The turning point for me was earlier this week when President Obama said we are at war with al-Qaeda. Then why try foreign enemy combatants in our federal courts? Why give them the rights enjoyed by U.S. citizens? Why read them our Miranda rights so they can lawyer up? Why are we as a nation so preoccupied with our true values that we bestow them to people who never had them … [Read more...] about Terrorists Are Not Suspects
Terrorism Means Coddling of Privileged Nigerians Must End: Daily Independent, Nigeria
Is it fair for Nigeria to have been be put on a list of 14 nations considered sponsors of terrorism or "countries of interest?" While complaining that the screw-up in the case of Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab rests primarily with U.S. intelligence agencies, this editorial from Nigeria's Daily Independent lacks the reflexive defensiveness seen from the country in recent days. … [Read more...] about Terrorism Means Coddling of Privileged Nigerians Must End: Daily Independent, Nigeria
The Exaggerated and Unrealistic Expectations of Barack Obama
Politico's Ben Smith posts a defence of Obama by a reader, Ellie Light, and I think it's a really good one. Read it all, but here's some of it: Right after Obama's election, we seemed to grasp this. We understood that companies would be happy to squeeze more work out of frightened employees, and would be slow to hire more. We understood that the banks that had extorted us … [Read more...] about The Exaggerated and Unrealistic Expectations of Barack Obama
She Called Him O’Biden: Yet More From the Annals of the Ridiculousness of Sarah Palin
Oh, Sarah Palin, will the hilarity of your ignorance and phoniness never end? Sarah Palin's charming opening debate line for now-Vice President Joe Biden -- "Hey, can I call you Joe? " -- was scripted after she repeatedly referred to him as "O'Biden" in preparation sessions, former McCain campaign senior adviser Steve Schmidt told "60 Minutes." You know, if the whole … [Read more...] about She Called Him O’Biden: Yet More From the Annals of the Ridiculousness of Sarah Palin
How do I offend you? Let me count the ways!
I’d like to start today’s posting by shaming everyone who has not kept their new year resolutions. What’s wrong with you people, is this really how you want to start a new decade? Those of you who’ve kept your resolutions, I want to castigate you for picking such lame and easily achievable goals. For those of you who cowardly avoided resolutions all together, well I have … [Read more...] about How do I offend you? Let me count the ways!
On Russian-American Talks, Putin Shows ‘Who’s Boss’: Yezhednevniy Zhurnal, Russia
Who's in charge?: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at a Russian ski resort near Sochi, Southern Russia, Jan. 3. How much influence does Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wield over foreign affairs almost two years from stepping down as Russian president? According to this article from Russia's pro-opposition Yezhednevniy Zhurnal, Putin … [Read more...] about On Russian-American Talks, Putin Shows ‘Who’s Boss’: Yezhednevniy Zhurnal, Russia
More on Leno’Brien (& Fallon, Too!)
All I had to say I said last night. But the blogosphere has only just begun... The Big Money notices Leno is not popular online: Despite having more total and 18-49 viewers than his 11:30 p.m. colleague, Conan O’Brien, he didn’t come close to O’Brien’s Hulu numbers. Of course, we don’t have the exact stream numbers. Hulu refuses to release those. But here’s what we do know: … [Read more...] about More on Leno’Brien (& Fallon, Too!)
Send Rudy Guiliani Some Ginkgo Biloba, Quickly…
He's forgetting little things... … [Read more...] about Send Rudy Guiliani Some Ginkgo Biloba, Quickly…
GOP Insiders Poll: Bullish on Romney, Bearish on Palin
Hotline on Call has a new poll that provides good news for former Massachuetts Gov. Mitt Romney and bad news for Mitt Romney. And it has bad news for former Gov. Sarah Palin and good news for Sarah Palin. The news: GOP insiders think Romney is way in front for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination while Palin has an awful lot of catching up to do. … [Read more...] about GOP Insiders Poll: Bullish on Romney, Bearish on Palin
Malaysian Churches Firebombed in Dispute Over Christians Using Word “Allah”
A dispute is raging in Malaysia about whether Christians have the right to use the world "Allah" -- and it has now resulted in three churches being firebombed. The government of the country where 60 percent of its residents are Muslim had banned Roman Catholics from using "Allah" for God in their publications but a high court has now overturned the policy. The result: … [Read more...] about Malaysian Churches Firebombed in Dispute Over Christians Using Word “Allah”
Connecting the Cliches
Quelling public panic is part of a President's job description, but yesterday's homeland security dog-and-pony show, while necessary, was not Barack Obama's finest hour. He offered classic bromides--"The buck stops here" and "connecting the dots," along with the newest, "systemic failure"--followed by a laundry list of proposed bureaucratic "improvements" to paper over the … [Read more...] about Connecting the Cliches
TV Weathermen – Mainly Meteorologists – Think Climate Change A Scam
As we awake to national news and preempted programs held hostage to the weather, it's worth noting one finding that barely half of TV weatherman hold a college degree in meteorology or another atmospheric science. There's a difference between accredited meteorologists and those schooled in the science of climatology. TV weatherman are largely meteorologists. (ABC's Sam … [Read more...] about TV Weathermen – Mainly Meteorologists – Think Climate Change A Scam
Transparency
Eric Allie, Caglecartoons.com This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to appear on TMV. Unauthorized repoduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Transparency
Deputy White House Counsel in Bush White House Charged With Attempted Murder
His name is John Michael Farren, and he allegedly tried to kill his wife: … [Read more...] about Deputy White House Counsel in Bush White House Charged With Attempted Murder
Iranian Government Television Suggests Neda’s Death Was Faked
How brazen, bereft of credibility and worthy of unfettered international censure is the Iranian regime? This says it all: Iranian state television has made a documentary about the death of Neda Agha Soltan, a young Iranian woman who was shot dead during the June postelection protests in Tehran, suggesting she was an agent of the United States and Britain who staged her own … [Read more...] about Iranian Government Television Suggests Neda’s Death Was Faked
Bart Stupak “Wears Scorn as a Medal”
Jodi Kantor's profile of Bart Stupak is mostly about his image of himself as a persecuted maverick because of the stand he has taken against abortion coverage in his party's health care legislation. … [Read more...] about Bart Stupak “Wears Scorn as a Medal”
Terror in the Skies Requires Real Action on the Ground (Guest Voice)
Terror in the Skies Requires Real Action on the Ground by Michael Reagan This country is on alert now in a way it has not been for almost nine years. Between the attempted Christmas Day terrorist attack, the bombing of the CIA headquarters in Yemen, and near-daily airport scares, we have been forcefully reminded that a real war against terror continues to be waged here … [Read more...] about Terror in the Skies Requires Real Action on the Ground (Guest Voice)
Future Al Qaeda Terrorism: Look Out for “the Butt Bomb”?
Now that Al Qeada has moved airport security into a new era, where passengers will be nervously eyeing the person seated besides them to see if the person in their neighboring seat is scratching his or her crotch, will the terrorist organization move to the next "logical" murder-source step? Think it about it...it makes sense. And The New Republic's Senior Editor Michael … [Read more...] about Future Al Qaeda Terrorism: Look Out for “the Butt Bomb”?
NBC & Leno: From Bad to Worse
VIDEO: Leno jokes about cancellation rumors... Me, I shouldn't talk. I've never succumbed to Leno's seductions. I used to like Conan, but haven't paid him much attention in the decade since. Still, if NBC rewards Leno's colossal failure weeknights at 10 by moving him back to 11:30 -- thereby kicking Conan back to after midnight -- the move deserves to be greeted with a … [Read more...] about NBC & Leno: From Bad to Worse
Grandma’s 5 Rules: Obama’s Terrorist Report Has to Find Solutions to These Issues
True, there's no silver bullet for terrorists to be closed off ever and always, Mr. President. True, there's no foolproof method of surveillance, even though many of us feel strength and honor in those who run security for our government. But in the systems you oversee, there are issues you barely covered or omitted entirely today in your speech on tightening down on … [Read more...] about Grandma’s 5 Rules: Obama’s Terrorist Report Has to Find Solutions to These Issues