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Anal Poisoning. A Full Pandemic Disease Now?
This past Friday, I was blissfully reading an article by one of my favorite columnists, Joan Walsh at Salon.com, when I came across the name of a disease that I hadn’t heard of before. Obviously quite a serious disease as apparently many people are going to die of it. The disease is “anal poisoning.” Since English is an acquired language to me, I wrote it off to … [Read more...] about Anal Poisoning. A Full Pandemic Disease Now?
Obama To Notre Dame Grads: Seek Common Ground Not Caricatures (UPDATE: Video Added)
President Barack Obama seemingly turned a potential political lemon into political lemonade in his controversial address to Notre Dame's graduating class by using it as an occasion to stress the importance of adversaries seeking common ground on controversial issues -- rather than indulging in exaggerated caricatures: The 44th president, speaking at commencement … [Read more...] about Obama To Notre Dame Grads: Seek Common Ground Not Caricatures (UPDATE: Video Added)
Around The Sphere
Obama Too Wedded To Bush? The controversy (what else?) rages on the left and right. For a cross section go HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE. Public Opinion On Torture: Is it being distorted in debates? Nancy Pelosi's Positives Nosedive -- and she's now actually in the deficits, as Andrew Sullivan notes. Sullivan also notes her press conference. I also missed it but from what you … [Read more...] about Around The Sphere
Oh, No, Say It Ain’t So
A terrible scenario is unfolding in the Sadr City district of Baghdad where the U.S. military outposts will pull out June 30. Some U.S. and Iraqi military officials and civilian leaders believe the impoverished Shiite community will return to lawlessness and ignite a civil war. "When the Americans leave, everything will be looted because no one will be watching," an Iraqi … [Read more...] about Oh, No, Say It Ain’t So
Venezuela Seizes U.S. Pasta Company: Says It’s Got Too Much Dough
Venezuela has stepped in and seized a U.S. pasta company, charging that it took too much dough for its product: Venezuelan officials accompanied by soldiers have seized "temporary" control of a US-owned pasta producer. Venezuela says the plant, owned by the big US firm Cargill, had violated regulations on price controls intended to guarantee cheap food for the … [Read more...] about Venezuela Seizes U.S. Pasta Company: Says It’s Got Too Much Dough
CSI Miami’s David Caruso: Skilled Character Actor Or Acting Hack?
I'm a huge CSI Miami fan (for years I wanted to live in Miami, but wound up in San Diego when I accepted a job in 1982 as a reporter for the recent sold and seriously downsized San Diego Union). I'm also now in the entertainment biz and love studying acting and comedy technique. Which raises a question: is David Caruso's way of delivering some lines on CSI Miami, and putting … [Read more...] about CSI Miami’s David Caruso: Skilled Character Actor Or Acting Hack?
Thought Experiment: What If The Law Really Did Say Life Begins At Conception?
DISCLAIMER: This is a thought experiment regarding a LEGAL issue, not a moral or political quandary. My own personal beliefs are that life is a continuous chain and neither conception nor viability nor birth constitute the beginning of "life" per se. But as an individual organism, with all its philosophical and theological elements, life does begin at conception. But the law … [Read more...] about Thought Experiment: What If The Law Really Did Say Life Begins At Conception?
Seemingly Invincible Tamil Tigers Declare Defeat Amid Report Leader Velupillai Prabhakaran Dead
After waging a 26 year battle to carve out their own homeland, the once seemingly invincible Tamil Tigers have admitted defeat in their bloody fight against the Sri Lanka government. The latest report: the Tamil Tigers' leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, is dead. According to reports on CNN-IBN, the body of what is believed to be the 54-year-old LTTE leader, Velupillai … [Read more...] about Seemingly Invincible Tamil Tigers Declare Defeat Amid Report Leader Velupillai Prabhakaran Dead
Happy Whiteyversary
David Weigel at the Washington Independent takes a look back in anguish at the day Larry Johnson's few remaining shreds of credibility died. It was one year ago, on May 16, 2008, when Larry claimed definitive knowledge of a video tape of first lady Michelle Obama ranting about white people and yelling "whitey." This explosive video, we were assured, was about to be released to … [Read more...] about Happy Whiteyversary
India: Democracy Triumphs Yet Again
India witnessed peaceful general elections in which the ruling Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) won a decisive victory. It was a personal triumph for Sonia Gandhi (photo above), President of the Congress Party, and her son, Rahul Gandhi, an alumni of Rollins College in Florida, who spearheaded the election campaign. India election results topped trend on … [Read more...] about India: Democracy Triumphs Yet Again
Faux News Reveals True Motivation Behind Attacks on Pelosi
Not that reality-based bloggers didn't know this already, but it definitely should be pointed out as frequently as possible (emphasis in original): … [Read more...] about Faux News Reveals True Motivation Behind Attacks on Pelosi
A Colin Powell Counterattack on Cheney
Last Sunday's sneer that he preferred Rush Limbaugh to Powell ("I didn't know he was still a Republican") has inspired a response to Dick Cheney from Lawrence Wilkerson, chief of staff for Colin Powell, when he was Secretary of State. In a blog post to The Washington Note, Wilkerson reveals that, starting in 2002, the torture Cheney is now defending "was not aimed at … [Read more...] about A Colin Powell Counterattack on Cheney
Barack Obama And Notre Dame
The debate heats up and some predict a hot welcome for President Barack Obama when he delivers the commencement address at Notre Dame tomorrow: And, of course, it sparked a verbal battle on...Hardball: CNN's Rick Sanchez (always fun and enlightening to watch) featured the controversy also: According to Fox News, pro-life activists are now converging on the the … [Read more...] about Barack Obama And Notre Dame
Now This Is Projection
Apparently if gays are allowed to marry, it will overburden small businesses to the point that they will be at risk. Of course in a couple of weeks, we can say that two of our three car makers will have declared bankruptcy because of legacy medical costs. It will be very surprising if Ford makes it through this whole downturn. Not to mention the evisceration of our … [Read more...] about Now This Is Projection
GOP Moderate Picked For China Ambassador
About a month ago John McCain was asked on one of those political talk shows who he thought were viable Republican presidential candidates in 2012. The first name mentioned was Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman. My first reaction was "who is that guy?" I filed the name in the back of my mind as a to-do list to check out some day. Utah is not exactly the news capital of the … [Read more...] about GOP Moderate Picked For China Ambassador
Time To Put “Dr. X” To Bed
Talk about a party that's out of touch with the times! This morning on Public Radio I heard a blip from Charles Boustany, a Republican congressman from Louisiana, giving his party's view on health care policies. And his big pitch was that any new legislation must keep health care decisions in the hands of patients and their doctors, and out of the hands of "government … [Read more...] about Time To Put “Dr. X” To Bed
Pondering The Enduring Impact Of World War II
Sometimes events resonate way beyond their official end. And so it is with World War II. And Cathy Young gives us the specifics: I have two new articles out, both dealing with the legacy of World War II (the occasion being Victory in Europe Day on May 8, and Russia’s Victory Day May 9). My debut on Forbes.com, Victory Day Festivities In Moscow, examines that legacy in … [Read more...] about Pondering The Enduring Impact Of World War II
What’s So Funny About Washington? (Guest Voice)
What's So Funny about Washington? by Michael Winship A joke is a sometime thing, as wide as a church door or as delicate as a rose. The right or wrong word, too many or too few, their placement or emphasis can determine whether it's a total dud or fall down funny; the difference, as Mark Twain said, between the lightning bug and lightning. Too much … [Read more...] about What’s So Funny About Washington? (Guest Voice)
Britain Is Now The Savage Nation (Guest Voice)
The news that conservative talker Michael Savage was on a list and banned from Great Britain brought somewhat predictable responses: conservatives were outraged and some liberals said it serves him right. But there were some on both sides who wondered if anything Savage said qualified him to be on a list with terrorists and others. In this Guest Voice, conservative writers … [Read more...] about Britain Is Now The Savage Nation (Guest Voice)