I was watching one of the Sunday morning news shows and caught a portion of an interview with Alabama Attorney General Troy King. He was talking about a potential voter fraud investigation in the western portion of his state, which seems to tie into this report from Alabama.com from this week. There were numerous allegations, including reports of absentee voter ballots being … [Read more...] about What’s Wrong with Alabama?
The Exchange
CNN reports that Israel has agreed to a prisoner swap with Hezbollah, which hopefully will bring home two Israeli solidiers abducted by the terrorist group when it sparked the 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon. Reports are sketchy, however, on whether the two solidiers are alive, and on the contours of the deal itself. CNN notes (accurately) that Hezbollah's top priority in … [Read more...] about The Exchange
Obama’s Obstacle With Clinton Supporters: Fingers In The Ears
Maureen Dowd's account of the Unity rally bringing Democratic presumptive nominee Sen. Barack Obama and former rival Sen. Hillary Clinton's camps (purportedly) closer together has this telling and symoblic excerpt about the reaction of one Clinton supporter: When it was Obama’s turn to speak, Carmella [Lewis] announced loudly, “I wish I had ear plugs.” Then, as Obama tried … [Read more...] about Obama’s Obstacle With Clinton Supporters: Fingers In The Ears
Quote Of The Day: Gun Control And Political Values
Dick Polman has a MUST READ post on the Supreme Court's decision on nixing Washington D.C.'s handgun ban. The first part deals with the McCain camp's reaction but the broad and specific points he makes at the end is our Quote of the Day: Have you noticed that, whenever Republicans don't like a judicial decree, they complain about how "unelected judges" are "legislating … [Read more...] about Quote Of The Day: Gun Control And Political Values
John McCain’s Gas Gaffe
Lately, when I read about the silly mistakes, mangled interviews and bumbling comments of our presidential candidates, I'm used to seeing Barack Obama stumbling over his tongue. This story, however, found John McCain coming down with a momentary but severe case of foot in mouth disease. When was the last time you pumped your own gas and how much did it cost? Oh, I don’t … [Read more...] about John McCain’s Gas Gaffe
McCain And Gas Prices: He Needs To Brush Up
This kind of thing can hurt a candidate: In a telephone interview with the Orange County Register earlier this week, John McCain acknowledged he was unaware of the price of gas. The OC Register’s Martin Wicksol reports: WICKSOL: When was the last time you pumped your own gas and how much did it cost? MCCAIN: Oh, I don’t remember. Now there’s Secret Service … [Read more...] about McCain And Gas Prices: He Needs To Brush Up
Mugabe Wins
Patrick Chappatte, NZZ am Sonntag … [Read more...] about Mugabe Wins
Your obligatory “McCains are tax deadbeats” column
So our Sunday morning political festival will apparently be opening up with a late breaking story from Newsweek. In it, we find a tawdry tale of tax scofflaws thumbing their nose at their civic responsibilities... sort of. Mrs. McCain, San Diego County Would Like a Word When you're poor, it can be hard to pay the bills. When you're rich, it's hard to keep track of all … [Read more...] about Your obligatory “McCains are tax deadbeats” column
Torture Detained By the American Supreme Court
While the reaction to last week's Supreme Court decision affirming the right of detainees held at Guantanamo to challenge their detention may well be described as a global sigh of relief, the fact that things were permitted to go so wrong in the Land of Liberty remains shocking to many. Marc Zarrouati writes for France's Rue 89 newspaper: "This is an opportunity for us to … [Read more...] about Torture Detained By the American Supreme Court
Led by Columbus, OH, Obama supporters change name to Hussein
From the New York Times: Jeff Strabone of Brooklyn now signs credit card receipts with his newly assumed middle name, while Dan O’Maley of Washington, D.C., jiggered his e-mail account so his name would appear as “D. Hussein O’Maley.” Alex Enderle made the switch online along with several other Obama volunteers from Columbus, Ohio, and now friends greet him that way in … [Read more...] about Led by Columbus, OH, Obama supporters change name to Hussein
Where Have All the Values Voters Gone?
It is funny how the mind can wander, especially on a slow, hot, lazy Saturday afternoon. Joe Windish’s column, “Gay plot for hijacking America uncovered!” certainly got my mind “awandering.” My mind started thinking of the infamous Senator Larry Craig, then of Conservatives, then of hypocrisy, and then of “family values and moral values”--perhaps not in that exact … [Read more...] about Where Have All the Values Voters Gone?
Why Bill — and Certain Hillary Supporters — Should Let Hillary Drive the Car
Don't get me wrong. In my opinion --- and as a Clinton supporter, I followed the exchanges extremely closely while they were happening--- Bill Clinton has every right to be angry about the way Hillary was treated by the Obama campaign. I don't think his anger is productive, mind you; and I think he is undermining Hillary's chances. But if Hillary values her … [Read more...] about Why Bill — and Certain Hillary Supporters — Should Let Hillary Drive the Car
Who Does the Government Represent: Americans or Koreans?
One of the more baffling news stories we have been covering on WORLDMEETS.US is that over the resumption of American beef imports to South Korea. For the past two months, daily protests and candlelight vigils have paralyzed the heart of Seoul over what appears to most Americans as a severe over-reaction to a minor trade issue. … [Read more...] about Who Does the Government Represent: Americans or Koreans?
Gay plot for hijacking America uncovered!
As lesbian and gay people are streaming into cities across America -- Anchorage, Chicago, Columbus, Houston, Minneapolis/St. Paul, NYC, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Wichita -- for what are billed as Gay Pride events, what Pat Boone sees is an invasion coming to hijack his America!!!WorldNetDaily: It's been tried before, in a variety of ways. Starting with the time of … [Read more...] about Gay plot for hijacking America uncovered!
Hangover From the Unity Party
The too-muchness was overwhelming--too many smiles and hugs, too much arm-waving, too much cheering--above all, too much calculated color in a sequence out of a 1930s' movie in the early days of Technicolor. For Gail Collins, it evoked her generation's "Field of Dreams": "The symbolism was obviously supposed to stretch way, way beyond mere unity. Think the signing of the … [Read more...] about Hangover From the Unity Party
Heller to lead to more gun bans falling?
It seems that the ink was barely dry on the Heller decision before the NRA began challenging other gun bans. This story comes to us from San Francisco, following a challenge in Chicago. The National Rifle Association sued the city of San Francisco on Friday to overturn its handgun ban in public housing, a day after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a handgun ban in the … [Read more...] about Heller to lead to more gun bans falling?
On Guns and on Votes
For a change, I will refrain from expressing my personal opinion on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the District of Columbia’s ban on hand guns, and I will especially refrain from “characterizing“--glorifying or demonizing-- the Supreme Court justices for the way they voted. On the latter--and as an aside--it has been fascinating to observe the diverging reactions by some … [Read more...] about On Guns and on Votes
As Bush Wanes In Polls So Does Fox News’ Once-Easy Advantage
Fox News, the impressively-successful answer to years of charges from conservatives that the "liberal media" didn't give Republicans in general and conservatives in particular a fair shake, has ridden high during the Bush years. But now there are signs that, as goes George Bush, so does Fox News' hold on seemingly-easy news ratings dominance. The New York Times reports that … [Read more...] about As Bush Wanes In Polls So Does Fox News’ Once-Easy Advantage
What Does Bill Clinton Really Need?
He needs a hug. … [Read more...] about What Does Bill Clinton Really Need?
Washington Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo
Entire forests have been pulped to provide the paper for all of the commentaries in the day and a half since the Supreme Court overturned the District of Columbia's handgun ban, but when all is said and done this is what it comes down to: Justice Antonin Scalia, who in vociferously opposing the majority in the Gitmo detainee decision two weeks ago wrote that it "will almost … [Read more...] about Washington Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo