Brian Fairrington, Cagle Cartoons UPDATE: Meanwhile, the question arises: is McCain facing a media payback? … [Read more...] about McCain Solid As IROCK
Unexciting Democratic Primary Debate Shows Promising and Unpromising Candidates
NOTE: This was put up under the wrong byline but we'll leave it as it is. JOE GANDELMAN If you tuned in to tonight's Democratic candidates debate and expected fireworks, you were likely disappointed. If you tuned in expecting a major gaffe, you were disappointed. If you tuned in expecting to see The Major Star emerge from the pack, you were disappointed. But in a debate … [Read more...] about Unexciting Democratic Primary Debate Shows Promising and Unpromising Candidates
Deja Vu All Over Again
Apropos Mike's post on the Blackfacing of Hillary Clinton, I'd bring up my post condemning a liberal Black blogger for blackfacing former Maryland Lt. Governor and Republican Senate candidate Michael Steele. There is so little redeeming value to blackfacing that I fail to see any circumstance where it is justified. It isn't being "reclaimed" here. It isn't being used to … [Read more...] about Deja Vu All Over Again
Laws Against Beating Blacks: The New Slavery
Family Research Council: Hate Crimes law violates the 13th (and 15th) Amendments. Those would be the anti-slavery and right to vote amendments. Idiots. To be clear, there is a valid 1st and 14th Amendment objection to these laws, and the FRC did mention the 14th amendment (not the 1st, though, which seems the most obvious). The issue isn't whether the law is ultimately … [Read more...] about Laws Against Beating Blacks: The New Slavery
Democrats Debating Now
I'm listening on C-SPAN Radio. After hearing 15 minutes on Iraq, this Democrat is going to find it difficult to support any of those speaking tonight for President in 2008. You can watch on MSNBC, a channel that I don't get. MSNBC Live Blogging Hmmm. Senator Gravel is immoral. On the domestic issues, they seem far more tolerable. OTHER BLOGGERS ARE WATCHING AND … [Read more...] about Democrats Debating Now
Ch-Ch-Ch-Check it Out!
Check out this blog: Heading Right. From the about: "Welcome to HeadingRight - the central hub for Conservatives on BlogTalk Radio. This is where the best conservative thinkers, writers, pundits and characters from the online community gather to discuss current events and politics through the miracle of BlogTalkRadio." Some of the co-bloggers: bRight and Early, Ed Morrissey … [Read more...] about Ch-Ch-Ch-Check it Out!
A Cartoon that Crosses the Line
Rick Moran believes that Chris Muir’s cartoon, featuring Hillary Clinton in black face, crosses the line. What do you all think? Does this cartoon cross the line, or is it a joke and, as such, perhaps excusable? Jane Hamsher's use of a photo of Lieberman with blackface was not a joke, it was a smear. How should this be interpreted? Joke, smear, a little bit of both? I … [Read more...] about A Cartoon that Crosses the Line
Testicular Democrats
Rudy Giuliani -- playing the partisan, as top-tier presidential candidates reaching out to the base tend to do -- said this week in New Hampshire that "[t]he Democrats do not understand the full nature and scope of the terrorist war against us" and hence that the country would be better off with a Republican in the White House after '08, preferably the mayor himself. The … [Read more...] about Testicular Democrats
Bill Moyers’ ‘Buying the War’
"Buying the War," a Bill Moyers PBS documentary that aired in most TV markets on Wednesday night, is a powerful bookend to The Big War Story the Media Is Ignoring, my essay on how the mainstream media was shocked, awed and duped in the wake of 9/11 and the run-up to the Iraq War. Moyers begins: Four years ago this spring the Bush administration took leave of reality and … [Read more...] about Bill Moyers’ ‘Buying the War’
Senate Approves Iraq Funding With Withdrawal Timetable
And now it is cast in political concrete: President George Bush will get an Iraq funding bill with a withdrawal timetable in it and he will veto it in a historical showdown between the two branches of government. The Senate has just put the final ribbon on the gift Congress is about to present to GWB:A defiant Democratic-controlled Senate passed legislation Thursday that would … [Read more...] about Senate Approves Iraq Funding With Withdrawal Timetable
Somalia: Examining the Many Shades of Gray
The ongoing conflict in Somalia is being portrayed in very black-and-white terms in both the American and much of the international press. The media really seems to be parroting the line of the Bush administration by painting it as a fight of good vs. evil, stability vs. chaos, moderates vs. radicals, etc.. The Islamists, cobbled together in an organization called the "Union … [Read more...] about Somalia: Examining the Many Shades of Gray
Go Bayrou — but Go Royal for now
François Bayrou -- my preference in Sunday's first round of the 2007 French presidential election -- is refusing to play kingmaker. After finishing a solid third behind Nicolas Sarkozy and Ségolène Royal, he spoke of "a centre in France, a large centre, a strong centre, an independent centre capable of speaking and acting beyond previous borders," an alternative of change … [Read more...] about Go Bayrou — but Go Royal for now
Center of Attention
Today's Center of Attention Jim M. has made its his purpose in his bloglife to find moderate Republicans. According to him, quite a difficult thing to succeed at. Pete Abel responds to Jim's post. Edward Copeland writes in a guest post at The Reaction that he misses, yes, Don "nappy headed ho's" Imus. Kinda. Dennis Sanders explains why he is sometimes frustrated … [Read more...] about Center of Attention
Good Bye Yeltsin
Frederick Deligne, AOL.fr … [Read more...] about Good Bye Yeltsin
Sabato’s Crystal Ball: THE SIXTH YEAR ITCH Hits Shelves
Chapter Excerpts from the New Book on the 2006 MidtermsThe Sixth Year Itch contains original chapters by political scholar and commentator Larry J. Sabato, as well as contributed chapters by prominent journalists and scholars who are on the political frontlines. Each essay offers trenchant commentary and unique insights into the campaigns, the issues and the strategies of … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball: THE SIXTH YEAR ITCH Hits Shelves
Fred Thompson: Sometimes Making Choices is Easy
Fred Thompson, who is expected to announce his candidacy pretty soon, has a radio show at ABC Radio Networks called The Thompson Report "which contains [his] commentaries and opinons." In the latest show, he dealt with the shooting at Virginia Tech, the response of the University, the (lack of) use of (the latest) technology, the war on terrorism, etc. The commentary also got … [Read more...] about Fred Thompson: Sometimes Making Choices is Easy
Bush Approval Rating Hits All Time Low In Wall Street Journal Poll
It now appears as if President George Bush's southward-heading approval rating is still on-the move, according to the latest Wall Street Journal poll -- but the poll doesn't contain happy news for some of his opponents, either: President Bush's approval rating slipped to new lows in the most recent Harris Interactive survey, but he's not alone: For the first time since the … [Read more...] about Bush Approval Rating Hits All Time Low In Wall Street Journal Poll
Lawyer Basically Seeks $65 Million For Missing Pants
No one can accuse this lawyer of being a slacker:When the neighborhood dry cleaner misplaced Roy Pearson's pants, he took action. He complained. He demanded compensation. And then he sued. Man, did he sue. Two years, thousands of pages of legal documents and many hundreds of hours of investigative work later, Pearson is seeking to make Custom Cleaners pay -- would you … [Read more...] about Lawyer Basically Seeks $65 Million For Missing Pants
Newspaper Dinosaurs
Daryl Cagle, MSNBC.com … [Read more...] about Newspaper Dinosaurs
Wall Street Boom, Main Street Bust
To the moon, foreclosure rates, to the moon If ever a stock market milestone is not only meaningless to many people but masks a dark economic reality, it is the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting the 13,000 mark on Wednesday. This is because of the enormous disconnect between the boom on Wall Street and the bust on Main Street. Many people must wonder what the hell … [Read more...] about Wall Street Boom, Main Street Bust