I am not saying this is that big of a deal, the script said Al Sharpton and I can easily see where when you are used to reading the words on the page you can make a mistake. We're all human and I've certainly been looking at a friend and for no reason in particular called them by the wrong name. But imagine if this happened on Fox, how would the left have reacted ? … [Read more...] about MSNBC Calls Jesse Jackson Al Sharpton
No Sympathy for the American Devil: Kayhan, Islamic Republic of Iran
It would appear from this angry article in Iran's rigidly state-controlled Kayhan newspaper, that when it suits its own interests, the leadership in Tehran condones listening to the music of the Rolling Stones. With allusions to the all-seeing-eye of the Freemasons and a section on how Americans abuse women, this is the regime's latest verbal assault on the United States. … [Read more...] about No Sympathy for the American Devil: Kayhan, Islamic Republic of Iran
The Public Option Is Back? This Is News?
Hasn't it been back for weeks now? I mean, I've written several posts about this very thing at TMV, haven't I? Am I hallucinating? … [Read more...] about The Public Option Is Back? This Is News?
We Invaded Iraq and All We Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt
If I hadn't just used this formulation for another post, I would have titled this one, "Dude, Where's My Oil Contract?" … [Read more...] about We Invaded Iraq and All We Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt
Rape Victims’ Hobson’s Choice
The choice: Protect yourself against possible HIV infection, or find an insurer who is willing to sell you a health insurance policy. You can do either one, but not both: … [Read more...] about Rape Victims’ Hobson’s Choice
More Good News To Make You Cry
Statistics, the things economists use to justify their professional existences, haven't always been highly regarded by people who aren't economists. Mark Twain, for example, once noted that "there are lies, damn lies and statistics," with the later being the worst lies of all. To test this view, let's look at the batch of stats that came our way in just today. Leading … [Read more...] about More Good News To Make You Cry
Proof Mike Pence Is Running For President?
There has been increasing speculation that Indiana Rep. Mike Pence is gearing up to run for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination. But we now have proof? It certainly sounds like he is actively bowing down to courting Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck. … [Read more...] about Proof Mike Pence Is Running For President?
Of Rogues, Rouge and Rancor
As Joe Windish pointed out earlier, a cadre of villainous progressives are apparently launching a book of their own on the same day that Sarah Palin's memoirs, Going Rogue, will hit the shelves. Titled "Going Rouge," the jacket has an almost identical cover picture of the half term Alaska governor and the only other change to the text is the substitution of "An American … [Read more...] about Of Rogues, Rouge and Rancor
“Sexing Up Halloween”
That's the headline for an article in today's Columbus Dispatch. I write about it, and the general objectification of women, in a piece called Boo-ring on my blog. … [Read more...] about “Sexing Up Halloween”
NPR Pledge Week
David Fitzsimmons, The Arizona Star This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about NPR Pledge Week
Back to the Future for Banks?
A movement is stirring both here and in Britain to roll back commercial banks to the post-Depression era, when they were barred from gambling on markets with depositors' money by the Glass-Steagall Act. Today Paul Volcker, the former Fed chairman who heads the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board but is overshadowed by ex-Wall Streeters Tim Geithner and Lawrence … [Read more...] about Back to the Future for Banks?
Harry Reid’s Big “Doc Fix” Senate Defeat
You wonder what bet the odds makers in Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's home state of Nevada are placing on his re-election, given his sagging poll numbers and unflattering political news such as this: Thirteen Democrats joined all 40 Republicans to block a permanent repeal of Medicare's payment formula for doctors, with lawmakers concluding the legislation's $247 … [Read more...] about Harry Reid’s Big “Doc Fix” Senate Defeat
The GOP Asks: Who Is Us?
WASHINGTON -- Is there room in the Republican Party for genuine moderates? Truth to tell, the GOP can't decide. More precisely, it's deeply divided over whether it should allow any divisions in the party at all. That's why the brawl in a single congressional district in far upstate New York is drawing the eyes of the nation. Conservatives are determined to use the race … [Read more...] about The GOP Asks: Who Is Us?
Ethiopian Request for Food Aid Comes as OxFam Proposes Long-Term Famine Prevention
Here. The human race, generally, tends not to want to act in its long-term best interests, reacting to emergencies rather than proactively avoiding or planning for them. So, it's anybody's guess as to whether OxFam will be heeded. But the fact is that drought need not lead to famine, as tragically, it so often has in Ethiopia and elsewhere. [This is being crossposted at my … [Read more...] about Ethiopian Request for Food Aid Comes as OxFam Proposes Long-Term Famine Prevention
Hit The Road Jack
Guest Post By C.L. Smith C.L. Smith aka "Leonidas" is a frequent, right of center commenter on The Moderate Voice and has been invited as a Guest Voice. ********** Remember the Democratic Oversight that was promised, and Nancy Pelosi's claim that Democrats would "drain the swamp"? Well seems like they are falling short of these pledges once again. Via The … [Read more...] about Hit The Road Jack
Hollywood Movie Interrupted: Nehru-Edwina Romance
The production of a Hollywood film on the romance between Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, and Lady Edwina Mountbatten, wife of the last British viceroy of India, has been temporarily halted. The Indian government wants an assurance that the movie, Indian Summer, starring Cate Blanchett and Hugh Grant, would not contain physically intimate scenes. (Nehru's … [Read more...] about Hollywood Movie Interrupted: Nehru-Edwina Romance
Peace isn’t Worth it if it Means Agreeing with Arabs
Cross-posted to The Debate Link In a PJ Media questionnaire that exemplifies the worst in fusing baseless speculation with raging demagoguery, Lenny Ben-David wanted to ask, among others, the following questions about J Street to its leader, Jeremy Ben-Ami: You were recently asked in an interview about funds J Street received from Palestinians, Arab-Americans, and … [Read more...] about Peace isn’t Worth it if it Means Agreeing with Arabs
Taser Warns Police Not To Aim Devices At Suspects’ Chests
The makers of Taser have now issued a warning to police: don't aim the stun guns at suspects' chests or it could be hazardous to their health (like, fatal)... The maker of Taser stun guns is advising police officers to avoid shooting suspects in the chest with the 50,000-volt weapon, saying that it could pose an extremely low risk of an "adverse cardiac event." The … [Read more...] about Taser Warns Police Not To Aim Devices At Suspects’ Chests
Going Rouge (Not a Typo)
"[I] went and tried to talk to Sarah Palin, and instead she talked to Greta. ... But maybe she'll talk to me now that she has a book deal," Oprah Winfrey, last December. That was an Andrew Sullivan quote of the day. I'm guessing Palin on Oprah is old news to TMV readers by now. A tit-for-tat; Palin's book is out the day after her eagerly awaited Nov 16 appearance on the show. … [Read more...] about Going Rouge (Not a Typo)
Gallup Poll: Obama’s Quarter Approval Rating Slips Nine Points (and Sets A Record)
A new Gallup Poll finds President Barack Obama's approval rating sliped nine points during his third quarter -- and he set a record of sorts...but not one the White House is likely to tout: In Gallup Daily tracking that spans Barack Obama's third quarter in office (July 20 through Oct. 19), the president averaged a 53% job approval rating. That is down sharply from his … [Read more...] about Gallup Poll: Obama’s Quarter Approval Rating Slips Nine Points (and Sets A Record)