An interview with the legendary Ron Popeil. … [Read more...] about King Of The Infomercial

I have not had the time to write much lately, and unfortunately my latest ruminations are inadequate in my eyes, hence my lack of posting both here at at my own weblog, Random Fate, but despite the deficiencies of my writing, I must link to a post explaining where I feel we are far too fearful to question any more and am compelled to wonder why. … [Read more...] about Too many answers, not enough questions

The king is being stripped in full public view. The Security Council, which Mark Malloch Brown the deputy to Kofi Annan calls the king of world governance, is naked beneath apparently useless clothes of laws regulating wars and civilian suffering. For long, we thought the international system led by the Security Council would help us to build a better world. We learn now, … [Read more...] about The naked king

At first we thought this was a story about a serious proposal to protected the United States — a policy story. But then we learned we were wrong. Here is a story that could generate some debate — seemingly just about policy:The nation's chief of homeland security said Sunday that the U.S. should consider reviewing its laws to allow for more electronic surveillance … [Read more...] about Republicans Plan To Push For Tougher Terrorism Laws

And some superb artists don't even need a big instrument (take THAT those people who keep sending me emails about my need to buy their product for an "enlargement"): He's so good (his You Tube video mentions that he's selling a course on how to play harmonica) that in this case we'll give you his My Space.com site. … [Read more...] about Music Is An ART

Guess who has started to blog? We'll give you a hint: this person needs a shave, makes inflammatory statements, gets lots of press and has been the subject of thousands of hours of commentary on talk shows and a zillion posts on blogs. No, it's not Ann Coulter. It's this guy:Iran's president has launched a Web log, using his first entry to recount his poor upbringing and … [Read more...] about Guess Who’s Starting To Blog?

A new Wall Street Journal poll shows growing support for Democratic Congressional candidates:A new poll shows an uptick in support for a Democratic candidate in the next Congressional elections. When asked whom they would vote for "if elections for Congress were held today," 45% of U.S. adults said they would vote for the Democratic candidate and 30% would vote for the … [Read more...] about New Poll Shows Most Americans Want Democrat For Congress

It looks like he has the making of a coalition. Can he keep it and expand on it until election day, or will he lose it? Rasmussen reports:Senator Joe Lieberman’s decision to run as an Independent sets up a lively campaign season for Connecticut voters. In the first General Election poll since Ned Lamont defeated Lieberman in Tuesday’s primary, the incumbent is hanging on to … [Read more...] about Lieberman Now Ahead In Connecticut Poll

Sometimes I hate myself for laughing at The Onion. … [Read more...] about “Ailing Buck O’Neil Fails To Gain Admission To Hospital”

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, a senior consultant for the Gerard Group International, has a piece titled "The Next Big One?" in The Weekly Standard that asks whether it's time to rethink some of the assumptions still out there about terrorism. His piece needs to be read in full but here are some key points:THE SHEER MAGNITUDE of the foiled plot that British authorities announced … [Read more...] about Is It Time To Rethink Some Terrorism Assumptions?

Firstly, we were WRONG: Joe Lieberman didn't win his hometown of New Haven. Read the linked column because it also details the obstacles and challenges Ned Lamont is going to face if he's going to repeat his Tuesday victory in November. Among other things, The Hartford Courant's Stan Simpson writes:Everything that worked for the Lamontistas could backfire in November. While … [Read more...] about Lamont’s Obstacles In November

The Moderate Voice applauds weblogs that do original interviews — and one blog that has done an ongoing series of highly specific, precise interviews on terrorism related legal issues is The Talking Dog. Here's the intro to the latest:As a sergeant in the United States Army, Erik Saar served as an Arabic linguist at the American detention facility located at the naval … [Read more...] about Original Blog Interview:

Betty Boop MD: … [Read more...] about A Truly Weird (And Cool) Cartoon

And here's proof: … [Read more...] about A Singer Can Stink In Any Language

I'm headed to a ball-game tonight (go Nats!). So, nothing but linking. A lovely cartoon from a liberal alt-weekly Sacramento paper. I recommend rioting. Eric Muller: RESOLVED: Calling Dearborn, Michigan "Dearbornistan" is morally no better than calling New York ''Hymietown'' or New Orleans "the chocolate city." "Ugly American of the Year" (not in terms of aesthetics, but in … [Read more...] about Quick Rollout

Insult or not? The debate is whether it's correct to use the term "Islamofacists" and generalize. The argument could be made that it's a generalization that offends and brands a whole group. The other argument is that it's an accurate description. The key to what is reality is that these folks are wrapping their communications and their justifications in religious language. So … [Read more...] about “Islamofascists”?

I got tagged in a book meme. Technically, I'm only supposed to pass it on to five people. But if all y'all just happen to decide to play along yourselves, well, I can't be held responsible for that. … [Read more...] about Book Meme

Rabbi Marc Gellman, writing in Newsweek, expresses puzzlement about why Joe Lieberman did so poorly among Connecticut's Jews. Here's part of it:Joe Lieberman did not lose the Democratic primary because of his support for the war in Iraq. He lost because of his lack of support from Jews. Joe got the support of black Baptists (except of course for Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson … [Read more...] about Joe Lieberman And The Jews

This was posted late last night. Due to its timeliness we put it higher up on the post list for today. There are NEWER posts underneath this so please scroll down when you finish reading it. UN Security Council resolution 1701 which was approved by consensus in recent hours is likely to make it hard for Israel to launch another wide war in Lebanon if Hezbollah attacks it in … [Read more...] about The Lebanon resolution provides a breathing space

First the Democratic left went after and got Joe Lieberman....now the Republican right is going after Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee:Fresh off their first victory over a Republican incumbent, GOP conservatives seeking party purity on taxes and spending are focused on ousting moderate Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island. The Club for Growth and its 36,000 … [Read more...] about Chafee Is Targeted By GOP Conservative Group