While Erwin Chemerinsky has just been rehired by the UC-Irvine law school, some folks are asking whether a politically reversed scenario would have been resolved similarly, with similar support from across the aisle. I say yes, it would. Exhibit A? The liberal academic response to the hold-up by left-wing interest groups of conservative professor (now judge) Michael W. … [Read more...] about Okay, But What If He Was Right?
Blackwater USA Kicked Out of Iraq
Blackwater Mercenaries Iraq's Interior Ministry has canceled the license of Blackwater USA, the controversial American security firm that supplies many of the American mercenaries in the war zone, after company bodyguards allegedly shot dead eight civilians and wounded 13 others in west Baghdad. Said Brigadier General Abdul Kareem Khalaf, a spokesman for the ministry: "It … [Read more...] about Blackwater USA Kicked Out of Iraq
Threatening Postcards Terrorize Marion County, Florida Schools
If they are serious, they need to be arrested. If they sent them as a joke, they need to be arrested. Someone is using postcards to terrorize Marion County, Florida schools: Investigators in Marion County, Fla., are searching for the author of nine postcards sent to different schools on the same day with the words 'Jihad-Boom" and handwritten cartoons of a building … [Read more...] about Threatening Postcards Terrorize Marion County, Florida Schools
Today is Constitution Day!
This is one of the holidays I was rather vague on as a child, sort of like Lag B'Omer or Tu B'Shvat. Whereas the overwhelming majority of US citizens need not learn the finer points of the Jewish holiday cycle, we should all know about Constitution Day. AP via Yahoo News - Study: Teens blank on Constitution Day Constitution Day was created by Congress in 2004. It was … [Read more...] about Today is Constitution Day!
They Hated Her…They Really Hated Her! Sally Field Censored On Emmys
In 1985 actress Sally Field won an Oscar and bubbled to millions of TV viewers and the Academy: "You like me, you really like me!" She wasn't as well liked last night -- when she was censored at the Emmys which cut off part of her anti-war comments. Who's to blame? Some news reports specify it is Fox, Rupert Murdoch's company which includes Fox News, the … [Read more...] about They Hated Her…They Really Hated Her! Sally Field Censored On Emmys
As Predicted Yesterday, GWB Has Tapped Mukasey for AG
Washington Post: President Bush today announced his nomination of retired federal judge Michael B. Mukasey to become the nation's 81st attorney general, moving to install a law-and-order conservative at the Justice Department to help wage the war on terrorism while hoping to avoid a confirmation fight with Senate Democrats. … [Read more...] about As Predicted Yesterday, GWB Has Tapped Mukasey for AG
O.J.: ‘Race Neutral’ & All Too Human
O.J.'s Latest Mug Shot In a society that judges a person by the color of their skin, Orenthal James Simpson had something that few well-known black Americans can claim: He was so accomplished and at one time was so popular that, in advertising parlance, he was "race neutral." That is to say that when most people looked at him they saw not a black man who happened to have … [Read more...] about O.J.: ‘Race Neutral’ & All Too Human
Guest Voice: FAQ: Petraeus’ Testimony
This Guest Voice is a copyrighted Raging Moderate column by Will Durst syndicated by Cagle Cartoons. AQ: Petraeus’ Testimony Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Frequently Asked Questions About General Petraeus’ Congressional Testimony: Q. How did General Petraeus’ testimony in front of Congress go? A. Pretty good. He emphasized that progress was being made in … [Read more...] about Guest Voice: FAQ: Petraeus’ Testimony
Book Review: Against the Day
I started reading Against the Day, Thomas Pynchon's latest magnus opus, in early May. The Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 13,136, the New York Mets led the National League East and 3,361 Americans had died in Iraq. By the time I got to the 1,085th and final page the other day, the Dow stood at 13,423, the Mets led the National League East and 3,776 Americans had died … [Read more...] about Book Review: Against the Day
Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Mike Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons … [Read more...] about Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Television, The Failed Storyteller: YouTube, the Storyteller of our Times
Wasn’t television supposed to be The Universal Storyteller? Back in the 50s when televisions were the sizes of refrigerators and Univacs were the size of three room houses... television.... It was so promising wasn’t it?... education for everyone, the egalitarian programming of television would become 'the electric storyteller'... a set of endless wisdom books inside the … [Read more...] about Television, The Failed Storyteller: YouTube, the Storyteller of our Times
Around The Sphere September 16-17, 2007
NOTE: Due to an error a small part of this was run earlier, so we will run the entire linkfest now rather than tomorrow. Our linkfest offering readers a Hometown Buffet of links to blogposts from websites of many different viewpoints. Linked posts do NOT necessarily reflect the opinion of TMV or its writers. GOP Presidential Candidate Fred Thompson Is Answering Readers … [Read more...] about Around The Sphere September 16-17, 2007
More On GOP Senator Leaves the Party
Lincoln Chafee (RI), far and away the most liberal member of the Republican Senate caucus before being ousted in 2006 by Sheldon Whitehouse, has finally taken the plunge and is now a registered independent. Also see our earlier post HERE. . … [Read more...] about More On GOP Senator Leaves the Party
OJ Simpson Loses Dice Roll: Arrested In Vegas For Robbery, Assault, Burglary
Has luck finally run out for the once-worshiped and later-reviled former athlete/actor named O.J. Simpson? The news of his arrest in Vegas suggests it has: O.J. Simpson will be charged with a total of six counts of robbery, assault, burglary and conspiracy, Las Vegas police announced Sunday. Simpson was arrested at his hotel room at the Palms Casino Resort in Las … [Read more...] about OJ Simpson Loses Dice Roll: Arrested In Vegas For Robbery, Assault, Burglary
McCain’s Tenuous Comeback
Once the media writes an obituary, the departed is supposed to stay dead. But John McCain is showing signs of new life with David Petraeus as his savior and Don Rumsfeld as the straw man to distance himself from Bush’s bungling of Iraq. The Straight Talk Express, now re-dubbed “No Surrender,†is on the road again picking up some momentum but, as seen on “Meet the … [Read more...] about McCain’s Tenuous Comeback
Moderate Lincoln Chafee Has Left The GOP Building
There's good news today for Republican conservatives who felt former Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee was nothing but a RINO (Republican In Name Only). And bad news for those who believe the Republican Party could use more consensus-oriented moderates. Lincoln Chafee has left the GOP building. He has quit the party, the Providence Journal reports: Lincoln D. Chafee, … [Read more...] about Moderate Lincoln Chafee Has Left The GOP Building
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Runs The Political Gauntlet
Besides the well-publicized occasional efforts to physically bump him off, he is now scrambling to stay one step ahead of his increasingly high-profile rivals and cling to power. Details HERE. Be sure to read TMVer Jeb Koogler's earlier post on Pakistan. … [Read more...] about Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Runs The Political Gauntlet
Senator Chuck Hagel’s Sharpest Comments On War And The Administration Yet
Retiring Republican Senator Chuck Hagel was on Bill Maher's HBO show and he was as blunt as an elected official ever has been on his views on the significance of the Iraq war and the administration. DETAILS AND VIDEO ARE HERE. … [Read more...] about Senator Chuck Hagel’s Sharpest Comments On War And The Administration Yet
Federal Judge Mukasey Bush’s Leading Attorney General Choice
President George Bush is reportedly close to announcing for the Attorney General's post a choice that isn't the one polarizing one staunch Republican activists sought but one that Democrats may be able to live with . The name being floated (most likely tested) as the reported choice: Michael Mukasey, a former federal judge who is also an expert in national security … [Read more...] about Federal Judge Mukasey Bush’s Leading Attorney General Choice
Cuddling Up With Pakistan
In July, I wrote a piece at Foreign Policy Watch about Pakistan and the war on terror. I noted that while Pakistan is often touted in Washington as a major ally against Islamic radicalism, signs indicate that Musharraf is playing a double game. Highlighting a recent report that had been released by Carnegie's Frederic Grare, I pointed out that many analysts are similarly … [Read more...] about Cuddling Up With Pakistan