Those too mesmerized by baseball playoffs to watch Letterman, Conan et al last night did not miss much. All day long politicians had been doing stand-ups about Obama's Nobel Prize. The President himself led off his Rose Garden turn with "Well, this is not how I expected to wake up this morning. After I received the news, Malia walked in and said, 'Daddy, you won the Nobel … [Read more...] about Life’s Late-Night Nobel Comics
Sergey Brin on Google Books
Sergey Brin has an OpEd in the NYTimes today on Google Books, A Library to Last Forever: There has been some debate about the settlement, and many groups have offered their opinions, both for and against. I would like to take this opportunity to dispel some myths about the agreement and to share why I am proud of this undertaking. This agreement aims to make millions of … [Read more...] about Sergey Brin on Google Books
Mid Stream Radio Moving to Saturdays (for now)
Due to a change in my co-host's schedule, Mid Stream Radio will temporarily be moving to a weekend format, starting today, Saturday Oct. 10, at 1 pm eastern time. On today's show we'll be catching up on the fallout from the Nobel Peace Prize, along with some other news that slipped through the cracks during all this media craziness. Stop by and join in our online chat or call … [Read more...] about Mid Stream Radio Moving to Saturdays (for now)
Nobel Peace Prize Now Officially A Joke After Obama Selection (Guest Voice)
Nobel Peace Prize now officially a joke after Obama selection by Jon Wells The Nobel Peace Prize was already flirting with irrelevance after recent selections like Al Gore, Yasser Arafat, and Jimmy Carter, but after the award was yesterday announced as going to President Barack Obama, in office for only nine months and for only 12 days when the nomination period expired, … [Read more...] about Nobel Peace Prize Now Officially A Joke After Obama Selection (Guest Voice)
Rush Limbaugh and the Rams
John Darkow, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Rush Limbaugh and the Rams
Quote (Zinger) of the Day: State Department On Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize
Our Quote (zinger) of the Day comes from the State Department's spokesman, responding to a question about President Barack Obama winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize -- an award that sparked a shower of criticism from Republicans: "Certainly from our standpoint, this gives us a sense of momentum — when the United States has accolades tossed its way, rather than … [Read more...] about Quote (Zinger) of the Day: State Department On Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize
Rush Limbaugh To Be Miss America Pageant Judge
When I was a kid in the 50s and 60s, the Miss America Pageant was a broadcasting national unifying event -- earning whopping ratings, even though viewers had to endure host Bert Parks warbling "There She Is Miss America" (when I lived in India in the mid 70s I would play a tape of that to get back at the teenage son of a family with whom I lived and he'd beg me to stop. Parks … [Read more...] about Rush Limbaugh To Be Miss America Pageant Judge
Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize: A Word From Norway
We have seen reactions from just about everywhere in the world on the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to president Obama. How about from Norway where its Parliament appoints the Nobel Committee that selects the Laureate for the Peace Prize? Yesterday, the Norwegian newspaper Dagsavisen presented a Norwegian view. In "A Bold Peace Prize," translated at Watching America … [Read more...] about Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize: A Word From Norway
Republican Nobel Nobama
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No compromise, no retreat, no progress
Nothing can so alienate a voter from the political system as backing a winning candidate. - Mark B. Cohen Some on the extreme left are disappointed with the performance of Presdent Barak Obama since his election and inaguration. He hasn't pushed the radical changes they want. It was once a reality that after elections, when in office to serve ALL the people, politicians had to … [Read more...] about No compromise, no retreat, no progress
Just For A Moment, Rest
SIGHT Land can look deep purple, cobalt blue from far away... but up close, it is surprise green, with browns, and slashes of clay red and hansa yellow. Sometimes souls are like that too: long view, short view, so different in color and tone... yet exact same soul. How war-ready the mind can become, when demanding only one true view, insisting … [Read more...] about Just For A Moment, Rest
Nobel Prize: Weight Around Obama’s Neck?
US president Barack Obama's predicament (on hearing about Nobel Peace Prize) seems similar to that of a dashing man who comes face-to-face with a fawning socialite in public who gushes: "Darling I love you from the bottom of my heart." The media is having a field day revelling in this hot/sexy topic that has landed in their lap. This element of surprise (after the award's … [Read more...] about Nobel Prize: Weight Around Obama’s Neck?
(Joe) McCarthyism at the DNC, and Andy McCarthyism at NRO
I must say, I am well and truly appalled at the comments made by the Democratic National Committee's communications director: … [Read more...] about (Joe) McCarthyism at the DNC, and Andy McCarthyism at NRO
Nobel 2009: Obama a (Premature) Icon of Peace – Headlines from Europe
Shock and surprise - but not necessarily dismay - have spread across the world after the announcement that Barack Obama is to be awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The first French translation we've posted on the subject is from France's Rue 89. For the Rue 89, Pierre Haski writes in part: "We salute the intention, the bold words and perhaps mostly the man himself and … [Read more...] about Nobel 2009: Obama a (Premature) Icon of Peace – Headlines from Europe
Not So Noble Nobel Peace Prize
President Barack Obama being awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize is akin to me winning a Pulitizer Prize in journalism. Neither one of us accomplished enough to earn it. The world's most prestigious award is diminished to the level of an Academy Award nominee finishing fifth. Hey, Obama talks the talk but has failed so far to walk the walk. The Saturday Night Live spoof that … [Read more...] about Not So Noble Nobel Peace Prize
VentNation: Relax, Relate, Release!
Peeved about Obama's Peace Prize? Need to vent about Russert's veneration? Then you should visit VentNation: You can choose to do so in a variety of categories, either anonymously or using your own name, and you can even rate other users’ vents by using a slider placed next to each entry. Once you’ve published your rant, you can push it out to a range of other social networks … [Read more...] about VentNation: Relax, Relate, Release!
My Own Mixed Reaction To Obama Peace Prize
Being on the west coast sometimes means you react to news stories a little behind the curve and since others had already posted I thought I'd wait a bit to gather my own thoughts on this issue. I think most people who read my posts know that I did not vote for the President last November and while I agree with him on some subjects I have also expressed my dismay over the … [Read more...] about My Own Mixed Reaction To Obama Peace Prize
The Epitome Of Political Hypocrisy
Afghanistan Is No “Young Hamlet” Stage Play, Dr. Krauthammer
While I strongly disagree with most of Charles Krauthammer’s ideology and politics, I must admit that the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist is a brilliant journalist and probably the most influential commentator in our country. That's perhaps why I am disappointed at his latest column that appeared this morning in the Washington Post. As I have pointed out in a previous … [Read more...] about Afghanistan Is No “Young Hamlet” Stage Play, Dr. Krauthammer
VIDEO: Obama Statement On Winning 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
Here's a video of President Barack Obama's statement on winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. He says he will accept the award as a "call for action:" … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Obama Statement On Winning 2009 Nobel Peace Prize