I have a question, too: Why is Jonah Goldberg opining in the Chicago Tribune that Julian Assange should be assassinated? … [Read more...] about Jonah Goldberg: “Why Is Assange Still Alive?”
Meek And Sestak: Politics Behind Closed Doors
When you stop and think about it, what’s the fuss about political party leaders telling a struggling candidate to butt out of an election race. Happens more often than a political neophyte might think. Since I’m usually broke, I would bet my last dollar that almost every serious candidate forming an exploratory committee is told by some fat cat with ties to the party’s purse … [Read more...] about Meek And Sestak: Politics Behind Closed Doors
BREAKING NEWS (Live Feed) White House Confirms Explosives In Packages (Al Qaeda Suspected)
Here a live feed from the White House on the suspected explosives in packages on UPS planes story: … [Read more...] about BREAKING NEWS (Live Feed) White House Confirms Explosives In Packages (Al Qaeda Suspected)
The Exaggerated Cyber-War Threat (Ctd.)
For all the talk of a cyber-war threat, it turns out, Attacks on Pentagon Networks Dropped this year: In the first six months of 2010, there were about 30,000 such incidents, according to statistics compiled by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Last year, there were more than 71,000. “If the rate of malicious activity from the first half of this … [Read more...] about The Exaggerated Cyber-War Threat (Ctd.)
Time: Democratic House Loss Will Lead To Many Key Democrats Retiring
One of the slogans during this campaign season used by some Republican activists has been "Retire Nancy Pelosi." And according to Time Magazine, if the Democrats lose the House of Representatives -- and virtually all major analysts believe that will happen -- Pelosi and a slew of other Democrats may well indeedl actually retire, opening up the House to further GOP gains in … [Read more...] about Time: Democratic House Loss Will Lead To Many Key Democrats Retiring
Jon Stewart: ‘Good F#@king Questions Demand Good F#@king Answers!’ – Jornal de Negocios, Portugal
A mainstay on the American left - and even on the right - The Daily Show has become a global phenomenon. In this article from Portugal's Jornal de Negocios, columnist Nicolau do Vale Pais writes that there is 'nothing more fun' that watching the show's host, Jon Stewart, 'transform puppets into scarecrows.' For the Jornal de Negocios, talking about Stewart's recent guest, … [Read more...] about Jon Stewart: ‘Good F#@king Questions Demand Good F#@king Answers!’ – Jornal de Negocios, Portugal
ABC Poll Shows Karl Rove Correct: Most Think Palin Not Qualified to Be President
Rush Limbaugh, some Tea Party members and conservative bloggers may be unhappy with Republican establishment political maven Karl Rove for his comments dissing former Alaska Gov and Tea Party spiritual leader Sarah Palin's chances for the White House, but a new poll finds that (once again) Rove has accurately gauged the public mood: Sarah Palin’s interest in the presidency … [Read more...] about ABC Poll Shows Karl Rove Correct: Most Think Palin Not Qualified to Be President
Susan Crawford on The Militarization of the Internet
Is all that worry about cyber-attacks stirred up by strategically placed stories? Susan Crawford sees a trail of data points worth following. I'll quote here only her first, second and last: 1. Cyberattack - there appears to be a deep interest in the ability to declare war online, as evidenced by cybersecurity research and public speeches by Herbert Lin, a key player who has … [Read more...] about Susan Crawford on The Militarization of the Internet
Forbes: Are “Mama Grizzlies” Just GOP Men in Drag?
Forbes came out with a list of 25 "power women" of the 2010 midterm elections. You can have fun by first seeing if you can name 25 women in the midterm scenario, then rank them and then check them against the Forbes' list. However, what you may find more interesting is Forbes' companion story on whether "mama grizzlies" are feminine conservatives or conservative … [Read more...] about Forbes: Are “Mama Grizzlies” Just GOP Men in Drag?
Much Ado About Crist, Rubio, Meek, and Clinton
There was much ado yesterday about reports that Bill Clinton had tried to get Democrat Kendrick Meek to withdraw from the Florida Senate race and throw his support behind Republican-turned-independent Charlie Crist in an effort to beat Republican Marco Rubio. Crist is even saying that he talked to Meek and "several people" at the White House about it. Clinton has confirmed that … [Read more...] about Much Ado About Crist, Rubio, Meek, and Clinton
Sore Winners
If the Republican sweep materializes Tuesday we'll have lots more of them: The Sore Winners are easy to find. They are most visible at their flagship, Fox News, which dominates both cable news and the political conversaton and yet is always embattled, defending itself against the heathen. They are loudest not only on secular talk radio, but also in Christian broadcasting, … [Read more...] about Sore Winners
Election Day Road Kill
The President won't let go of the car image--Republicans spending eight years crashing the economy and expecting him to pull it out of the ditch in two. Now the highway metaphor is in a linguistic pileup as Martin Wolf of the Financial Times posits an ambulance picking up a roadside heart attack victim, taking him for treatment that results in "a protracted but partial … [Read more...] about Election Day Road Kill
Meg Whitman and Big Bucks
No, this isn't in reference to her hard-earned fortune as head of eBay -- but what she's now charging the press who want to travel with her. … [Read more...] about Meg Whitman and Big Bucks
Quote of the Day: On the MoveOn.Com Protester Attacked by Rand Paul Supporter
Our political Quote of the Day comes from Dick Polman, looking at the case of the Move.On.org protester attacked by a Rand Paul supporter. The beginning and end of THIS POST that needs to be read in its entirety: The now-infamous Kentucky incident, in which a Rand Paul acolyte saw fit to affix his sneakered foot to the head of a prostrate protester, is hardly the most … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: On the MoveOn.Com Protester Attacked by Rand Paul Supporter
A Republican Majority would be all Trick and No Treat (Guest Voice)
A Republican Majority would be all Trick and No Treat by Karl Frisch The Republican Party could regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives in next Tuesday’s midterm elections for the first time since losing power four years ago. How’s that for a scary Halloween trick? Sure, there are familiar faces among those hoping to take power -- people like Rep. John … [Read more...] about A Republican Majority would be all Trick and No Treat (Guest Voice)
World’s Greatest Traveller: Ibn Battuta & Bollywood
Ever since I stopped watching TV (maybe my loyalty is still with print media), I have become an avid radio fan. I now surf merrily from the BBC and the VOA to local/national FM Indian radio stations. Yesterday a song titled "Ibn Battuta" (from Bollywood film Ishqiya) caught my attention. Wow! Even a Bollywood film/song can revive our interest in forgotten history!!! So I … [Read more...] about World’s Greatest Traveller: Ibn Battuta & Bollywood
France: Additional Impressions of a Passer-by
In my “Off to War Then and Now---Always too Young,” I shared some impressions about the gratitude the French people still hold for the American military who helped liberate their country during World War II, and I promised the couple of interested readers that I would follow-up with some additional thoughts on France and the French people: Their performance and experiences … [Read more...] about France: Additional Impressions of a Passer-by
Rand Paul protester Trod Upon
This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to appear on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Rand Paul protester Trod Upon
Mad As Hell
James Travers is one of the most astute political analysts in Canada. Writing in The Toronto Star on Thursday, he observed that voter anger in both Canada and the United States is fueled "more by disillusionment than by ideology." Sifting through the entrails of Ontario's municipal elections -- particularly Rob Ford's storming of Toronto's mayoral barricades -- he … [Read more...] about Mad As Hell
The more things change…..
The headline reads: Poll: Most Want Obama Fired In 2012 The more things change the more they don't and the one thing that doesn't change is the idiocy of the DC punditry. This via Salon: Of course the DC punditry is as usual clueless and everything they say is divorced from history and reality. So is Obama going to be a one term president? The only one who got it … [Read more...] about The more things change…..