Nate Beeler, The Washington Examiner This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Airline Bomber Red Flag
Karl Rove Ends His Second Traditional Marriage
Karl Rove, that fierce defender of "traditional marriage" and fanatical conservative activist against same-sex marriage, and his second wife, have divorced. … [Read more...] about Karl Rove Ends His Second Traditional Marriage
Should They Cut Off Your Big Mac ?
I was flipping channels tonight during dinner when I came across the latest reality show which features a family of 'plus sized' people trying to lose weight for their health (just to give you an example the 14 yr old son weighs 300 lbs and is the slimmest family member). Aside from shaking my head at these kinds of shows I was also reminded of one of the topics on local … [Read more...] about Should They Cut Off Your Big Mac ?
CNN: CIA Had Report on Farouk AbdulMutallab Before Failed Airplane Bombing
On a day when the Republican party and a key GOPer who criticized the administration about the attempted bombing of a Northwest Airlines plane before the facts were even known -- a day when President Barack Obama spoke from Hawaii calling the incident symptomatic of a "systemic failure" as he came under fire for not personally speaking out sooner -- a new CNN report contends … [Read more...] about CNN: CIA Had Report on Farouk AbdulMutallab Before Failed Airplane Bombing
Why Americans Are Dumb At Math
When it comes to math, Americans are really dumb. I know. I lucked out with a C in algebra and flunked calculus. Two totally unrelated stories in today's news explore the reasons why. Bob Sullivan, author of "Gotcha Capitalism," writing for MSNBC.com's Red Tape Chronicles, says a government study reports only one in seven Americans are proficient in math. Worse yet, only … [Read more...] about Why Americans Are Dumb At Math
Taxing “Cadillac” Plans: Three Progressive Views
Yesterday, Jonathan Gruper had an enthusiastic endorsement of the Senate bill's excise tax on high-cost health care plans, known as the "Cadillac" tax: … [Read more...] about Taxing “Cadillac” Plans: Three Progressive Views
Alert the media…
I'll be co-hosting The Rick Moran show this evening from 8 to 10 pm eastern for your end of the year or end of the world listening pleasure. Stop in and feel the love! … [Read more...] about Alert the media…
Invasion of Privacy vs. Safe Travel?
The Dutch press has been quite busy with reports and opinions on the failed attack on Northwest flight 253. Some have been published or commented on here. This was to be expected as the flight originated in the Netherlands; Schiphol airport’s security---or lack of it---played a key role; and “the hero of flight 253” was Dutch. A lot of the discussion on, and even … [Read more...] about Invasion of Privacy vs. Safe Travel?
If the Draft Is Reinstated, Should Women Be Required to Register?
I have been a strong and vocal supporter of equal rights for all: whites and blacks, straights and gays, men and women. With respect to the latter, men and women, I am delighted at how far women have come in recent years at achieving full equality with men. I am also pleased at how women are increasingly accepted and integrated into our armed forces, albeit they still … [Read more...] about If the Draft Is Reinstated, Should Women Be Required to Register?
JPMorgan To Britain: Gimme Or Else
I was looking over the Bloomberg web site today and thinking of George Orwell's classic "Animal Farm." The reason was a story on that site about the CEO of JPMorgan Chase who was reported to have threatened the British that if they do, indeed, go through with their 50 percent tax on financial executive discretionary bonuses in excess of 25,000 pounds, a huge Canary Wharf … [Read more...] about JPMorgan To Britain: Gimme Or Else
Information Sharing Critical for Airline Security
Guest post by Jared Stancombe Jared Stancombe, a 2009 graduate of Indiana University, is currently an analyst for a U.S. government agency responsible for national security. He is also in the officer selection process for the U.S. Marine Corps. He lives in Washington, D.C. Republicans are chomping at the bit to blame the latest terrorist incident on President Obama. … [Read more...] about Information Sharing Critical for Airline Security
Airline Terror
Cartoon by Mike Keefe, The Denver Post. This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Airline Terror
Ban the Burqa? Not so fast…
An interesting, if somewhat inflammatory article comes to us today from Barbara Kay at Pajamas Media, in which she calls upon "the West" (however we are to define that term today) to ban the burqa and nix the niqab. She pulls no punches and comes right out of the gate praising France and Nicolas Sarkozy (of all people) for their attempts to ban the primarily Muslim full body … [Read more...] about Ban the Burqa? Not so fast…
The Gitmo Connection to the Underwear Bomber
Via ABC News: Two al Qaeda Leaders Behind Northwest Flight 253 Terror Plot Were Released by U.S. Two of the four leaders allegedly behind the al Qaeda plot to blow up a Northwest Airlines passenger jet over Detroit were released by the U.S. from the Guantanamo prison in November, 2007, according to American officials and Department of Defense documents. Al Qaeda … [Read more...] about The Gitmo Connection to the Underwear Bomber
Terrorism and the Illusion of ‘Total Security’: NRC Handelsblad, The Netherlands
So what do people in The Netherlands think of the issue of air safety, after Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport was used as an entry point into the United States for what seems to have been al-Qaeda's latest suicide-madman? In typical, practical Dutch fashion, the NRC Handlesblad, in an editorial written yesterday, picks apart recent criticism and concludes that those who seek … [Read more...] about Terrorism and the Illusion of ‘Total Security’: NRC Handelsblad, The Netherlands
North Korea Holding American Citizen
The ever zany DPRK has announced that they are holding an American citizen prisoner. According to the reports it was a Korean-American missionary who told relatives he wanted to sneak into the oppressive and isolationist state. The man may be It provided no details, but the description appears to match the case of 28-year-old Robert Park of Arizona who wanted to bring a … [Read more...] about North Korea Holding American Citizen
Is That A Bomb In Your Pants
John Darkow, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to appear on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Is That A Bomb In Your Pants
2010 Promises to be a “Dirty” Election Year
Not just between political parties -- but within political parties. … [Read more...] about 2010 Promises to be a “Dirty” Election Year
TMZ Gets “Punked” With Fake JFK Nude Women Photo
TMZ -- perhaps one of the most enjoyable, well-written and best reported celebrity news/gossip sites on the web -- has just gotten "punked" in a media event that shows the dangers of 21st century 24/7 media competition. Print media (in this race with its arms and legs tied, a broken back and a hernia), new media, blogs, websites, TV, cable -- are all now trying to get … [Read more...] about TMZ Gets “Punked” With Fake JFK Nude Women Photo
ABC News: Photo of Failed Bomber’s Potentially Explosive Underwear
ABC News has posted this photo of the potentially explosive underwear worn by alleged Northwest 253 bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. As is well-known by now, it failed to go off, otherwise it could have been the first catastrophic crotch crash. The troubling thought: a harbinger of future air catastrophes? Meanwhile, from now on if a guy in a pickup bar says he has … [Read more...] about ABC News: Photo of Failed Bomber’s Potentially Explosive Underwear