Forget all the talk about this being an election year in which the leading candidates in each party were almost certain to get the nomination. It's wild-card...after wild-card...with at least one campaign showing signs of extreme concern. The news for the Demmies: Hillary Clinton's lead has evaporated in New Hampshire (she is a contender but now is on the ropes). The … [Read more...] about New Hampshire Poll: Clinton Fizzling, Romney Sizzling
Pat Robertson is (Almost) Right
You will be hard pressed to find subjects on which Rev. Robertson and I agree. Even on the subject of this post, my agreement is less with what he said in early November to justify his endorsement of Rudy G., more with what he implied. He said: "… the overriding issue before the American people is the defense of our population from the blood lust of Islamic terrorists" … … [Read more...] about Pat Robertson is (Almost) Right
Update: N.C. Wyeth’s ‘The Apotheosis’
Back when I was a little sprat, I opened my very first savings account at the Wilmington Savings Fund Society office on Market Street in that northern Delaware city, a semi-bustling burg of 80,000 or so souls dominated by the mighty DuPont Company. Hand in hand, my mother and I walked through the revolving door and into the bank. I was stopped dead in my tracks by a … [Read more...] about Update: N.C. Wyeth’s ‘The Apotheosis’
Scientology Seeks to ‘Gain Power’ in Berlin
Is the Church of Scientology a threat to the German state? According to this news report from Germany's Bild am Sonntag, German intelligence authorities have uncovered internal Scientology documentation that reveals the threat that the group poses, and are investigation banning it from the country. "In order to execute our planetary rescue campaigns we need to reach the … [Read more...] about Scientology Seeks to ‘Gain Power’ in Berlin
Alan Keyes is Back
MSNBC First Read: There is one additional Republican presidential candidate who will be on the stage here at the GOP Des Moines Register/Iowa Public Television debate this afternoon: Alan Keyes. This will be the first major debate this cycle featuring the former presidential candidate and ambassador, who most recently faced off against Barack Obama in the 2004 Illinois … [Read more...] about Alan Keyes is Back
Russia’s President-To-Be
Like a Slavic Mike Huckabee, Dmitri Medvedev has ascended to new prominence from the chaff of presidential candidates. As a Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Medvedev was already on the short list for the Russian presidency, along with fellow Deputy PM Sergei Ivanov and Premier Viktor Zubkov. But after Mr. Zubkov’s surprising anointment as prime minister just months before the … [Read more...] about Russia’s President-To-Be
So Who Does A Republican Strategist Fear The Most?
And why does it appear as if Senator Hillary Clinton's campaign has hit bumpy air? Click below to get the answers to two of the most tantalizing questions in the race for the 2008 Democratic Presidential nomination: … [Read more...] about So Who Does A Republican Strategist Fear The Most?
Jesus & the Devil Brothers? I Don’t Care!
I don't care because I don't "believe in" either one. This kind of thing is WAY out-of-bounds for a political race. If I can put up with a Christian president, these evangelicals can get over themselves. TIME Magazine: Huckabee Asks if Mormons Believe Jesus, Devil Are Brothers Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee, an ordained Southern Baptist minister, asks in an … [Read more...] about Jesus & the Devil Brothers? I Don’t Care!
Guest Voice: Obama Versus Clinton Versus Plutocracy
NOTE: The Moderate Voice from time to time runs Guest Voice posts by readers who don’t have their own website or some people who who want to present their viewpoint or just another perspective to TMV’s highly diverse readership. Guest Voice columns do not necessarily reflect the opinion of TMV or its writers. Here is another Guest Voice by Joel S. Hirschhorn who is highly … [Read more...] about Guest Voice: Obama Versus Clinton Versus Plutocracy
Your Chance to Talk Back
If you've been waiting for a chance to bust my chops . . . er, talk back to me, tune in at 2 p.m. Central Time on Wednesday afternoon when I do a star turn on Heading Right Radio. The host of this Internet talk show is the estimable Ed Morrissey of Captain's Quarters. Captain Ed will first interview Maureen Faulkner, the widow of murdered Philadelphia police Officer … [Read more...] about Your Chance to Talk Back
Meanwhile, Back At The Business Deal. Er, The War: News From & About Iraq
From the March 2003 invasion through to the here and now, the story line for the Iraq war has been one of stops and starts, peaks and valleys, and upheavals and calms. By this reckoning we are now in an extended calm. The Surge has substantially met its military goals, U.S. and civilian deaths are way down, Bush and Al-Maliki have signed a deal that gives new meaning to back … [Read more...] about Meanwhile, Back At The Business Deal. Er, The War: News From & About Iraq
Poll: Oprah’s Campaigning Could Cost Obama Some Of His Audience
Egads, has it really happened? Has you-know-what finally frozen over? The big news on the campaign trail has been TV megastar Oprah Winfrey's hitting the hustings with Democratic Senator Barack Obama, campaigning intensively for him, making it known to all and sundry that she supported him, believed in him and wanted those who admire her to trust her and support … [Read more...] about Poll: Oprah’s Campaigning Could Cost Obama Some Of His Audience
CIA Tapes
Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune … [Read more...] about CIA Tapes
What They Think We Think About Them
Some things are the same all over the world: people interpret the actions of others through their currently held beliefs - that is, through their paradigms. Paradigms act as filters of evidence that serve to support the paradigms... and that is why people, nations, groups etc. change their minds much less than could be considered healthy. Some things are different: … [Read more...] about What They Think We Think About Them
Iran and America: Partners in Crime
One of the many conspiracy theories swirling throughout the Arab world is that Washington and Tehran have been cooperating since the Shah was first installed all the way up to today. According to this op-ed article from Iraq's Sotal Iraq, not only has Tehran aided Washington in Afghanistan and Iraq - but the entire 1979 hostage crisis and the aborted American rescue of the … [Read more...] about Iran and America: Partners in Crime
Dress Right or Die
As a woman in a pants suit campaigns to become President of the United States, others are being killed on the streets of Basra for wearing makeup and not covering their faces. Religious vigilantes have murdered at least 40 women this year in the southern Iraqi city because of how they dressed, the police chief has told AP, and "dumped in the garbage with notes saying they … [Read more...] about Dress Right or Die
Undeniably Terrorism
NY Times: Twin Bombs Kill at Least 60 in Algiers Twin car bombs near United Nations offices and an Algerian government building killed dozens of people today in the deadliest attack in the capital, Algiers, in more than a decade. Two European diplomats in Algiers said that reports from rescue and medical workers led them to believe news agency tolls of 60 or more. But the … [Read more...] about Undeniably Terrorism
Raped by Halliburton
As if it's not bad enough that private American and other western militias are terrorizing Iraq, and that private companies with ties to the Bush Administration are engaging in massive war profiteering at the expense of both Iraqis and American taxpayers, consider this: A Houston, Texas woman says she was gang-raped by Halliburton/KBR coworkers in Baghdad, and the company … [Read more...] about Raped by Halliburton
Would GOP Huckabee Nomination Be Democrats’ Dream Come True?
There is an apparent impressive "surge" going on -- on the political front: the continued surge of Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, which is now reflected in two polls. So the Democrats are now faced with a new twist in this campaign as (once again) the talking heads and for-certain experts have to reformulate their all-knowing pronouncements on what was going to happen. … [Read more...] about Would GOP Huckabee Nomination Be Democrats’ Dream Come True?
Lo Siento Mucho
I have been pretty unrelenting when it comes to the Republican presidential wannabes’ allergic reaction to debating before black and Hispanic audiences. So when a TMV troll pointed out in an email message to me that I hadn’t written about the GOP Spanish-language debate held in Miami on Sunday, I was caught dead to rights. After catching up on debate coverage, I don't … [Read more...] about Lo Siento Mucho