked Up in July
Why Wall Street Has the Willies
Decades ago, when I worked for one of America’s richest men, Norton Simon, he told me, “I stay out of the stock market. You could spend every hour trying to figure out what they’re thinking and still be wrong half the time.” That advice comes to mind as stocks continue to dive in the days after a “conservative victory” in the debt-ceiling fight that should have cheered up … [Read more...] about Why Wall Street Has the Willies
Shiniki’s Trike & The Lessons Of War
(PORTIONS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN AUGUST 2007) Shinichi Tetsutani loved to ride his beloved tricycle outside his house in Higashi-Hakushima-Cho, a neighborhood in the Japanese port city of Hiroshima. Shin-chan, as his family affectionately called the three-year-old, was doing just that on the morning of August 6, 1945 when there was a brilliant flash in the … [Read more...] about Shiniki’s Trike & The Lessons Of War
Remembering Fukishima
Here in the US of A we have all but forgotten the nuclear disaster in Fukishima because our own political kabuki dance is less threatening and more entertaining. But it's not forgotten in Japan and it shouldn't be here either. The reality is the situation at Fukushima Daiichi is still out of control and no one knows what's going on or what to do about it. August 3, … [Read more...] about Remembering Fukishima
8 Facts About Spending That Republicans Forgot About (Guest Voice)
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Excuse Me? Stock Market Is Down So Barack Obama Should “Resign?”
Just today I was talking by phone with some folks about how polarized, negative and toxic our political scene is -- coupled by a bad barrage of economic news which included the big Dow plunge today. And then a TMV reader send me THIS LINK with a commentator suggesting that since the stock market is down Barack Obama might think about resigning. Did I miss something? Were … [Read more...] about Excuse Me? Stock Market Is Down So Barack Obama Should “Resign?”
The Diminishing Power of Money (Die Welt, Germany)
Are we witnessing a collapse in faith in paper currency - and hence, the very social contract society is based on? For Germany's Die Welt, historian Michael Sturmer warns that unless a way is found to restore confidence in the currency, the days are numbered for democracy and the way of life we have all come to expect. For Germany's Die Welt, Michael Sturmer writes in … [Read more...] about The Diminishing Power of Money (Die Welt, Germany)
Gulp. The World’s Largest Stop-Motion Animation Set
As my Maine vacation winds down, a friend from sweltering Georgia sent me this wonderful stop-motion animation... It was shot on a beach in South Wales using 3 Nokia N8s mounted on a 118 ft crane to showcase the camera's 12 megapixel sensor and Carl Zeiss lens. Everything in it is life-size. The making of... … [Read more...] about Gulp. The World’s Largest Stop-Motion Animation Set
For World’s Sake, Obama Must ‘Provide Leadership’ on U.S. Debt (The Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan)
Now that the White House and Congressional lawmakers have agreed to raise the debt ceiling, there is considerable concern in other nations about the bipartisan "super committee" that will be charged with the next round of budget cuts. According to this editorial from the Yomiuri Shimbun, Japanese are not only concerned that the lawmakers will be unable to agree, but that … [Read more...] about For World’s Sake, Obama Must ‘Provide Leadership’ on U.S. Debt (The Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan)
Deal on U.S. Debt Ceiling Shows American ‘Strength’ (O Globo, Brazil)
Does the acrimonious process of raising the U.S. debt ceiling demonstrate the genius of the American system in action? According to this editorial from Brazil's O Globo, the deal arrived at by feuding Republicans and Democrats was a lesson for other nations - particularly Brazil - about getting ahead of debt and tax-related issues. The O Globo editorial says in … [Read more...] about Deal on U.S. Debt Ceiling Shows American ‘Strength’ (O Globo, Brazil)
The Astroturf on Lambeau Field
To understand the attack on Wisconsin, we need to perform a little "thought experiment." Take this test with me, OK? (You, too CNN.) Here, in fig. 1 is Frank Zappa: Now, who is this in fig. 2? (Take your time. Relax. Focus. Concentrate.) … [Read more...] about The Astroturf on Lambeau Field
Obama’s Unhappy Birthday
In less than three years since his election was seen as the nation’s triumph over its own history, a combination of his own shortcomings, crushing economic challenges that destabilized the electorate and residual racism has put Barack Hussein Obama in danger of becoming a one-term president. At his birth 50 years ago, his parents’ marriage was illegal in 16 states of the … [Read more...] about Obama’s Unhappy Birthday