TMV NOTE: Since we've added a major update, we're moving this previous post to the top of this site. Please scroll down for newer posts. Jill Carroll was twice a victim – once of jihadist terrorists who kidnapped her and once of a culture that sought to exploit her tragedy to satisfy personal ambition and ego. Shame on us all for allowing this to happen. --Rick Moran, Right … [Read more...] about Jill Carroll Hostage Case: A Black Eye To Blogging (UPDATED)

Former RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie is warning GOPers not to let their party become perceived as an anti-immigrant party or it could lose its standing as the majority party. In a piece in the Wall Street Journal, Gillespie writes:In coming weeks, Republicans in Congress must choose either a comprehensive immigration reform package including a guest-worker program or a narrowly … [Read more...] about Former RNC Chair Warns GOP Not To Become Anti-Immigrant

Believe it or not, there's a lot that I like about Condoleezza Rice. Last June, I even asked if it was finally time to give her her due. At the time, she had just called on Egypt and Saudi Arabia "embrace democracy by holding fair elections, releasing political prisoners and allowing free expression and rights for women". Plus, she had "met with Sharon and Abbas to help hammer … [Read more...] about Condi Rice, literally and figuratively

Immigration reform has burst upon the scene, sparking angry confrontations and name calling — and that's just within the GOP itself... … [Read more...] about The Hot Plate Issue Has Arrived

CLICK HERE to see a 12-minute 1910 version of Frankenstein done for Edison. Complete with musical score. Wonderful. … [Read more...] about Watch An Early Version Of “Frankenstein”

Conservative blogger Ed Morrissey on Christian Science Monitor reporter Jill Carroll's statement confirming that the propaganda statement she made was done under coercion. Carroll had come underfire and lambasted by some conservative bloggers for it, and some of their earlier posts questioned whether she was a victim or not. Morrissey was NOT one of them. In, fact, in his … [Read more...] about Quote Of The Day: On Jill Carroll’s Statement

The AP reports that once again the conventional wisdom has been proven wrong: in this case, some early predictions about Pope John Paul II's successor Pope Benedict have proven to have been inaccurate:Pope John Paul II's death a year ago — April 2, 2005 — left many Roman Catholics expecting that their church would take an even harder, more conservative line if the College … [Read more...] about Has Pope Benedict Defied The Conventional Wisdom?

U.S. Rep and former Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris wanted to explode on the national scene in her race for Florida's Senate seat and she most certainly has. Well, the actual word being used is "implode":The last of U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris' key staffers appear ready to abandon her campaign for the U.S. Senate in a wave of resignations expected to start this … [Read more...] about Katherine Harris’ “Imploding” Campaign

Since Jill Carroll has now issued a statement herself saying her propaganda statement was coerced we are moving this post to the top of this site. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN for newer posts. See UPDATE in BOLD FACE on bottom for part of her statement. Christian Science Monitor correspondent Jill Carroll's release did have a price — a fee paid in the form of a propaganda … [Read more...] about Jill Carroll’s Release Had A Propaganda Price (UPDATED WITH CARROLL’S NEW STATEMENT)

Somepeople are asserting that a resolution calling for international law on war, detention, and torture to be upheld intrudes on political questions. What has this nation come to? … [Read more...] about Torture as Political Question

...at this site (warning: it has an adult-oriented name and contains adult language). Once in a while a site comes along that you know people are surely going to talk about. This site is truly one of them. (PS: As soon as I figure out how it works, I'll add this to Joe's blogroll under Right Voices.) Take A Peek at this site and I know you'll be taking a daily peek... … [Read more...] about Take A Peek….

Georgia Rep. Cynthia McKinney got some fresh publicity when she apparently hit a Capitol Hill police officer who tried to stop her from entering a House building when he didn't recognize her. It seems like an honest mistake, given that McKinney doesn't get much face time on the cable nets and she's even farther left, more anti-Jewish and paranoid than California's Maxine … [Read more...] about Cynthia McKinney joins civil rights history with “being in Congress while black” line

You'd think Howard Stern would be a happy camper: he made the switch to satellite radio, has gotten tons of press and lots of cable broadcast time — and much of it has been highly positive. Those who are blasting him are those who didn't like him anyway, but it's clear the news media likes him and many fellow broadcasters respect his talent. But he apparently isn't, the … [Read more...] about Howard Stern Blasts Fans Who Don’t Follow Him

I'm Joe Gandelman's cousin. He will be unable to continue on this site due to this development. We will try to keep the site going. … [Read more...] about Why Joe Gandelman Can’t Post Anymore

Back on Monday, I shared the story of Kerry Horn. From the title you can surmise who he is and what he's doing. Horn has said his campaign is, in part, a response to the religious right's brand of devisive politics, not the least of which are the politics of sexuality. In the story I cited then, he spoke specifically about how they focus on abortion and homosexuality, but … [Read more...] about Baptist Pastor, Running As A Democrat In Texas, Speaks

Watching America has a remarkable piece from China bluntly contrasting the Chinese and American educational systems. Here's their intro:Are China's educational methods inferior to those practiced in the United States? According to this amazingly critical op-ed article that appeared in China's State-controlled Oriental Morning Post, China's educational system, which relies on … [Read more...] about A View From China: “

Longtime conservative icon William F. Buckley has declared the Iraq war a "failure" and said the blame should be placed on President George Bush:William F. Buckley Jr., the longtime conservative writer and leader, said George W. Bush's presidency will be judged entirely by the outcome of a war in Iraq that is now a failure. ``Mr. Bush is in the hands of a fortune that will be … [Read more...] about Buckley Calls Iraq War A “Failure”

...and there are times when it's clearly not (but some will stand by you no matter what if you use all the right phrases...). … [Read more...] about There Are Times When It’s Legitimate To Play The “Race Card”

Another poetic gem from TMV's favorite poet, Michael Silverstein, aka Wall Street Poet: A Tax-Free Nation Ollie Wendell Holmes once said About taxes in this nation, They are the price we gotta pay To have civilization. But recently I'm thinking That this rule we should relax, 'Cause I'd rather not be civilized Than pay my income tax. The money sinks of public ed, The vet … [Read more...] about Guest Poet: A Tax Free Nation

Americans are adamant about wanting stricter enforcement about the border — and also adamant about favoring a guest worker program, a Time magazine poll has found:=Americans polled by TIME magazine show strong support for a guest-worker program and a process for undocumented workers to become citizens, but they take a tough stance on securing the borders. And most do not … [Read more...] about Time Poll: Americans Overwhemingly Favor Guest Worker Program