Sometimes even a confirmation from a (usually) reliable source isn't enough. Sometimes the horse's mouth is the only way to know what really happened. ... … [Read more...] about The Truth Puts On Its Boots
Tea Party Goes Too Far Back
Patriots who revere the Founding Fathers may now be overshooting their mark by almost a century--back to the Salem Witch Trials of the 1690s: If anything went wrong then, the answer was to find the servants of Satan responsible and get rid of them. In Congress and statehouses across the country, newly minted Tea Party officeholders are hounding public employees and their … [Read more...] about Tea Party Goes Too Far Back
Answering My Vibrating Pants
I clearly remember the first time I felt my cell phone vibrate. I was alone, driving a low budget rental car on a surprisingly empty southern California freeway. It was dark and I was somewhat lost. I preface my lostness with “somewhat” to placate my masculine sensitivities. However, totally lost may be a more objective description of the situation. I had just finished … [Read more...] about Answering My Vibrating Pants
The Surprising New Class Politics
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. -- The battle for the Midwest is transforming American politics. Issues of class inequality and union influence, long dormant, have come back to life. And a part of the country that was integral to the Republican surge of 2010 is shifting away from the GOP just a few months later. Republican governors, particularly in Wisconsin and Ohio, denied … [Read more...] about The Surprising New Class Politics
Obama Leading America to Godlessness
Yes, that’s right, America is becoming a godless nation under the leadership of Barack Obama and his supporting cast of liberal professors and their shills in the liberal media. According to the San Antonio News-Express, that’s what Newt Gingrich told the congregation in a 40 minute address at Cornerstone Church. That’s the church of right wing firebrand Pastor John Hagee. … [Read more...] about Obama Leading America to Godlessness
Daniel Radcliffe aka “Harry Potter” Is a Smash in Broadway’s “How To Succeed In Business Without Even Trying”
It's so heartening when you see a talented child star make the leap into adulthood -- doing it with class, hard and serious work at his craft and, in effect, honoring his child actor persona and his roles. Young British actor Daniel Radcliffe, aka "Harry Potter" is doing it on Broadway. The New York Post's review: Daniel Radcliffe is so adorable in his Broadway musical … [Read more...] about Daniel Radcliffe aka “Harry Potter” Is a Smash in Broadway’s “How To Succeed In Business Without Even Trying”
California High Speed Rail
This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about California High Speed Rail
Why The American Dream Is Dead
The American Dream is dead. The country that I have bled red, white and blue for is abandoning its youth, its elderly and its poor. It is imprisoning millions of its citizens for the most trivial of offenses. It is suffocating its middle class, turning its back on newcomers and giving corporations and fat-cat financiers obscene tax breaks. It is ignorant of its own … [Read more...] about Why The American Dream Is Dead
Barefoot Contessa Controversy
There is a brewing controversy involving Food Network personality Ina Garten, better known as the Barefoot Contessa. According to multiple media reports she has turned down a request from a sick, possibly dying six year old boy to cook with her. In fact she turned the request down twice. In her defense there are reports from Make A Wish that she does fill wishes and she … [Read more...] about Barefoot Contessa Controversy
What Vital Experience Did Newt Gingrich Have to Impeach Bill Clinton?
What vital experience does Newt Gingrich contend he had to help him impeach Bill Clinton? He had this. … [Read more...] about What Vital Experience Did Newt Gingrich Have to Impeach Bill Clinton?
Libyan Rebels Advancing: Tripoli In their Sights?
The rebels are advancing in Libya. The key question now becomes: do they have "big mo" and will head towards Tripoli? Or is this yet one more blip on the screen with a final ending that will mean their defeat or a stalemate? Here's a report from Newsy.com: Multisource political news, world news, and entertainment news analysis by Newsy.com According to ABC News, rebels … [Read more...] about Libyan Rebels Advancing: Tripoli In their Sights?
Venezuela’s Chávez ‘Near the Breaking Point’ Over Libya (El Mundo, El Salvador)
While President Obama was visiting El Salvador - it seems that the people of that country had a few other things on their minds. One of them being: Are Hugo Chavez and his closest Latin American allies worried that if Libyan dictator Mohummar Qaddafi is toppled, their own populations might take note of the precedent? For El Salvador's El Mundo, Dr. Mauricio E. Colorado writes … [Read more...] about Venezuela’s Chávez ‘Near the Breaking Point’ Over Libya (El Mundo, El Salvador)
A Very Mad March Madness
If you haven't been following the road to the Final Four this year has been one of the most unusual in recent memory. Not only is there no #1 seed in the final four there is also no #2 seed either and that has never happened before. Or to put it another way, on ESPN they have 5.9 million people post their bracket picks. As of now, there are just 844 who have it … [Read more...] about A Very Mad March Madness
You Call This an Odyssey? (Guest Voice)
You Call This an Odyssey? by Peter Funt If nothing else, the current operation in Libya confirms that the United States has overwhelming global superiority in coming up with bad names. Odyssey Dawn sounds like a porn star. I recall in my youth being intrigued by ads for the work of a stripper named Modesty Blaze, who I imagine took her name from the comic strip Modesty … [Read more...] about You Call This an Odyssey? (Guest Voice)
Pulled Post Glitch
TMVer Kathy Kattenburg did a post below on Joe Biden's staff's apology for sticking a reporter in a closet. Another post by yours truly came up shortly after that. Since it turned out it was a very close duplication I removed my post. However, it's still showing up on memeorandum. The actual post will be gone on search engines. … [Read more...] about Pulled Post Glitch
“Draft Trump” Website and Email In Full Swing
A website that wants to draft millionaire and celebrity Donald Trump for the 2012 Republican nomination is now in full swing. Their email says: "Donald Trump is the only potential candidate for President with the courage to demand Barrack Obama produce his birth certificate." And the website begins with this paragraph: The Draft Trump 2012 committee is an independent … [Read more...] about “Draft Trump” Website and Email In Full Swing
Deflation or Inflation?
Matthew Yglesias has an interesting post in which he makes the case for moderate inflation. The Republicans are calling for deflationary policies (firing public workers to drive wages down in the private sector which in their view will create more jobs), and obviously that causes other problems, aside from being unconscionable on a moral level. But, if I'm reading Yglesias … [Read more...] about Deflation or Inflation?
Biden Staff’s Non-Apologetic Apology to Reporter Held in Storage Closet
I deeply wish that I could say this story is "unbelievable," but it's becoming all too clear that even the most bizarre examples of assaults on press freedom are possible in Obama's White House. … [Read more...] about Biden Staff’s Non-Apologetic Apology to Reporter Held in Storage Closet
Food Fear Mongering In The WaPost : Food Dyes and Hyperactivity In Children
It showed up Sunday in my Facebook newsfeed: the conversational piece in my house this a.m. // food dyes (& non-regulation) linked to behavioral problems according http://j.mp/eTCdrB "It" is a Washington Post op-ed titled "The rainbow of food dyes in our grocery aisles has a dark side" and is authored by a Columbia University psychiatrist and the executive director of … [Read more...] about Food Fear Mongering In The WaPost : Food Dyes and Hyperactivity In Children
Joe Lieberman Suggests Going Into Syria
Can we possibly start a new week without someone suggesting the United States get into a new war? This isn't a snarky question because now...today...at this moment.. at the height of controversy over the United States' military involvement in Libya, Connecticut Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman is now raising the possibility of the United States intervening in Syria. No … [Read more...] about Joe Lieberman Suggests Going Into Syria