...at memeorandum, a fascinating -- and highly addicting -- news aggregator. This automated news grouper gives you some top stories, analysis pieces and op-ed pieces. You can click on the original piece. And underneath it, it gives you some links to bloggers representing a wide variety of political view points (The Moderate Voice is one of them from the center) that were … [Read more...] about Take A Peek….

This time it wasn't Donald Trump, but CNN's new U.S. Network Executive Jonathan Klein ...and if he didn't say the famous words Donald Trump tried to copyright, it was close: adios to Tucker Carlson and, most likely, to Crossfire itself. And the new CNN chief made it clear -- in remarks devastatingly critical -- that  Crossfire's screechfest style isn't his cup of … [Read more...] about CNN To Tucker Carlson: “You’re Outta Here!”

If you've been holding your breath to see a smiling Vladimir Putin run a la Julie Andrews in The South of Music through the hills singing the praises of democracy and liberalization you may turn blue due to things such as this:President Vladimir V. Putin on Monday abruptly reduced the responsibilities of a senior adviser who last week issued a sweeping criticism of the … [Read more...] about More Bad News From Russia

First there's this: And then there's this: ANSWER: They're both albatrosses. Indeed, the Houston Chronicle has finally spit out what many are are quietly asking:"Proof Tom DeLay is now politically radioactive?" Although the GOP has left enough loopholes in ethics regulations to make a succcessful lawyer proud, the House GOP's recent action … [Read more...] about What Do These Two Have In Common?

...look at the posts nominated for this week's Watchers of Weasels Council vote. (And remember you can submit your own post, even if you're not a council member). … [Read more...] about If You Like Fascinating Reading…

One of the most popular boys names in England and Wales is now Mohammed -- yet another climb up the ethnicity ladder in England. According to the BBC:Mohammed has become one of the most popular names for baby boys in England and Wales. It entered the top 20 most commonly chosen names for 2004 baby boys for the first time ever, according to the Office for National Statistics. … [Read more...] about But Not If The Last Name Is Cohen…

Links to various topics and posts. Links are NOT selected on the basis of any political ideolgy and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Moderate Voice. THE 40 MOST OBNOXIOUS QUOTES FROM 2004 from a conservative standpoint via Right Wing News. (Some of our readers say this whole blog qualifies..) BAIT AND SWITCH ON TOM DELAY? Corriente suggests the GOP House leader … [Read more...] about Around The ‘Sphere

The concept of a national ID card is more than a concept in Great Britian now. Alpha Patriot looks at how the National ID is looming there and notes some of the questions in this debate...which eventually could be held in this country as well. He asks a slew of questions about abuse on a large scale...and small scale:Of course there will be official abuse: it is a sociological … [Read more...] about The National ID Card Question

Pop culture icon Will Eisner, the talented comic-book artist who helped create the concept of a greater-than-comic art form called the "graphic novel" -- and who was an unsung hero of military training programs -- has passed away. He was a comic-culture figure who nudged comics from being a Sunday newspaper art form into something bigger -- a form that could tell … [Read more...] about An American Pop Culture Icon Leaves The Scene

They do. … [Read more...] about Who Said American Television Viewers Don’t Have Any Taste?

Secretary of State Colin Powell visted South Asia's tsunami scene and was shocked at what he saw -- a sight, he said, worse than any he had seen in his career in war."I have been in war and I have been through a number of hurricanes, tornadoes and other relief operations, but I have never seen anything like this," America's former top soldier said, according to … [Read more...] about POWELL AT TSUNAMI SCENE: “I have never seen anything like this…”

The Sadaam-Al Jazeera link that we wrote about several days ago is now finally being covered by the wires. It's nice to see them  catching up with us. So we're offering our post again today: These are troubled days for Al Jazeera, the Arab news channel. It now appears as if a link has been found between the Arab news channel and former Iraqi dictator Sadaam Hussein -- a … [Read more...] about A Link Established Between Sadaam and Al Jazeera TV?

Yesterday I had lunch with one of my best friends who is also my printer (and a mentor). He mentioned that he's depressed a lot lately -- and the devastating reports of South Asia's tsunami have a lot to do with it. This tragedy that took 150,000 lives -- and climbing -- is having the impact that 911 had on many people. It's nature's version of a nuke or terrorist attack. Even … [Read more...] about THE TSUNAMI: Two Haunting American Posts

To MD: Get a life. (This is the last time in the history of this blog we will ever link to that site. Oh: and we wonder how many "insiders" there are. Bet you there aren't a bunch. This is PC crap.) … [Read more...] about Not “Yellow Journalism” But Fetid Brown Journalism

When the tsunami in South Asia swept some 6 countries, killing 150,000 people -- one third of them kids -- it unleashed something else: Scams involving children. There are many reports but perhaps the most troubling of them come from India and Sri Lanka. From India, New Delhi's Hindustan Times (where The Moderate Voice interned in 1972) reports that relatives are splitting up … [Read more...] about Tsunami Unleashes Child Scams

The Archbishop of Canterbury has gotten into a lot of hot water for saying -- among other things -- that South Asia's deadly tsumani "tests faith." That statement alone opens a theological can of worms. And London Calling's George Miller doesn't shrink in dissecting many of the worms that crawl out. He says the Archbishop's statement makes his eyes roll and explains … [Read more...] about Is It Right To Say The Tsumani “Tests Faith?”

An Israeli compay plans to gift a small device to Asian companies that it says will help detect future tsunamis. It sounds...novel. The Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz reports:An Israeli company said on Monday it planned to distribute free to Asian countries hit by last week's tsunami a device it says could save lives by warning holiday-makers directly that a tidal wave is coming. … [Read more...] about Free Warning System Offered By Israeli Company To South Asia’s Tsunami Hit Region

It can be done...and it can be done so it's (relatively) affordable...but it will require countries to make some critical adjustments:JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A tsunami warning system could be built in the Indian Ocean in just a year and cost as little as $20 million, a scientist said Tuesday. But experts warn the high-tech network of sensors and buoys would be useless … [Read more...] about A Tsunami Warning System In Asia Could Be In Place In A Year And CAN Be Affordable

You can tell the Iraqi elections are getting close because the "insurgents" have stepped up their efforts to destabilize the country -- this time by murdering the new Governor of Baghdad. ABC News reports:BAGHDAD, Iraq Jan 4, 2005 — Insurgents assassinated the highest-ranking Iraqi official in eight months Tuesday, gunning down the governor of Baghdad … [Read more...] about New Governor of Baghdad Is Assassinated

....and control what you think about when you're in a park: no email allowed. … [Read more...] about Now They Want To Run Your Lives….