It quietly edits unflattering Wikipedia posts. Details HERE. "Fair and balanced..." RIGHT! UPDATE: A reader asked for an example of another group editing on Wikipedia so how about this. Here's a list of "salacious edits" And here's a THE KEY LINK so you can do your own searches on who's tinkering with Wikipedia, so you can find the group you hate and use it against … [Read more...] about Fox News Rewrites History About Itself (UPDATED)
Mattel Buzz Saws
Daryl Cagle, MSNBC.com … [Read more...] about Mattel Buzz Saws
Richardson Aide Quits After Brothel Link Discovery
You've been reading about all the Republican sex scandals -- and now it's time for a Democratic one: One of Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson's top organizers in rural Nevada resigned Thursday after the campaign learned he had worked for a brothel and was wanted on a felony arrest warrant in California. ``We did not know about all of this,'' Richardson … [Read more...] about Richardson Aide Quits After Brothel Link Discovery
Elvis Presley’s 30th Year Death Anniversary
The media is filled with stories today about the death of Elvis Presley 30 years ago today. On that day I was in Spain, writing for The Christian Science Monitor, living in a "train apartment" -- a long apartment with rooms off it -- in the white collar Madrid neighborhood of Carbabanchel. I was always some 20 years behind on my music and, true to form, I "discovered" Elvis … [Read more...] about Elvis Presley’s 30th Year Death Anniversary
Getting Real About Chavez
For a long time, I've defended Hugo Chavez. I thought that he was fighting a worthy battle against greed and corruption, against years of foreign domination and cronyism. I thought he was trying to improve the lives of poor people, while establishing a strong economy, an independent and self-respecting nation, and a vibrant democracy. But now, after watching events unfold in … [Read more...] about Getting Real About Chavez
Giuliani Pulls Ahead Of Hillary Clinton In New Poll
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani looks like he's making lots of headway with the GOP base and if you look at this new Rasmussen poll: After being virtually tied with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for several months, Republican contender Rudy Giuliani now leads Clinton up 47% to 40% in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. In … [Read more...] about Giuliani Pulls Ahead Of Hillary Clinton In New Poll
Paul and Huckabee
Justin Gardner published an interesting post yesterday about Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul. Justin's conclusion: This is going to be one interesting race. I still think Huckabee is a second tier candidate, but he’s definitely the front runner for a VP nod. One last thought about Ron Paul…it would do him well to leave the GOP race immediately and start a 3rd party campaign. … [Read more...] about Paul and Huckabee
Another Bad Day at Wall Street
The New York Times reports: Stocks fell sharply on Wall Street again today in the latest reverberations of the crunch in the American credit market. After the Dow Jones industrial average dropped more than 300 points in early-afternoon trading, stocks pared their losses. At 2 p.m., the Dow was down more than 133 points, or 1 percent. And the Standard & Poor’s … [Read more...] about Another Bad Day at Wall Street
Sabato’s Crystal Ball: UNTANGLING THE NETROOTS
Some have probably noticed that I'm not too crazy about Kos and the Netroots even though I'm a center-left Democrat. The rapid rise of Daily Kos and the liberal blogosphere The group gathered in the Chicago McCormick Place Convention Center was not the usual audience for a presidential debate. While the Democratic candidates for president may not have fully realized this … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball: UNTANGLING THE NETROOTS
People Who Blog DO Have Lives and Emergency Needs
They write all of these posts that you write for free (very few blogs make money and even ads you see on blogs aren't enough for most bloggers to give up even a week of work). One of our co-bloggers, who has posted a lot of stuff on TMV generating a lot of discussion, recently got engaged and faces a crisis. And YOU CAN DEFINITELY HELP and it doesn't take much (because small … [Read more...] about People Who Blog DO Have Lives and Emergency Needs
The Rule of Law and Illegal Immigration
At his own blog, The Gazette's Dustin Metzger quotes the following paragraph from this article: Immigrant advocates said Wednesday that they are weighing a variety of legal and legislative challenges to slow down or halt the Bush administration’s crackdown on illegal workers. Laura Reiff, co-chairwoman of the Essential Worker Immigration Coalition, said her … [Read more...] about The Rule of Law and Illegal Immigration
Iraq Progress Report: The Back Story
Bomb victims won't get to read progress report. The back story to the anxiously awaited Iraq progress report to be delivered next month by General David Petraeus keeps getting fascinatinger and fascinatinger. First we learned – and certainly not from the White House – that despite President Bush's repeated statements that the report will reflect evaluations by … [Read more...] about Iraq Progress Report: The Back Story
Has Fred Thompson Blown It?
The world -- the conventional wisdom goes -- continues to wait for actor and former Senator Fred Thompson to jump into the race for the 2008 Republican nomination. Voters are just waiting for him as an alternative to Mitt, Rudy, John and others (except Ron Paul whose supporters want a different kind of Republican). The early conventional wisdom was that once he jumps in … [Read more...] about Has Fred Thompson Blown It?
(Updated) Jose Padilla & Our Shame
A jury returned two guilty verdicts in the case of so-called "dirty bomber" Jose Padilla this afternoon, but no matter how it ruled this man -- who is an American citizen -- already had been convicted in the court of public opinion by a people inured to the Bush administration-approved coercive techniques. As the Christian Science Monitor puts it in an … [Read more...] about (Updated) Jose Padilla & Our Shame
Center of Attention
A round up of recent posts by a few centrist, moderate, and independent bloggers. Dennis Sanders reminds us that, despite the conventional wisdom, "some Republicans actually like gays." Meanwhile, Andrew Sullivan constructs a poignant and point-blank case for gay civil marriage. Elyas Bakhtiari is concerned about the effectiveness/bias of "behavior detection officers" … [Read more...] about Center of Attention
Iran: The Gordian Knot Tightens
The notion that there could be anything resembling a popular uprising in the U.S. these days is silly. But what would happen if the Bush administration takes us into a war against Iran? While I am not paranoid by nature (although I would appreciate it if you'd stop looking at me that way), evidence is mounting that the White House is seriously contemplating doing just … [Read more...] about Iran: The Gordian Knot Tightens
Let’s Not
Ace (of Spades) has a post up that will, most likely, scare the you know what out of most (American) Catholics. It seems that a Dutch Roman Catholic Bishop has suggested that, from now on, Christians refer to God as "Allah." According to Bishop Tiny Muskens, God does not care what we call Him. If we, then, can "foster understanding" between Christians and Muslims by calling … [Read more...] about Let’s Not
Rudy Giuliani Is Dangerous
The great thing about having no interest in breathlessly covering every jot and tittle in a presidential race that still is 15 looong months from the finish line is that I can drop in whenever I damned well please, whether it is to opine on the paucity of candidates' offspring in the military or Mitt Romney’s crazy pet tricks. Which leads me to today's installment on a guy … [Read more...] about Rudy Giuliani Is Dangerous
A House Divided
RJ Matson, The New York Observer … [Read more...] about A House Divided
Donald Rumsfeld Actually Resigned Before 2006 Election
Here's a news story that is likely to create significant bitterness in some Republican circles towards the already politically-jumped-the-shark Bush administration: Donald H. Rumsfeld, who came to symbolize the Bush administration's problems in the war in Iraq, resigned as secretary of defense one day before last fall's elections, although President Bush did not announce … [Read more...] about Donald Rumsfeld Actually Resigned Before 2006 Election