Woolmer Strangled
Pakistan's cricket coach, Bob Woolmer, was found dead in his hotel room last Sunday, only hours after Pakistan lost from Ireland, which "sealed Pakistan's ouster from the tournament." Yesterday, Jamaican authorities said that Woolmer did not die a natural death, that the autopsy showed that he was murdered, strangled to be exact. Where's Sherlock when you need him? … [Read more...] about Woolmer Strangled
John And Elizabeth Edwards’ Class Act
Take that, Ann Coulter.... Amid tragic circumstances, America at the beginning of a tempestuous 21st century has just seen a role-model couple in politics. Not the kind of plastic, smiling presence indicative of many political couples for so many years. But something that seemingly went beyond the political or perfunctory. John Edwards' dramatic press conference … [Read more...] about John And Elizabeth Edwards’ Class Act
The Post Not Written
Not to fish for compliments, but often times moderation means not writing the post on the tip of the "publish" button. … [Read more...] about The Post Not Written
Sabato’s Crystal Ball: 2008 House
ELECTORAL TRENDS WARM SUNBELT, FREEZE FROSTBELT Ah, fun with numbers. There's nothing like it in the field of politics. Usually, we manipulate the numbers of public opinion polls, but this week we'll crunch some population data instead. … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball: 2008 House
So Now He Gets Bagels And Locks
It sounds like someone was going to have an unusual bar mitzvah:A Hamilton, Ont., man faces federal drug charges after he allegedly tried to smuggle about 250 pounds of hydroponic marijuana into the United States on Tuesday with his regular commercial shipment of frozen bagels, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced. Stipan Krak, 49, was bound for New … [Read more...] about So Now He Gets Bagels And Locks
Think Twice, Post Once
Ben Smith's apology at The Politico for having announced that John Edwards would suspend his presidential campaign underscores both the new power -- and pitfalls -- of this Brave New Era of communications and media. In spite of Ben's reasonable, understandable explanation about sources, later test results, etc., the underlying reality is that the rapid-fire, get-it-out-first … [Read more...] about Think Twice, Post Once
NOTE TO READERS (UPDATED)
I had a post up here earlier on the John Edwards story. The first version had the erroneous reports about how he was going to announce at his press conference that he would not run. But as soon as he held the press conference, I revised it -- but also left my original in with our earlier report that reported the mistaken posts. I also noted that our earlier quickie analysis of … [Read more...] about NOTE TO READERS (UPDATED)
Gonzales Days Numbered
Sean Hannity vs. Father Euteneuer – Revisited
John Mallon wrote an article about the debate between father Euteneuer and Sean Hannity in which he, among other things, tries to explain why the Catholic Church holds certain beliefs / certain views. At the basis, of Catholic teaching on issues like abortion and contraception lies, Mallon explains, love. Love is the foundation of everything. Click here to read more … [Read more...] about Sean Hannity vs. Father Euteneuer – Revisited
Center of Attention
Divided We Stand, United We Fall links to some great pro-divided government articles and blogposts (and no, I don't link to this DWSUWF because they link to a post by Joe and one by yours truly). Andrew Sullivan has an interesting quote up of candidate for the Republican (presidential) nomination, Rudy Giuliani. Justin Gardner has a good post up about Fox at his own … [Read more...] about Center of Attention
BREAKING: John Edwards Will Continue Campaign Despite Wife’s Revived Cancer (REVISED)
EDITOR's NOTE: We just posted a post about the two news reports announcing Democrat John Edwards would suspend his campaign. The Politico (one of the reports we cited) now has THIS POST about getting it wrong. But at the press conference Edwards announced that the campaign will go on. Here's the latest at the top of this report AND we left the OUTDATED portion for you at the … [Read more...] about BREAKING: John Edwards Will Continue Campaign Despite Wife’s Revived Cancer (REVISED)
Why Feminism Is the Third Rail of Blogging
Feminism is the third rail of blogging. This is because if you don’t say the right thing or say it the right way, you’re going to get zapped. I reached this unhappy conclusion while following the latest kerfuffle in the feminist corner of the blogosphere, a silly debate over this photograph of Suzanne Swift that accompanies a New York Times Magazine article on how women … [Read more...] about Why Feminism Is the Third Rail of Blogging
Gonzales, Rove and… Bush
Is Bush protecting Gonzales in order to protect Rove and... himself? Sidney Blumenthal says 'yes': Rove and Bush gave the orders, Gonzales carried them out. This controversy isn't going away. This is not going to die. I'm quite sure that a large part of what's being said, isn't accurate, but the way Bush et al. are handling this feeds the (conspiracy) theories tremendously. … [Read more...] about Gonzales, Rove and… Bush
Fish Story
Edwards To Hold News Conference Today
Late yesterday evening, John Edwards announced that he will hold a press conference today, together with his wife Elizabeth about… her health. Mrs. Edwards suffered from breast cancer, recovered from it, wrote a book about it, but now it seems that the two will have bad news for us today. Please click here to read more. … [Read more...] about Edwards To Hold News Conference Today
3 Fired Prosecutors in Top 10 for Convictions
USAToday did some research and found that "three of the eight federal prosecutors ousted by the Justice Department as poor performers ranked in the top 10 for prosecutions and convictions by the nation's 93 U.S. attorneys, an analysis of court records shows." Furthermore: •In San Diego, where Lam had been accused of failing to pursue immigration prosecutions, the number … [Read more...] about 3 Fired Prosecutors in Top 10 for Convictions
The Great Unraveling of the Reign of Bush
For a while, it was good to be king. Although he was born into privilege and had the advantages of access and wealth, George Bush had been a mediocrity at everything he did. As a last resort, his father hired Karl Rove, an up and coming Republican operative, to tutor this smirking son of the oil patch on the nitty gritty of politics. Rove worked his magic, the son was … [Read more...] about The Great Unraveling of the Reign of Bush
Creator Anti-Clinton Video Identified
People have been wondering about who made the anti-Clinton / pro-Obama video today, there's no need to worry anymore, the creator of the video has been identified. Name: Philip de Vellis. Profession: "strategist with Blue State Digital", a "digital consulting firm with ties to Sen. Barack Obama". He wrote an article for the Huffington Post explaining why he made the video … [Read more...] about Creator Anti-Clinton Video Identified
Around The Sphere March 22, 2007
Our famous linkfest offering you links to intriguing items of varying viewpoints. Linked posts do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Moderate Voice or its writers. These Days Everyone In Hollywood Is A Star because you're always on camera whether you know it or not. So Who's Gonna Get It (politically, that is) In 2008? Here's what UK's bookies say. Open Borders … [Read more...] about Around The Sphere March 22, 2007