Gregory Djerijian points us to a recent Meet the Press interview in which Bill Clinton suggests that while torture should officially remain illegal, American soldiers -- a la Jack Bauer -- should not hesitate in ticking bomb scenarios. Although they would have to be prosecuted for violating the law (in order to preserve our national image), these soldiers should be considered … [Read more...] about Torture’s Wrong, Except If You’re Jack Bauer
Graeme Frost & Why I’m Ashamed to Be a Blogger Today (Update III)
The Frosts Outside & Inside Semi-Palatial Home The vicious underbelly of the blogosphere is in full-howl display over the story of Graeme Frost, the 12-year-old who gave a Democratic Party radio rebuttal to President Bush’s veto of a bill to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program that had passed Congress with broad bipartisan support. Before you could … [Read more...] about Graeme Frost & Why I’m Ashamed to Be a Blogger Today (Update III)
Around The Sphere Blog Roundup October 10, 2007
Our linkfest offering readers links to blogposts from websites of many different viewpoints. Linked posts do NOT necessarily reflect the opinion of TMV or its writers. FROST STORY CONTINUES TO BOIL: The ongoing saga of how some of the most loyal supporters of President George Bush are going to teach 12 year old Graeme Frost a lesson by going after him and his family (even … [Read more...] about Around The Sphere Blog Roundup October 10, 2007
Guest Poet: A Credit Score Heavy To His Love
Another poetic gem from TMV's favorite poet, Michael Silverstein, aka Wall Street Poet: How does a guy get a girl? The answer to that vital question has differed greatly over the years. At times the main attraction has been idealism, commitment to social causes, or even (on very rare occasions) the ability to work a rhyme. Christopher Marlowe, a contemporary of Shakespeare, … [Read more...] about Guest Poet: A Credit Score Heavy To His Love
Secret Torture Memos
RJ Matson, The St. Louis Post Dispatch … [Read more...] about Secret Torture Memos
Recall the Words of the National Review
Cross-posted to The Debate Link In my post on dead civil rights leaders, I noted that even the scion of light, Dr. Martin Luther King, was the subject of vigorous and vicious attacks from the mainstream right at the time of his activism. These attacks take very similar forms to the contemporary assaults the right regularly lobs at modern-day civil rights activists, which … [Read more...] about Recall the Words of the National Review
Fred Thompson’s Debate Reviews: Not A Flop Not A Smash
Former actor and aspiring 2008 Republican Presidential nominee Fred Thompson debuted in his first debate today - -and he was big b.o. (that's Variety parlance for box office, by the way.). But did he live up to the advance billing? Was he another Ronald Reagan? Or did he flop? Fizzle? Help himself? Shoot himself in the foot or where the sun don't shine? Was his performance … [Read more...] about Fred Thompson’s Debate Reviews: Not A Flop Not A Smash
A Weak America Means a Weak Europe
Does anti-Americanism threaten European interests? According to this op-ed article from the NRC Handlesblad of The Netherlands, America's decline endangers European prestige, and will require EU leaders to do something they are ill-prepared for: fill the vacuum left by retreating American power. NRC Handlesblad, The Netherlands "As long as America is weak, European … [Read more...] about A Weak America Means a Weak Europe
Using a child to push a political agenda…
...of course, the Republicans would NEVER do such a thing, so that makes it OK to attack the child when the Democrats do it. Oh, wait a minute... … [Read more...] about Using a child to push a political agenda…
UPDATED: CNBC Republican Candidates Debate
UPDATE: A commenter provided a link to the transcript. Thanks! Fred Thompson's in this one, folks! CNBC Republican Debate - The presidential candidates squared off focusing on economic issues CNBC GOP Presidential Debate Blog Live from Dearborn, Michigan Live-Blogging from The Fix (WP) Live-Blogging from The Caucus (NY Times) Live-Blogging from CNN Political … [Read more...] about UPDATED: CNBC Republican Candidates Debate
I’ve Got a Secret
The following is publicly available information that nonetheless was rejected from being heard in the legal system because it might compromise "state secrets": On occasion, the US has been known to pluck random people off the street, hold them incommunicado, beat them up for several months, then, realizing they've got the wrong guy, drop them off blindfolded on a hillside in … [Read more...] about I’ve Got a Secret
Everyday Voices
What do a 20-something college student, a 30-something software engineer, and a 40-something mother of a special needs teenager have in common? For one thing, they all agreed to be interviewed by John Baird at CS for a new series, "By the People." As John explains in the series' first installment: Polls dominate our lives: Right track. Wrong track. The economy is great or … [Read more...] about Everyday Voices
The War Against Graeme Frost: Get That School Kid
The war is continuing. It is a brutal war. It's now in a "take no prisoners" stage. It involves sending more troops out to the scene. It's taking up lots of time as people find new ways to denounce the enemy. It will not end until the enemy is defeated and cannot raise his head to be a problem again. No, that isn't a report about the latest Iraq strategy, it's a summary … [Read more...] about The War Against Graeme Frost: Get That School Kid
On Graeme Frost & Osama bin Laden
At least somebody has their priorities straight I was going to blog today about all of the dumpster diving that Michelle Malkin, Rush Limbaugh and Friends are doing over at 12-year-old Graeme Frost's house, but then I became distracted by something far less important: You’re not gonna believe this, but the Bush administration appears to have trashed an extremely … [Read more...] about On Graeme Frost & Osama bin Laden
Memo From Baghdad: The Surge Is Dead. By the Way, Partition Is, Too
Al-Hashimi gifts children who lost fathers in civil war When the definitive history of the sad affair known as the Iraq war is written, a meeting on September 27 between Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, the country's most influential Shiite politician, and Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the most respected Shiite religious leader, will be a mere footnote. That meeting, … [Read more...] about Memo From Baghdad: The Surge Is Dead. By the Way, Partition Is, Too
Domestic Torture Program
Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune … [Read more...] about Domestic Torture Program
An Inconvenient Truth, Indeed
Brace yourself for the Nobel Prize being branded a vast left-wing conspiracy. That is the kind of whining that can be expected from global warming deniers if Al Gore wins or shares the Nobel Peace Prize, as The Times of London is breathlessly speculating, for his Oscar-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth and his other efforts to sound the alarm. While this would … [Read more...] about An Inconvenient Truth, Indeed
What Is “The Great White Hope”?
Is it THIS? … [Read more...] about What Is “The Great White Hope”?
This Just In!!
THIS JUST IN from investigative reporter Andy Borowitz:In Sign of Confidence, Clinton Airs Vicious Attack Ads about Herself Bid to Pre-empt Rivals, Aides Say In a sign of confidence befitting her status as frontrunner, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) today began airing what her aides are calling “extremely vicious attack ads about … [Read more...] about This Just In!!
Sen Craig’s Long Goodbye
Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune … [Read more...] about Sen Craig’s Long Goodbye