Daryl Cagle, MSNBC.com This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to run on TMV. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. TMV runs a variety of cartoons from the left, right and center -- drawn by cartoonists from all over the world. Check back often. … [Read more...] about Court Strikes Down Gay Marriage (Cartoon)
Israel Discovers the ‘Real’ Obama: Le Figaro, France
So just how significant is the crossroads on which the United States and Israel find themselves? Judging by Friday's editorial by Pierre Rousselin of France's Le Figaro, we are likely in a brave new world of U.S.-Israel relations. "Between Israel and the United States, the forecast is no longer for endless blue skies, as it was during the George W. Bush era. The … [Read more...] about Israel Discovers the ‘Real’ Obama: Le Figaro, France
Republican Split Widens Over Handling Sotomayor Nomination As Polls Show Nomination Support
On a day when the White House responded to try and defuse talk-radio host and talk radio political culture Republicans' escalating rhetoric and charges that President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is a "racist," there were growing signs that part of the GOP is now trying to extricate itself from the talk radio political culture. At stake: the party's … [Read more...] about Republican Split Widens Over Handling Sotomayor Nomination As Polls Show Nomination Support
Obama To Name Cyber Czar To Combat Cyber Terrorism: A Can Of Digital Worms?
In the latest evidence that the Obama administration may soon end up with more czars than in the entire history of pre-communist revolution Russia, President Barack Obama announced that he'll be appointing a cyber czar to his administration and for the first time for any American administration will seriously put the potential issue of cyber security needed to combat cyber … [Read more...] about Obama To Name Cyber Czar To Combat Cyber Terrorism: A Can Of Digital Worms?
An unplanned street scene
I work in downtown Austin, almost dead center in the city, in a building on the corner of 6th Street and Congress Avenue. When I leave work, I drive by that corner. Today, there was a very interesting tableau that definitely shows where the slogan "Keep Austin Weird" came from. On the corner, standing on an upturned bucket, was what I gathered to be a performance artist, … [Read more...] about An unplanned street scene
Why Not Sonia Sotomayor? (Guest Voice)
Why Not Sonia Sotomayor? by Jim Bell Opponents to Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation as the next appointee to the U.S. Supreme court have chosen to call her a racist based largely upon a single statement she made to the University of California, Berkley, School of Law eight years ago in a 2001 speech. This time it’s the Republicans who are hammering the point home. They are … [Read more...] about Why Not Sonia Sotomayor? (Guest Voice)
Sotomayor And Talk Radio
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Journalism ‘Doh!’ Moment
Though we try to avoid them, errors are part of the reality of volunteer/citizen media like TMV and other blogs. Even at traditional, commercial media, mistakes happen because ... well, you know, "to err is human." That said, it's reasonable to hope that mistakes are less common among the professional class than the volunteer class -- and that "doh!" moments are virtually … [Read more...] about Journalism ‘Doh!’ Moment
Judicial Temperament and Gender
This New York Times article by Jo Becker and Adam Liptak is a perfect example of how the traditional media can invent a controversy and then report it as if it were a legitimate issue. Under the title "Sotomayor's Sharp Tongue Raises Issue of Temperament," Becker and Liptak go on for two screens spinning a three-course meal out of cotton candy: … [Read more...] about Judicial Temperament and Gender
REPUBLICANS NEED A VACATION
The U.S. electorate strongly suggested it last November 2008. Perhaps Republicans need to be reminded again. They’re overworked from completely messing up the economy for the past 8 years. They’re overtaxed as they can’t handle the multitude of new programs and policies from a Democratic Administration and Congress. They’re completely exhausted, as in being intellectually, … [Read more...] about REPUBLICANS NEED A VACATION
The North Korea Syndrome
A defiant North Korea claims it will retaliate if its ships are boarded off its western coast and if the United Nations Security Council imposes stricter sanctions on its development of nuclear warheads. The announcement comes a day after the government said it would declare war on South Korea if provoked. The latest war of words has strained the patience of its … [Read more...] about The North Korea Syndrome
The New Look TMV
Hello TMV readers and welcome to the new look. As you can see, it looks totally different from the previous site. First and foremost, I need to give credit to Nick at Elegant Themes for the awesome design. This is one of his stock designs (customized by yours truly). Without him, this redesign wouldn't have happened. Here are the changes and explanation: 1. Removal of … [Read more...] about The New Look TMV
Ted Kennedy’s Health Manifesto
For the coming political battle, the last Kennedy of his generation is sounding the trumpet for health care reform. "Over the last year," he writes in a Boston Globe OpEd, "I've seen our healthcare system up close. I've benefitted from the best of medicine, but I've also witnessed the frustration and outrage of patients and doctors alike as they face the challenges of a … [Read more...] about Ted Kennedy’s Health Manifesto
Clarify the “Wise Latina Woman” Statement?
I believe that I've let enough time slip by for everyone to digest the story, but now I'll need to ask for some help here. The readers of this site provide a more diverse set of opinions than virtually any other political blog I visit, so perhaps this is the only place where a cogent explanation might be found. And please keep in mind that I pose this question coming from a … [Read more...] about Clarify the “Wise Latina Woman” Statement?
Cornyn Gets It
The Senator from Texas counters the primary tempests of the seething stew. This is perhaps not a surprising reaction, given the sizable Hispanic population in Cornyn's home state. But it's also not the first "big tent" move the Senator has made. … [Read more...] about Cornyn Gets It
Quote of the Day: Empathy
"People without emotions cannot make sensible decisions because they don’t know how much anything is worth. People without social emotions like empathy are not objective decision-makers. They are sociopaths who sometimes end up on death row." -- David Brooks … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Empathy
Quote of the Day: Israel’s Own Cuban Missile Crisis?
As more fiery rrhetoric surfaces from Iranian officials and news about Iran's quest to join (along with North Korea) the world's increasingly less exclusive Nuke Club, is Israel facing it's own version of JFK's Cuban Missile Crisis? Our Quote of the Day comes from historian Victor Davis Hanson, writing in RealClearWorld, thinks so -- and argues that it's a crisis "all the … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Israel’s Own Cuban Missile Crisis?
Slaughter in Sri Lanka?
The Times of London has a shocking story about 20,000 Tamils who were killed on the Sri Lankan beach by shelling as the army closed in on the Tamil Tigers (LTTE). Photographs taken by The Times "present clear evidence of an atrocity that comes close to matching Srebrenica, Darfur and other massacres of civilians." More here... … [Read more...] about Slaughter in Sri Lanka?
GM Bankruptcy Probable
It now looks like GM is heading down the bankruptcy path, probably as soon as next week. A deal with bondholders may have made things a little easier but will not prevent the filing for a reorganization. Word is that the government will be the major owner of the new company. So we have seen one company sold to the unions and one to the government. It will be quite … [Read more...] about GM Bankruptcy Probable
Attacks on Sotomayor—What’s Good for the Goose…
Karl Rove today in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece,"'Empathy' Is Code for Judicial Activism": Mr. Obama said he wanted to replace Justice David Souter with someone who had "empathy" and who'd temper the court's decisions with a concern for the downtrodden, the powerless and the voiceless. "Empathy" is the latest code word for liberal activism, for treating the … [Read more...] about Attacks on Sotomayor—What’s Good for the Goose…