Never let it be said that people who have grievances against Barack Obama because he won't talk their talk and walk their walk are white progressives. There's eminent black scholar Cornel West, who calls the president a "a black mascot of Wall Street oligarchs and a black puppet of corporate plutocrats. And now he has become head of the American killing machine and is … [Read more...] about Cornel West’s Cheap Shot At Barack Obama
Are Perp Walks Legal, Let Alone Constitutional?
AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS PERP WALK As scandals go in France, a nation seemingly lubricated by them, the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn on charges that he tried to rape a New York hotel chambermaid is enormous. The International Monetary Fund chief was widely considered to have a shot at replacing President Nicholas Sarkozy next year. And although he has a … [Read more...] about Are Perp Walks Legal, Let Alone Constitutional?
Supreme Court Expands Warrantless Entry For Police (Kentucky v. King)
The factual backdrop for this case comes from a Lexington, Kentucky drug operation. Officers observed a drug deal go down and tracked the dealer to an apartment complex. When the police team arrived, they were unsure which of two apartments the suspected dealer had entered, the one on the left or the one on the right. Turns out it was the one on the right. When officers … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Expands Warrantless Entry For Police (Kentucky v. King)
Head Of IMF Arrested (Cartoon)
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China’s Fading Labor Arbitrage
I have made it clear that I'm not bullish on China. The increasing cost of transportation will make it dificult to economically make Walmart fodder in China and ship it back to the US. We have already seen it the steel industry where both US and Mexican steel makers are doing very well. The Economist points out another problem for China - Fading Labor Arbitrage. “WHEN … [Read more...] about China’s Fading Labor Arbitrage
Whatever Happened to the Iran Project?
Guest post by Ali Ezzatyar Ali Ezzatyar is a journalist and American attorney practising in Paris, France. His beard is long and grey; he is reputed for living a rather simple life, but Israel's prime minister recently called him the greatest threat to the world. He is the Supreme Leader of Iran. As attention remains focused on Abbottabad, Iran's nuclear program … [Read more...] about Whatever Happened to the Iran Project?
Iowa Voter Tells Newt Gingrich ‘Get Out Now’
WASHINGTON - Newt Gingrich's debut as a presidential candidate on "Meet the Press" exploded quickly. The video above began his dig out. But he's got bigger problems than simply ticking off the anti-mandate, Paul Ryan Tea Partiers. His greeting in Iowa foreshadows a very short walk into oblivion. As he was getting ready to leave a speaking engagement Dubuque resident … [Read more...] about Iowa Voter Tells Newt Gingrich ‘Get Out Now’
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Rendition Case (Mohamed v. Jeppersen)
Five men claim they were subjected to extraordinary rendition, taken to a foreign country where they were imprisoned as suspected terrorists. Two of them remain in foreign jails in Morocco and Egypt. In a civil lawsuit the five brought a claim against Jeppersen Dataplan, a subsidiary of Boeing. They allege that Jeppersen Dataplan, acting in concert with the CIA, was … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Won’t Hear Rendition Case (Mohamed v. Jeppersen)
I’ll Have A Side Order Of Irony, Please
President Obama's approval ratings have already started to go down again. We're so fickle. Basically, we're saying, who have you shot for us lately? ~ JIMMY KIMMEL We live in times that are grim in so many respects and have to abide politicians who are so awful in so many respects that the irony of Donald Trump's presidential crash-and-burn is deeply satisfying. … [Read more...] about I’ll Have A Side Order Of Irony, Please
Donald Trump – Profile in Absurdity
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Schwarzenegger Love Child Scandal Revealed
The LATimes broke the story overnight: Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, separated after she learned he had fathered a child more than a decade ago — before his first run for office — with a longtime member of their household staff. Shriver moved out of the family's Brentwood mansion earlier this year, after Schwarzenegger … [Read more...] about Schwarzenegger Love Child Scandal Revealed
Was John P. Wheeler Murdered? That Now Seems To Be Increasingly Likely
Wheeler's widow is handed flag at Arlington inurnment on April 29 It has been going on five months since the battered corpse of defense consultant John P. Wheeler fell from a trash truck at a northern Delaware landfill, and if anything the mystery surrounding his death has deepened. As dead guys go, Jack Wheeler would not seem to be the kind of person who would … [Read more...] about Was John P. Wheeler Murdered? That Now Seems To Be Increasingly Likely
Endings: Trump Bluff, French Kissoff
Two presidential campaigns crash in one day. The Donald folds a flirtation with the 2012 Republican nomination after weeks of pasting his name over the news, as always leaving onlookers wondering what it was all about beyond enhancing the brand. In a nearby posh Manhattan hotel, a contender for next year’s French presidency flames out in more traditional fashion, with a … [Read more...] about Endings: Trump Bluff, French Kissoff
The bin Laden News Trove (Guest Voice)
The bin Laden News Trove by Peter Funt The news nuggets just keep on coming in the Osama bin Laden story, even as we wait patiently for the movie and the inevitable HBO documentary. For instance, we learned that the most wanted man in the world apparently dyed his beard – not as a disguise, but to look better on YouTube. We also discovered that bad guys live in … [Read more...] about The bin Laden News Trove (Guest Voice)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn (Cartoon)
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Mitch Daniels is not your guy
I guess the GOP primary nomination race is really hotting up right now. I got the shock of my life yesterday when I heard that Donald Trump wasn't running (but he managed to again plug Celebrity Apprentice). Huckabee also took a bow out of the race, preferring to take the Anti-Reagan root and stay in show business. 18 months until the election and the news regarding the … [Read more...] about Mitch Daniels is not your guy
Winklevoss Twins Lose, Again, No One Cares
A federal appeals court today declined to review a legal challenge from Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who say that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg stole their idea. NY Mag, Even Federal-Appeals Courts Are Over the Winklevii’s Facebook Suit. NYTimes Bits, "it is hard for anyone to feel too bad about their failure. The settlement they signed with Facebook in 2008 is now … [Read more...] about Winklevoss Twins Lose, Again, No One Cares
With bin Laden’s Killing, the Americans have Denied Germans a ‘Happy Ending’ (Die Welt, Germany)
If German Special Forces had been the ones to whisk Osama bin Laden from Pakistan - could Germany have reformed him, turning him into a model German citizen? In this tongue-in-cheek skewering of German liberalism, Die Welt columnist Gideon Boss writes that because of those 'Mickey Mouse' Americans, we will never know. For Die Welt, Gideon Boss writes in part: One might … [Read more...] about With bin Laden’s Killing, the Americans have Denied Germans a ‘Happy Ending’ (Die Welt, Germany)
The ‘Core Rate’ Way to Gauge Inflation Is Even Crazier than You Think
Pretty much everyone but wall street and government economists now understands that the Fed is using a so-called 'core rate' measure of inflation to understate inflation's true size, and doing so in order to keep from being forced to halt its low-rate, money printing, pump priming policies. What's not generally understood, however, is how utterly warped and inherently deceptive … [Read more...] about The ‘Core Rate’ Way to Gauge Inflation Is Even Crazier than You Think
MERCI BEAUCOUP – DOMINIQUE!!
With all the recent depressing and relatively boring news on both the international and domestic fronts, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director “the great seducer” Dominique Strauss-Kahn (DSK) was arrested this weekend and continues to be held by New York City Police on various sexual charges arising out of an encounter gone bad in a $3,000-a-night hotel suite. The … [Read more...] about MERCI BEAUCOUP – DOMINIQUE!!