Now comes word, out of Arizona of course, of the next move in the anti-Latino onslaught. State Senator Russell Pearce, sponsor of Arizona Senate Bill1070, has vowed to introduce legislation in the next session to deny birth certificates to babies born in Arizona if the parents of the child cannot prove legal status. The legislation would leave natural born United States … [Read more...] about Denying Citizenship To U. S. Born Children
Israel: Does it Have to Be, ‘Love it or Hate it’?
When the great nation of Israel takes some action—generally of a military nature—with which many people disagree, those who criticize such actions or the Israeli government are oftentimes accused of being anti-Semitic, anti-Israel, or worse. In the wake of recent Israeli military actions against the “Gaza flotilla,” those accusations have once again been rampant. It … [Read more...] about Israel: Does it Have to Be, ‘Love it or Hate it’?
Liz Cheney: How Dare Obama Describe Aid Activists’ Deaths as Tragic?
Wherever there is moral ugliness, Liz Cheney will show up sooner or later. I'm just surprised, in the matter of Israel's assault on the flotilla bringing humanitarian aid to blockaded Gazans, it took her until now to voice her outrage -- at Barack Obama's use of the word "tragic" to describe the human lives that were ended on the flotilla ship: … [Read more...] about Liz Cheney: How Dare Obama Describe Aid Activists’ Deaths as Tragic?
Has Helen Thomas Jumped the Swastika?
Veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas is coming under enormous fire now for her comments saying that Israel's Jews should "go home" to Poland, the U.S. and to Germany. Some seem to imply she was saying go home to the old Germany of the Nazis and some feel she has revealed herself to be an anti semite. But if you GO HERE and can watch the video of her you can see … [Read more...] about Has Helen Thomas Jumped the Swastika?
Artists Asked to Lighten Faces of Latino, Black Kids on Arizona School Mural (UPDATED)
A new story has broken about Arizona that sounds like it just can't be real. It MUST be a Saturday Live Sketch, or a politically-anchored fictional line on an MSNBC show. But it isn't: it's yet another example of how passions -- and in this instance biases -- can become politically dominant, particularly when the message is put out by a (what else?) talk radio show host since … [Read more...] about Artists Asked to Lighten Faces of Latino, Black Kids on Arizona School Mural (UPDATED)
California First State To Ban Plastic Bags At Retail Checkout Stands
California which had led the nation in innovative approaches to complex problems is back in the forefront by becoming the first state to ban plastic shopping bags at retail stores. "Paper or plastic?" no longer will be asked by checkout clerks when the new law goes into effect Jan 1, 2011. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenneger is expected to sign the law which he endorsed earlier … [Read more...] about California First State To Ban Plastic Bags At Retail Checkout Stands
Live Obama Cam
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EPA Should Stop Dispersants NOW As Concerns Rise Of BP PR Ploy
If there is one department in the federal government that is shirking its responsibilities as responders to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill it would be the Environmental Protection Agency. It must act fast and now to determine the toxic damage the dispersant Corexit 9500 is inflicting on humans, sea and plant life, birds, and the underground water tables on the Gulf … [Read more...] about EPA Should Stop Dispersants NOW As Concerns Rise Of BP PR Ploy
Wake Up Lula!: Obama is Better than Ahmadinejad: Folha, Brazil
Is Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva making a mistake cozying up to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the expense of Brazil's relations with the United States? In this latest of a series of articles we've translated about the wisdom of Lula's ambitious profile on the global stage, Sergio Malbergier of Brazil's Folha newspaper warns President Lula that he could be … [Read more...] about Wake Up Lula!: Obama is Better than Ahmadinejad: Folha, Brazil
The Meltdown Blues
The EU's euro is shrinking, like a summer ice cream scoop, The U.S. Congress keeps spending, awash in that old debt soup, The struggling Dow and Nasdaq, can’t seem to find a floor, And investor fears keep rising, rising, rising, Investor fears keep rising, As confidence goes through the floor. The days are past when investors viewed all losers as fallen gems, And … [Read more...] about The Meltdown Blues
BP, Halliburton and All the Rest: Why Humans Grieve The Deaths of Creatures
You've likely had a good dog say a blue tick, or a cat who you gladly wore as a nightcap, or any pet you cared for who was either suddenly killed, or spiraled down in old age. If/ when the time came to 'put the child down', most all of us pre-grieved and grieved after, even though the spirit of the creature, the furry relative's spirit, remained nearby somehow for … [Read more...] about BP, Halliburton and All the Rest: Why Humans Grieve The Deaths of Creatures
F BP and The Horse They Rode In On
Amid reports as yet unverified that Britbitch Petroleum has attempted to keep journalists and photographers from covering its egregious damage to human beings, land, water and creatures --by alledgedly threatening to arrest them if they try to enter or fly over the sticken land... photos are coming out anyway. I memorialized at TMV last week the Deepwater Eleven, the 11 … [Read more...] about F BP and The Horse They Rode In On
How Rod Blagojevich Will Spend His Summer And We Will Watch Tittalated
Selection of a jury which Rod Blagojevich has wooed or tried to taint since his indictment 18 months ago on 24 corruption charges entered its second day Friday. The impeached Illinois governor has written a book, hosted a radio talk show, stormed the national television networks with self-serving interviews and appeared on a reality TV series and just may have talked himself … [Read more...] about How Rod Blagojevich Will Spend His Summer And We Will Watch Tittalated
Anti-Israel Meme Unraveling
Since Israel interdicted six ships claiming to carry humanitarian aid to Gaza, the dominant meme surrounding the incident has been that the resulting casualties were just further evidence of Israel's "rogue state" status. Claims by the activists on the ships that they were merely humanitarian aid workers caught up in an unjustified Israeli assault are usually taken at face … [Read more...] about Anti-Israel Meme Unraveling
Jobs offered to Pols
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The Gore Divorce
A decade ago, who would have thought Hillary and Bill would still be together as Tipper and Al end their forty-year marriage? In announcing their breakup, the Gores requested "respect for our privacy," but that hasn't stopped speculation about what happened to the man who might have been president if Bill Clinton had kept his pants zipped. The Gore news comes right after … [Read more...] about The Gore Divorce
Meet Japan’s New Prime Minister
Finance Minister Naoto Kan has been nominated to lead the Democratic Party of Japan, and is expected to be confirmed as the new Prime Minister within hours. His predecessor, Yukio Hatayama, only held the post for 8 months before his resignation on Wednesday. Kan has already gone on record as saying he cannot fix Japan's problems overnight, but nevertheless Japanese stocks … [Read more...] about Meet Japan’s New Prime Minister
The Statute of Limitations on Blaming Bush for the Gulf Disaster
I am certainly one of President Obama's strongest supporters when it comes to his response to the oil spill. I think most of the criticisms leveled against him represent either the impotent rage of environmentalist frustration or partisan hypocrisy from his enemies seeking to avenge the media treatment accorded Bush after Katrina. And the Dowd-esque rants about Obama's lack of … [Read more...] about The Statute of Limitations on Blaming Bush for the Gulf Disaster
“Israel Does Not Need Enemies: It Has Itself.”
The New York Times has a post up now at its "The Lede" blog, written by Robert Mackey, about the interview with Al Jazeera journalist Jamal ElShayyal that I blogged about earlier today. … [Read more...] about “Israel Does Not Need Enemies: It Has Itself.”
For Once, America Must Bring Israel to its Senses: Zaman, Turkey
The people of Turkey are particularly incensed by Israel's raid on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, since many of the activists on those vessels were Turkish - as were most of the dead. Turks are also looking to the United States do something to stop Israel from committing what they and many others regard as war crimes. In one of two articles we've posted from Turkey today, columnist … [Read more...] about For Once, America Must Bring Israel to its Senses: Zaman, Turkey