Will Huckabee run? Well he answered that question tonight. Mike Huckabee may be a bit of a buffoon but he's not a bad guy. For the first time in his life he's making some good money. Before his presidential run in 2008 he had been a Baptist preacher and the governor of Arkansas neither one of which is a high paying position. He now has a million plus dollar a year gig on … [Read more...] about Huckabee
Nothing To See Here
If you get all of your news from the corporate media in the US you would think that the nuclear disaster at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station was over. You have to look very hard to find a story at all. In reality the nuclear accident that couldn't happen is much worse. In a development that is likely to delay efforts to bring the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power … [Read more...] about Nothing To See Here
Osama bin Laden’s Porn Titles
THIS JUST IN: Osama bin Laden's porn titles. … [Read more...] about Osama bin Laden’s Porn Titles
America’s Romantic Economic View of the European Lifestyle (Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland)
For Americans who yearn for life in Europe, with its more generous social safety net and strict rules for firing employees, columnist Andrzej Lubowski of Poland's Gazeta Wyborcza has some disheartening news: the idyllic lifestyle Europeans have come to expect is in its death throes. For Gazeta Wyborcza, Andrzej Lubowski writes in part: "There is nothing more enjoyable … [Read more...] about America’s Romantic Economic View of the European Lifestyle (Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland)
Roswell Extraterrestrials Were ‘Plane Full of Alienlike Children Sent by Stalin’
The 1947 Roswell Incident, allegedly the crash of an extra-terrestrial spacecraft filled with alien occupants, caused intense controversy and spawned conspiracy theories by the score. Now comes a stranger-than-conspiracy-fiction explanation: Area 51, the new book by Annie Jacobsen...puts forward the theory that Stalin was inspired by Orson Wells’s famous radio adaptation of … [Read more...] about Roswell Extraterrestrials Were ‘Plane Full of Alienlike Children Sent by Stalin’
The Palestine Papers
Yesterday, I noted the ironic metaphor contained in the comments of the Palestinian and Israeli responses to George Mitchell's resignation. In the first of two paragraphs I quoted from the New York Times account of that resignation, Fatah's senior foreign affairs person blamed Israeli intransigence for the failure of peace talks, and in the second, a spokesperson for Israel's … [Read more...] about The Palestine Papers
Christian Sex? A Question of Intimacy.
I once heard about a Texas reverend who asked his mega church congregation to participate in a seven day sex challenge. All married members of his church were admonished to have sex with their marriage partner for seven consecutive days. The pastor kicked off this copulation crusade by bringing a bed on stage and preaching a message on the virtues of married sex. The … [Read more...] about Christian Sex? A Question of Intimacy.
Why an Escalation in Libya is the Only Rational Course (Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Germany)
Is NATO making a mistake by maintaining a stalemate between Libyan despot Mohammar Qaddafi and the insurgents seeking to topple his 40-year-old regime? For Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung, columnist Stefan Kornelius writes that unless NATO is willing to accept a continuation of Qaddafi's rule or a fruitless continuation of currect circumstances, it should start setting up … [Read more...] about Why an Escalation in Libya is the Only Rational Course (Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Germany)
Will Mike Huckabee Run for President? We Get an Intriguing Hint
Is Mike Huckabee about to shatter the emerging conventional wisdom that he won't want to run for President but would rather stay and make money at Fox News and with his new video production company? You can take THIS memo to his inner circle any way. But it sounds to me that he is going to make the leap. … [Read more...] about Will Mike Huckabee Run for President? We Get an Intriguing Hint
Pakistan’s Spy Chief Says He Knows Nothing About Any Pakistan Links to Militant Groups Links
The big question about Osama bin Laden lingers: was he living in the residential area of Abbottabad close to Pakistan's West Point due to some links between Pakistan bigwigs to terrorist groups? Or was it simply a matter of not knowing -- in other words incompetence. The answer: Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha, Pakistan's equivilent of the head of the CIA, is without saying it … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s Spy Chief Says He Knows Nothing About Any Pakistan Links to Militant Groups Links
Disney Trademarks “Seal Team Six”
No, the following is not one of my wisecracks on my Twitter account, it is not from the wonderful Borowitz Report and it is not from The Onion. It's true. Disney has trademarked Seal Team Six: In a perfect example of a big media company looking to capitalize on current events, The Walt Disney Company has trademarked “Seal Team 6,” which also happens to be the name of the … [Read more...] about Disney Trademarks “Seal Team Six”
It’s Getting Oh So Nasty in New York’s 26th District: A Real Fight
In New York's District 26 ex-Republican candidate named Jack Davis running as a third-party Tea Party candidate has been trying to punch up his campaign. He may succeed but he certainly punched up a videographer (who it turned out was a staffer of the Republican's campaign): … [Read more...] about It’s Getting Oh So Nasty in New York’s 26th District: A Real Fight
Portrait of Osama (Cartoon)
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Run Newt Run (Guest Voice)
Run Newt Run Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Out of elective politics for over a decade, dithering on the sidelines like a moody Southern-fried Hamlet, Newt Gingrich jumped back into the ring announcing plans to run for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. And for every analyst and every pundit and every satirist everywhere, allow me to say: Hooray! Thank you, kind … [Read more...] about Run Newt Run (Guest Voice)
Ron Paul Would Have Voted Against the Civil Rights Act
Here's a case of the tree falling not too far from its acorn: announced Republican President candidate Ron Paul says he wouldn't have voted for the 1964 Civil Rights Act: Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) suggested Friday that he wouldn't have voted in favor of the 1964 Civil Rights Act if he were a member of Congress at the time. Paul, the libertarian Texas Republican who … [Read more...] about Ron Paul Would Have Voted Against the Civil Rights Act
Parakeet Explosion in London
It's really cheep now in London. The reason: a big explosion in the number of wild parakeets: Native to the Indian subcontinent and sub-Saharan Africa, the rose-ringed parakeet is enjoying a population explosion in many London suburbs, turning a once-exotic bird into a notorious pest that awakens children, monopolizes garden bird feeders and might even threaten British … [Read more...] about Parakeet Explosion in London
Next Step in Class Warfare
The Paul Ryan crusade (all hail Ayn Rand) takes a slight turn away from "looters and moochers" of poverty to the real villains of our time--the old leeches who hold onto life beyond their span and suck future generations dry of their heritage. The Wall Street Journal opens its paywall for an attack on "The Millionaire Retirees Next Door," those who live it up on Social … [Read more...] about Next Step in Class Warfare
Quote of the Day
Posted on Carole King's Facebook page: … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day
The Israeli-Palestinian Confllict in Two Paragraphs
The two paragraphs come at the end of the New York Times' article about George Mitchell's decision to step down from his position as U.S. envoy to the Middle East: … [Read more...] about The Israeli-Palestinian Confllict in Two Paragraphs
Pornography Stash Found in bin Laden Compound
It turns out that killed Al Qaeda terrorist chief Osama bin Laden's compound wasn't a place where people only had fantasies about murdering more Americans: A stash of pornography was found in the hideout of Osama bin Laden by the U.S. commandos who killed him, current and former U.S. officials said Friday. The pornography recovered in bin Laden's compound in … [Read more...] about Pornography Stash Found in bin Laden Compound