This young woman is a U of Washington student. Her name is Marizela Perez (nickname Em Em) and she has been missing since Saturday. She has an asymetrical hair cut (longer on one side than the other)... and a significant tattoo on her left inner arm with the words ‘lahat ay magiging maayos’ (Tagalog for “All will be well.”) She is said to be on the 'skinny side'... see other … [Read more...] about HAVE YOU SEEEN THIS YOUNG WOMAN? SEATTLE AREA
This Transcends Politics (Photo Added)
This could be my daughter, or yours, or your sister or cousin. I know we have some writers and probably readers, too, who live in or near Seattle, and/or the larger region. If you see or hear anything, please contact the authorities per Michelle Malkin's instructions. If you believe that prayer can help, it certainly can't hurt Hopefully, this young woman will be found soon … [Read more...] about This Transcends Politics (Photo Added)
Walker Rejects Democratic State Senator’s Border Meeting Idea
Cut out all the spin in his statement and look at the actions and any independent minded voter of either party or no party has to conclude: man, oh man, does Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker want to remove collective bargaining from state employees. Despite steadily plummeting polls, and the fact that his way of clipping the wings of organized labor is undermining more subtle … [Read more...] about Walker Rejects Democratic State Senator’s Border Meeting Idea
Western Reporters Yearn in Vain for Revolution in China: Global Times, People’s Republic of China
Are Western journalists, who have been reporting attempts by people in China to demonstrate against their government, aspiring for China's "collapse"? This editorial from China's state-run Global Times tells its readers hopefully, 'Chinese society has no interest in resolving problems through revolution.' The editorial from the Global Times says in part: "A few Western … [Read more...] about Western Reporters Yearn in Vain for Revolution in China: Global Times, People’s Republic of China
Losing. DUH! Warner Brothers Fires Charlie Sheen
Warner Brothers finally had enough of Charlie Sheen -- the one-time rising actor, highest paid star on television, supplier of best-selling tabloid stories about his alleged drug and sex lives who was suspended from his smash show "Two and a Half Men" and who has been on a multi-platform gab and dissfest ever since. "After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television … [Read more...] about Losing. DUH! Warner Brothers Fires Charlie Sheen
Unions and Democracy
From a very good On The Media piece on labor's image problem, UC Santa Barbara History Professor Nelson Lichtenstein, when asked if he's objective on the issue of unions: I would say that I'm an historian who has seen and understood that the development of democracy in any nation, in any part of the world is almost always, is always joined at the hip with the rise of … [Read more...] about Unions and Democracy
U.S. Piracy Claim Against Baidu and Taobao Called ‘Revenge’ for Google Spat: Finance East Day, China
Is the office of the U.S. Trade Representative cracking down on Chinese search engines Baidu and Taobao for being 'notorious markets' for pirated goods - or is it simply retaliating for Google's controversial withdrawal from the China market? According to this news item from China's state-controlled Finance East Day, one Chinese analyst suggests that Beijing must stand up to … [Read more...] about U.S. Piracy Claim Against Baidu and Taobao Called ‘Revenge’ for Google Spat: Finance East Day, China
Winning
The buzzword has reached its entertainment destination, a Saturday Night Live skit spoofing Charlie Sheen's obsession, but in American politics, no end is in sight. The Wisconsin standoff goes on along with the budget game of chicken to avoid a Washington shutdown, prompting E.J. Dionne to recall Nixon's "'madman theory'...a negotiating approach that induces the other side … [Read more...] about Winning
Are Wisconsin’s Fled Democrats Poised to Return?
The big political question of the day comes from Wisconsin, where inquiring political minds want to know -- and some journalistic minds have reported -- about the plans of Wisconsin's fled Democrats. Will they return to the state soon or not and let Gov. Scott Walker's plans to nix collective bargaining pass? There is some controversy (isn't there in everything these days) … [Read more...] about Are Wisconsin’s Fled Democrats Poised to Return?
The GOP’s Ingenious Madman Strategy
WASHINGTON -- Richard Nixon espoused what he called "the madman theory." It's a negotiating approach that induces the other side to believe you are capable of dangerously irrational actions and leads it to back down to avoid the wreckage your rage might let loose. House Republicans are pursuing their own madman theory in budget negotiations, with a clever twist: … [Read more...] about The GOP’s Ingenious Madman Strategy
Hillary Clinton Stars in Tina Brown’s First Cover
WASHINGTON -- In the era of Jon Meacham, all he could muster were marketing covers pushing Sarah Palin, never thinking of a larger mission for the magazine. Tina Brown proves in her first cover why she's indomitable. (She turned out to be right when she did her tease about Jon Huntsman, with her marketing hire of Andrew Sullivan no doubt to bring eyes to the page.) Her first … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton Stars in Tina Brown’s First Cover
Newly Released NYPD Video Shows Towers’ 911 Demise
Newser offers this newly released and posted on You Tube video shot by the NYPD which gives a helicopters' view of the horrors of that day now known as 911. And, at the end, a horror seen in the background in the city's skyline. … [Read more...] about Newly Released NYPD Video Shows Towers’ 911 Demise
The Sad Case Of Justice Clarence Thomas
The Founding Fathers got little wrong. With the conspicuous exception of ducking the slavery issue, which would inextricably lead to the Civil War, they constructed a Constitution with extraordinary foresight. But given the sad case of Clarence Thomas, lifetime tenure for Supreme Court justices isn't looking like such a hot idea these days. In granting lifetime tenure, … [Read more...] about The Sad Case Of Justice Clarence Thomas
Will – O – Wisp
Poor George Will - not entirely clueless but not quite comprehending the current state of the Republican party. He recognizes there are snake salesman like Mike Huckabee and Newt Gingrich who are influential in the Republican party and that they could have a negative impact. Let us not mince words. There are at most five plausible Republican presidents on the horizon - … [Read more...] about Will – O – Wisp
Godspeed Jerry
Hearing that co-blogger Jerry Remmers died was something that I dreaded, yet sadly expected. He left this world far too soon – only 74 – but he is survived by a son and grandchildren. My condolences go out to his family and close friends. I did not know Jerry personally but we shared a few precious emails during this past year. He was one of the reasons I wanted to join … [Read more...] about Godspeed Jerry
Oscar’s Misguided Love for Films Based on ‘True Stories’: News, Switzerland
How 'true' are Hollywood films that are based on 'true stories?' From Switzerland's News, columnist Patrik Etschmayer rails against the Oscars for favoring films that spin 'truth' for the benefit of producers and studios, over movies that despite being fiction, tell us much more about reality and ourselves. For Switzerland's News, Patrik Etschmayer writes in … [Read more...] about Oscar’s Misguided Love for Films Based on ‘True Stories’: News, Switzerland
Obama’s Second Inaugural Address
This week the President marked the 150th anniversary of a predecessor's words as the nation was falling into civil war. What Abraham Lincoln said then could well be a model for Barack Obama at his own second inaugural if and when he is reelected in a time of turmoil and division. In praising the Great Emancipator for charting "a course to transcend our discord and bind the … [Read more...] about Obama’s Second Inaugural Address
SNL Spoofs a Charlie Sheen Talk Show “Duh! Winning!”
SNL last night spoofed Charlie Sheen, showing what it would be like if he did a talk show: The problem here: Sheen did a live webcast that was reportedly unintentionally funnier than the SNL sketch -- and boring. … [Read more...] about SNL Spoofs a Charlie Sheen Talk Show “Duh! Winning!”
Charlie Sheen’s Live Webcast Suggested the Winner is a Loser
Charlie Sheen did a live webcast. And reports and Twitters suggest that many concluded the "winner" is a "loser" -- no matter how much money he has, how many porn stars are living with him or whether CBS ultimately kowtows to big bucks temptation and invites him back to resume filming on the mega hit show "Two and a Half Men" or not. Sheen has become a major cultural … [Read more...] about Charlie Sheen’s Live Webcast Suggested the Winner is a Loser
For Jer (Jerry Remmers) Resquiescant en Pace, Rest in Peace Good Brother
Jerry Remmers was like a brother to many of us at TMV. A rare thing amongst former strangers. It went something like this... As a woman in the 'biz' so to speak, having the protective wing of brothers and sisters is a blessing, and I mean it. It is a rare and beautiful thing. The tiny group who play wingman and wingwoman to my work at TMV before and after it sees the light of … [Read more...] about For Jer (Jerry Remmers) Resquiescant en Pace, Rest in Peace Good Brother