Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall, you've probably heard, posted some rather interesting tweets on the killing of Osama bin Laden. I wrote about them on Wednesday, defending Mendenhall but not excusing a couple of the more inexcusable tweets. Presenting himself as a 9/11 Truther? Not so good. Seeming to be an Osama apologist? Also not so good. But … [Read more...] about Defending Rashard Mendenhall
Reality Note: “A Job” Is Not The Same As a Good Job
The April employment numbers from the government came out today, and Wall Street is rejoicing. According to government figures, 244,000 new jobs were added to employment rolls last month. Sound good? Maybe not. The largest number of these new jobs (57,000) were in the retail sector, traditionally low-paid, few benefits employment. And then there's the McDonald's factor. … [Read more...] about Reality Note: “A Job” Is Not The Same As a Good Job
Late Night Comedians on the Osama bin Laden Killing
As expected, late night comedians have had a field day with the killing of Osama bin Laden, using it as a jumping off point for other political zingers. They've been generating a ton of jokes. Here's a cross section of them: "The news of bin Laden's death interrupted this week's episode of 'Celebrity Apprentice.' Which begs the question, how do we kill bin Laden again … [Read more...] about Late Night Comedians on the Osama bin Laden Killing
THIS JUST IN: If Voters Had to Choose Between Trump and Palin
THIS JUST IN from investigative journalist Andy Borowitz: Poll: Given Choice Between Palin and Trump, Most Voters Choose Suicide Survey Spells Trouble for GOP, Pollster Says NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) – A new survey of likely voters indicates that in a hypothetical match-up between former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and billionaire Donald Trump, a majority would … [Read more...] about THIS JUST IN: If Voters Had to Choose Between Trump and Palin
Bin Laden Was Confined to Two Rooms in Compound for Five Years
New info from Osama bin Laden's wives indicates he was so fearful of being found that he lived in two rooms in the compound for five years. The CIA's operation included surveillance from a nearby house -- hiding the CIA from bin Laden & Associates and from the Pakistanis (who many now believe were in fact "associates"): … [Read more...] about Bin Laden Was Confined to Two Rooms in Compound for Five Years
Rep. Ron Paul at GOP Debate Says He’d Go Along With Legalization of Heroin
Rep. Ron Paul again showed why he is so popular among his supporters: he even got applause in South Carolina for basically saying, yes, let heroin be legalized as well. Two things: a)that is a first for a GOP primary debate (it has never been said by a candidate in a Democratic party debate) and b)if he ever got the nomination this statement would instantly doom his candidacy … [Read more...] about Rep. Ron Paul at GOP Debate Says He’d Go Along With Legalization of Heroin
Al Qaeda Confirms It: Web Statement Says Osama bin Laden Killed and Promises Revenge
A statement reportedly posted on an Al Qaeda website now confirms it: terrorist CEO Osama bin Laden has been killed. The statement warns that American's happiness will soon turn "to tears." The news is now breaking on infooutlets everywhere. Here's some of The Huffington Post's report: Al-Qaida on Friday confirmed the killing of Osama bin Laden and warned of retaliation, … [Read more...] about Al Qaeda Confirms It: Web Statement Says Osama bin Laden Killed and Promises Revenge
Signs Donald Trump Has Seriously Damaged His Brand: Poll Numbers and Ratings Drop
It now turns out that Donald Trump may indeed be someone who is studied in college for years. Not as a politician but as an example of a CEO who destroyed his own brand. As The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder points out, the predictable has now happened: his poll numbers are seemingly going faster than New York seniors to Florida in wintertime and his TV show ratings are nose diving, … [Read more...] about Signs Donald Trump Has Seriously Damaged His Brand: Poll Numbers and Ratings Drop
This Post Is About Penises
Not just any penises, mind you, but an effort by the nanny staters of San Francisco to ban male circumcision. These activists call circumcision "male genital mutilation." They point out that it is extremely painful, although I can't personally speak to that because it has been over 64 years since I was snipped. They also believe that circumcision is a breach of human rights … [Read more...] about This Post Is About Penises
Giant-Killer and One-Eyed Wonder
An observer still high on sedation (cataract surgery) opens an eye to the sights flashing by on a glowing rectangle in the room: President Obama is at Ground Zero, a hero, not for his efforts to save the most vulnerable Americans from Republican deficit slashers, but for killing one old man, the nation's symbolic dragon for a decade. In Washington, a beaming … [Read more...] about Giant-Killer and One-Eyed Wonder
Obama Haters (Cartoon)
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Denial is not a River
We have gotten use to peak resources denial from the plutocrats of the Republican party and the people of the western world who simply can't imagine a world without growth. But we have this from the United Nations: The population of the world, long expected to stabilize just above 9 billion in the middle of the century, will instead keep growing and may hit 10.1 billion by … [Read more...] about Denial is not a River
Raid on bin Laden Compound Exposes Pakistan’s ‘Unnerving Vulnerability’ (The Frontier Post, Pakistan)
One of the many articles we've posted from Pakistan over the last few days is this editorial from the Frontier Post. After the U.S. raid into Pakistani territory to grab and/or kill Osama bin Laden, it seems that people there are simultaneously angry at the U.S. for coming unannounced and uninvited, and at Pakistan's military and intelligence services for not stopping the U.S. … [Read more...] about Raid on bin Laden Compound Exposes Pakistan’s ‘Unnerving Vulnerability’ (The Frontier Post, Pakistan)
More Details on the end of Osama bin Laden
More info is coming out on the end of Osama bin Laden's life via intriguging reports from NBC and Fox News. One fact: there was no long firefight and most fire came from the Navy Seals. Here's the NBC report complete with graphics: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Fox News has a source saying bin Laden acted "cowardly" -- shoving … [Read more...] about More Details on the end of Osama bin Laden
Information from bin Laden Computers: Al Qaeda Had Considered 9/11 Attack on Train
Some of the initial info has started to leak out from what some experts have called the "treasure trove" of materialized seized at the compound of Osama bin Laden, who was killed by Navy Seals an a successful bid by the administration and intelligence services to end the terrorist CEO's career: Al-Qaida considered attacking U.S. trains on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 … [Read more...] about Information from bin Laden Computers: Al Qaeda Had Considered 9/11 Attack on Train
A Bragger (Cartoon)
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Bin-Laden Photo (Cartoon)
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Donald Trump Will Not be at the Indianapolis 500 to Spend More Time With His…Business
We noted HERE about how there was a strong move to dump Donald Trump from the Indianapolis 500 due to altering his brand so that his trademark isn't his comb-ober or "you're fired" but demands for birth certificates and claims that Barack Obama got into college due to affirmative action. Now it turns out he won't go after all. He needs to spend more time with his family … [Read more...] about Donald Trump Will Not be at the Indianapolis 500 to Spend More Time With His…Business
A Bittersweet Moment Today At Ground Zero
While the 9/11 attacks should never been used for political ends, the Republicans have shamelessly done just that. Over and over and over. This took some chutzpah because the attacks might have not happened in the first place if George Bush didn't have his head where the sun didn't shine, Dick Cheney, who was the de facto national security adviser, didn't ignore warnings … [Read more...] about A Bittersweet Moment Today At Ground Zero
CUNY Rescinds Award to Tony Kushner Because He Criticized Israel
Let me get one thing out of the way first: Obviously, the City University of New York has the legal right to give an award, deny an award, or rescind any award to anyone they please. But that does not make it right that a critically acclaimed playwright cannot criticize Israel's policies toward Palestinians without forfeiting an honorary degree he was about to receive based … [Read more...] about CUNY Rescinds Award to Tony Kushner Because He Criticized Israel