Yes it is possible. And in this particular case (as in the article I link to above) not between a Christian and someone from a different faith say a Jew, but between a Jewish-Muslim couple. It is possible to share important religious days with each other, even when you're from a different faiths. What matters is that one respects the traditions of the other person's religion, … [Read more...] about An Interreligious Christmas

This stupid. … [Read more...] about How Stupid Has PC Gotten?

No, this is NOT a joke. Did you know that being a cancer survivor can be a negative to your totality as a person and taint your credentials? A new bar has been raised (or lowered). Over the past few years we've had the pleasure of running links to the news-breaking independent stories of the National Journal's Murray Waas. Unlike reports we used to link to from the You Know … [Read more...] about A Respected Investigative Reporter Investigated — And Berated — For Being A Cancer Survivor

The Moderate Voice occasionally runs Guest Voice columns by people who don't have blogs or who want to raise an interesting topic here. Opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of TMV or its cobloggers. We've done a lot of posts here on the Michael Richards comedy club/heckler/N-word fiasco. Several were follow ups dealing with the issue of hecklers in comedy … [Read more...] about Guest Voice: Why Michael Richards Lost It With Hecklers And The Audience

You just KNEW THIS DAY was coming, didn't you? It has arrived:In a development that would make the Grinch smile, Santa Claus is said to be in danger of disappearing from British homes, stores and streets — a victim of the fear surrounding child sex abuse. According to the Manifesto Club, a free-speech group, stringent British child protection laws are threatening to … [Read more...] about Some Stores In Great Britain Think Santa May Be Unsafe For Kids (UPDATED)

David's post on the Bowl Season reminded me of a story I read many years ago. I did an Internet search and here it is: Allan Sherman: A Football for Grandma Free Clipart or Photos: www.ace-clipart.com … [Read more...] about Allan Sherman: A Football for Grandma

I'm actually not a huge football fan, but I figure this method of organizing the Presidential field would appeal to some readers: Candidates as college football programs! John Kerry = Alabama, for some reason still thinks he should be considered an elite organization but each season becomes more and more embarrassing. Barack Obama = Notre Dame, highly-touted going into the … [Read more...] about Bowl Season

Powerline Blog comments on today's setback for the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Law.A three-judge federal court panel took another bite out of McCain-Feingold today, ruling unconstitutional, as applied to the case before it, that provision of the statute that prohibits corporations and others from engaging in “electioneering communications,"This is another of my "Centrist … [Read more...] about McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Setback

Eight Jewish related stories of interest. Enjoy! … [Read more...] about In Honor of 8 Nights

Today's quote is from Abraham Lincoln's A House Divided:"A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved — I do not expect the house to fall — but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other... Our … [Read more...] about Literary Quote of the Day: Abraham Lincoln

Give incoming Representative Keith Ellison credit for his response to Virgil Goode's hateful remarks. "I'm not a religious scholar, I'm a politician, and I do what politicians do, which is hopefully pass legislation to help the nation," said Mr. Ellison, who said he planned to focus on secular issues like increasing the federal minimum wage and getting health insurance for the … [Read more...] about High Road

Once again, it seems as if the Bush White House's penchant for saying something repeatedly then suddenly shifting position and trying to suggest it was never said or not really meant has hit the media — and, as usual, the result will be more erosion in its credibility. Watch THIS VIDEO of Jon Stewart dealing with Bush's "We're not winning, we're not losing" comment. … [Read more...] about Study In The Growth Of A Credibility Gap (UPDATED)

TO: Columnist Dennis Prager, Representative Virgil H. Goode Jr., and Everyone Else who has made prejudicial statements about Keith Ellison and other Muslims among us ... If you're out there and you're paying attention, I hope you'll take a breath from your hateful words and read this story from the WaPo. And after you do, I hope you'll issue public apologies — because … [Read more...] about I Hope They Notice

This post over at the Carpetbagger stirred up my frustration with the Popular media. As if there are not enough important and controversial issues to explore CNN is already criticizing the Democrats with a graphic that says "Do Nothing Dems?" … [Read more...] about “Do Nothing Dems?”

Reuters reports that Jeb Bush believes that he has no future in politics:The shadow of President Bush seemed to loom large over his younger brother on Wednesday, as the outgoing Florida governor ruled out any plans to return to elected office. "No tengo futuro (I have no future)," Jeb Bush told Spanish-language reporters in Miami, when asked about any possible political … [Read more...] about Jeb Bush: “No tengo Futuro”

I remember lots of things about being a teenager: braces, acne, boys (!), rebellious arguments with parents, and having entirely too much time on my hands. (Did I mention boys?) Of them all, though, it was "time" that impacted me the most. It wasn't so much the lack of homework (although I had very little); it was because as a young person, Polimom was not a "joiner". I started … [Read more...] about Teens, time, and trying to earn a buck

Steve Clemons at The Washington Note has interesting news:A former staffer at the Saudi Embassy in Washington, ADEL AL-JUBEIR, who comes from a distinguished, yet non-royal family, has risen to such levels of esteem in the estimation of Saudia Arabia's King Abdullah that he has been appointed the next Saudi Ambassador to the United States. This is quite remarkable news. One of … [Read more...] about Say Hello to the New Ambassador

Something smells fishy here. Some fine investigative reporting from Michelle et alia. Will be interesting to see where this goes. … [Read more...] about Who Let the Dogs Out, Who, Who, Who, Who?

The entire affair surrounding the election of a Muslim in U.S. Congress is getting ridiculous. Some people should ask themselves this question every now and then: how will the world perceive this? You can bet on it that this will get attention in the Muslim world (and more generally Muslims worldwide), once they find out about it. More importantly, perhaps, what about Muslims … [Read more...] about Goode Jr.: Ellison Threatens Traditional Values

(1.) Some 10, 20 or 30 thousand additional troops at so late a date in a war that required three times the 140,000 troops that former Defense Secretary Rumsfeld allocated will have little impact. American troops have become central to the problem; they are no longer central to the solution. (2.) An increasing number of Iraqis depend on sectarian militas for protection from the … [Read more...] about A Dozen Reasons Why More Troops Won’t Work