Nate Beeler, The Washington Examiner This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to run on TMV. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. … [Read more...] about Disney Buys Marvel
Who Does Charlie Rangel Think He’s Kidding?
Congress is coming back to "work" this week after their peaceful August sojourns and Nancy Pelosi has a tough decision waiting for her. How will she justify (assuming she does) allowing Congressman Charlie Rangel (D. NY) to continue on as Chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means committee? For those who missed it, Rangel has been facing one instance after another of large … [Read more...] about Who Does Charlie Rangel Think He’s Kidding?
Is An iTunes TV Subscription in the Works?
Jordan Golson, responding to Gene Munster's claims — he thinks we’ll see Apple TV by 2011 -- says maybe: Munster also thinks the Mac maker is going to launch a television that wirelessly syncs with your other Apple devices, and predicts an Apple set-top box with TV input and DVR capabilities. Both Chris Albrecht and I think most of that stuff is bunk, but I’m going to … [Read more...] about Is An iTunes TV Subscription in the Works?
Atlanta’s Black Democratic Establishment: Backwards And Clueless
The Associated Press writes yesterday that for the first time in 35 years, Atlanta could elect a white mayor: After 35 years, next Atlanta mayor could be white By ERRIN HAINES (AP) ATLANTA — The city that became a post-civil rights movement emblem of the political power held by African-Americans could have a white mayor for the first time in a generation — a … [Read more...] about Atlanta’s Black Democratic Establishment: Backwards And Clueless
Yes We Can … What?
Team Obama is in full campaign mode, firing off e-mails and organizing events to push ahead for health care reform, but nobody knows exactly where the goal line is. According to the Washington Post, "President Obama's supporters hope to recapture the energy of last year's triumphant election campaign in a bid to regain control of the health-care debate, planning more than … [Read more...] about Yes We Can … What?
Kennedy Election Set, Law May Change
The special election to fill Senator Kennedy's vacant senate seat has been set for January 19th, 2010 (a date which oddly enough was predicted right here at TMV). This would presumably mean special primaries sometime in December (one source cites December 8th), unless the parties go the convention route. Speculation is growing the new Senator could be Joe Kennedy. Also … [Read more...] about Kennedy Election Set, Law May Change
Evidence That Torture Doesn’t Work
David Fitzsimmons, The Arizona Star This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to run on TMV. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. … [Read more...] about Evidence That Torture Doesn’t Work
Poland and Germany Remember WWII’s Beginning
Poland and Germany mark the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II: … [Read more...] about Poland and Germany Remember WWII’s Beginning
For Annie Leibovitz Even $40 Million In Real Estate Is Not Enough
Errors begin to tell the story... The Independent: In our article, “Annie get your lawyer: Leibovitz sued over $24m loan” [link] (1 August 2009) we quoted an anonymous source who said that Art Capital Group were ‘pretty scary guys, they are predatory lenders’. The article also included a statement from Annie Leibovitz’s publicist that the lawsuit brought by Art Capital … [Read more...] about For Annie Leibovitz Even $40 Million In Real Estate Is Not Enough
Lockerbie: It’s So ‘Touching’ to See a Terrorist Return Home: Folha, Brazil
'HEADWINDS' The fascinating planetary split on whether or not it was correct to release Lockerbie bombing convict Abdul Basset Ali Al-Megrahi continues with this article by columnist Joao Pereira Coutinho who writes for the Brazilian newspaper Folha. For Folha, Coutinho writes in a sarcastic rejoinder to the release: "For 'compassionate' reasons, the Scottish … [Read more...] about Lockerbie: It’s So ‘Touching’ to See a Terrorist Return Home: Folha, Brazil
How to Win the Anti-Torture Debate
Ryan Sager offers a tutorial, the content of which should probably be intuitive but, in the twisted present, is not necessarily so. H/t Patrick Appel. … [Read more...] about How to Win the Anti-Torture Debate
Bob McDonnell No Fan of Gays & Feminists
He's not big on unwed mothers or no-fault divorce either. The Left is having a field day with Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell's law school thesis (PDF) from CBN University. Founded by Pat Robertson and named for his Christian Broadcasting Network, the school is now known as Regent University. TPMMuckraker has the juiciest excerpts and this DNC … [Read more...] about Bob McDonnell No Fan of Gays & Feminists
How The Right-Wing Lost Me
I was born and raised in Orange County, Calif., the hotbed of right-wing political conservatism. As a young reporter on The Tustin News I met and admired James. B. Utt, my congressman and probably the most conservative Republican to ever walk the halls of the House of Representatives. The closest clone to Utt in today's Congress would be Ron Paul. But Utt was a flaming … [Read more...] about How The Right-Wing Lost Me
Shortage of Linguists Hurting U.S. War on Terror. Surprised?
An article in the Washington Times this morning, titled "EXCLUSIVE: Lack of translators hurts U.S. war on terror," caught my attention. Not because it is a surprise that our nation is woefully short of linguists and translators. Not because such shortage does indeed hobble our ability to effectively fight the war on terrorism, especially in the Pakistan-Afghanistan … [Read more...] about Shortage of Linguists Hurting U.S. War on Terror. Surprised?
Arizona Pastor Repeats Wish For Barack Obama’s Death
The toxic and putrid combination of early 21st century hate/demonization politics and the language of outright violence continues to escalate: Parishioners leaving the Faithful Word Baptist Church in the East Valley Sunday carried not just their Bibles, but guns as well. Pastor Steven Anderson said he and his congregation have received death threats after a … [Read more...] about Arizona Pastor Repeats Wish For Barack Obama’s Death
Harry Reid in Local Feud
Nevada's senior Senator and the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has taken time out to make a new enemy. Reid publicly threatened the Las Vegas Review Journal -- the state's largest daily paper -- saying he hoped it would go out of business. He later added that "he wants the Review-Journal to continue selling advertising because the Las Vegas Sun is delivered inside the … [Read more...] about Harry Reid in Local Feud
Ethics, Etc.
If you're in need of some starry-eyed optimism, don't read this column, the latest from St. Louis' Bill McLellan. … [Read more...] about Ethics, Etc.
Why are Jews liberals?
That is the title of Norman Podhoretz's new book. It won't be out until September 8th, but the current issue of Commentary presents a symposium on the book, with contributions from prominent Jewish authors, mostly conservatives. Best I can tell from the symposium, the main thrust of Podhoretz's argument is that American Jews have confused the Torah of Judaism with "the … [Read more...] about Why are Jews liberals?
All-GOP Ohio Supreme Court rules breastfeeding unconnected to pregnancy
Who knew!? You know, I've been pregnant three times, gave birth to live, healthy babies three times and nursed each of my three babies. If breastfeeding my babies was not related to pregnancy, someone tell me what was going on with my body, k? Kate Harding at Salon.com has an excellent take-down and analysis of this gobsmackingly narrow decision regarding … [Read more...] about All-GOP Ohio Supreme Court rules breastfeeding unconnected to pregnancy
The Moral Question (Guest Voice)
The Moral Question by Betsy Newmark In Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, he poses the moral question of whether a person could or should kill one person if it would benefit humanity. Would you agree to the death of an unknown person in China if no one would know and the Chinaman's wealth could be used to benefit you and your family. Raskolnikov goes beyond the death of … [Read more...] about The Moral Question (Guest Voice)