The day of cards, candy and phone calls restores the debate over the most-analyzed figure in American society--Mom--and recalls my intense relationship with Feminism's "Mother of Us All"--Betty Friedan. In early 1957, as a free-lance writer, she suggested an idea: At her fifteenth college reunion, she would pass out a questionnaire asking classmates how they felt about their … [Read more...] about Mom
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Osama bin Laden Reads His Last Will and Testament (SNL VIDEO)
Osama bin Laden reads his last will and testament...on Saturday Night Live, that is: … [Read more...] about Osama bin Laden Reads His Last Will and Testament (SNL VIDEO)
Mother’s Day (Cartoon)
This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Mother’s Day (Cartoon)
Another birth-certificate
So, Bobby Jindal preempted any birther-type controversy by releasing his birth certificate just in case he finds himself campaigning for higher office in the near future. This examples the sad state of affairs American politics finds itself in. The very fact that President Obama had to prove that he was born in America, simply because a loud group of racists, fronted by … [Read more...] about Another birth-certificate
Me & My Mom
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware -- 1949 … [Read more...] about Me & My Mom
Mother’s Day Began as A Plea for Peace: May All Mothers Deployed and All Mothers on the Homefront Be Blessed Always
The collective unconscous remembers everything that modern culture has forgotten and covered over. So here, let us go behind the Hallmark card displays, where there is a little door, and entering through, we find ourselves in a muddy field where the land has been fed by boys’ blood and the bloodshed of citizens. And, just this then whilst standing here on this field meant to … [Read more...] about Mother’s Day Began as A Plea for Peace: May All Mothers Deployed and All Mothers on the Homefront Be Blessed Always
Mother’s Day
This is me and my mother 63 years ago. Then she took care of me now I gladly take care of her. She is 88 years old. She cooked, cleaned and looked out for my every need for 20 years. She was always there to support me. She let me help even though it would have been easier if I didn't. I now do the same for her. My way of saying thank you Mom. … [Read more...] about Mother’s Day
Happy Mothers Day
A collection of cartoons to celebrate the amazing being that is a Mom. Dedicated to all the Moms out there, and most especially to my own. … [Read more...] about Happy Mothers Day
Osama Now Being Licked by the ‘Hottest Flames in Hell’ (Al-Seyassah, Kuwait)
Is the death of Osama bin Laden the beginning of the end of al-Qaeda? Ahmad Abdal Aziz Al Jarallah, editor and chief of Kuwait's Al-Seyassah, writes that the terror group is about to disintegrate, and its members will soon face justice, if not in this world, then the next. For Al-Seyassah, Ahmad Abdal Aziz Al Jarallah writes in part: The world breathed a sigh of relief at … [Read more...] about Osama Now Being Licked by the ‘Hottest Flames in Hell’ (Al-Seyassah, Kuwait)
Bin Laden Aftermath: Pressure Waiting to Explode
Osama bin Laden’s elimination though truly welcome is feeding new pressure for conflict between Pakistan and India. That would greatly complicate President Barack Obama’s efforts to drawn down US troops from Afghanistan starting July. A visit to India and reports from Pakistan give reason for concern. It is quite likely that Pakistan will engineer a terrorist attack within … [Read more...] about Bin Laden Aftermath: Pressure Waiting to Explode
Osama’s Death Photo: ‘The Impossible Truth’ (Les Dernieres Nouvelles d’Alsace, France)
Is it wrong for the United States to keep the last photograph of Osama bin Laden to itself? Olivier Picard of France's Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace writes that compared to the state interests of America and its allies, the desire of people around the world to see it, in the words of Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca, amount to little more than a hill of beans. For Les … [Read more...] about Osama’s Death Photo: ‘The Impossible Truth’ (Les Dernieres Nouvelles d’Alsace, France)
Pentagon Releases Videos of Private Osama bin Laden Seized During Killing (VIDEOS)
More info from the "historic..generational...treasure trove" as ABC puts it of materials seized when terrorist chief Osama bin Laden was killed is coming out: the Pentagon has released five videos. Some show Osama bin Laden watching himself on video. Here are the three parts from the ABC news report: Part I shows him delivering a message with his beard dyed and watching … [Read more...] about Pentagon Releases Videos of Private Osama bin Laden Seized During Killing (VIDEOS)
Quote of the Day: Michael Moore Plays the “You Must Hate America” Card
Our political Quote of the Day comes from filmmaker Michael Moore who sparks a great sense of deja vu when you read his quote: A guest on Piers Morgan Tonight, Moore contrasted the assassination with the post-World War II Nuremburg trials. He claimed that America then, unlike now, put itself above the level of its enemies by trying their leaders instead of simply executing … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Michael Moore Plays the “You Must Hate America” Card
US Forces Find Al Qaeda “Playbook” Among Captured Osama bin Laden “Treasure Trove”
Difficult days may be ahead for the terrorism group Al Qaeda, even as it gets ready to name a new CEO: U.S. forces are finding intelligence gold in the "treasure trove" of documents found when Navy Seals killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, ABC News reports: U.S. intelligence is now in possession of a veritable "playbook" of al Qaeda operations -- from potential terror … [Read more...] about US Forces Find Al Qaeda “Playbook” Among Captured Osama bin Laden “Treasure Trove”
Obama’s alternative Usama speech
There have been some great spoofs of Obama in the past and this impersonator, Alphacat has been responsible for a good chunk of them. This new video has to be one of his best yet - an alternative to the speech he gave announcing the death of Usama. Enjoy. … [Read more...] about Obama’s alternative Usama speech
Race Over Party ?
That is what one writer suggests is happening in Missouri. I'm sure there is a more complex political story here but it does seem odd that Democrats in the state legislature would vote to approve a plan that costs the Democrats a house seat. … [Read more...] about Race Over Party ?
Quote of the Day: When Political Bloggers Misrepresent Reported Facts to Fit Their Political Narratives
Our political quote of the day comes from ABC's Jake Tapper who watched a little Tweet he did being distorted and twisted for partisan purposes by some conservative bloggers. His Tweet: Bloggers who created a lie about the flag based on my innocuous tweet: please feel free to unfollow. don’t want my facts to become your lies. For background on this read THIS POST. … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: When Political Bloggers Misrepresent Reported Facts to Fit Their Political Narratives
The Scramble to Create Negative Political Narratives about Obama
The scramble is on..and here is the LATEST. It has already been debunked but by the way it quickly spread it shows you how this process works. Who cares about facts? And an extensive look at what occurs is HERE. This latest "scandal" is a further illustration about how American politics now deals with issues almost as side issues. The real concern of partisans is to get … [Read more...] about The Scramble to Create Negative Political Narratives about Obama
Was bin Laden Betrayed by Internal Al Qaeda “Office Politics” Plot?
As speculation continues to swirl on the exact details of how Osama bin Laden was tracked down, Great Britain's The Daily Mail has a report suggesting bin Laden was in effect betrayed by a version of terrorist organization office politics: betrayed by Al Qaeda's Egypt branch in a power struggle between the group's Saudi Arabian and Egypt branches so they could get him out of … [Read more...] about Was bin Laden Betrayed by Internal Al Qaeda “Office Politics” Plot?
Obama Quiets Right-Wing Witch Hunters’ … for Now (Excelsior, Mexico)
Our nation by nation look at the end of Osama bin Laden continues in Mexico. Just like many people in the United States, people in other nations are wondering if the operation to eliminate Osama bin Laden will weaken the right-wing onslaught against President Obama. For Mexico's Excelsior, political analyst Jose Luis Valdes Ugalde writes that the U.S. right-wing attack … [Read more...] about Obama Quiets Right-Wing Witch Hunters’ … for Now (Excelsior, Mexico)