On the eve of Martin Luther King Day, Barack Obama spoke on King's old pulpit at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. His speech was bold, progressive, and necessary: For most of this country’s history, we in the African-American community have been at the receiving end of man’s inhumanity to man. And all of us understand intimately the insidious role that race … [Read more...] about Obama’s Best Speech of the Season?
TMV Welcomes…
We at TMV are pleased to welcome several new cobloggers... Damozel “... the internet handle for a lady of a certain age who stumbled onto the path of political blogging while planning to do something else entirely. She has a background in philosophy and law... [is] a Democrat, though a moderate and reasonable one... blogs regularly at Buck Naked … [Read more...] about TMV Welcomes…
The Church of Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton rode the failure of Reaganomics all the way to the White House in 1992 ("It's the economy, stupid"). In 1991, he said: “The Reagan-Bush years...have exalted private gain over public obligation, special interests over the common good, wealth and fame over work and family. The 1980s ushered in a Gilded Age of greed and selfishness, of … [Read more...] about The Church of Ronald Reagan
A Great Centrist Site Says Goodbye
But its writers will still be around on the Internet. For instance, Pete Abel and Bridget Magnus are here now at TMV. But READ THIS and scroll all the way down. A word on moderate and centrist blogs, and that in itself can be controversial. But all of us who write on blogs do our best and give readers our best take, which may not always please readers on other sides of … [Read more...] about A Great Centrist Site Says Goodbye
Oliver Stone Plans To Make Movie About George W. Bush
Hide the kids. Give sympathies to movie critics who'll have to sit through it in advance. And get ready for the talk show hosts and bloggers to become as red-faced as a certain former President as they go haywire about inaccuracies and a less-than-unbiased portrayal. Or is that in itself a batch of highly-unfair assumptions? We'll all see. Literally. Because no matter … [Read more...] about Oliver Stone Plans To Make Movie About George W. Bush
Obama Plans To Answer Bill Clinton’s “Troubling” Attacks
It is now official: former President Bill Clinton has now injected himself so deeply into wife Senator Hillary Clinton's campaign for the 2008 Democratic Presidential nomination that he has himself become an issue: Sen. Barack Obama says he's ready to confront former President Bill Clinton, calling his advocacy on behalf of his wife's presidential campaign, … [Read more...] about Obama Plans To Answer Bill Clinton’s “Troubling” Attacks
No Nanny Filters Out What Offends ME!
Good grief! Should I demand my own personal nanny? I think not! Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen: freedom of expression doesn't mean the right to offend … [Read more...] about No Nanny Filters Out What Offends ME!
Attention Bill Clinton: Step Away From The Wife
You can exchange "wife" with "significant other" or any one of many roles a female has in the life of a man if you'd like to universalize this post, because I'm sure what I'm about to describe occurs in long-term relationships as well as father-daughter, sister-brother, son-mother and other connections. What am I talking about? Start here with Swaraaj's very open post about … [Read more...] about Attention Bill Clinton: Step Away From The Wife
Martin Luther King’s Last Speech
On April 3, 1968, the night before he died, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke in a Memphis church and concluded with these words: "Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the Promised Land. I may not … [Read more...] about Martin Luther King’s Last Speech
John McCain & The Republican Death Wish
JOHN McCAIN AND SAM AT HIS ARIZONA RANCH Beyond the recent fisticuffs between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama over who is blacker, no aspect of this campaign season is more surreal than the view of too damned many Republicans that their most electable candidate is unacceptable. That, of course, would be John McCain. This counter-intuitive enmity – harshly articulated … [Read more...] about John McCain & The Republican Death Wish
What Hillary Clinton Shows About the Status of Women
Does the treatment of Hillary Clinton reflect some disturbing truths about the treatment of women around the world? According to this op-ed article from Colombia's El Tiempo newspaper, 'Unfortunately, at the beginning of the 21st Century, the stereotype that defines women alternatively as adorable, useless and emotionally unstable creatures; or as cold, distant, but competent … [Read more...] about What Hillary Clinton Shows About the Status of Women
The Gulf States Reject Bush’s Approach to Iran
What kind of discussions went on behind closed doors during President Bush's recent tour of the Middle East? According to this at times biting op-ed from the Al-Illihad newspaper of the United Arab Emirates, 'Kuwait's Foreign Minister, by visiting Iran before Bush ended his historic visit the region, was sending a clear message: We don't agree with your escalation and … [Read more...] about The Gulf States Reject Bush’s Approach to Iran
Design change
As you can see, The Moderate Voice's design has changed. This is part one to optimize TMV's speed when loading into your browsers. A substantial amount of graphical style elements were removed in order to do this. Part two is optimizing our server which will occur late evening EST on Monday (01/21/08). Post categories and archives will be added back Monday afternoon. We … [Read more...] about Design change
American Scrutiny of Its Candidates is Admirable
El Salvador's El Mundo paper has an interesting op-ed in praise of the serious scrutiny under which American presidential candidates must battle. Score one for the United States. Score one for the mass media. How about that for doubly unusual? H/T WatchingAmerica.com … [Read more...] about American Scrutiny of Its Candidates is Admirable
Frontrunners
Monte Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons … [Read more...] about Frontrunners
Hispanics Out-Reproduce the Nation
The Venezualan newspaper, El Universal, (translated by Watching America.com) has a refreshingly non-polemical op-ed on immigration in U.S., concentrating the mind with the statistic, In 2006 the birth rate [in the U.S.] exceeded that 45 years ago, carrying the fertility rate to 2.1 children per woman, which according to experts, is the magic figure that must be reached … [Read more...] about Hispanics Out-Reproduce the Nation
A Nation Searching: Back to the Future or Forward to the Past?
Leaving soon The Germans are watching the primaries and Watching America.com has an incisive op-ed from Sued Deutsche. The problem that faces voters, it says, America is insecure about its own course. The nation wants to get away from George W. Bush, who continually split not only the world, but also his own nation into good and bad and into left and right. … [Read more...] about A Nation Searching: Back to the Future or Forward to the Past?
Where are the Moderate Voices?
Got Any Moderate Voices? was a recent discussion on the Centerfield Blog. There are insightful comments about the frustration of moderates who can't provoke a following for tame, balanced and nuanced opinion....Ain't it the truth. My opinion is that there is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come. And I suspect that non-partisan/trans-partisan election reform … [Read more...] about Where are the Moderate Voices?
Post Caucus Musings from Nevada
Going into yesterday's caucus, we all knew there were going to be a lot of issues in play: housing; the economy; the Iraq war; health care. Even the issue of whether candidates should be seen anywhere near the floors of our various casinos was mentioned. I arrived at my local Democratic caucus site early, and it was like a pep rally outside. Clinton supporters and Obama … [Read more...] about Post Caucus Musings from Nevada
Yet More Nevada And South Carolina Voting Reaction
From a writer I respect very much and who I read all the time HERE and HERE. … [Read more...] about Yet More Nevada And South Carolina Voting Reaction