John Darkow, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri … [Read more...] about Doing As They Please
The Ironies: White Supremacist Convicted in Slaying of Alan Berg, Dies
Alan Berg; (1934-1984) In the late 1970s and early 80's this was the Denver radio talk show host who was THE model for imitators (Limbaugh, et al) yet to come. Alan was also acerbic, witty, odd and fat with opinion... which included hanging up on callers and calling out guests, the likes of which included well known ones. After several public fracases on air, his bosses gave … [Read more...] about The Ironies: White Supremacist Convicted in Slaying of Alan Berg, Dies
Letter Campaign
Congress apparently is going to consider rewriting Title VII to close the loophole opened by the Supreme Court's recent Ledbetter decision. I wrote a letter to my Congressman supporting the move--and urging him to close some other loopholes as well. Join me? … [Read more...] about Letter Campaign
Captain Ed Interviews Mitt Romney
Captain Ed interviewed Mitt Romney today in Des Moines, Iowa. Read about it now HERE or listen to it tomorrow HERE. Meanwhile, you can hear Romney's Town Hall Forum on CQ Radio HERE. … [Read more...] about Captain Ed Interviews Mitt Romney
Iraq Partitions Itself
New York Times:Nineveh is Iraq’s most diverse province, with a dizzying array of ethnic and religious groups woven into an area about the size of Maryland. For centuries, Arabs, Kurds, Christians, Turkmens, Yezidis and Shabaks lived side by side in these verdant hills, going to the same schools, bartering in the same markets, even intermarrying on occasion. But what took … [Read more...] about Iraq Partitions Itself
Talking With Our Enemies Is Smart Policy
The recent meeting between American and Iranian officials in Baghdad effectively brings to an end the Bush administration's use of 'enforced isolation' as a strategy of its foreign policy. Although American officials have publicly emphasized that the talks were limited in scope and that our approach towards Iran has not changed, the reality is quite different. With Rice's … [Read more...] about Talking With Our Enemies Is Smart Policy
Wilson-Plame: The Big Lie Is Debunked
THEY'RE NOT BACK. THEY NEVER WENT AWAY. The right-wing punditocracy has blathered on ad nauseam that Valerie Plame could not have been outed because she was not a covert CIA employee, and therefore the Wilson-Plame leak scandal is nothing more than a mere drip. Never mind that dancing on the head of this particular pin did nothing to obscure the ferocity with which Vice … [Read more...] about Wilson-Plame: The Big Lie Is Debunked
Center of Attention
Libby Spencer: Cheney's heart of darkness. Michael J. W. Stickings: Talking to Tehran. Ali Eteraz: Canada, Down with Diversity, eh hoser? Andrew Sullivan offers an alternative to torture. Dick Polman on Hillary Clinton's economy speech: it "was a bit much." The OxBlog's Patrick Porter: orientalism and war. And lastly, Between Tribalism and Statehood by Tarek … [Read more...] about Center of Attention
Endless Summer
RJ Matson, The New York Observer … [Read more...] about Endless Summer
UPDATE: Thompson Takes Major Step Toward Race
UPDATE: As of 11:45 am Central Time, Thompson's announcement was the top story at memeorandum. Check there for expanded coverage and commentary. UPDATE: The WaPo now has a story online, here. ORIGINAL: I have a quick report at Central Sanity, as does Michael vdG at his place. More later, as this story develops. … [Read more...] about UPDATE: Thompson Takes Major Step Toward Race
Who Gets the Kidney?
That's the question. In the Netherlands we have a new television show: De Grote Donor Show (The Big Donor Show). What's the show about you ask? Well, quite simple: this Friday 37 year old Lisa will donate one of her kidneys... on television. Three people who need a new kidney will be there. They have to answer questions. After that, Lisa will decide who gets her kidney. The … [Read more...] about Who Gets the Kidney?
Hillary on the Economy
Hillary Clinton, 'liberal': Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton outlined a broad economic vision Tuesday, saying it's time to replace an "on your own" society with one based on shared responsibility and prosperity. The Democratic senator said what the Bush administration touts as an ownership society really is an "on your own" society that has widened the gap … [Read more...] about Hillary on the Economy
Silencing TV
Larry Wright, The Detroit News … [Read more...] about Silencing TV
Time For A Third Party Candidate? How About Ron Paul Squared?
Could Ron Paul's freshest strategy be to keep showing up for all his party's nominee debates, bringing his message out over and over again... and then, near the midnight hour, maybe suddenly say, You know what guys? I'm booking. I'm going to run Third Party. A lot of people right now, seem to be thinking it might make stark sense to vote third party. All across the … [Read more...] about Time For A Third Party Candidate? How About Ron Paul Squared?
M&C Interviews Charles Johnson
Dan Schneider, who owns (and runs) Cosmoetica, interviewed National Book Award-winning author Charles Johnson, for Monsters and Critics. It is a great interview, a small sample: M&C: Let's jump right in with some of the posits you have on specific things. I've read, now, all of your fiction, and recently read your previously mentioned 2003 nonfiction book, Turning The Wheel: … [Read more...] about M&C Interviews Charles Johnson
Torturing It
The New York Times reports that “a group of experts advising the intelligence agencies are arguing that the harsh techniques used since the 2001 terrorist attacks are outmoded, amateurish and unreliable.†The psychologists and other specialists, commissioned by the Intelligence Science Board, make the case that more than five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the Bush … [Read more...] about Torturing It
Critical Views
About Iraq. An example: JD in Karma: “In fact, there is a civil war in progress in Iraq, one comparable in important respects to other civil wars that have occurred in postcolonial states with weak institutions. Those cases suggest that the Bush administration’s political objective in Iraq–creating a stable, peaceful, somewhat democratic regime that can survive the … [Read more...] about Critical Views
Protecting Iraqis
Take a look at these photos: "An Iraqi boy hides behind a U.S. soldier on Monday amid gunfire after a car bomb in Central Baghdad killed 24 people." Makes one remember why US forces are still in Iraq, and why they cannot all be withdrawn any time soon, doesn't it? … [Read more...] about Protecting Iraqis
Iraq: Drink Thish and Call Me In 6 Momths
A U.S. -- NOT IRAQI -- SOLDIER STANDS GUARD AFTER TUESDAY ATTACK One of the most insidious consequences of always putting politics ahead of policy in the Age of Bush has been the slow but inevitable unraveling of the administration's "strategy" in Iraq. Or "strategies," to be more accurate. Having determinedly misled the public about why it was taking the U.S. to war, it … [Read more...] about Iraq: Drink Thish and Call Me In 6 Momths
Triangle of Death Hostage Search: Day 18
Another of the five U.S. soldiers killed as a result of an Al Qaeda-led ambush on May 12 has reached his final resting place. Corporal Christopher Edward Murphy was buried yesterday afternoon in Arlington National Cemetery after a memorial service in Gladys, Campbell County, Virginia. Please click here to read more at Kiko's House. … [Read more...] about Triangle of Death Hostage Search: Day 18