TMZ reports that Donald Trump, in an interview with them, was upset that CBS News' Bob Schieffer said that Trump's new attempted rhetorical dump -- suggesting without using the words that Barack Obama got into Harvard Law School by affirmative action -- is racism. Trump also claimed that he's "not suggesting anything." Really? Here's Schieffer's comment: Some things … [Read more...] about Trump Upset By CBS’ Bob Schieffer Charge of Racism (UPDATED)
Fight of the Century: Keynes vs Hayek Round 2
The fight continues… A little over a year ago, I posted an amusing YouTube clip featuring a rap battle between Friedrich A. Hayek and John Maynard Keynes in which they debated the merits of the Austrian and Keynesian schools of economics. Well, they're at it again. Courtesy of John Papola and Russ Roberts of EconStories.tv, I give you Fight of the Century: Keynes vs … [Read more...] about Fight of the Century: Keynes vs Hayek Round 2
At Long Last…
The traditional media catches up to the truth: … [Read more...] about At Long Last…
Pres. Obama Rescues Donald Trump (and himself)
It did not matter that news organizations had debunked the notion that Obama was born overseas (which would have made him constitutionally ineligible for the presidency). Polls showed a startling percentage of Americans still either believed the myth or were unconvinced. - A new era of accusation and innuendo WASHINGTON - Calling out the "sideshows," then labeling the … [Read more...] about Pres. Obama Rescues Donald Trump (and himself)
Tornado Terror in the South: 248 Killed by Dozens of Tornadoes
Terror in the south.... A spate of tornadoes ripping through the south has left a trail of 248 dead and so far uncalculated property destruction. The death toll is likely to rise. Nowhere is the terrorific scene captured more graphically than in this YouTube video of part of a live TV broadcast from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The anchors show feed of a tornado cloud starting to … [Read more...] about Tornado Terror in the South: 248 Killed by Dozens of Tornadoes
Royal Wedding Hoopla (Cartoon)
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GOP Dump Trump Starts? Rand Paul Asks for Proof Trump is Republican
Is turnabout on a comb-over fair play? There have been some signs over the past few weeks -- even before his credibility was destroyed yesterday among thoughtful voters of all parties or no parties by Barack Obama producing his long form birth certificate -- that some GOPers wanted to short-circuit Donald Trump. But now Senator Rand Paul has a challenge to Trump: show us the … [Read more...] about GOP Dump Trump Starts? Rand Paul Asks for Proof Trump is Republican
Obama Is a ‘Real’ American. Now What?
When I immigrated to the United States at the young age of 18, the first and foremost thing I wanted to do was to join the armed forces of the country that had so graciously accepted me as an immigrant, My second objective was to, one day, become an American, a real American. As a “green-card-holder,” in order to be accepted into the U.S. armed forces---in order to fight, … [Read more...] about Obama Is a ‘Real’ American. Now What?
Obama Birth Certificate (Cartoon)
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Quote of the Day Part I: Cher on Twitter on Donald Trump
Our political Quote of the Day comes from Cher on Twitter, commenting on Donald Trump: "Donald Trump is a Pompous A--hole! Saw him in Aspen with one Dcup chick after another," she tweeted. "Everyone up there thought he was a complete idiot." And if that weren't biting enough, the "Believe" songstress went on in a second tweet posted shortly after. "Donald Trump (mr … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day Part I: Cher on Twitter on Donald Trump
Obama Talks About Birtherism on Oprah (VIDEO)
Barack Obama decided again to talk to an audience that may not feel whatever passes from Sean Hannity's or Rush Limbaugh's lips is The Word so he visited Oprah -- and talk about birtherism and his birther certificate's release. Here's the key excerpt from the episode that will air on May 2: … [Read more...] about Obama Talks About Birtherism on Oprah (VIDEO)
GPS Maker Sorry For Selling Customer Data
Yikes! Navigation device maker TomTom has apologized for supplying driving data collected from customers to police to use in catching speeding motorists. The data, including historical speed, has been sold to local and regional governments in the Netherlands to help police set speed traps, Dutch newspaper AD reported here, with a Google translation here. As more smartphones … [Read more...] about GPS Maker Sorry For Selling Customer Data
The Week That Never Should Have Been
We do not have time for this kind of silliness. ~ BARACK OBAMA America is slouching toward the end of what has to be the strangest -- as well as saddest -- week in memory. It was a week in which President Obama, responding to the short-form birthers who have nipped at his heals for three years, was compelled to belabor the obvious by producing his long-firm birth … [Read more...] about The Week That Never Should Have Been
Trump’s Racist Schtick from a Christian Perspective
Here. I hope that my fellow Christians will see (and name) Donald Trump's racist, ungodly demagoguery for what it is. We need to speak up. … [Read more...] about Trump’s Racist Schtick from a Christian Perspective
A Voice from America’s Future – Empire or Indispensible Nation?
Imagining being on one’s death bed can help greatly to improve decision-making: focusing on all that remains of one’s decisions in the long-run – one’s life’s legacy, if you will – can help one attend to what really matters. And what is true for men is true for empires. I was born in a country that was once a great empire. I was born just a couple of generations after it … [Read more...] about A Voice from America’s Future – Empire or Indispensible Nation?
Last Word
Lawrence O"Donnell doesn't just take down Donald Trump but NBC as well. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy No further comments necessary and yes birther=racist!!! … [Read more...] about Last Word
Birthers: Racist (Part II)
We earlier ran this post by TMV coblogger Dalitso Njolinjo about his anger, rage, dismay and hurt as an African-British man in seeing President Barack Obama have to show his birth certificate -- and Trump's and some GOPers' responses. Now here is what in effect is Part II: The Onion's Baratunde Thurston's You Tube about the birther issue, Obama's producing the birth … [Read more...] about Birthers: Racist (Part II)
Key Birther Orly Taitz Won’t Address Birth Certificate Issue: MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell Ends Interview
If there's a clip that can be shown now to indicate why birthers deserve this theme song, it's Orly Taitz's appearance on the MSNBC show of Lawrence O'Donnell, who always has one of the more compelling hours on that liberal-skewed network (he reportedly is getting a young demographic in his viewership these days). O'Donnell's teaser was that he was going to have relentless … [Read more...] about Key Birther Orly Taitz Won’t Address Birth Certificate Issue: MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell Ends Interview
Birther or Bust (Cartoon)
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The Atlantic: Trump’s Birther Jihad May Be Hurting “Celebrity Apprentice’s” Ratings
Is Donald Trump firing himself and his show in terms of ratings? Exlusive research by The Atlantic finds that his ratings are going down fast -- perhaps not unsurprising since his show's audience is among the most liberal skewered. Joshua Green writes: He may have gotten President Obama's attention, but Donald Trump's presidential candidacy is presumed by most people … [Read more...] about The Atlantic: Trump’s Birther Jihad May Be Hurting “Celebrity Apprentice’s” Ratings