With reports like these, some news outlets may start preparing the "evergreen" obit..just in case.. … [Read more...] about Charlie Sheen “Death Watch?”
Saudi Arabia Again Proves Mettle Battling Terrorism: Al Seyassah, Kuwait
Who deserves the credit for uncovering the Halloween parcel bomb plot? According to the editor-in-chief of Kuwait's Al Seyassah, Ahmad Abdal Aziz Al Jarallah, that glory should go to the Saudi security services and their leader, King Abdullah Bin Abd Al Aziz. Jarallah credits the Saudi king with pursuing the most effective ways of battling the global 'disease' of terrorism, and … [Read more...] about Saudi Arabia Again Proves Mettle Battling Terrorism: Al Seyassah, Kuwait
How Many Senate Seats Might The Tea Party Save For Dems ?
That was one of the the topics on Hardball today, just how many Senate seats would probably have gone to the GOP with a more moderate or mainstream nominee ? The most obvious pick is Delaware, a state that was 99% certain to go Republican with Mike Castle but is now equally certain to stick with the Democrats in their battle against "Not A Witch". I can think of four … [Read more...] about How Many Senate Seats Might The Tea Party Save For Dems ?
Impending Mid-term Election Doom
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Houdini
The magician and escape artist Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926: Houdini spent the final years of his life relentlessly exposing the trickery of spirit mediums who claimed they could contact the dead. "He told the Los Angeles Times in 1924 that it takes a flimflammer to catch a flimflammer," said [Jewish Museum curator Brook Kamin] Rapaport. "And he folded aspects … [Read more...] about Houdini
Ohio: Rejecting Politics As Usual & Anti-Muslim Fearmongering
The GOP candidate for Ohio treasurer, outgoing Ohio House Rep. Josh Mandel (17th District - sadly, my district), has been called out nationwide for his and his campaign's widespread use of anti-Muslim imagery, rhetoric and, according to Politifact, falsehoods. Late last week, the Ohio Elections Commission, composed of a Democrat, a Republican and an Independent, unanimously … [Read more...] about Ohio: Rejecting Politics As Usual & Anti-Muslim Fearmongering
The Editor’s Corner
Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a copy editor at The New Yorker? Well, it's just as you imagined. Rigorous. And wonderful. … [Read more...] about The Editor’s Corner
PEW Poll to Democrats:
There goes the House and there is virtually no way for it not to happen. … [Read more...] about PEW Poll to Democrats:
Note to Obama: Don’t Bargain with Your ‘Political Assassins’ – News, Switzerland
The American left isn't the only left angry at President Obama - just a day before the 2010 midterm elections. So what's the takeaway lesson for Obama from what looks to be a big pick-up for Republicans? According to Swiss columnist Regula Staempfli, it's that playing footsie with people that want you politically dead was a foolish strategy from day one. Referring to the Jon … [Read more...] about Note to Obama: Don’t Bargain with Your ‘Political Assassins’ – News, Switzerland
Halloween Horrors: From Stranger Danger to Pot-Laced Candy
Lenore Skenazy, writing in the WSJ, says today is the day when America market-tests parental paranoia: If a new fear flies on Halloween, it's probably going to catch on the rest of the year, too. Take "stranger danger," the classic Halloween horror. Even when I was a kid, back in the "Bewitched" and "Brady Bunch" costume era, parents were already worried about neighbors … [Read more...] about Halloween Horrors: From Stranger Danger to Pot-Laced Candy
Closely Divided Not Deeply Divided
Jon Stewart's media critique claims "the image of Americans that is reflected back to us by our political and media process is false," that "we know, instinctively, as a people, that if we are to get through the darkness and back into the light, we have to work together." He says we already are, "the truth is...we work together to get things done every damned day!" Stewart … [Read more...] about Closely Divided Not Deeply Divided
Why Harry Reid Could Win (Alternate Media View)
I just finished sending a reply to someone on my Twitter account saying Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is doomed to lost his race to Tea Party favorite Republican Sharon Angle despite some polls that show him within striking distance -- when I saw this Las Vegas Sun column. In it, Jon Ralston explains why he thinks Reid could pull of a win -- an upset at this point -- even … [Read more...] about Why Harry Reid Could Win (Alternate Media View)
Washington Uplift
At one point, the Stewart-Colbert crowd was urged to jump up in unison to get a seismic reading (no luck), recalling the day in 1967 when Vietnam protesters tried to levitate the Pentagon by chanting at it. That didn't work, either. Washington is hard to move at any time for any reason, particularly sanity. For a long-time observer of such events now reduced to watching … [Read more...] about Washington Uplift
CNN Poll: 10 Point Republican Lead Heading Into Elections (UPDATED)7yu
A new CNN poll has some good news -- and a bit of a warning -- for Republicans. The good news: the Republican Party has a 10 point generic lead heading into the 2010 mid-term elections -- bigger than the lead it had in 1994 when it took over both houses of Congress and a press narrative became whether then President Bill Clinton was "relevant." The warning: unlike in 1994 … [Read more...] about CNN Poll: 10 Point Republican Lead Heading Into Elections (UPDATED)7yu
Democrats Now Quietly Use Money From Outside Groups Too
The old saying "What's good for the goose is good for the gander" is now in place -- but perhaps it could be rephrased "What's good for the Republicans is good for the Democrats." But some (not those on the Supreme Court, though) would argue that's what's good for the Republican gander and the previously loud-sqwuaking Democratic goose who seemed mad at the gander is … [Read more...] about Democrats Now Quietly Use Money From Outside Groups Too
Running on Obamacare
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The Talent of John Polito
I'm watching the first season of Homicide: Life on the Streets and especially enjoy the performance of Jon Polito, who was axed after the first season to get someone reportedly more telegenic. Polito is a gem in his film and TV appearances. Here's a You Tube Polito comedy reel: He also did a Paine Webber commercial: And Rockworks Riff after Katrina: A scene from … [Read more...] about The Talent of John Polito
Dewey Defeats Truman (Guest Voice)
Dewey Defeats Truman by David Goodloe At first, I couldn't believe my eyes. But there it was, in black and white. "First woman House speaker may be toppled," said the headline at the Reuters website. And my first thought was that — in this midterm election year that is looking as bleak for many Democrats as the search for jobs has been for many unemployed Americans … [Read more...] about Dewey Defeats Truman (Guest Voice)
CBS Estimate: Sanity Rally Attracts 215,000
Earlier today CBS teased a "sure-to-be-controversial" crowd estimate for the Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear. Twenty minutes ago they posted it: An estimated 215,000 people attended a rally organized by Comedy Central talk show hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Saturday in Washington, according to a crowd estimate commissioned by CBS News. The company … [Read more...] about CBS Estimate: Sanity Rally Attracts 215,000
Political Hypocrisy: Ds and Rs Criticize Government Spending While Benefiting From Said Largess
Both Republican and Democratic candidates in this fall's congressional elections have attacked federal largess even though they benefited from it either directly or indirectly, according to the Center for Public Integrity and the Huffington Post Investigative Fund. In Appleton, Wis., Republican House candidate Reid Ribble bashed the stimulus even though a construction firm … [Read more...] about Political Hypocrisy: Ds and Rs Criticize Government Spending While Benefiting From Said Largess