In the immortal words of Benjamin Wittes, Twitter's founder of the baby cannon movement, " BOOM!" Lawyers for Michael T. Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, notified the president's legal team in recent days that they could no longer discuss the special counsel's investigation, according to four people involved in the case, a n indication… … [Read more...] about It looks like Mueller may have flipped Michael Flynn
Ingrate Gobbler (Cartoon and column)
The Idiot-in-Chief couldn’t stop tweeting dumb things this weekend. What else is new, right? He attacked Arizona Republican Senator Jeff Flake, and tweeted, “was caught (purposely) on “mike” saying bad things about your favorite President.” My first thought was, what did Flake say about Teddy Roosevelt? By the way, Mr. Cheeto…it’s “mic,” not “mike,” unless you named the … [Read more...] about Ingrate Gobbler (Cartoon and column)
‘Lady Bird,’ An Honest Portrayal of Family
Length: 1hr 33m Rating: R, for language, sexual content, brief nudity. Score: 5/5 Lady Bird is an excellent coming of age story following Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson, played by Saoirse Ronan. We see the relationship with her parents, especially her mother, and how she tries to figure out the person she is and where she wants to be after high school. Laurie Metcalf, … [Read more...] about ‘Lady Bird,’ An Honest Portrayal of Family
State Department’s Hollow Statement on Violence Against Women
Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, has “penned” a statement on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW), November 25. It is a noble-sounding reaffirmation of this nation’s commitment “to defending the rights of women and girls (emphasis mine) to live free from violence.” While sexual harassment of women and girls is not … [Read more...] about State Department’s Hollow Statement on Violence Against Women
New York Daily News Front Page on Trump’s Moore Endorsement
Once again the New York Daily News has produced a blunt front page on a breaking story. The story: President Donald Trump's virtual endorsement of former Judge Roy Moore in the race for the Alabama Senate seat vacated by now-Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Moore has had several women come forward and accuse him of sexual harassment -- some of them saying it occurred when they … [Read more...] about New York Daily News Front Page on Trump’s Moore Endorsement
Stranger Danger (Cartoon and Column)
The three largest newspapers in Alabama are pleading with the state’s voters not to send Roy Moore to the United States Senate. The Birmingham News, The Mobile Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times (all owned by Alabama Media Group) don’t want the voters to embarrass Alabama. While we’re wondering how so many people can defend and choose a suspected pedophile over a man … [Read more...] about Stranger Danger (Cartoon and Column)
Thank you, George W. Bush and Sally Yates
WASHINGTON -- "So this is how it's going to work today," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders informed the press corps Monday. She told reporters that "if you want to ask a question," you should "start off with what you're thankful for." Like good little girls and boys, several obliged. The reporters were grateful for their children, their spouses, their health … [Read more...] about Thank you, George W. Bush and Sally Yates
Cartoon: Santa Allegations
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When JFK was killed, a Holocaust survivor fearfully clung to his rye bread
Like anybody else old enough, I remember when President John F. Kennedy was slain, fifty-four years ago today, November 22, 1963. And I also remember Dr. Glanzberg frightfully clutching his loaf of fresh rye bread. Our tiny Hebrew day school suddenly sent us home just before two o’clock—exactly when we would have concluded our day with the weekly, all-classes’ welcoming of … [Read more...] about When JFK was killed, a Holocaust survivor fearfully clung to his rye bread
Tiresias Notes, or, My Life as a Woman
As noted in last week's "In Defense of Kevin Spacey" -- the post much judged by its title without actually reading it -- we are in a witch hunt. Not a day goes by when at least one powerful male is accused and then suspended without benefit of so much as a response. As a final bit of dialogue in Robert Townsend's Chinatown script states, "Forget it Jake. It's Chinatown." So, … [Read more...] about Tiresias Notes, or, My Life as a Woman
(Updated) Father and Daughter: A Contrast in Moral Values
Update: Perhaps seeing parallels between Roy Moore’s predicament and his own during the presidential campaign, Trump has now come out full blast in support of Moore’s candidacy, unabashedly stating that he believes Moore’s denials of the many credible sexual harassment and misconduct accusations against him. In doing so, Trump has stirred up the lurid hornet’s nest … [Read more...] about (Updated) Father and Daughter: A Contrast in Moral Values
Trump’s Historic Histrionics
One of my very first purchases when I arrived in the United States 60 years ago, was a 1957 edition of the Webster’s New World Dictionary. Even though there are now so many better and faster methods -- and yellowing and dog-eared as my dictionary is -- I still refer to it when I am not sure of the meaning or spelling of a certain word. So, when I learned that I was using … [Read more...] about Trump’s Historic Histrionics
Breaking Update – The Twelve Days of Trump
BREAKING UPDATE: Today, the Department of Defense made what perhaps could be sadly construed as a gruesome announcement. As we remember too well, four U.S. soldiers were killed on October 4 in Niger when their patrol of 12 U.S. Special Forces were ambushed by an ISIS-affiliated group. One of the soldiers killed was Sgt. La David T. Johnson. His body was recovered two … [Read more...] about Breaking Update – The Twelve Days of Trump
Cartoon: Trump Thanksgiving
Frum: GOP Blowing Tax Reform
David Frum points out the latest example (tax reform) of Republicans' inabilty to govern in The Atlantic. From the point of view of future U.S. growth and prosperity, the broad outline of tax reform seems obvious. Lower corporate rates to somewhere between 25 and 30 percent, the developed-world norm. Tighten collection so that the rate is actually paid. This is one reform that … [Read more...] about Frum: GOP Blowing Tax Reform
Speech is free. It’s transmission isn’t.
If one lives in the USA, then one has the right to speak one's mind without the government punishing one for doing so. That right is enshrined in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. What isn't enshrined in the First Amendment is a right to have someone else transmit one's speech to the general public. This particular fact seems to be lost to certain people, as a … [Read more...] about Speech is free. It’s transmission isn’t.
(UPDATE II) The Case For Trump’s Russia Collusion Is Made; We’re Just Filling In The Details
There is a glimmer of hope even as Donald Trump destroys the government, undermines our core values, tries to divide us with hate and fear mongering, further isolates America from the world community and becomes increasingly unhinged. This is because we are at the point in the movie known as the Russia scandal where the plot, star and supporting actors are well known even … [Read more...] about (UPDATE II) The Case For Trump’s Russia Collusion Is Made; We’re Just Filling In The Details
5 Minutes = 26+ Hours
Hackers. The name term is the rage these days. But for those of us in information technology hackers are old, new, and future destructive news that didn't start with Russia. The Moderate Voice got hit with it's worst hacking attempt in the 14 years this site has been up. We were breached, design elements deleted, hundreds of posts deleted and mucked up, etc. But we … [Read more...] about 5 Minutes = 26+ Hours
STRATCOM Commander Would Push Back on a Trump ‘Illegal’ Nuke Order
“We don’t swear allegiance to a colonel, we don’t swear allegiance to any individual. We swear an oath to an ideal as written in the Constitution and the people of this Command take that very seriously…” -- STRATCOM Commander, Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten The United States and Russia have the most powerful nuclear arsenals in the world -- sufficient to destroy the planet … [Read more...] about STRATCOM Commander Would Push Back on a Trump ‘Illegal’ Nuke Order
Last Week’s Election Portends A Gold Mine For House Democrats In 2018
In case nobody noticed, last week elections were held throughout the United States. The major races were mostly confined to the eastern part of the country, and they included the governorships of both New Jersey and Virginia. Yet it was the legislative elections, particularly in the Commonwealth that stole the show. Not only did the results give Democrats something to crow … [Read more...] about Last Week’s Election Portends A Gold Mine For House Democrats In 2018