Bloomberg is reporting that Verizon and Google have reached a deal on how to handle Internet traffic: The compromise as described would restrict Verizon from selectively slowing Internet content that travels over its wires, but wouldn’t apply such limits to Internet use on mobile phones, according to the people, who asked not to be identified before an announcement. Google's … [Read more...] about Soft-Core Net Neutrality: Is Google’s Verizon Deal Evil?
If NATO Can’t Beat Taliban, it Should Buy Afghan Poppy: Die Welt, Germany
It seems absurdly simple and much cheaper than what we're doing now: Buy the poppy crop from Afghan farmers to deny the Taliban the funds they need to attack allied forces, and then destroy the poppy crop. According to this article from Die Welt columnist Ansgar Graw, if NATO can't beat the Taliban on the battlefield, it should do so in the drugs trade. For Die Welt, Ansgar … [Read more...] about If NATO Can’t Beat Taliban, it Should Buy Afghan Poppy: Die Welt, Germany
About Judge Vaughn R. Walker: He Says Prop 8 Unconstitutional for Lack of Due Process & for Violation of Equal Protection Clause
He was born in 1944 near end of WWII right before men and women coming home from one of the most brutal wars that ever was. A 'tween' during Korean War. Twelve years old when Hungarian Uprising was broadcast on television for weeks on end in 1956. A teenager during Selma and slaying of civil rights workers, a young man eligible for VietNam War, which was also the first time a … [Read more...] about About Judge Vaughn R. Walker: He Says Prop 8 Unconstitutional for Lack of Due Process & for Violation of Equal Protection Clause
Scribd Swamped By Prop 8 Traffic Surge
Who says no one wants to read the full decision? TechCrunch: The final ruling was leaked to Scribd and received over 50,000 hits “in a matter of minutes” according to Scribd Senior Director of Communications Michelle Laird — it’s up to over 125,000 reads as of this writing. CEO Trip Adler says, “a typical viral document gets 100,000 reads in 24 hours, this document has over … [Read more...] about Scribd Swamped By Prop 8 Traffic Surge
Prop 8 Ruling Stayed: UPDATE
Correcting my earlier post, based on a CNN report, it now appears the judge wants responses by August 6th (IE Friday) and so it may be he will rule on the stay much more quickly and we could have the ruling in effect sometime this month. It's gonna be a roller coaster for both sides though … [Read more...] about Prop 8 Ruling Stayed: UPDATE
Nearly Half of all Republicans Harbor Serious Doubts About Obama Being Born in the US
CNN provides a staggering new poll indicating that a full 41% of Republicans harbor serious doubts about whether President Obama was born in the United States. Only 19% of Independents and 15% of Democrats believe that Obama "probably" or "definitely" was born in another country. It truly amazes me just how deeply entrenched birtherism is inside the modern conservative … [Read more...] about Nearly Half of all Republicans Harbor Serious Doubts About Obama Being Born in the US
Proposition 8 Overturned: Complete Ruling, Early Reaction
UPDATE: If you don't see the full ruling, it's because the traffic surge has temporarily taken down Scribd embeds. Here is the full 136-page ruling: http://www.scribd.com/doc/35374801/Prop-8-Ruling Background from the LATimes: [U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R.] Walker, an appointee of President George H.W. Bush, heard 16 witnesses summoned by opponents of Proposition … [Read more...] about Proposition 8 Overturned: Complete Ruling, Early Reaction
BREAKING NEWS: Court Overturns Proposition 8
The ruling is not yet on the web but the court has struck down Proposition 8 as unconstitutional on grounds of equal protection … [Read more...] about BREAKING NEWS: Court Overturns Proposition 8
Did Republican Primary Results Show Tea Weakness Due to Moderate Candidates’ Victories?
Did the Midwest primaries reveal that the tea party ain't what it was cracked up to supposed to be at the ballot box? Was it a good night for the Tea Party Movement or were there rumblings of distaste from voters that they don't entirely like the highly-touted strong political brew? On a day when conservative talk radio and blogs are trumpeting a vote in Missouri that is bad … [Read more...] about Did Republican Primary Results Show Tea Weakness Due to Moderate Candidates’ Victories?
How To Demagogue An Issue
Last Wednesday, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) announced that he was considering offering a Constitutional Amendment to end birthright citizenship. Since then Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and John McCain (R-AZ) have said that they believe hearings should be held on the subject. Well, fine. If you believe that birthright citizenship is a … [Read more...] about How To Demagogue An Issue
War of Words
That Katie Couric couldn’t pronounce Wasilla while preparing for an August 29, 2008 broadcast as seen in this "raw" "leaked" video is EXPLOSIVE breaking news over at Conservatives 4 Palin. And Couric's question, during a read-through of Sarah Pallin's kids names -- Track and Trig, “where the hell do they get these [names]?...” -- is proof of a "disdainful and contemptuous" … [Read more...] about War of Words
Weiner Explains His 9/11 Republican Outrage
Anthony Weiner, the bantam rooster Democratic House representative of Queens and Brooklyn on Wednesday explained his tirade that won him top billing on YouTube last week. Weiner’s portrayal of Jimmy Stewart playing “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” he thinks got lost in the translation to the American public by the right-leaning elements of our media. In an op-ed article … [Read more...] about Weiner Explains His 9/11 Republican Outrage
Fox and Sherrod
Charlie Crist, the Center, RINOS and Republican Conservatives
The political battle for Florida's Senate seat rages on but in recent weeks there has been a surprise twist: Governor Charlie Crist, who months ago experienced conservatives and tea party members dancing on what looked like his political grave as his poll numbers hit tanked and he announced a run as an independent, is steadily leading in polls. It's the saga of Charlie … [Read more...] about Charlie Crist, the Center, RINOS and Republican Conservatives
“War Lost In Afghanistan”: Says Pakistan President Asif Zardari
Close on the heels of the WikiLeaks comes yet another shock for the US Administration. This time from America's so-called "closest ally in its war against terror" in Afghanistan. In an interview to France-based daily newspaper Le Monde, President Asif Zardari of Pakistan had said, "the international community, of which Pakistan is a part, is losing the war against the Taliban … [Read more...] about “War Lost In Afghanistan”: Says Pakistan President Asif Zardari
Anywhere But Here (Guest Voice)
Anywhere But Here by Michael Reagan Plans to build a mosque and Islamic center just 200 meters from the former site of the World Trade Center where 3,000 people died in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks are not merely inappropriate, they are an outrage. This isn’t about some sort of reconciliation between Muslims and their New York neighbors, it’s the equivalent of … [Read more...] about Anywhere But Here (Guest Voice)
Shame on ADL for opposing Mosque 2 blocks from Ground Zero (Guest Voice)
Shame on ADL for opposing Mosque 2 blocks from Ground Zero by Rabbi Michael Lerner The ADL (Anti-Defamation League) publicly opposes the construction two blocks from Ground Zero of the Cordoba House (also known as Park 51), which the planners imagine as hosting a range of activities similar to those offered at the 92nd Street Y, and including a Mosque at which Muslims … [Read more...] about Shame on ADL for opposing Mosque 2 blocks from Ground Zero (Guest Voice)
Watch Out for the Crazies
You aren't one of THEM are you? Ok, good. Because we don't like those people. … [Read more...] about Watch Out for the Crazies
A Tale of Two Flags
In August 1990, Congress passed a law recognizing a flag that had been adopted by the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia---the “POW/MIA Flag,”---and designated it "as a symbol of our Nation's concern and commitment to resolving as fully as possible the fates of Americans still prisoner, missing and unaccounted for in Southeast Asia, … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Flags
They Are Coming To Get You
As an atheist I think all organized religions are dangerous nonsense. But some things are more dangerous than others and one of those things is the bru ha ha over the Islamic Community center near ground zero in New York. Thanks to FOX - the black/brown people are coming to get you network - uninformed white people see all Muslims as evil. An unlikely source, … [Read more...] about They Are Coming To Get You