Senator Barack Obama is more electable than Senator Hillary Clinton due to his strength among independent voters. And a contest between Obama and presumptive Republican nominee Senator John McCain would be a plus for America's independent voters since both appeal to independents -- and it wouldn't be as divisive as a Clinton-McCain race. That's the contention of John Avlon, … [Read more...] about Obama’s Strength Among Independent Voters Makes Him More Electable Than Clinton
Parties and Outrage
Blogs are a convenient outlet for venting outrage. Reading so many I find it hard to spread my passion in so many directions and I often become numb to the steady flow of crisis. Then mainly for my mental health I try to shift focus to ponder constructive responses to our challenges. I often wonder if the two party system is irretrievably broken and that special interests … [Read more...] about Parties and Outrage
San Diego Shark Attack Confirmation Of Past Suspected Sightings
SAN DIEGO, California -- The shark attack that killed David Martin, 66, who died Friday on a triathlon training swim at Solana Beach, 14 miles northwest of San Diego, was the first shark attack in San Diego County in 50 years -- but there have been suspected sightings of sharks before. I know. I'm an avid beach goer. August 1982: I had just come to San Diego to accept a … [Read more...] about San Diego Shark Attack Confirmation Of Past Suspected Sightings
What the Heck Was This Guy Thinking?
Who Will Denounce the Denouncers?
Since you are reading this, you're clearly already in front of a computer with a browser window open. Let's play a quick game this Sunday, shall we? Open up three new tabs or windows as you prefer, and pull up a Google News Search in each one. In the first one, obtain the search results on the quoted phrase "Will McCain Denounce" and see what you get. Let's see... The Arizona … [Read more...] about Who Will Denounce the Denouncers?
Godzilla Firefox: So Fix the Damned Thing
As a long suffering Internet Explorer user, I rejoiced at the introduction of Mozilla's Firefox web browser in 2004 and it felt awfully good to give Microsoft the raspberry. Firefox has grown steadily in popularity and is now the browser of choice for nearly one in five web surfers. But familiarity can breed contempt, and while open-sourced Firefox was initially a delight … [Read more...] about Godzilla Firefox: So Fix the Damned Thing
That Baffling Campaign Across the Atlantic
Readers of the Moderate Voice and WORLDMEETS.US won't be surprised to hear that people in Europe find this election to be particularly baffling. But the post-Pennsylvania death-lock that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are presently engaged in has only served to make the apparent chaos even more pronounced. In describing the perceived advantage now being enjoyed by John … [Read more...] about That Baffling Campaign Across the Atlantic
Guest Voice: News Flash to Jimmy Carter: You are No Longer President
This Guest Voice post is by Floyd and Mary Beth Brown. Guest Voice posts do not necessarily reflect the opinion of TMV or its writers. News Flash to Jimmy Carter: You are No Longer President By Floyd and Mary Beth Brown You have probably heard of a “rogue cop,” but now there is a “rogue former president” who is out independently and recklessly promoting his own foreign … [Read more...] about Guest Voice: News Flash to Jimmy Carter: You are No Longer President
And Now A Classic Musical Satire Interlude
A lesser known song by one of the greatest musical satirists -- Tom Lehrer: You can buy his great work HERE. … [Read more...] about And Now A Classic Musical Satire Interlude
Wright’s Jeremiads
Bill Moyers did his best last night on PBS to put Barack Obama's controversial pastor into perspective. He succeeded in showing the man's brilliance but created unease in an observer who, by taste and temperament, is not attracted to apocalyptic preaching about the human condition. From the interview, it's easy to see what Obama found in Jeremiah Wright and his church that … [Read more...] about Wright’s Jeremiads
Newsweek Poll: Obama “Losing Ground” Fast To Clinton
Add to the increasingly long list of bad news for Senator Barack Obama in his battle for the 2008 Democratic Presidential nomination the latest Newsweek poll which shows him losing ground shockingly fast to Senator Hillary Clinton: After an important primary win in Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton has reduced Democratic rival Barack Obama's double-digit lead among registered … [Read more...] about Newsweek Poll: Obama “Losing Ground” Fast To Clinton
‘Obamania Sweeps France’
As the craze for Obama spreads across the French countryside, the concern of Democrats Abroad is growing, as fear that Hillary could be doing irreparable harm to the Party's likely standard-bearer in November starts to take hold. Expressing frustration in this news account from France's Le Monde newspaper, one member of Democrats abroad says: "She's playing the Bush card … [Read more...] about ‘Obamania Sweeps France’
Rush Limbaugh, Charlie Brown and Our Cowboy Senator Salazar
Rush Limbaugh has been dreaming, he says. I don't know. John Mark Carr said he was dreaming he killed Jon Benet Ramsey, too And there used to be those old ads in magazines of women in pointy circle-stitched brassieres that made young boys go all whirlygig in the eyes back then... and the caption was always some version of "I dreamed I was flying in my Maidenform … [Read more...] about Rush Limbaugh, Charlie Brown and Our Cowboy Senator Salazar
As We Say ‘Back to Home’: “Ten Pounds of Mud in a Five Pound Bag…”
I lived in Chicago for some years in the 60s, and have also lived in the Rockies and Sangre de Cristos for many years. Here in the Rockies, down in Denver, there's been a nest of meetings between Denver City Council Members and representatives of protest groups... regarding their spaces, durations, permits, etc., at Democratic National Convention scheduled for August … [Read more...] about As We Say ‘Back to Home’: “Ten Pounds of Mud in a Five Pound Bag…”
The Obama Clinton No Holds Barred Democratic Nomination Campaign
More and more the tactics and strategy -- as opposed to the policies -- are dominating the battle between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. And here are two of the most-pointed MUST-READ newspaper pieces out on the battle. 1. Gerald Baker, writing on TimesOnline in a piece headlined: "Obama and Clinton: two cynical … [Read more...] about The Obama Clinton No Holds Barred Democratic Nomination Campaign
News From the Israeli and Palestinian Front: April 26th
A biweekly feature of news and opinion pieces from the Israeli and Palestinian press. 1.) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said again this week that he is interested in pursuing a comprehensive peace deal with Israel to determine the direction of diplomatic relations, as well as the future of the much-coveted Golan Heights. In a worrying sign, however, Assad also stated that … [Read more...] about News From the Israeli and Palestinian Front: April 26th
Media Conventional Wisdom Shifting Towards Belief Clinton Could Defeat Obama?
There are signs of what could be a shift in the news media conventional wisdom: for the first time in months, some key pundits are hinting and even saying that Senator Barack Obama could lose the Democratic nomination to what has long been described as a seemingly-impossibly behind Senator Hillary Clinton. These kinds of cracks in the conventional wisdom often signal the … [Read more...] about Media Conventional Wisdom Shifting Towards Belief Clinton Could Defeat Obama?
Reform Updates
Vermont House Approves National Popular Vote bill House Republicans reverse course, object to fair elections … [Read more...] about Reform Updates
Round 597
Tab, The Calgary Sun … [Read more...] about Round 597
Food Shortages: It’s The Iraq War, Stupid
Like many guys, I don't like to shop. The Dear Friend & Conscience, on the other hand, loves to shop and just the other day we went out to drop off an old wrought-iron lawn chair at a repair shop so that it could be spot welded and came home with three new bras and an omelet pan. Now the DF&C needed bras and I needed an omelet pan because the old one was beginning to look … [Read more...] about Food Shortages: It’s The Iraq War, Stupid