If you had any doubts that Tea Party spiritual leader Sarah Palin is not GOP establishment political maven Karl Rove's favorite candidate -- and that jockeying for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination has begun even before Tuesday's votes have been cast -- get rid of them now. Karl Rove has raised questions about Palin's qualifications to sit in the Oval Office -- and he … [Read more...] about Karl Rove Raises Questions About Sarah Palin
The Exaggerated Cyber-War Threat
Seymour Hersh wonders, should we be worried about a cyber war? The short answer, NO! The amount of cyber-jargon we've got in government is stupefying: A Cyber Czar rules Cyber Command assessing the cyber threat to our cyber security; we need cyber weapons to defend against a cyber attack, protect against cyber-pillaging and wage cyber war; we must develop cyber … [Read more...] about The Exaggerated Cyber-War Threat
Howling Mad
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Jean Schmidt Brings Up Abortion to an Audience of First- to Eighth-Graders
This is certainly something that conservatives would vociferously condemn if a Democrat had done it: … [Read more...] about Jean Schmidt Brings Up Abortion to an Audience of First- to Eighth-Graders
The ‘Service’ WikiLeaks Provides is No Treason: Berliner Zeitung, Germany
Is WikiLeaks a treasonous enterprise that should be outlawed - or is it an emerging bulwark of democracy? The conversation that commenced last summer with WikiLeaks' release of a trove a classified documents about Afghanistan has begun all over again with the release of the Iraq War logs, which is being called the largest release of classified military information in … [Read more...] about The ‘Service’ WikiLeaks Provides is No Treason: Berliner Zeitung, Germany
Left Spanks Mitch McConnell As A Pinata For Truth Gaffe
Every election cycle campaign amounts to silly season of candidates caught in gaffes saying not only stupid things with the resultant backstepping and coverups or media end runs, but occasionally an utterance of unguarded honesty. It is those rare gems of truth that resonate in my mind. In the case of Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, it seems the left wing echo … [Read more...] about Left Spanks Mitch McConnell As A Pinata For Truth Gaffe
Chutzpah: Rand Paul Supporter Who Stomped On Woman’s Head Wants HER to Apologize
File this one in your Chutzpah file -- but, honestly, with the kind of suspension of values (and basic humanity) that we now seeing play out in the name of ideological and partisan rage/fever is this a surprise at all? That brave Rand Paul supporter who stomped on a 23-year-old woman's head (he later explained that he stomped on her head because he had back problems) now wants … [Read more...] about Chutzpah: Rand Paul Supporter Who Stomped On Woman’s Head Wants HER to Apologize
The Great Bipartisan Pumpkin
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Guess Who’s Thinking of Running for President in 2012?
Perhaps he's thinking about running since he came so close last time... … [Read more...] about Guess Who’s Thinking of Running for President in 2012?
Why Does Ken Buck Hate America? The Conservative Effort to Destroy the Separation of Church and State
Ken Buck, the Colorado Republican who thinks that gays are like alcoholics, said last year that he objected to a fundamental principle of American constitutional democracy: I disagree strongly with the concept of separation of church and state. It was not written into the Constitution. Now, he rightly noted that the Constitution bars "a religion that's sanctioned by the … [Read more...] about Why Does Ken Buck Hate America? The Conservative Effort to Destroy the Separation of Church and State
Starlight
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Meg Whitman’s Fatal Mistake?
Did Meg Whitman, Republican candidate for Governor of California commit a fatal mistake? In an appearance with rival Democrat Jerry Brown at the the annual Women’s Conference last night NBC's Matt Lauer tried to get both candidates to agree to pull all negative ads. Brown finally agreed. Whitman did not -- and the audience booed at one point. And when Lauer went back the … [Read more...] about Meg Whitman’s Fatal Mistake?
Christians, Catholics and the Uncomfortable Debate About Islam: News, Switzerland
Is religion in general at the root of recent anti-Muslim feeling in the West? Columnist Patrik Etschmayer of Switzerland's News writes that the West must defend its hard-fought freedom - not with Judeo-Christian values, which are just as responsible for wrongdoing as Islam - but with the values of the Reformation and the Enlightenment, during which Westerners had to fight tooth … [Read more...] about Christians, Catholics and the Uncomfortable Debate About Islam: News, Switzerland
Marilyn Monroe: A User’s Manual
"Why," she asked me in 1955, "do they print things about me that aren't true?" Marilyn Monroe was only a superstar then, not yet a legend who, almost half a century after death, is now on the cover of Vanity Fair. Three films about her are in the works, and a journalist just came from France to interview me about the week I spent reporting on her in New York. Back then, I … [Read more...] about Marilyn Monroe: A User’s Manual
The Right’s Uninformed Position on Church-State Separation
Steve Benen takes up the subject of the hostility displayed by numerous Republican candidates -- and on the right generally -- toward the constitutional principle of church-state separation, and he asks perhaps the central question: … [Read more...] about The Right’s Uninformed Position on Church-State Separation
Homophobia Reaches New Heights
I thought that after seeing it for most of my life that I was largely immune to being shocked by the things that people out there say, but this one takes the cake. Posting on his Facebook page, Arkansas school board member Clint McCance said "Seriously they want me to wear purple because five queers committed suicide. The only way im wearin it for them is if they all commit … [Read more...] about Homophobia Reaches New Heights
Now We KNOW Why the Rand Paul Supporter Stomped On the MoveOn.Org Woman’s Head
THIS JUST IN!!! Now we know why that Rand Paul supporter Tim Profitt stomped on 23-year-old MoveOn.org member Lauren Valle's head. He has explained it all: 1. He felt she was a security threat (although no evidence has surfaced to confirm that). and.... 2. He had to stomp on her head since he had back problems. (Oh.) … [Read more...] about Now We KNOW Why the Rand Paul Supporter Stomped On the MoveOn.Org Woman’s Head
How Spain Can Build its Own ‘Tea Party’: Copy Sarah Palin – Hispanidad, Spain
To those who thought the Tea Party was just an odd American preoccupation, it may be time to think again. According to this article from Spain's Hispanidad, not only aren't Sarah Palin and company 'wing nuts,' their ideas should be embraced and pursued by Spaniards. After going into significant detail about what a Spanish Tea Party would stand for and pointing out that Spain's … [Read more...] about How Spain Can Build its Own ‘Tea Party’: Copy Sarah Palin – Hispanidad, Spain
An Old Lie Makes a Comeback
You remember that lie the right spread during the health care reform debate that the mandate to buy health insurance included jail time for Americans who refused to do so? … [Read more...] about An Old Lie Makes a Comeback
Juan Williams, Fox News, NPR and the Never Ending Ideological War
When NPR shocked many by axing commentator Juan Williams for comments he made on Fox News about fearing Muslims on planes it sparked a battle to define exactly what his firing meant… Was it smothering free speech? Zero tolerance political correctness gone mad? A consequence for bigoted comments that if uttered by a Pat Buchanan about African Americans would have sparked a … [Read more...] about Juan Williams, Fox News, NPR and the Never Ending Ideological War