As the general election picks up, the nominees are chosen, and the presidential debates inch closer, the United States finds itself in a state of worry, apprehension, and uncertainty. There is a pandemic that we have not been able to get under control due to the lack of federal response and coordination, ongoing tension over race and equality, and unemployment has reached … [Read more...] about Trump First, America Second
THE NEW REPUBLICAN PLATFORM: ‘I’M WITH STUPID!’
Aw, gee. The Trumpist Republicans have broken their promise. Who could have ever seen that coming? They vowed to stage an upbeat, optimistic convention – to offer, in the words of chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, “an aspirational vision toward the next four years.” But what we got instead on the first night was the apocalyptic message that Donald Trump is all that protects us from … [Read more...] about THE NEW REPUBLICAN PLATFORM: ‘I’M WITH STUPID!’
The Electoral College Game – The Box it Comes in
Americans wonder how the winner of the popular vote does not become President of the United States. The answer is, the Electoral College. Before you say, “Well let’s get rid of that thing.” You should know a few things about it. The Electoral College is inscribed in the Constitution of the United States as one of the many compromises required to secure its adoption. The US … [Read more...] about The Electoral College Game – The Box it Comes in
A reminder: TMV needs your financial help
A reminder that these are grim times for many big news websites and horrible ones for blogs that have survived despite the deaths of many blogs. Advertising is way down (TMV won't accept advertising that wants us to put in hidden links in posts). And it is the worst time to ask people to donate. This is just a reminder to keep TMV in mind. The Moderate Voice is in … [Read more...] about A reminder: TMV needs your financial help
Belarus, explained: How Europe’s last dictator could fall
Deploying riot police to suppress peaceful pro-democracy demonstrators in Belarus turned more people against the country’s autocratic leader. AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File Dr. Tatsiana Kulakevich, University of South Florida Belarus’s President Alexander Lukashenko has a reputation as a master tactician. It is well-earned: Since 1994, he has balanced … [Read more...] about Belarus, explained: How Europe’s last dictator could fall
Republican convention touts Trump, stokes fears if he loses
Charlotte (AFP) - US Republicans launched their national convention Monday with a full-throated endorsement of President Donald Trump's record and laid out a bleak vision of how American life would change for the worse under a Joe Biden administration.Trump, having claimed the party's unanimous nomination earlier in the day as he opened his bid for a second term, was portrayed … [Read more...] about Republican convention touts Trump, stokes fears if he loses
Don’t Touch My Pool Boy 2.0
“And what sort of lives do these people, who pose as being moral, lead themselves? My dear fellow, you forget that we are in the native land of the hypocrite.” -- Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray As the Republican National Convention gets underway, a sordid scandal surrounds a passionate defender of the Republican presidential nominee and one of the most … [Read more...] about Don’t Touch My Pool Boy 2.0
TRUMP FAMILY TESTIMONIALS (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Full disclosure. I too have sisters (two) who don’t like me and will say all sorts of nasty things. Things like, “entitled,” “selfish,” “spoiled,” “wasted my talent,” etc. But in my defense, I’m not the only person in the family they refuse to talk to (in my case, I choose not to talk to them), they’re not federal judges and they’re Trump supporters. Donald Trump’s older … [Read more...] about TRUMP FAMILY TESTIMONIALS (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Trump gets Republican nomination and claims election being rigged
Charlotte (AFP) - President Donald Trump opened his bid for a second term after securing the Republican nomination Monday in typically combative fashion by claiming Democrats want to "steal" the election that polls currently show him losing.Minutes after the party completed the nomination vote confirming Trump as the candidate on November 3, he appeared at the convention in … [Read more...] about Trump gets Republican nomination and claims election being rigged
Here We Go Again! Voter suppression
The Corona virus has provided the Republicans with new ways to suppress minority voting, which they automatically assume will be Democratic. GOP leaders have openly said that if everyone in the United States got to vote, it would be the end of the Republican Party, as the Democrats would win every major election. In two of the last three presidential elections won by … [Read more...] about Here We Go Again! Voter suppression
TRUMP’S WALL (Cartoon)
Seventy-five Years of Nation Building
The United States has been in the nation-building, democracy-planting business since 1945. Nation building is the attempt to transform a non-democratic country into a stable, peaceful nation with democratic attitudes, habits and institutions. In the immediate aftermath of WWII we had great success with nation building. We transformed Germany and Japan into viable democracies, … [Read more...] about Seventy-five Years of Nation Building
Secret Recording: Trump’s sister calls him a “cruel” liar with “no principles” and “you can’t trust him”
As Donald Trump prepares to do a speech at 10 p.m. EST each night at this week's Republican convention, the Washington Post has published a report based on secret recordings showing that his older sister Maryanne Trump told his niece Mary Trump that the President is a cruel "liar" who has "no principles" and can't be trusted. Here's one segment from the recording: The … [Read more...] about Secret Recording: Trump’s sister calls him a “cruel” liar with “no principles” and “you can’t trust him”
TEA TIME FOR NAVALNY (Cartoon)
How Alexei Navalny revolutionized opposition politics in Russia, before his apparent poisoning
PECKER CUT
David Pecker -- a man whose name has launched a thousand tasteless, crass headlines (see above) -- has been axed from his longtime position as American Media Inc.'s CEO and Chief Executive. The company has been most famous for The National Enquirer, the supermarket tabloid magazine known for its screaming headlines in 60s, a photo of Elvis Presley in his open coffin in the … [Read more...] about PECKER CUT
Trump’s convention to ignite base with fireworks and culture war
Washington (AFP) - Launching political grenades -- and real fireworks -- President Donald Trump's Republican party will use next week's convention to ignite its base ahead of the most divisive US election in decades.As the Democrats demonstrated in their on-screen-only convention to nominate Joe Biden this week, the 2020 presidential election is already deep in untested … [Read more...] about Trump’s convention to ignite base with fireworks and culture war
Before You Go into the Voting Booth…
Before you go into the Voting Booth Take a moment and review the Truth Make a list of all of Trump’s “fantastic” things he claims he has done Then check off what he has actually won A new and better healthcare plan? A Mexican paid wall to protect our land? A balanced budget and on our way to zero debt to pay? “Easy to win trade wars”: Try and add up the scores Are … [Read more...] about Before You Go into the Voting Booth…
Bad Yelp reviews during pandemic add insult to injury for struggling restaurants
SAN DIEGO — Over the past decade, North San Diego County restaurant owners Roddy and Aaron Browning have looked upon Yelp, the high-profile crowd-sourced reviews platform, as something of a necessary evil. A diner’s positive 5-star review will make their day, but a negative 1- or 2-star review will ruin their week.But since the pandemic began in March, the Brownings and many … [Read more...] about Bad Yelp reviews during pandemic add insult to injury for struggling restaurants
