And they have a good reason. You see, the ad isn't correct.The ad says that as an appellate court judge, Alito has "ruled to make it easier for corporations to discriminate ... even voted to approve strip search of a 10-year-old girl." Referring to a document Alito wrote in 1985 while seeking a job in the Reagan administration, it quotes him as saying that "the Constitution … [Read more...] about Fox News Won’t Show Anti-Alito Ad

What happened 10 days after 9/11? The answer may shock and surprise you. … [Read more...] about September 21, 2001

Last year I watched Control Room, the documentary on the Middle Eastern news provider Aljazeera that Donald Rumsfeld inferred being in the right place at the wrong time (i.e. they're tipped off by terrorists). I don't know about Rumsfeld's assertions, but one thing is certain after watching the movie: these people are human and fragile, as one of their correspondents died in a … [Read more...] about Bush And Al-Jazeera

The New York Times: WASHINGTON (AP) -- Identified in new court documents as ''Representative No. 1,'' Republican Rep. Bob Ney of Ohio has become the poster boy in the Jack Abramoff bribery probe, a beneficiary of trips, tickets and campaign donations, allegedly in exchange for official acts. … [Read more...] about Poster Boy Ney

Ohio GOP Congresswoman Jean Schmidt became an unending video sound-bite loop when she read a message she said was from someone in the military calling Rep. John Murtha a "coward" for calling for an immediate withdrawal from Iraq. Anyone but someone who fell off a turnip truck could see that Schmidt had absolutely no problem delivering this message, which was couched in enough … [Read more...] about Congresswoman Who Called John Murtha Coward Apologizes On TV (UPDATED)

Yesterday was the 42nd anniversary of John F. Kennedy's murder. Most baby boomers can remember where they were (yours truly had just finished a speech in an unsuccessful run as Treasurer for the Amity Jr. High School student council, when a teacher got up and made an announcement — and everyone gasped, filing out of the auditorium quietly). People often wonder what JFK … [Read more...] about Remembering JFK — And Pondering What HE Would Have Done

You KNEW it HAD to happen: a site has been started to formally start a deathwatch for Pajamas Media. Read the introductory post HERE (some highlights below). Why did you KNOW it had to happen? Because the way it was set up has apparently irked so many writers of weblogs that an idea that was touted as something that could revolutionize the Internet has gotten out of the … [Read more...] about Site Starts Pajamas Media Death Watch

Some have it, some don't... … [Read more...] about Writing A Good Headline Is A Talent

TMV is now in Florida and learned that his laptop has been recovered. If any "tips" were sent to help out, we'll be contacting those involved and get your money back to you. (On this trip, TMV will be using a desktop from The Moderate Parents' condo overlooking the Gulf Coast) … [Read more...] about Laptop Reportedly Recovered

A couple months back, Neal Boortz and Congressman John Linder launched the Fair Tax Book. More than six hundred thousand taxpayers have already signed on in support of the plan. Unfortunately, little was made of it in the mainstream media. Sure, Fox picked up the story and Hannity did quite a bit of promo with Boortz, but why are people not talking about it? Below is a … [Read more...] about Why Are We Not Talking About The Fair Tax?

Over at The Reaction, I've been doing an ongoing series on "The unbearable arrogance of Bob Woodward" — tracking the celebrity-reporter's fall-from-grace and looking at reaction from around the blogosphere. The lengthy first installment is here. Part 2 is here — including 15 questions for Bobby W. from Arianna Huffington and one big one of my own. Part 3 is here … [Read more...] about The unbearable arrogance of Bob Woodward (continued)

Over at The Washington Note, Steve Clemons asks the all-important question: "Who is Patrick Fitzgerald's 'Deep Throat' source?" Stephen Hadley? John Bellinger? Richard Armitage? Someone else entirely? (I've previously written about Hadley and Armitage.) The mystery continues... … [Read more...] about Another Deep Throat?

So America's moral responsibility may not matter much anymore. The Iraqis are looking for a timetable for U.S. withdrawal: For the first time, Iraq's political factions on Monday collectively called for a timetable for withdrawal of foreign forces, in a moment of consensus that comes as the Bush administration battles pressure at home to commit itself to a pullout … [Read more...] about Iraqis want timetable for U.S. withdrawal

A deft bit of satire starts out with this gem...1. Some sources suggest the earth is approximately 4.55 billion years old. Others estimate the earth is 6,012 years old. Without favoring one estimate over the other, calculate the likely age of God. Show your work.Read the rest. So funny! … [Read more...] about Take The Kansas Science Exam

Danny Bubp was the guy Ohio Rep. Jean Schmidt talked about when she said, "A few minutes ago I received a call from Colonel Danny Bubp, Ohio Representative from the 88th district in the House of Representatives. [...] He also asked me to send Congressman Murtha a message, that cowards cut and run, Marines never do." Now Bubp is saying the comment was incorrect. He's also … [Read more...] about Jean Schmidt’s Marine Refutes Coward Comment

Since we have posted on the OSM/Pajamas Media story here at The Moderate Voice before, we now note that the name is being changed back from OSM to Pajamas Media, with the two principles involved admitting they were "caught with our pajamas down". (NOTE: Open Source Media was claimed to never be the name of the venture but instead merely a slogan in one vanished post at the OSM … [Read more...] about From Pajamas Media to OSM and back again

(Which is better than listening to bloggers DEAD...) This just in from one of our all-time favorite talk shows:SUBJECT2DISCUSSION now on Tuesdays at 7pm PT to 9pm PT LIVE on www.LVROCKS.com This Tuesday November 22, the program completes its evolution into a magazine type program. Featuring a semi regular bench of guests. This week Dan Riehl of the RiehlWorldView blog will … [Read more...] about Listen To Bloggers LIVE

The un-representative Representative, Jean Schmidt, may have put her foot in her mouth in more ways than one! Where is that graphic Joe uses? Hey Jean! Is that foot tasty? … [Read more...] about Rep. Jean Schmidt of Ohio 2 May Be “Ethics-Challenged”

For one night, congressmen frequently at each other's throats slapped each other's butts instead for a charity game of flag football, in the rain and mud, against the Capitol Police to raise money for the cop's Memorial Fund. And they fought their bigger, younger, more athletic underlings to a tie! I'd rather hear this banter than the mindless paeans to "my friend" followed … [Read more...] about Congressmen take on Capitol Police in flag football for charity

Much has been written about the ills of torture over at Donklephant, so I figure my first REAL post here should take it up. Personally, I don't think those who condone torture as a means to an end, actually realize what that "end" really is. They think it's actionable intelligence that will keep us safe. However, I think many are now beginning to understand that it could … [Read more...] about Why Torture Doesn’t Work