With a tip of the hat to my good friend, The One True Tami, The Moderate Voice invites you to look back and remember what was probably the greatest breakthrough in zoological research of the last century. The number of people that we got with that one on April Fools Day in previous years still never ceases to amaze me. … [Read more...] about Look Back in Amazement
A Song For Our Troubled Times?
Sometimes old songs have a message worth revisiting. These aren't the happiest times for Americans and many people all over the world, but the words of this song give a lift (as does its singer, the great Dean Martin). Fitting, indeed: … [Read more...] about A Song For Our Troubled Times?
Dr. Phil And The Lack Of Shame
As some of you may have read a couple is under investigation by federal authorities after going on national television to admit they and their children run a shoplifting scheme that earns them $ 100,000 a year. Now I think we could all admit that from time to time we are prone to catching a few minutes of a Jerry Springer kind of show. There is a certain car accident aspect to … [Read more...] about Dr. Phil And The Lack Of Shame
Obama’s Symbolic Turkey Trip: Overture To Muslim World And Town Hall With Young People
President Barack Obama will again dominate the news from overseas this week as he starts his highly touted trip to Turkey -- a country seen by some as a gateway for the United States to mend tattered fences with the Muslim World. As this Reuters factbox points out, Turkey is a country "whose help Washington needs to solve confrontations and conflicts from Iran to … [Read more...] about Obama’s Symbolic Turkey Trip: Overture To Muslim World And Town Hall With Young People
The Continued Controversy Over Obama Bowing
The Outrage Of The Day has continued to rage among many on the right -- but a blogger on the conservative blog Little Green Footballs says it's silly...and provides some evidence why. … [Read more...] about The Continued Controversy Over Obama Bowing
Obama and Medvedev: Good Mood Music that Skirted the Central Issues – Gazeta of Russia
Most American commentators and columnists were impressed with President Obama's first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the G20 Summit. So how do the Russians see the event? Fyodor Lukyanov of the Russian newspaper Gazeta writes that both men and their nations have failed to come to grips with their diminished stature, and that in any case, no … [Read more...] about Obama and Medvedev: Good Mood Music that Skirted the Central Issues – Gazeta of Russia
Making a Big Move Bigger
A number of people, particularly conservative Republicans unhappy with the election of Barack Obama, may be so worried about the future security of the nation that they are considering leaving. It may prove useful to point out that there's now one more good reason to move to Australia. … [Read more...] about Making a Big Move Bigger
North Koreans ‘Defeatist’ Due to Regime’s ‘Wartime Pressure’: The Daily North Korea
According to this news item from The Daily North Korea, which is staffed in part by defectors, the regime's warnings and propaganda regarding its missile test and the threat of war with the U.S. and South Korea is backfiring. Remarking on the effectiveness of recent military drills, the article quotes an anonymous Communist Party cadre as saying in part: "Since December, … [Read more...] about North Koreans ‘Defeatist’ Due to Regime’s ‘Wartime Pressure’: The Daily North Korea
The Bush Years are SO OVER
Here is the video and my transcript (after jump) of Barack Obama's speech in Prague, before about 20,000 people, calling for a world without nuclear weapons. Via Steve Benen. For anyone who remembers, it's difficult to listen to Obama, here, and not think of John F. Kennedy's American University speech on June 10, 1963. … [Read more...] about The Bush Years are SO OVER
Axelrod Responds To Cheney Saying Obama Administration Has Made U.S. More Unsafe
One of the most notable -- and historical --aspects of the Bush administration's exit has been former Vice President Dick Cheney's unrelenting blunt criticism of the Obama administration on security matters -- essentially continuing what some Democrats had characterized as the administration's "support us or you might die" theme. Under it, unless you support and keep in place … [Read more...] about Axelrod Responds To Cheney Saying Obama Administration Has Made U.S. More Unsafe
“Our System Became A Ponzi Scheme”
My prior post highlighted an article that blamed our current crisis and inability to get out of it on the "financial oligarchs" that dominate our economic and financial system policies, much like corrupt third world countries. That article focused on outcomes and the fear of losing power, but didn't address intent very much. Bill Moyers has an interview with William Black, … [Read more...] about “Our System Became A Ponzi Scheme”
NO Newspapers
Mike Lane, Cagle Cartoons This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to appear on TMV. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. … [Read more...] about NO Newspapers
Son Of Missing American: Hoping for a Humanitarian Gesture from Iran
Two years ago graduate student Daniel Levinson's father vanished in Iran plunging the younger Levinson and his family into two years of dead ends, sleepless nights, uncertainty and grief. His family set up the website www.helpboblevinson.com (visit that link, Barack...). Now, in a post on RealClearWorld, Levinson is a hoping the government of Iran -- if it is holding Robert … [Read more...] about Son Of Missing American: Hoping for a Humanitarian Gesture from Iran
Why America Must Address Gun Control (Guest Voice)
Why America Must Address Gun Control by Dalitso Njolinjo As an avid hip hop fan, I never took the lyrics and violent messages of America as a corrupting influence which played a part in the increase of violence in urban areas. I never subscribed to the notion the 2-Pac made young black men in South-Central Los Angeles kill their peers. When my favorite rappers veered into … [Read more...] about Why America Must Address Gun Control (Guest Voice)
Pig Power Triumphant
The federal government via the Treasury and Federal Reserve have shoveled literally trillions of dollars into bank and other Wall Street coffers using various direct and indirect techniques. And in response to public outrage over the compensation being received by executives at these institutions, Congress passed laws to limit excess executive compensation at companies getting … [Read more...] about Pig Power Triumphant
Fauxrage Watch: Obama Bows. America Doomed.
You may not be aware of it unless you follow the correct news sources, but America's best days are behind her. We sit disgraced and dismissed by proper nations after our virtual submission to our betters by the President of the United States, who is apparently a clueless loser. Yes, my friends, worse has come to worst because Barack Obama bowed at the waist while meeting King … [Read more...] about Fauxrage Watch: Obama Bows. America Doomed.
Why North Korea Is Scary
As many media outlets have reported it appears that North Korea has successfully tested their new rocket which could allow them to eventually send warheads as far away as Alaska or Hawaii. The technology will also allow them to develop larger weapons that could develop into ICBM's which would reach around the world. On the surface the threats presented by this technology are … [Read more...] about Why North Korea Is Scary
Guilty Prosecutors?
This has been a dizzying week for deciding who is above the law or below it, with figures from Ted Stevens and Rod Blagojevich to the AIG bonus recipients parading before the public bench for reappraisal. *The former Republican senator from Alaska gets a pass from a Democratic Attorney General on the grounds of bad behavior by prosecutors from the Bush Justice Department, … [Read more...] about Guilty Prosecutors?
Sabato’s Crystal Ball: CALIFORNIA – The Key to the Electoral Lock
Rhodes Cook on CALIFORNIA: THE KEY TO THE ELECTORAL LOCK California may be the Golden State, but it has been a while since people have called it that without a trace of sarcasm. With its double digit unemployment rate, difficult to balance budget, and crumbling infrastructure, California these days is anything but golden. That is, with the exception of its mother lode of … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball: CALIFORNIA – The Key to the Electoral Lock
Sabato’s Crystal Ball: House Special Elections Report
Sorry, I missed this one when it went up on March 26th. href="http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/article.php?id=ITW2009032601">Isaac Wood on House Special Report: Previewing the Three Special Elections on Tap If the November 2008 election was the equivalent of a Democratic tidal wave crashing on the United States, the special elections held earlier that year … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball: House Special Elections Report