Washington Post: Video of Kidnapped Journalists Released Why "Suspiciously?" Because this doesn't look like a Palestinian kidnapping in Gaza but rather a Sunni terrorist kidnapping in Iraq. The videotape is an ominous echo of kidnappings in Iraq. In the past, Palestinian groups have seized more than a dozen journalists, but almost all have been released quickly. Palestinian … [Read more...] about Video Released of Suspiciously-Kidnapped Gaza Hostages

If this keeps up male polar bears could face a new kind of ice age when they approach their female counterparts:The icecap may not be the only thing shrinking in the Arctic. The genitals of polar bears in east Greenland are apparently dwindling in size due to industrial pollutants. Scientists report this shrinkage could, in the worst case scenario, endanger polar bears there … [Read more...] about Another Reason Not To Dicker On Industrial Pollution

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The next time you hear someone get mired in politics when discussing the Boy Scouts you should remind them that these kids still do good deeds:A troop of Boy Scouts on a camping trip saved an 18-month-old girl who had fallen in a river upstream from them and was floating face down, officials said. The boys were swimming in the Platte River at Two Rivers State Recreation Area, … [Read more...] about Boy Scouts Save Drowning Child

If the United States was a person, what would he/she look like? Is it a pudgy, near-sighted, dumb guy or something more complicated? This cartoon by Cox and Forkum prompted Cicero to share a few opinions. … [Read more...] about Caricature

We don't usually use TMV as a classified ad section for bloggers, but here's a tip for our conservative blogger friends, courtesy of The Hotline:Burned by a blog-induced firestorm over an an off-hand comment at a campaign rally, Sen. George Allen's campaign is seeking a conservative blog maven who can blunt future attacks and help rally conservatives in the state and elsewhere … [Read more...] about Job Opening For A Blogger (See Senator George Allen)

Believe it or not, there ARE consequences in Hollywood when a mega-star's ego and self-absorption seemingly cloud his common-sense business sense:Paramount Pictures has cut its 14-year-old ties to Tom Cruise's production company because of his off-screen behavior, the chairman of the studio's parent company told the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. The remarks by Viacom Inc. … [Read more...] about Paramount Cuts Ties With Tom Cruise Due To His Behavior

THIS JUST IN from investigative reporter Andy Borowitz:Bush Promotes Iran to Axis of Eviler Calls Iranian President Ahmadinejad 'Evilerdoer' Furious at Iran's decision to test-fire surface-to-surface missiles and push forward with its nuclear program, President George W. Bush today named Iran to a newly-formed "Axis of Eviler." The president said that he had invented the new … [Read more...] about This Just In!

Cross-Posted to The Debate Link I know I've posted these excerpts before, but they're worth mentioning again. "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury...nor shall any person be...deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law...." --Amendment V, U.S. … [Read more...] about Persons

Here's a convincing case that some folks who feel that way may be being a bit too hasty. … [Read more...] about Did Israel Really “Lose”?

Some say it's the one below that features early 1960s teen idol (but not as big as Elvis) Ricky Nelson of the ABC TV baby-boomers show Ozzie and Harriet: … [Read more...] about What Was The First Music Video In TV History?

Joe Lieberman's race for re-election as an independent now looks tougher than earlier polls suggested if you look at these. … [Read more...] about Polling Changes in Connecticut Race

That's the question a lot of donkeys are probably asking themselves after reading a recent WSJ op-ed piece. In short, conservatives have more kids so their voter base is growing much quicker than the liberal's, and that could spell big trouble for the progressive movement in the years to come. I explore the implications here. … [Read more...] about Should Liberals Start Breeding More?

Well, maybe this is a honest mistake:Like a gap in the fossil record, evolutionary biology is missing from a list of majors that the U.S. Department of Education has deemed eligible for a new federal grant program designed to reward students majoring in engineering, mathematics, science, or certain foreign languages. That absence apparently indicates that students in the … [Read more...] about Is The Bush Administration Going After Evolution?

THIS JUST IN from investigative reporter Andy Borowitz:JonBenet Suspect 'Lacks Credibility,' Says O.J. Urges Search For Real Killers Former football great O.J. Simpson weighed in on the latest developments in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case today, holding a press conference to say that the prime suspect in the case, John Mark Karr, "lacks credibility." Mr. Simpson, who said … [Read more...] about This Just In!

By the great Tom Lehrer. … [Read more...] about The Boy Scouts’ Marching Song

Our title of this cartoon by John de Rosier: … [Read more...] about Priorities Of Thought

If you're expecting President George Bush to make some kind of policy change in Iraq, don't hold your breath. At his press conference yesterday he gave no indication that he'll do anything but stay the course — not just on the question of whether to pull out immediately (there is a split among Americans on that) but on the question of whether there need to be major, … [Read more...] about Bush Is Steadfast In Refusing Policy Change In Iraq

Much has been written about the late comedian Andy Kaufman, a pioneering comedian who was both loved and detested. They made a movie called "Man on the Moon" with Jim Carrey virtually channeling Kaufman but it wasn't a hit — and some think it's because Kaufman was not very likeable. He liked to take comedy way into new realms of irony...and into areas where it was … [Read more...] about Comedy Trend-Setters: Andy Kaufman

Was what he said excusable or not? One thing is CERTAIN: he is beginning to suffer serious political consquences. … [Read more...] about So What About Senator George Allen And His Big Mouth Comments?