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)
Obama’s Odd Travel
During the whole dustup over the Olympics the only thing that really caused me to scratch my head was wondering why Obama would spend 9 hours out and 9 hours back flying time to get 2 hours on the ground at the Olympic committee. Today I heard another story that made me wonder. Last night the President was in New York City for a Democratic fundraiser. (Let me make it … [Read more...] about Obama’s Odd Travel
Google and Microsoft Announce Twitter Search Deals
On the same day. And just hours ago: Back-to-back deals on Wednesday to make the company’s steady stream of posts available to Microsoft and Google’s search engines may point to a potential new source of cash. How large, however, is not known. The terms of the deals were not disclosed and Evan Williams, Twitter’s chief executive, said in an interview that revenue was “not the … [Read more...] about Google and Microsoft Announce Twitter Search Deals
Obama Wrestles Fox
Mike Keefe, The Denver Post This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Obama Wrestles Fox
Middle East: Things Look Catastrophic But It Will Work Out, Why I’m Optimistic (Guest Voice)
Middle East: Things Look Catastrophic but It Will Work Out, Why I'm Optimistic By Barry Rubin Every day dreadful things happen in the Middle East and in the echoes of that region—diplomacy, news coverage—in the West. Yet things are by no means as bad as they seem. Precisely because a lot of what happens simply doesn’t reflect reality, ultimately the material effect is … [Read more...] about Middle East: Things Look Catastrophic But It Will Work Out, Why I’m Optimistic (Guest Voice)
Politico Breaks Story Re Unprecedented White House Political Strategy
Um, NOT. The strategy is to "marginalize [the administration's] most powerful critics." … [Read more...] about Politico Breaks Story Re Unprecedented White House Political Strategy
TARP Executive Pay Cuts Don’t Solve Anything
I don't have anything to add to Yves Smith's comment about the "pay czar" decision to cut executive pay for a few select companies. It is merely a distraction from real reform. … [Read more...] about TARP Executive Pay Cuts Don’t Solve Anything
Witchcraft Rebounds on Tehran’s Dark Magicians: Al Seyassah, Kuwait
Mural to the dead: Revolutionary Guard members look at pictures of commanders and colleagues killed in Sunday's suicide bombing. Who is responsible for Monday's devastating attack on members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard? According to Iran and others, the U.S. and Britain are responsible, since they back the Sunni group that has claimed responsibility and is fighting … [Read more...] about Witchcraft Rebounds on Tehran’s Dark Magicians: Al Seyassah, Kuwait
We Want Ice Cream !
As some of you may know there is a story circulating around the internet about an election in a 3rd grade class in Nashville, Tennessee. Because of the way things end up on the net, I am not going to swear to the veracity of the story itself but I am pretty sure something like this happened and it is certainly a great analogy for what is wrong with society. The story takes … [Read more...] about We Want Ice Cream !