The surprise news that President Barack Obama has been awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize didn't put a damper on the ongoing, nonstop 7/24 political partisan warfare in the United States -- in fact, it was akin to throwing a lit match into a big, fat puddle of gasoline. The Huffington Post has an eye-opening post HERE: conservatives reacted with outrage, anger and some … [Read more...] about Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize Doesn’t Bring American Partisan Peace Ceasefire
Obama Nobel Peace Prize (Romanian Editorial Cartoon)
Pavel Constantin, Romania This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Obama Nobel Peace Prize (Romanian Editorial Cartoon)
Did Tim Russert Earn His Newseum Shrine?
So long as we're questioning awards, what do we think of NBC News donating the furniture from Tim Russert's Washington office to be reassembled for a Newseum exhibit? TVSquad plays it right down the middle: The fact that Russert was on the Newseum's board of directors might have something to do with this honor, but you can't argue with the fact that for Meet the Press … [Read more...] about Did Tim Russert Earn His Newseum Shrine?
The Freaky Friday Nobel Peace Prize
While many of my colleagues here at TMV have already chimed in on the rather "curious" choice of awarding President Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize today, I was already asked to opine on the subject elsewhere. You can find the full rundown in my "special comment" (with a hat tip to MSNBC) at Pajamas Media... Freaky Friday: Obama’s Weird Peace Prize Win. One thing not noted … [Read more...] about The Freaky Friday Nobel Peace Prize
More “Hate Crime” Follies in D.C.
Putting the lie to my recent theory that Congress can't manage to accomplish anything, the House of Representatives voted yesterday to further expand so called "hate crime" legislation to include "those committed because of a victim’s sexual orientation" which will include attacks on lesbian, gay and transgender people. Of course, in typical fashion, Democratic sponsors of the … [Read more...] about More “Hate Crime” Follies in D.C.
Videos About Obama’s 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Win
News videos are now popping up online about the surprise announcement that President Barack Obama has been awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. Here are a few of them: The AP's asks if the prize will be a boost or bust: ITTN News: Reuters video with Q&A of committee addressing why he won -- getting some tough questions about what Obama has actually accomplished to … [Read more...] about Videos About Obama’s 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Win
Obama Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech
Christo Komarnitski, Bulgaria This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to appear on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. UPDATE: Here's a VIDEO of Obama's actual statement about winning the prize. … [Read more...] about Obama Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech
Obama Wins Surprise 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
Reporters gasped when it was announced. Coverage: New York Times Washington Post Wall Street Journal Bloomberg Reuters BBC Matt Lauer, "So in some ways he wins this for not being George W. Bush..." Twitter's going crazy. The Nobel website is dying under the sudden traffic surge. UPDATE: My favorite #ReasonsBHOwonNPP: "Because the Nobel … [Read more...] about Obama Wins Surprise 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
Stunning Act Out Of Australia
Let me make it clear that I do not think this skit represents even a tiny bit of the Australian people. But I am stunned by the blatant racist nature of the skit, and even more shocked at some of the comments which either defend the act or use it to attack the US. WARNING: The skit is quite offensive. … [Read more...] about Stunning Act Out Of Australia
Southland Canceled: Is Leno Hurting NBC ?
It was announced today that NBC has canceled the police drama Southland two weeks before its scheduled Season Two premiere. The show was well received by critics and did reasonably well in the ratings for a mid season replacement during its shortened first season earlier this year. The program was seen by many as offering a very realistic view of police work as seen through … [Read more...] about Southland Canceled: Is Leno Hurting NBC ?
International Olympic Committee Goes Copyright (& Trademark) Crazy
Cory Doctorow's headline, Olympic Committee claims that photographing exterior of venues violates copyrights: I hope that the IOC is aware that it's about to show up in one of the most media-savvy towns in the world, and that trying to stop private citizens from posting "unauthorized" photos will be nothing short of a fool's errand. This sort of hostility towards Olympic fans … [Read more...] about International Olympic Committee Goes Copyright (& Trademark) Crazy
A Compromise That Could Actually Work
Yesterday, Sam Stein told us about a new compromise plan that is attracting attention because it's designed to please both progressive Democrats who want a robust public option, and conservative Democrats who want to please the insurance industry. Under this proposed plan, there would be a strong federal-level public option -- the compromise would be that individual states … [Read more...] about A Compromise That Could Actually Work
Rare Video: Two Comedy Greats Reunite For Last Time
In 1965 comedy great Groucho Marx hosted "The Hollywood Palace" variety show on ABC and reunited with his comedy foil of his great films of the 30s, Margaret Dumont. It was a performance as good as in the films -- and Dumont died two days after the taping: … [Read more...] about Rare Video: Two Comedy Greats Reunite For Last Time
Dancing With The Stars Will No Longer Feature The Dancing Feet of Tom DeLay
Alas, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and his dancing feet and shaking you-know-what will no longer be featured on "Dancing with the Stars." And now the Washington Post frames the question: did he bail or was he shoved? Did the producers of "Dancing With the Stars" drop a brick on Tom DeLay's feet when he became the show's main story line and they saw where the … [Read more...] about Dancing With The Stars Will No Longer Feature The Dancing Feet of Tom DeLay
What does it mean to be non-partisan?
I just sent off a post to a listserv discussion about J Street and AIPAC. After one AIPAC member described the organization as non-partisan, a critic shot back that AIPAC is no more non-partisan than Queer Nation or the KKK, because all the members basically have the same opinion about their #1 issue. Here's my response to that: Non-partisanship and diversity of opinion are … [Read more...] about What does it mean to be non-partisan?
J Street critic to keynote J Street conference
I was pleasanly surprised to see that Rabbi Eric Yoffie will be one of the keynote speakers at the J Street convention later this month. Rabbi Yoffie, the president of the Union for Reform Judaism, describes himself as a dove who welcomed the founding of J Street as an alternative to AIPAC. Yet when J Street equated the actions of Israel and Hamas in Gaza, Yoffie lashed … [Read more...] about J Street critic to keynote J Street conference
Georgia Congressman Says Liberal Media Took ‘Ghetto Grandmothers’ Comment ‘Out-of-Context’
At Saturday morning breakfast for the Cherokee County GOP, Georgia Congressman and republican gubernatorial candidate Nathan Deal was explaining his insistence in a legislative provision demanding proof of citizenship for federal or state health care benefits. opposition campaign video cameras rolling when he said: We got all the complaints of the ghetto grandmothers who … [Read more...] about Georgia Congressman Says Liberal Media Took ‘Ghetto Grandmothers’ Comment ‘Out-of-Context’
The Big Con
Excuse me, but I have some reservations and a bunch of questions about the various healthcare reform bills both houses of Congress could vote on as early as this month. The biggest concern I have is why we taxpayers are subsidizing the private carriers to insure us. The bills are aimed at guaranteeing growing private insurance profits without regard to improving our health. … [Read more...] about The Big Con
Intellectual Conservatism Isn’t Dead: It’s On the Margin
Intellectual Conservatism Isn't Dead: It's On the Margin by Rick Moran This is the 4th in a series of 5 articles on the state of intellectual conservatism. Here's Part I. Part II. And Part III. There is a terrific exchange of views on the health of conservatism over at Slate between conservative writer Reihan Salam and Sam Tannenhaus (author of Death of … [Read more...] about Intellectual Conservatism Isn’t Dead: It’s On the Margin
Climate Change — A National Security Challenge
Guest post by Rafael Noboa Rivera Rafael Noboa Rivera is a writer and combat veteran. He served in Iraq from April 2003 to March 2004. This post originally appeared at The Hill's Congress Blog. "You never have 100% certainty. If you wait till you have that, you'll fail." The evidence is unmistakable. We have hard choices before us. As the impact of irreversible climate … [Read more...] about Climate Change — A National Security Challenge