12.25 AM: "We have now put a temporary hold on our planned event." The BBC has a video interview with Terry Jones, who claims that Imam Muhammad Musri "clearly, clearly lied to us." Mr Musri, from the Islamic Society of Central Florida, said Mr Jones had "stretched his words", and that he had only agreed to fly to New York with Mr Jones on Saturday and speak with the … [Read more...] about Update 3: 12.25 AM : Qur’an Burning On “Hold”
New York Times Publisher Admits: The Times Will Eventually Stop Printing
What more evidence do you need that the era when news was distributed on paper printed from cut down trees is winding down: the New York Times' venerable publisher Arthur Sulzberger has candidly admitted that the Times' printed days are numbered -- and it's likely to be sooner than much later: The publisher of the New York Times acknowledged Wednesday that the newspaper … [Read more...] about New York Times Publisher Admits: The Times Will Eventually Stop Printing
Burning The Qur’an, Literally and Figuratively, Take Two
My head is spinning. Almost a month ago, I wrote about the link between the then-infant "Burn The Qur'an Day" and the faux "NYC Mosque" controversy, a link that I described as the rhetoric of hate as I tried to understand how the speakers could have actually read the words of Christ as shared in The New Testament: Tell me, please, how to get from this message of … [Read more...] about Burning The Qur’an, Literally and Figuratively, Take Two
Maryland’s Trojan Horse – Doug Gansler
This year, the Maryland Republican Party could not find a candidate to run for Attorney General. This means that the incumbent, Doug Gansler has no opposition on the ballot in November. Unfortunately, this will leave him free to meddle in competitive races across Maryland. Today, Politico reports the first salvo of the Gansler crusade to clean up elections. The ban on … [Read more...] about Maryland’s Trojan Horse – Doug Gansler
Nine Years After 9/11: Are We Still ‘One’?
For nine years we have been remembering, commemorating, reflecting upon the tragic events that took away more than 3,000 Americans, that took away our innocence, that changed our nation on a sunny Tuesday morning. This Saturday, we will still solemnly remember and shed many tears. We always will. However, one thing will be missing, and it has been missing for several … [Read more...] about Nine Years After 9/11: Are We Still ‘One’?
Android Exposes The Underbelly Of “Open”
This has got to be one of the best headlines on the Net today: Android Is As Open As The Clenched Fist I’d Like To Punch The Carriers With. I expected it to be link bait, but it's not. ... the so-called open system is quickly revealing itself to be anything but... the carriers may actually be able to exploit this “openness” to create a closed system that may leave you … [Read more...] about Android Exposes The Underbelly Of “Open”
Citizens United Impact: Super PAC’s, Big Money
The U. S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC opened the door to unlimited spending by corporations and unions to advocate for, or against, specific candidates. The early results of the decision are beginning to show. The FEC reports 25 Super PAC’s taking advantage of the removal of restrictions to raise money for independent candidate advocacy. The … [Read more...] about Citizens United Impact: Super PAC’s, Big Money
Party Time for bin Laden
Al Qaeda's Class of 2001 has much to celebrate this weekend on the anniversary of its biggest hits, not least of which is the fear and panic that has not only persisted but grown as a result of its 9/11 attacks. Nine years later, Americans are divided by headline bigotry over building a mosque near Ground Zero while an ecclesiastical moron with a flock of fifty plans to mark … [Read more...] about Party Time for bin Laden
Definition of Insanity
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Quote of the Day: GOP and Boehner Plans to Make Obama a One Term President
Our political Quote of the Day comes from MSNBC's First Read, quoting The Politico -- a look at what most likely soon to be Speaker of the House Rep. John Boenher and a new in-control Republican party plan to do if they gain control of the House -- work to make Barack Obama a one-term President via investigations and defunding and stalling parts of Obama's legislative victories … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: GOP and Boehner Plans to Make Obama a One Term President
Obama’s Legendary Political Machine Proves to be “Not!”
One of the talk show and ideological internet website cliche phrases is that President Barack Obama practices "Chicago style politics." It was always a tired cliche -- one that was used as a political defining point but was hardly grounded in reality. Would a real Chicago style politics operation merit a story such as this one from Time magazine? What happened to Barack … [Read more...] about Obama’s Legendary Political Machine Proves to be “Not!”
RNC Chair Michael Steele Reportedly Focuses Like A Laser on Re-electing Michael Steele
The Washington Post reports that RNC Chairman Michael Steele is seemingly focusing like a laser during this heightened season, traveling to and fro working to re-elect....Michael Steele: For a man hoping to lead his party to major congressional victories in November, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele has packed his travel schedule with some unusual … [Read more...] about RNC Chair Michael Steele Reportedly Focuses Like A Laser on Re-electing Michael Steele
Conservatives’ False Comparison: Comparing Burning the Koran to Building the Mosque Near Ground Zero
Do you REALLY need a lesson on how talking points emerge -- talking points that may be fatuous, inaccurate and so patently politically packed that it seems as if no one would take them seriously..but they do? If you do, then look no further than this one: As news reports now suggest and Media Matters documents, some conservative members of the talk radio political culture … [Read more...] about Conservatives’ False Comparison: Comparing Burning the Koran to Building the Mosque Near Ground Zero
The ‘Neo-Nazi’ Campaign Against President Obama: El Mercurio, Spain
Is there a connection between the neo-Nazi movement and the more mainstream American right? Incredulous, the press secretary of CIA-toppled Chilean President Salvador Allende complains that the only people that seem concerned about this are in ... the CIA. One might also note that Chile was one of the destinations of choice for Nazis that survived World War II. For Spain's … [Read more...] about The ‘Neo-Nazi’ Campaign Against President Obama: El Mercurio, Spain
Cuba’s Fidel Castro’s Advice to Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro has some advice to Iran's seeming dictator wannabe, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: stop slandering the Jews. … [Read more...] about Cuba’s Fidel Castro’s Advice to Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
It’s Not Over Till It’s Over
WASHINGTON -- President Obama decided this week to raise the stakes in this fall's election by making the choice about something instead of nothing but anger. In the process, he will confront a deeply embedded media narrative that sees a Republican triumph as all but inevitable. Paradoxically, such extravagant expectations may be the GOP's biggest problem -- by raising … [Read more...] about It’s Not Over Till It’s Over
50 Billion
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A First Treatment for an Aggressive Cancer (Guest Voice)
A First Treatment for an Aggressive Cancer by Martha Randolph Carr This week I’m a new kind of statistic. I am celebrating the birthday that was at first thought to be one of my last and beating the odds on melanoma. Fortunately for me, the lymph nodes came back as negative and I’ve been getting on with my life even though they’ve found other early-stage and unrelated … [Read more...] about A First Treatment for an Aggressive Cancer (Guest Voice)
Book Burning
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Poll: Republicans Could Win California Governorship and Senate Seat
There are cloudy political skies on the horizon now for Democrats in California where only a few months ago it was assumed by some that Democrats could regain the Governor's office and retain the Democratic seat up for grabs in November. No more: It's too close to call in California's Senate and gubernatorial battles, according to a new poll. A CNN/Time/Opinion … [Read more...] about Poll: Republicans Could Win California Governorship and Senate Seat