If you've seen comments on posts here, you can see that there is a wide range of opinions on side issues stemming from the murders at Virginia Tech. You can also see various opinions among cartoonists. We're going to try to run a cross section of them. And, as always, cartoons do not necessarily represent the opinions of The Moderate Voice -- but do represent the opinions of … [Read more...] about About Our Cartoons On The Virginia Tech Shootings
World’s Worst People
For their outrageous and appalling response to the Virginia Tech Massacre, John Derbyshire and Nathaniel Blake deserve nothing but scorn. … [Read more...] about World’s Worst People
Modern Parenting
A, in my opinion, great post at Black Shards about the Virginia Tech shooting and, more generally, the way children are raised these days... Few children in earlier generations would have even acknowledged the idea of assaulting their parents or grandparents. This is a modern problem, one that’s been created in the eras of “peace, love, and understandingâ€? and the … [Read more...] about Modern Parenting
Virginia Tech
Bob Englehart, The Hartford Courant … [Read more...] about Virginia Tech
Pet Food Manufacturers Meet in Secret
A month after an unprecedented pet food recall, manufacturers and experts have gathered in Chicago for a conference that will examine pet issues ranging from obesity prevention and “skin and gut healthâ€? to customized diets. Only one presentation is devoted to the recall. Oh, the confab is closed to the public. Something about death threats, but then it always has been … [Read more...] about Pet Food Manufacturers Meet in Secret
Virginia Tech Massacre Scene Captured On Cell Phone Video
Scary and tragic. Noises of shots extinguishing promising lives: … [Read more...] about Virginia Tech Massacre Scene Captured On Cell Phone Video
Identified Virginia Tech Gunman Lived In U.S. 14 Years
Look at the face above -- because it's the face of the student who has been identified as having mercilessly snuffed out 32 young lives at Virginia Tech. ABC NEWS: Cho Seung-Hui, the student who killed 32 people and then himself yesterday, left a long and "disturbing" note in his dorm room at Virginia Tech, say law enforcement sources. Sources have now described the note, … [Read more...] about Identified Virginia Tech Gunman Lived In U.S. 14 Years
Iran and Containment
For several years now, the West has tried to contain Iran. Iran, the country ruled by Muslim extremists dedicated to destroy Israel and cause a global jihad followed by Armageddon, meanwhile, has been able to resists this pressure because, yes, other countries, such as Russia and China support it just about blindly: even when they vote for sanctions (in the UN) these countries … [Read more...] about Iran and Containment
When a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
Oded Balilty of The Associated Press has been awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for news photography for this great photo of a Jewish woman defying Israeli security forces. I am proud to say that I worked with or know three of this year's prize winners. Only one news organization, the Wall Street Journal, won more than a single Pulitzer in what was the most diverse field of … [Read more...] about When a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
Recovery From Virginia Tech, Columbine High School, 911 Massacres: Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés is a Psychoanalyst and Specialist in Critical Incident and Post Trauma Recovery, who developed psychological recovery protocol for the Armenian earthquake rescue, served at Columbine High School and community for four years after the massacre. She continues to work with 9-11 survivor families on both coasts. This morning, Dr. Estés released the … [Read more...] about Recovery From Virginia Tech, Columbine High School, 911 Massacres: Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
Baghdad Marathon
RJ Matson, The St. Louis Post Dispatch … [Read more...] about Baghdad Marathon
Center of Attention
A round up of recent reporting and commentary by a few centrist, moderate, and independent bloggers. Editor's Note: Today's CoA intentionally focuses on topics other than the Va. Tech massacre and Don Imus, given the wide range of material that has already been written and will be written on those topics. Sean Aqui looks at a different angle of the US Attorneys scandal, … [Read more...] about Center of Attention
(Updated) Guns, Hypocrisy and Forgiveness
I caught some grief yesterday for my insta-post tying the Virginia Tech massacre to America's sick obsession with guns. Several folks accused me of trying to make political hay and one right-wing critic harrumphed that I had not even let the bodies get cold before piling on. It turned out that this hypocritic was mightily stirring the pot at his own blog, but he had a … [Read more...] about (Updated) Guns, Hypocrisy and Forgiveness
Wolfowitz Mission
Christo Komarnitski, Bulgaria … [Read more...] about Wolfowitz Mission
Help
Kevin Andre Elliot's Slant Truth is one of my favorite blogs. I regret that I'm not linking to him under happier circumstances, but. His brother has gone missing. Literally, missing, and they think he might be dead. His name is Michael Patrick Vaughn, and they think he might be on the West Coast somewhere. It's obviously a long-shot, but if anyone has any information on … [Read more...] about Help
France’s Advance Warning to US About 9/11
French intelligence warned their American counterparts, eight months before the September 11, 2001 attacks, that Al Qaeda planned to hijack a US-bound plane, according to documents seen by AFP, reports Khaleej Times. "Details of the plot by Osama bin Laden’s group was passed to the Central Intelligence Agency’s Paris bureau chief eight months before the attacks on New … [Read more...] about France’s Advance Warning to US About 9/11
Campaign Promise: Cashew Chicken on Every Plate
UPDATE: Apparently Tommy goofed up even more than initially reported. This cries out for one of Joe's jokes about Chinese food! Tommy - L'Chaim! Republican presidential hopeful: Money making a Jewish tradition WASHINGTON - Former Wisconsin governor and Republican presidential hopeful Tommy Thompson told Jewish activists Monday that making money is "part of the … [Read more...] about Campaign Promise: Cashew Chicken on Every Plate
Another Tragically Predictable Tragedy?
It lessens the horror not one iota and I take no pride in a prescience borne of long experience, but I will not be surprised in the least that the wacko who gunned down 32 people on the Virginia Tech campus this morning before killing himself was a white male armed with street legal weapons who was not part of a well-regulated militia but had a head full of problems. It is … [Read more...] about Another Tragically Predictable Tragedy?
Numbers Racket
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State reports on the Reclaiming America For Christ Conference. There's a lot of interesting (in all senses) stuff in there, but I'm more curious about this passage from the FRC's Tony Perkins: How is it that in our nation where Muslims account for about 6 million of the 300 million living in this country, and Christians comprise … [Read more...] about Numbers Racket
Demand for US Pull Out: Six Iraqi Ministers Resign
Radical Islamic cleric Moqtada al-Sadr pulled his six ministers out of Iraq's beleaguered coalition Government yesterday as he pushed his demand for the rapid withdrawal of US troops from the country, reports The Australian. "The Shia hardliner, who has not been seen in public since October, was angered last week when street protests failed to persuade Prime Minister Nouri … [Read more...] about Demand for US Pull Out: Six Iraqi Ministers Resign