Our linkfest offering readers a guide to provocative and informative posts on weblogs representing many different viewpoints. Links do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Moderate Voice or its writers. As We Reported Yesterday, Peggy Noonan says the Bush administration's (customary) use of demonization of its foes but this time going after conservatives opposing … [Read more...] about Around The Sphere June 2, 2007
US: New Openings for Young Indians
Indian au pairs are the new flavour in American homes. Read on... … [Read more...] about US: New Openings for Young Indians
What Is Spam?
It all depends on what "is" is... … [Read more...] about What Is Spam?
Triangle of Death Hostage Search: A Final Report
STILL MISSING: BYRON FOUTY (Top) AND ALEX JIMENEZ Three weeks ago today, the early morning calm at a small U.S. Army outpost in the village of Quarghouli hard by the Euphrates River southwest of Baghdad was shattered by rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire. A dozen or so insurgents, led by Al Qaeda regulars, overwhelmed the seven soldiers from the 4th Battalion, … [Read more...] about Triangle of Death Hostage Search: A Final Report
A Reminder To Baseball Players (And Wannabe Presidential Candidates) Everywhere
...can be found in this show-stopper "Heart" from the classic musical Damn Yankees: … [Read more...] about A Reminder To Baseball Players (And Wannabe Presidential Candidates) Everywhere
Big Donor Show Hoax
The AP reports that The Big Donor Show, which was broadcasted yesterday evening, was a hoax. It seems that the producers believe that, because it was a hoax, anger and disgust were not justified. Well, sorry, but I disagree. As Ed Morrissey explains: I'm not sure which scenario was worse, but both are pretty repulsive and exploitative. The producers claim that they wanted … [Read more...] about Big Donor Show Hoax
Wall Street Journal
Sandy Huffaker, Cagle Cartoons … [Read more...] about Wall Street Journal
Guest Voice: Eloquence, Messages and Money in the Race for President
NOTE: The Moderate Voice runs Guest Voice posts from time to time by readers who don't have their own websites, or people who have websites but would like to post something for TMV's diverse and thoughtful readership. Guest Voice posts do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Moderate Voice or its writers. Eloquence, Messages and Money in the Race for President By … [Read more...] about Guest Voice: Eloquence, Messages and Money in the Race for President
Republicans and Democrats Decline While Independents Grow
It may be too early to say WE are the REAL "moral majority" but we're increasing in numbers, according to the latest Rasmussen poll: For the fourth straight month, the number of people identifying themselves as Republicans has decreased. For the third straight month, the number of people identifying themselves as Democrats has also decreased. A Rasmussen Reports … [Read more...] about Republicans and Democrats Decline While Independents Grow
Another Neocon at The World Bank
Earlier this week, President Bush tapped Robert Zoellick, Goldman Sachs executive and former deputy secretary of state, to head The World Bank. And because Bush says so, it's a go. It is the president of the United States who nominates the World Bank president -- and the position is always given to an American -- but any nomination is merely a formality. The banks's executive … [Read more...] about Another Neocon at The World Bank
Fascinating Documentary Coming Up
It seems that, what promises to be a fascinating documentary, will be released June 12. The subject of the documentary: Ralph Nader's (political) career. The publisher is Genius Products. It's a two-disc DVD set, loaded with 1.5 hours of bonus features, among them: - deleted scenes (The Congress Project, No Nukes and The Congressional Black Caucus) - featurettes: --- … [Read more...] about Fascinating Documentary Coming Up
What Bush’s “new framework on greenhouse gas emissions” is really all about
It is being reported -- by the BBC, for example -- that President Bush, in advance of next week's G8 summit in Germany, has "urged countries to agree on long-term goals for greenhouse gas emissions". Given his, and his administration's, appalling record on the climate crisis -- I recently called him "an enabler of future genocide" and his inaction and opposition to action "the … [Read more...] about What Bush’s “new framework on greenhouse gas emissions” is really all about
Fred Thompson
Bob Englehart, The Hartford Courant … [Read more...] about Fred Thompson
Center of Attention
Pete Abel on Peggy Noonan vs. George W. Bush. Libby Spencer: "The new generation of terrorists" Amba: "A serious work by an intelligent man with an incurable habit . . ." Obsidian Wings: "Jimmmy Nada Is A Dead Man" Andrew Sullivan: on conservatives breaking with Bush. … [Read more...] about Center of Attention
“Please Kill Me”
Former Mafia boss Carmelo Musumeci has written a letter, published in the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, in which he asks Italian President Giorgio Napolitano to convert his life-in-prison sentence into the death penalty. Musumeci wrote: "I die a little bit each day. Honestly, I'd rather die immediately." After a long career in the mafia, he has been in prison for 17 years … [Read more...] about “Please Kill Me”
What’s Wrong with This Picture?
Bob McCarty writes: (fixed link) Is it just me or did anyone else notice two things about the “GMA Exclusive†photo above of Andrew Speaker (a.k.a., “TB Guyâ€) and his wife, Sarah, that appeared on Drudge Report this morning? He explains: First, as a long-time writer and editor, I noticed that the words on the “STOP†sign hanging on the door behind them were … [Read more...] about What’s Wrong with This Picture?
Dr. Kevorkian Released
Doctor Jack Kevorkian, also known as "Dr. Death" has been released from prison. Jack Kevorkian, the retired pathologist dubbed "Dr. Death" for claims that he participated in at least 130 assisted suicides, left prison after eight years Friday still believing people have the right to die. A smiling Kevorkian, now 79, said it was "one of the high points in life" as he walked … [Read more...] about Dr. Kevorkian Released
Fred Thompson’s Crocodile Tears
The day after the Wall Street Journal explains why we should bomb Iran, the newest Republican candidate gives us a heart-rending recitation about “living in terror†in Israel. He uses the same Republican buzzword as the Journal, the catchy “Islamofascism,†to lead him, after all this sympathy for the Israelis, to make a sharp right turn to his true … [Read more...] about Fred Thompson’s Crocodile Tears
GOP Falling Apart?
Is the immigration debate tearing apart the Republican Party? It seems so: The Republican National Committee, hit by a grass-roots donors' rebellion over President Bush's immigration policy, has fired all 65 of its telephone solicitors, Ralph Z. Hallow will report Friday in The Washington Times. Faced with an estimated 40 percent fall-off in small-donor contributions and … [Read more...] about GOP Falling Apart?
Sinking Ship?
According to NPR, presidential counselor Dan Bartlett is leaving the White House to spend more time with his young children. AP via Washington Post. … [Read more...] about Sinking Ship?