This news is really not a huge shocker, but the particularly disturbing new stat is that a majority of Iraqis now approve of the attacks on our servicemen and women. And that is simply devastating. I take a closer look at the situation here. … [Read more...] about Iraqis Want Us Out

More thoughts from Shaun Mullen on the nixed book and Fox interview deals. Mullen covered the O.J. trial during his days as an awards-winning reporter and editor. And some thoughts from David Scott Anderson who KNEW O.J. and once thought he was innocent. The operative word is "thought." Read it here. … [Read more...] about More On O.J. Simpson

Are some people still living in a fantasy world? … [Read more...] about Two Weeks After The Election

If one wonders what the far left in America thinks of centrists, I would say go over to Firedoglake. Jane Hamsher on centrists:1) Those "centrists," the people who can be convinced to swing Democratic in one election and Republican in the next, who don't make up their minds until the night before an election or just run in the voting booth and pull all the top levers are … [Read more...] about Those Poor, Uninterested and Uneducated Centrists

US President George W. Bush and Iraqi PM Nuri al-Maliki will meet each other in Jordan next week to discuss and to work on the problems in Iraq. A U.N. report said 3,709 civilians were killed in October — 120 a day and up from 3,345 in September. In all, 418,392 moved to other parts of Iraq since the February bombing of a Shi'ite shrine in Samarra triggered a surge in … [Read more...] about Bush and al-Maliki to Meet

Dinner back in the good old days Have Americans lost touch with the "ritual of the shared homemade meal"?I have a friend whose Thanksgiving meal went south just after her grandmother called her brother a cowardly Communist. Another friend’s nightmare began when her mother’s new boyfriend started talking about breasts, and he wasn’t referencing the turkey. “There are a … [Read more...] about Happy Thanksgiving!

The New York Times reports:A bomb exploded in an armored car among those belonging to the speaker of Parliament, wounding the American security guard who was driving it out of a parking area in the government Green Zone and disrupting a meeting of lawmakers nearby, a parliamentary aide said. Though the speaker, Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, was not in the vehicle and was unscathed, … [Read more...] about Speaker Escapes Death

Richard Cohen explains why he supported the war in Iraq back in '03 (and the years after that) and why he does not do so any longer. Greg Mitchell responds to Cohen's column. From Mitchell:This from the man who, on Feb. 6, 2003, after Secretary of State Colin Powell's deeply-flawed testimony in New York, famously wrote: "The evidence he presented to the United Nations — … [Read more...] about Cohen Twists and Turns

I think... But sometimes I KNOW. … [Read more...] about It’s Always Nice To Be Noticed

Some think it is do-able. Other think it may be difficult. … [Read more...] about The Long Range Impact Of Michael Richards’ Comedy Club Rant

Here's one idea. … [Read more...] about The Problem Of Reducing Abortions

Will Regan Books and Fox look for a replacement project? Like this..? … [Read more...] about So O.J. Simpson’s “If I Did It” Project Is Out

With all the fuss over Michael Richards' racist remarks which occured within the hardball comedy club culture, let's return to a more innocent form of comedy of a different time. In his later years, the great Groucho Marx sings his vaudeville song "Show Me A Rose," an irony-laced piece he did often over the years: … [Read more...] about Comedy Greats: Groucho Marx

Some readers have emailed with more questions about how comedians handle hecklers in comedy clubs. The answer: they handle the problem in varying ways, often with extremely adult language. But they don't usually do it as Michael Richards did — by launching into a tirade aimed at a racial group. They handle it with varying degrees of humor, to try and "win back" the … [Read more...] about Michael Richards And Comedy Club Hecklers: Putting It In Perspective

NOTE: We occasionally run Guest Voice posts from thoughtful readers (and those who comment under our posts). This is the THIRD AND FINAL PART of three-part review of the DVD of Laurel and Hardy's classic film "March of the Wooden Soldiers" (aka "Babes in Toyland") written by Dan Schneider who sometimes leaves comments on this site. See link below for Part I. Schneider has this … [Read more...] about Guest DVD Review: Laurel & Hardy’s “March of the Wooden Soldiers” (Part 3)

This year the Center for Politics brings the 9th Annual American Democracy Conference to the nation's capital. The conference, co-hosted with National Journal's The Hotline, will bring leading journalists, Beltway insiders, and academics together to examine: "The 2006 Midterm Elections and the 2008 Presidential Election." The event is free and open to the public with advance … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball: American Democracy Conference

Just on the off-chance that Ted Haggard will see it, here's my advice: 1) Get professional medical help as you may have a drug problem which needs to be addressed. 2) Contact Rev. Mel White of Soulforce for your spiritual rehabilitation including acceptance of your sexual orientation. These suggestions are likely to produce far better and healthier results than the … [Read more...] about Some Advice for Pastor Ted

Why liberals focus on one more than the other. … [Read more...] about Darfur versus North Korea

We recently noted that one of TMV's favorite blogs, Bull Moose, has gone on hiatus...or into "hibernation" as Bull Moose himself, one of the most popular (and at times controversial) centrist bloggers put it. Now its creator and writer, Marshall Wittmann, has a new job: as Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman's communications director:Two weeks after winning reelection as an … [Read more...] about Bull Moose Gets A New Job (UPDATED)

Mitt Romney is working hard to position himself as the "conservative GOP presidential hopeful", reports the Examiner. He is already attacking Rudi Giuliani and, especially, John McCain for not being - in his eyes - conservative enough. The issue - of course - gay marriage:Romney was less charitable to McCain, who on Sunday told ABC News: “I believe that the issue of gay … [Read more...] about A Conservative Candidate