Everybody's beating up on him for suing the Yale Club after falling off their dais. What they don't know is that the injury may make him miss the National Review's Alaska cruise this summer, for which he is scheduled to be a speaker, and you can imagine how much it hurts to think of missing a reunion with his old Neo-Con buddies. All the golden oldies will be there--Bill … [Read more...] about Poor Judge Bork!
Dishonorable Memories
Today is the birthday of Lt. William Calley, perpetrator of the My Lai massacre. Convicted of pre-meditated murder in a slaughter that claimed over 500 lives, Calley served 3 years of his life sentence, less than 5 months of which was in prison, before being paroled. … [Read more...] about Dishonorable Memories
Putin’s trap for Bush on the missile shield
Russia’s Vladimir Putin has laid a very skilful trap for President George Bush’s plans to place the beginnings of an anti-missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic to protect Western Europe against a possible attack by Iran or North Korea. By suggesting that the shield should be located on a Russian military base in Azerbaijan, Putin has challenged Bush to protect … [Read more...] about Putin’s trap for Bush on the missile shield
An Interview With James Gandolfini AKA Tony Soprano
I've always told people that as a former fulltime mainstream media journalist I could TELL when I read a news story whether the reporter likes the interview subject or not. One constant since The Sopranos became a monster entertainment and cultural hit on HBO has been the good press received by James Gandolfini AKA Tony Soprano. You can tell when you read stories where … [Read more...] about An Interview With James Gandolfini AKA Tony Soprano
Do Something
Bridget Magnus writes: Inspired by yesterday's post by Chuck about the importance of taking action and Dennis's subsequent post about using your anger for more than vitriolic rhetoric, I give you some simple things you can do today. No, I'm not asking you to attend a rally or give money or anything tough like that. I'm asking you to let your elected officials know where … [Read more...] about Do Something
Pace Gone
Gates has decided to replace General Pace as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff when his term ends in September. Gates further said that he'd recommend Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chief of naval operations, for the job. If you're wondering who Admiral Mike Mullen is, I suggest going here. There are speeches, messages, etc. His message: Everyone in the Navy has the potential … [Read more...] about Pace Gone
At Least We’ll Always Have Paris
With all deference to those of you who call Los Angeles home because you actually want to live there, I must say it is one truly weird place. It is for that reason that while I was shocked, just shocked that the L.A. County sheriff had decided by his very own self – judges and jurisprudence be hanged -- to release Paris Hilton from jail after only three days because she had … [Read more...] about At Least We’ll Always Have Paris
Felons and Lepers
The epidemiology of criminal sanction. "The attitudes we normals have toward a person with a stigma, and the actions we take in regard to him, are well known...[W]e believe the person with a stigma is not quite human...We construct a stigma-theory, an ideology to explain his inferiority and account for the danger he represents...imput[ing] a wide range of imperfections on the … [Read more...] about Felons and Lepers
New Commenting Features
Our sitemanager informed me that he improved the comment options: he has added comment preview and quick HTML tag buttons to comments. There is a new area on TMV called Commenting Features. The Commenting Features page explains the features and why they should be utilized. These features will stop comments from changing the site's look if someone adds a weird HTML code to their … [Read more...] about New Commenting Features
F.C.C.K!
RJ Matson, The St. Louis Post Dispatch … [Read more...] about F.C.C.K!
Milking It
Ah, lawsuits America is famous for: Judge Robert Bork, one of the fathers of the modern judicial conservative movement whose nomination to the Supreme Court was rejected by the Senate, is seeking $1,000,000 in compensatory damages, plus punitive damages, after he slipped and fell at the Yale Club of New York City. Judge Bork was scheduled to give a speech at the club, but he … [Read more...] about Milking It
John Edwards’ Terror Plan
The script for this writes itself: Critics on the right will call it “the hug-a-terrorist strategy.†Idealists on the left will applaud Edwards for striking at the “root causes†of terrorism. Both will miss the point, just as the former Senator’s proposal for 10,000 volunteers to help people in underdeveloped countries misses the point about terrorism. His … [Read more...] about John Edwards’ Terror Plan
Paris Hilton Breaking Gnus Alert
Paris Hilton, shown here screwing in solitary confinement at her Hollywood Hills mansion, has been ordered back to court in Los Angeles later today. Consequently, I have decided to cancel my quadruple bypass heart surgery. Or was it an appointment to get the cats flea baths? I don't remember which, but stay tuned. Meanwhile, TGIF. … [Read more...] about Paris Hilton Breaking Gnus Alert
Who Killed the Immigration Bill, Who, Who, Who, Who?
Many people believe that conservatives killed the immigration bill yesterday. The conservative base certainly has made a lot of noise in the last couple of days, and the far majority of those who oppose the bill are Republicans, but... it's not that simple. Simon explains that "this bill didn't fail (as the WaPo contends) because the center couldn't persuade the fringe; I … [Read more...] about Who Killed the Immigration Bill, Who, Who, Who, Who?
The case for an Islamic London
You want crazy? Here's crazy: London's Time Out magazine has published a provocative article "argu[ing] that an Islamic London would be a better place" than, one presumes, the London of today. After quickly dispensing with "a hysterical, right-wing nightmare of a future Muslim London: where an cruel alien creed is forced on a liberal city," the article proceeds to explain … [Read more...] about The case for an Islamic London
No Hilton for Scooter
Larry Wright, The Detroit News … [Read more...] about No Hilton for Scooter
“How The Immigration Bill Died”
A fascinating inside-story bit of original reporting on Right Wing News' John Hawkins -- which will be of interest to all sides in this debate. See our earlier post HERE. … [Read more...] about “How The Immigration Bill Died”
CIA Interrogates and Abuses Children in the War on Terror
Children have become victims of the war on terror, according to Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and four other human rights organizations. They describe, among other examples, the fate of Yusuf al-Khalid and Abed al-Khalid, sons of Al-Akadiabrein Sheikh Mohammed al-Khalid. They were arrested in Pakistan, in 2002, together with their mother, where they were … [Read more...] about CIA Interrogates and Abuses Children in the War on Terror
Dr. Laura Schlessinger and Deryk Schlessinger, Is You Is, or Is You Ain’t My Baby?
That's an old song title, 'Is You Is, or Is You Ain't My Baby?' I imagine Dr. Laura is asking herself this about her own son, Deryk. And in spades. The Schlessinger contretemps, and possibly much worse to come, but then again, perhaps not... surrounds a public allegation and a military investigation ongoing now, that Deryk, 21, who is a young "paratrooper"* stationed in … [Read more...] about Dr. Laura Schlessinger and Deryk Schlessinger, Is You Is, or Is You Ain’t My Baby?
The End Is Near — But Not Near Enuf
Creature of journalistic habit that I am, I’ve long tried to look ahead and not back. It’s usually more interesting than writing about what most everyone else is writing about, and I occasionally stumble upon something that makes me seem positively prescient. (I'm not going to do that here, so you should feel free to skip this post.) Anyhow, I find myself pondering the … [Read more...] about The End Is Near — But Not Near Enuf