Lawyers and media control are now swirling around Republican Vice Presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin, the Associated Press reports: GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is effectively turning over questions about her record as Alaska's governor to John McCain's political campaign, part of an ambitious Republican strategy to limit any embarrassing disclosures … [Read more...] about GOP And Palin: Lawyering Up And Media Clampdown
GOP Tries to Quash Palin Investigation Until After Election
In one of the more blatant moves to keep transparency out of the electoral process seen in some time, a group of Republican lawmakers in Alaska are filing suit to try to stop the abuse of power investigation of Governor Sarah Palin. As with many of the stories coming out of Alaskan politics of late, the cast of characters involved is probably even more interesting than the … [Read more...] about GOP Tries to Quash Palin Investigation Until After Election
Book Review: ‘The Open Road: The Global Journey Of The Fourteenth Dalai Lama’
This review is for Rochelle, my dear departed Buddhist friend Tibet is a land rich not just in history, but also in irony. "The Roof of the World" holds a special place in the popular imagination because of the movie Shangri-La and other gauzy Hollywood treatments, as well as one individual, the Dalai Lama. But those celluloid depictions are fawningly unrealistic, while … [Read more...] about Book Review: ‘The Open Road: The Global Journey Of The Fourteenth Dalai Lama’
An Ecstasy of Ultra Prime-Prime Properties Owned by AIG Worldwide
These are only three of the many... AIG Headquarters, London AIG Headquarters, New York AIG Headquarters, San Diego Wonder how much all the primo real estate owned by AIG is worth. I'd say, billions. … [Read more...] about An Ecstasy of Ultra Prime-Prime Properties Owned by AIG Worldwide
‘How Freddie and Fannie Paid the State to Keep Quiet’: From Le Monde of France
For a French - a very French - persective on the mortgage crisis, I would like to turn your attention to this article by Pierre-Antoine Delhommais of Le Monde. I don't recall seeing anything that explained the somewhat esoteric situation involving Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae with such humor or effectiveness. Delhommais starts out this way: "There's a positive side to … [Read more...] about ‘How Freddie and Fannie Paid the State to Keep Quiet’: From Le Monde of France
Galveston, I See Your Sea Waves Crashing…
This is Galveston in 1900 after a huge hurricane swept through. No telephone system, no television, no internet, no text messaging, no satellites, no weatherscopes. 8000 people died there. More of Galveston after hurricane in the year 1900. No bulldozers, no cranes, no flatbed 18 wheelers, no huge roll-offs, no electricity. It took years to put the city back to a … [Read more...] about Galveston, I See Your Sea Waves Crashing…
After September 11, 2001: A Tragically Lost Opportunity – Novosti of Russia
Can the events that have taken place since the 9-11 attacks help to explain the planet's aversion to Russia's invasion of Georgia's separatist enclaves of South Ossetia and Abkhazia? Apparently so - at least to some of those who live in that nation straddling 11 time zones. For Russia's Novosti News service, Andrei Vavra starts off this way - not unlike the narrative in … [Read more...] about After September 11, 2001: A Tragically Lost Opportunity – Novosti of Russia
Economy VS Terror
Gary McCoy, Cagle Cartoons … [Read more...] about Economy VS Terror
Study: On Teens, Games, & Civic Engagement
Later: MSNBC analysis, "Video games can provide hands-on learning opportunities for kids that can be much more meaningful than reading a textbook." ******* The Pew Internet and American Life Project is out with a new study (pdf) today that finds game playing is universal: 98% of American teens ages 12-17 play some kind of video game. Game playing experiences are diverse, … [Read more...] about Study: On Teens, Games, & Civic Engagement
Schwarzenegger To Veto State Budget (Along With Almost Everything Else)
In the continuing battle over the budget here in California we have now heard from Governor Ahnold who has indicated his intention to veto the budget passed by the legislature last night/early this morning. He also said he would veto 'all other bills' but then backtracked somewhat saying he would veto bills with an impact on spending, which is pretty much everything. I must … [Read more...] about Schwarzenegger To Veto State Budget (Along With Almost Everything Else)
Fed bails out AIG with $85 billion loan
It was either this or a catastrophic bankruptcy that would have rippled through the economy. For the first time in US history, the Federal Reserve has placed an insurance company in conservatorship. The deal roughly calls for the Federal Reserve to assume 79.9 percent of AIG's equity while lending the insurance giant $85 billion to continue operations under Federal control. … [Read more...] about Fed bails out AIG with $85 billion loan
Quote of The Day: Have McCain And Palin Peaked?
The political quote of the day comes from former Democratic strategist Robert Shrum who contends the GOP Presidential campaign ticket of Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin may have peaked. A word first about Shrum. He has been a favorite TMV whipping boy since we started the blog in 2003 due to his poor track record in winning campaigns. Our first wisecrack about him came … [Read more...] about Quote of The Day: Have McCain And Palin Peaked?
Wall Street Bull Yuck
Daryl Cagle, MSNBC.com … [Read more...] about Wall Street Bull Yuck
‘Markets Predicting that Obama will Suffer Same Fate as Gore in 2000’ – The Financial Times
We at WORLDMEETS.US don't often post unedited and untranslated English-language links on the Moderate Voice, but I thought people on the MV would find this particularly interesting. John Authors of Britain's Financial Times, who records a VIDEO on weekdays giving a roundup of the day's Stock Market action, says that the markets are now predicting another cliffhanger election … [Read more...] about ‘Markets Predicting that Obama will Suffer Same Fate as Gore in 2000’ – The Financial Times
Smearing Barack By ‘Helping’ His Half-Brother: The Daily Nation, Kenya
This of course is merely a rhetorical question: Does Dinesh D'Souza, one of the rightest-right-wing activists in America today, really want to help Barack Obama's Kenyan half-brother out of a life of poverty, or does he simply want to to embarrass the Democratic Presidential nominee? According to Philip Ochieng of Kenya's Daily Nation, the answer is clearly the latter - and … [Read more...] about Smearing Barack By ‘Helping’ His Half-Brother: The Daily Nation, Kenya
Crash
Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune … [Read more...] about Crash
America’s Bank Crash: A Great Leap in the Dark – Financial Times Deutschland
Anyone on this planet with a TV or radio knows, Wall Street and the world are experiencing a kind of banking cataclysm, with some of the most venerated and successful investment banks disappearing almost overnight. So what does it all mean? According to this editorial from the Financial Times Deutschland - and many other English-language articles we have already posted on … [Read more...] about America’s Bank Crash: A Great Leap in the Dark – Financial Times Deutschland
Wall Street
David Fitzsimmons, The Arizona Star … [Read more...] about Wall Street
Gallup And Rasmussen Tracking Polls: Obama McCain Race A Tie
Two key polls find the race between Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Senator Barack Obama for the White House is now effectively a dead heat -- placing American once again smack-dab in the middle of an election season with an almost evenly divided electorate. And a slew of other polls from several important states continue to show McCain on the upswing -- and Obama … [Read more...] about Gallup And Rasmussen Tracking Polls: Obama McCain Race A Tie
First Al Gore Invented The Internet
And now we learn that John McCain "helped create" the BlackBerry. NO JOKE. (Perhaps he meant the raspberry?..) … [Read more...] about First Al Gore Invented The Internet