TMV encourages and applauds writers who use blog technology to take a weblog and make blogs more than extended op-ed pages (or in some cases, more than an Internet versions of talk radio). There are several blog writers who have done that by running original reporting and interviews on their site. One is the always-original progressive weblog, The Talking Dog. And TTD … [Read more...] about Original Blog Interview: TTD Interviews H. Candace Gorman
A Well Known Blogger Copes With Health Challenge
A prominent and popular progressive blogger is coping with breast cancer -- and another blogger who has had his own health challenges is literally there to give her moral support. Our prayers go out to one (that she's OK) and to the other (thanks that, yes, there really are people here who in a moment of truth act like guardian angels here on earth). … [Read more...] about A Well Known Blogger Copes With Health Challenge
Take A Peek….
..at three new sites by the same creator -- each of them Internet cutting edge. We KNOW you'll get hooked. First and foremost, Take A Peek at Watchyo.tv. which is a Hometown Buffet for people who love streaming videos from all over the world -- coupled with Drudge Report-like links plus constantly changing news headlines that fade out and materialize right before your eyes. … [Read more...] about Take A Peek….
Great Moments In Theater: Fiddler On The Roof
Oh, one thing. This You Tube of Fiddler On The Roof's opening scene with the song "Tradition" is in Japanese. My cousin is half Jewish and half Japanese. He opened a Japanese-Jewish restaurant: "Sosueme." … [Read more...] about Great Moments In Theater: Fiddler On The Roof
This Just In!!!
THIS JUST IN from investigative reporter Andy Borowitz:Cheney Invites Libby on Hunting Trip Nothing to Do With Perjury Trial, Veep Insists Vice President Dick Cheney raised eyebrows in Washington today by announcing that he was inviting his former chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooterâ€? Libby, to join him on a hunting trip in Texas. Coming as it did during the first … [Read more...] about This Just In!!!
Rogue Nation
John Judis feels compelled to ask: Is the US a rogue state? Maybe we're not. But it's disturbing that mainstream publications like The New Republic feel compelled to ask. … [Read more...] about Rogue Nation
Novak: Bush’s Surge Speech Backfired Politically
Robert Novak's latest weekly report says President George Bush's speech last week about his new surge/escalation/augmentation policy backfired -- and that GOPers on Capital Hill want out of the conflict due to troubling reports from a colleague. He writes:President Bush's attempt to sell the new Iraq policy to the nation backfired -- the public's disapproval of the idea of a … [Read more...] about Novak: Bush’s Surge Speech Backfired Politically
Wiretaps moved to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
In what I consider another encouraging step in the right direction link The Justice Department announced today that the National Security Agency's controversial warrantless surveillance program has been placed under the authority of a secret surveillance court, marking an abrupt change in approach by the Bush administration after more than a year of heated debate... … [Read more...] about Wiretaps moved to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Who’s winning the Battle of the Blogosphere?
Over at The Reaction, Heraclitus looks at the ongoing war of words between Taylor Marsh and Debbie Schlussel and wonders whether the left-wing blogosphere is beating the right-wing blogosphere in terms of both quality and influence. At least in terms of the former, he argues, the left is winning. Now, Heraclitus's post is sure to annoy many of you in many ways. TMV is … [Read more...] about Who’s winning the Battle of the Blogosphere?
Mullah Omar ‘Hiding In Pakistan’
Here is some more startling news that is likely to create a storm. Taleban leader Mullah Omar is living in Pakistan under the protection of its ISI intelligence agency, a captured Taleban spokesman has said, according to the BBC. "The spokesman, Muhammad Hanif, made the apparent confession to Afghan agents who videotaped the questioning. "Mr Hanif is seen sitting in a … [Read more...] about Mullah Omar ‘Hiding In Pakistan’
Robert Gates Has A Close Look At Pak Border
President Pervez Musharraf is again under pressure with top American defense/security officials alleging infiltration of Taliban radicals into Afghanistan from Pakistan. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been repeatedly making the same accusations. In a recent Senate hearing US National Intelligence Director (NID) John Negroponte was blunt: "Al Qaeda has found 'a secure … [Read more...] about Robert Gates Has A Close Look At Pak Border
The State Of The World: Doomsday Clock Set Closer To The End
With increasing signs that global warming is is kicking in plus the growing terrorist threat -- and "nukes" falling in hands of terrorist groups and finger-itchy "rougue" nations -- the outlook for humanity is a bit more bleak. How much? This much:The Nobel laureate scientist Stephen Hawking today warned that the world is on the brink of a second nuclear age and a period of … [Read more...] about The State Of The World: Doomsday Clock Set Closer To The End
The massacre at Mustansiriya
("Just another day in the life and death of Iraq XXXI" at The Reaction.)Â Yesterday, as reported by the Post, it was Mustansiriya University: The coordinated detonation of two bombs during the after-school rush at a Baghdad university killed at least 60 people Tuesday and wounded more than 140 in what university officials described as one of the deadliest attacks on … [Read more...] about The massacre at Mustansiriya
A War Without Sacrifice. Or End.
The Iraqi war is the first in my memory when I and my fellow countrymen have not been asked to make sacrifices. No tax increase to fund the military. No belt tightening. Merely platitudes about making sacrifices while the war's true impact is sanitized, the death toll ticks upward and the budget deficit quietly grows. Nevertheless, the following exchange between Jim … [Read more...] about A War Without Sacrifice. Or End.
Hagel joins anti-surge movement in Senate
From the Times (via The Left Coaster): Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, an outspoken Republican critic of the administration's Iraq policy, will join two leading Democrats in introducing a resolution opposing President Bush's buildup of troops in Iraq, putting a bipartisan stamp on the looming Congressional showdown over the war. This is big. Though a renegade who has … [Read more...] about Hagel joins anti-surge movement in Senate
Lebanon Ghost Haunts Israeli Government
The chief of Israel’s armed forces has resigned over the conduct of last year’s Lebanon war, generating further pressure on the political leadership that oversaw the conflict, reports The Financial Times. "The departure of Lieutenant-General Dan Halutz, 58, late on Tuesday, followed an internal inquiry pointed to his responsibility in a conflict in which Israel failed to … [Read more...] about Lebanon Ghost Haunts Israeli Government
Obama prepares presidential run
Here's WaPo: "Illinois Sen. Barack Obama (D), one of the Democratic Party's brightest young stars, jumped into the 2008 race for the White House [yesterday], establishing a presidential exploratory committee that is expected to lead immediately into a full-blown campaign for president." A bright young star indeed. I like Obama, don't get me wrong. He may very well be the … [Read more...] about Obama prepares presidential run
Belly Up
From Cox & Forkum: … [Read more...] about Belly Up
Bi-Partisan Senate Earmark Reform
Earmark Reform The Senate voted Tuesday to shine more light on thousands of expensive pet projects buried in legislation every year after the new Democratic majority bowed to a successful push by Republicans to make new disclosure rules even tougher than originally planned. The vote was 98-0 to require senators to reveal the water projects, hiking trails, defense … [Read more...] about Bi-Partisan Senate Earmark Reform
The Imperial Bush Presidency: An Update
As it enters its seventh year, the imperial presidency of George W. Bush has perfected the practice of going around the Constitution when that pesky document gets in its way. It burnishes its powers through signing statements, secret executive orders and by simply ignoring court rulings. It pisses on the Geneva Convention despite the concerns of the military's top … [Read more...] about The Imperial Bush Presidency: An Update