Many of us visit The Moderate Voice because the rhetoric and performance of the party extremes do not seem to be a comfortable fit. We are looking for a different community with which to belong. Most of us like talk and performance that is moderate in tone and balanced in application. And it is a useful exercise to continually reflect on what we mean by moderate, extreme and … [Read more...] about Are You a Moderate/Centrist?
The Moderate Voice’s Jill Miller Zimon On CNN’s “Blog Buzz” Sounds Off On Campaign 2008
Three bloggers give their views with Jill Miller Zimon -- where else? -- in the middle. The You Tube takes a few seconds to start but is well worth it: … [Read more...] about The Moderate Voice’s Jill Miller Zimon On CNN’s “Blog Buzz” Sounds Off On Campaign 2008
Wanted: A Better Caption For this Photo
Ralph Nader, announcing yet another third-party president run, quotes Karl Marx, who said that "History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce." IMAGE COURTESY OF AMERICAN DIGEST … [Read more...] about Wanted: A Better Caption For this Photo
Welcome Back, SNL
This weekend, I missed the return of Saturday Night Live, but have heard from several sources that it was the best episode in recent memory, starting with the opening skit, this faux debate between Clinton and Obama. Priceless. … [Read more...] about Welcome Back, SNL
Clinton Aide Harold Ickes Compares Obama To Jesse Jackson
File this one in your "Here We Go Again" file: Despite the backlash against President Clinton when he compared the candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama to that of Rev. Jesse Jackson after the South Carolina primary, a top Clinton advisor evoked that comparison again today. Long-time Democratic National Committee member Harold Ickes, who served as deputy chief of staff for … [Read more...] about Clinton Aide Harold Ickes Compares Obama To Jesse Jackson
Hillary the Victim
Gary McCoy, Cagle Cartoons … [Read more...] about Hillary the Victim
Latinos for Obama
I suspect unsolicited efforts like this one will only help Obama, as he continues to cut into HRC's base. We'll find out for sure, a week from tomorrow. H/t Andrew Sullivan. … [Read more...] about Latinos for Obama
Concerns for Obama’s Safety
In Painful Past, Hushed Worry About Obama Many of us old enough to remember, fear the series of assassinations in the 1960's of progressive leaders. There may still be people in our society who feel that murder is justified to obstruct social progress. And this is why I hope that Hillary accepts the nomination for VP; To create such a momentum for change that obstruction … [Read more...] about Concerns for Obama’s Safety
Drudge Says Clinton Staffers Circulate “Dressed” Obama Photo (SECOND MAJOR UPDATE)
NOTE: This is one of many updates. It increasingly appears as if the photo did come from the Clinton camp: The Drudge Report's front page now has a screeching headline saying staffers from Hillary Clinton's campaign are circulating a photo of a "dressed" rival Barack Obama -- actually dressed in Kenyan dress -- that at first glance fits in with the "Obama as Muslim" motif … [Read more...] about Drudge Says Clinton Staffers Circulate “Dressed” Obama Photo (SECOND MAJOR UPDATE)
Tennessee Williams: An Appreciation
MARCH 1962 TIME MAGAZINE COVER PORTRAIT BY BERNARD SAFRAN It would have been a damned shame if Tennessee Williams couldn't write, because I can't think of any man of letters whose family and friends provided so much rich material. Williams, who was a gifted playwright and a not bad short story writer, drew long and hard from the deep well of tormented and eccentric souls … [Read more...] about Tennessee Williams: An Appreciation
Ms Rice: “Let Cubans Become Masters of Their Own Lives”
While the US administration's priority in Pakistan seems to be to safeguard the position of President Pervez Musharraf (unmindful of the fact that the ex-military dictator has been humiliated in the recent polls), it delivers a homily to a country in its backyard (with whom it has been at the 'original' unending 'war' for the past 50 years) about the virtues of democracy. There … [Read more...] about Ms Rice: “Let Cubans Become Masters of Their Own Lives”
Iraqi Kurdish MP Blames U.S. Occupation Forces for Turkish Invasion
With Turkish troops on the ground in northern Iraq, Iraq's al-Iraqi newspaper reported Saturday that a Kurdish member of Iraq's Parliament said he holds U.S. forces responsible for Turkey's invason of Iraq's sovereignty. According to the legislator, named Al-Atrushi, 'Everyone knows that since the Iraqi Army was dissolved in 2003, the task of America's occupation force in Iraq … [Read more...] about Iraqi Kurdish MP Blames U.S. Occupation Forces for Turkish Invasion
The Slow-Motion Implosion of Hillary Clinton’s Campaign: It Took a Village
It's not a good sign when the post-mortems are pouring in and you're not dead. But that is what is happening to Hillary Clinton although her latest and possibly last firewall -- the Texas and Ohio primaries -- is still eight days away and she still maintains the lead in some national polls. As it is, some bloggers, myself included, have noted for some time that Clinton … [Read more...] about The Slow-Motion Implosion of Hillary Clinton’s Campaign: It Took a Village
Obamacans
Obama campaign attracting disenchanted Republicans Ronald Reagan had his "Reagan Democrats." And now, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama has turned the tables on the Republican Party with his "Obamacans," disaffected Republicans who are flocking to the Democratic presidential candidate the way disenchanted Democrats backed Reagan, though in smaller numbers. ..."For me, the … [Read more...] about Obamacans
Who Is the More Vile Endorser?
Who is the more vile endorser? Louis Farrakhan, who is backing Barack Obama? Or David Duke, who is backing Ron Paul? Just asking. … [Read more...] about Who Is the More Vile Endorser?
Bush’s African Tour: An Exercise in Distraction …
Was President Bush's recent tour of Africa just a convenient and thinly-disguised attempt to whitewash an otherwise dismal foreign policy record? Mohammad Jafar Ahmed of Al-Khaleej of the United Arab Emirates writes, 'By signing agreements and handing out donations to help combat disease at the end of his second term, Bush's tour appeared to be an attempt to instill memories … [Read more...] about Bush’s African Tour: An Exercise in Distraction …
What Men Need In A Men’s Magazine?
Acres of female flesh...or some cereberal material? Find out here... And here... … [Read more...] about What Men Need In A Men’s Magazine?
U.S. Elections are the World’s
Should there be any doubt that even the farthest corners of the world are taking close notice of the American election, here is a (very small) selection of truly global coverage: The Barack Obama Streak (Kenya) Change at the White House; No Change for Africa (Botswana) America's 2008 Elections: Lewinsky Again? (Sudan) And If Europe Finds Its Strength in America? … [Read more...] about U.S. Elections are the World’s
Marion Cottilard Gets Best Actress Oscar Award
The Oscar results are out. Marion Cotillard, who won the Oscar for best actress for her role in the Edith Piaf biopic "La Vie en Rose", is the first French woman to take home the best actress Oscar since Simone Signoret's win in 1960. Cotillard is a Greenpeace spokeswoman and was among the artists involved in "Dessins pour le climat," an album project that was released in … [Read more...] about Marion Cottilard Gets Best Actress Oscar Award
Next U.S. Government Will Negotiate with Syria and Iran
The German Daily, Die Zeit, benefits from having regular commentary by Germany's former Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister, Joschka Fischer. I am always inclined to read pieces by former players on the world stage more closely than others, since where journalists have, in the final analysis, to guess about the dynamics of global politics, these players draw on an internalized … [Read more...] about Next U.S. Government Will Negotiate with Syria and Iran