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No Sasha & Malia Dolls, Lego NYC & An Artist Betrays Her Gay Subjects
The Caucus says the Sasha and Malia dolls are no more: White House officials were very, very pleased on Tuesday after learning that the company that makes Beanie Babies had decided to stop selling its Sweet Sasha and Marvelous Malia dolls. A spokeswoman for First Lady Michelle Obama had protested that the dolls were inappropriately using “young, private citizens for … [Read more...] about No Sasha & Malia Dolls, Lego NYC & An Artist Betrays Her Gay Subjects
Castro and Chavez Split Over Obama: Gazeta of Russia
Could it be that a breach has opened up between Latin America's leading anti-imperialists, Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro? In this wide-ranging analysis of recent comments made by the two leaders, who have both been courting Russia over recent years, Russian journalist Evgeny Trifonov fleshes out his claim. According to Trifonov's article from Russia's Gazeta, the breach is … [Read more...] about Castro and Chavez Split Over Obama: Gazeta of Russia
The Flight and Foibles of Culture 11
Last week, five-month-old Culture 11 -- an site that was part blog constellation, part online magazine, and part social networking community -- announced that it was shuttering its operations and laying off its staff based on funding availability. At the site's primary blog, The Confabulum, Culture 11 CEO David Kuo left the following explanation, Sometimes there are simple … [Read more...] about The Flight and Foibles of Culture 11
Daschle’s Withdrawal Was An “Emotional One”
NBC reporter Andrea Mitchell (one of the best and most reliable reporters on any network) talked with former Majority Leader Tom Daschle about his decision to withdraw his HHS secretary nomination and in it he sounded "tearful" and "distraught": Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy And NBC's Chuck Todd says the White House is "shell … [Read more...] about Daschle’s Withdrawal Was An “Emotional One”
Iranian Satellite
Rainer Hachfeld, Neues Deutschland, Germany This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to run on TMV. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. … [Read more...] about Iranian Satellite
Not All Renditions Are the Same
On Sunday, the L.A. Times, certainly one of the more credible sources in American journalism, reported that Obama has authorized the CIA to continue to "carry out what are known as renditions, secret abductions and transfers of prisoners to countries that cooperate with the United States." Essentially, the report went, Obama was going to maintain the "controversial … [Read more...] about Not All Renditions Are the Same
Bailout Boomerang
Taxpayer money pouring into banks has not only failed to get loans flowing but even worsened the practices of those that received it. "The federal government," the Washington Post reports, "has invested almost $200 billion in U.S. banks over the last three months to spark new lending to consumers and businesses. "So far, it hasn't worked. Lending has declined, and banks … [Read more...] about Bailout Boomerang
Vexing Questions Raised By Daschle’s HHS Crash And Burn
Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle's announcement that he was withdrawing his name to be to be President Barack Obama’s Health and Human Services secretary amid growing controversy over past tax problems raises several vexing questions: 1. He's a political pro: was he dense? How could someone who had been Majority Leader, demonized by Republican activists and talk … [Read more...] about Vexing Questions Raised By Daschle’s HHS Crash And Burn
Newman To Replace Gregg ?
According to Politico.com the newest US Senator from New Hampshire will be Bonnie Newman, a longtime moderate Republican who endorsed Democrat John Lynch in 2004. The appointment is set to be announced around 4:30pm this afternoon in New Hampshire. If true, this is an interesting choice since Newman is only 63 and thus could be a candidate for re-election in 2010. Many had … [Read more...] about Newman To Replace Gregg ?
Daschle’s Out
MSNBC announced that Tom Daschle has withdrawn his nomination for HHS Secretary. An analysis from earlier today about how Killefer's problems hurt Daschle: The Fix: How Killefer Hurts Daschle … [Read more...] about Daschle’s Out
Denny’s Free Super Bowl Breakfast = Denny’s LONG Waiting Line (At 5:55 a.m.)
Last night the teens at my house wanted to get up super early before school because they had heard that Denny's was giving a free Grand Slam breakfast as part of its Super Bowl promotion to all and sundry who came in between 6 a.m and 3 p.m. A free breakfast! A Grand Slam! A great concept, right? Not exactly. Everyone was up by 5:30 am and we drove the 4 minutes down San … [Read more...] about Denny’s Free Super Bowl Breakfast = Denny’s LONG Waiting Line (At 5:55 a.m.)
The New GOP Leadership: Limbaugh-Palin
Over at Salon, Joan Walsh writes about "The leaderless GOP," and commiserates with Michael Steele about it: Sorry, Michael Steele, but it's going to be a while before you're anything more than the figurehead frontman of a shipwrecked Republican National Committee. Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh remain the leaders of your party, and most Republicans are happy that way. … [Read more...] about The New GOP Leadership: Limbaugh-Palin
Fairness as Bipartisan Impulse
I watched the Super Bowl Sunday evening with two of my best and most conservative friends. Four-plus years ago, I would have agreed with 90 percent or more of what they said. Now, our consensus-ratio is closer to 50 percent, although Sunday night, that 50 percent became 51 percent as we voiced our collective outrage at Wall Street's use of taxpayer bailout funds to pay its … [Read more...] about Fairness as Bipartisan Impulse
Poll: Stimulus Supported Amid Growing Partisanship And Desire For Changes
A new Gallup poll finds that President Barack Obama's stimulus package enjoys strong support -- but Americans are rapidly returning to their traditional (and predictable) partisan positions and want the plan to be changed...bigtime. And a new Rasmussen Reports poll finds that support for the plan is slipping. The reason: the plan is starting to lose independent voter … [Read more...] about Poll: Stimulus Supported Amid Growing Partisanship And Desire For Changes
Another Obama Nominee Sunk Due to Taxes
Nancy Killefer, Chief Performance Officer Designate … [Read more...] about Another Obama Nominee Sunk Due to Taxes
The Republicans Have Nothing to Party About
by Walter and Rosemary Brasch Every House Republican and 11 Democrats voted against President Barack Obama's $819 billion stimulus package. It still passed by a vote of 244 to 188. There are enough votes in the Senate to pass the bill, but the obstructionist Republican minority, still nursing the wounds inflicted by the public in the November election, can block it by … [Read more...] about The Republicans Have Nothing to Party About
Helping Softer Voices Get Louder On A Noisy Big Mouth Dominated Internet
It's difficult to develop a readership and even more difficult than ever due to a growing number of websites -- and blogs. Many blogs can't get links to expand their readership because they're smaller than bigger blogs, run into some big blog owners who may exhibit snobbism (most blog owners do NOT) or -- most importantly -- they're not ideologically pure enough to get linked … [Read more...] about Helping Softer Voices Get Louder On A Noisy Big Mouth Dominated Internet
Michael Steele Opening Up the Bigger Tent?
Here's one of those stories which seems to have slipped through the cracks and not shown up on any of the larger conservative blogs I read. If it had, I'm not sure what sort of reception it would have received. The new chairman of the RNC, Michael Steele, sat down this weekend for a chat with Chris Wallace on Fox News. During his discussion of the future of the GOP, he let … [Read more...] about Michael Steele Opening Up the Bigger Tent?
The Potato Peeler: A NY Legend Passes
When I shot tourist video of him in 2006 he was proud to be featured in Vanity Fair, "Julia Roberts on the cover and me in the middle!" Joe Ades died Sunday. An appreciation is in today's NYTimes: Somehow, Joe Ades got people’s attention as the crowds swirled by at the Union Square Greenmarket, on their way to eyeing and buying the produce. He was the white-haired man with the … [Read more...] about The Potato Peeler: A NY Legend Passes