Due to a technical glitch a much earlier unedited version (rough draft) the the Trump Kool Aid post was on TMV for several hours. The correct post is now up. … [Read more...] about Note CORRECTED Trump Post
Brutal numbers show many not drinking Trump’s Kool Aid
[Please note: an earlier unedited version went up here earlier due to a glitch. This is the corrected version.] There is the good Kool Aid, and the not-so-good Kool Aid. When I was a kid I loved (and still do) Kool Aid, and sold it with my neighborhood elementary school friends on a street corner in New Haven to raise money for the Fresh Air Fund to help send kids from low … [Read more...] about Brutal numbers show many not drinking Trump’s Kool Aid
Mitt’s “mom jeans” causing marijuana melodrama?
Mitt’s “mom jeans” -- as they were dubbed by CNN’s Chris Matthews and the L.A. Times’ David Horsey (“Mitt Romney, the man in mom jeans”) -- most be riding up uncomfortably high these days. Either that or Donald Trump is literally driving the failed Republican presidential candidate batty; nothing else can explain Romney’s dingbat statement on the alleged perils of marijuana … [Read more...] about Mitt’s “mom jeans” causing marijuana melodrama?
Is the gun lobby finally cornered?
WASHINGTON -- A political crisis is usually preceded by an intellectual and moral crisis. Dominant ideas that once seemed to hang together lose their hold when they are exposed as contradictory and incoherent. Similarly, moral claims made on behalf of a worldview can, gradually or suddenly, come to be seen as empty. Demoralization comes before defeat. This is … [Read more...] about Is the gun lobby finally cornered?
Cartoon: Political Father’s Day
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Last Nazi trial: Holocaust survivors won’t forget goodbyes, experiments and stench of burning flesh
DETMOLD, Germany - The Jews of Hungary would be the last to be murdered by the Nazis, but their genocide would come at an unprecedented rate. From May to July 1944, more than 430,000 Hungarian Jews were rounded up and deported to the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in German-occupied Poland. They had been told they were being… … [Read more...] about Last Nazi trial: Holocaust survivors won’t forget goodbyes, experiments and stench of burning flesh
Cartoon: TRUMPet
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Republicans’ fowl response to the Orlando terrorist attack
WASHINGTON -- This is how the sausage is made: After last weekend's terrorist attack in Orlando, the people's representatives in Washington scrambled to counter the growing threat to national security ... from vegetarianism. A 14-hour filibuster by Senate Democrats to force action on keeping guns out of the hands of terrorists produced little: They'll get a … [Read more...] about Republicans’ fowl response to the Orlando terrorist attack
Worried Trump Can Beat Hillary? Don’t Be.
You know that nutjob you always see on the street, speed-rapping to himself about God knows what? His verbatim dialogue probably goes something like this: "You know the Republicans ---- honestly folks, our leaders, our leaders have to get tougher. This is too tough to do it alone, but you know what, I think I'm going to be forced to. I think I'm going to be forced to. Our … [Read more...] about Worried Trump Can Beat Hillary? Don’t Be.
Biblical Illiteracy Among Reporters
One doesn't have to have biblical expertise in order to be a reporter, but biblical literacy is helpful when one is going to refer to the Bible while writing a news report. Apparently, biblical literacy isn't something possessed by New York Times reporters Jeremy W. Peters and Lizette Alvarez, as demonstrated in their New York Times story "After Orlando, a Political Divide … [Read more...] about Biblical Illiteracy Among Reporters
Donald Trump v. The First Amendment
by Walter Brasch If Donald Trump should become president, don’t expect his administration to be a transparent one or one that tolerates dissent and believes in the First Amendment. At his campaign rallies, even those held at public venues, he forbids, according to his press advisories, “homemade signs, banners, professional cameras with a detachable lens, tripods, … [Read more...] about Donald Trump v. The First Amendment
Classic New York Daily News Anti-Trump Front Page
Some of the best, most blunt (and at times outrageous) newspaper front pages are from from the New York tabloids, and today the New York Daily News had a classic touting a story about how some delegates to the Republican Convention are actively looking for a way to dump Trump: Read the New York Daily News story HERE … [Read more...] about Classic New York Daily News Anti-Trump Front Page
Cartoons: The McCain Blame
On Thursday Senator John McCain blamed President Obama for creating ISIS and having a hand in the attack in Orlando. I guess he forgot about that entire episode where President Bush invaded the wrong country, destabilizing it and creating a world class recruitment center and haven for terrorists. It must have slipped his mind. After accusing the president of treason and … [Read more...] about Cartoons: The McCain Blame
‘Hack the Pentagon’ and Be Rewarded
It has been said that cyberspace will be the next battlefield. If that is the case what would be the juiciest target for those cyber warriors? Probably the Pentagon. Well, for about four weeks, approximately 1,400 hackers have been studiously competing against each other to find technical vulnerabilities within the Department of Defense’s (DOD) public web sites. As … [Read more...] about ‘Hack the Pentagon’ and Be Rewarded
Foretelling the future is too much for human beings (Guest Voice)
Speaking to somebody going the wrong way is only moving when the person understands the damage they are causing themselves and others. The shooter in Orlando, Florida didn't drop his gun but we must not drop our democracy because of his actions. We must let all of our inhabitants hold on to their constitutional rights. We must allow all people to hold on to God-given … [Read more...] about Foretelling the future is too much for human beings (Guest Voice)
For Disney In Shanghai, It’s A Small World After All
SHANGHAI -- Seven years after its approval by the government, Shanghai Disneyland finally opened its doors Thursday – but only after a dedication ceremony delayed the usual morning opening time until noon. But some people obviously couldn’t bear the anticipation any longer: By 8 a.m. there were crowds of people in line outside the gates, many… … [Read more...] about For Disney In Shanghai, It’s A Small World After All
Can the Media Fight Back Against Trump?
As we saw again this week, Donald Trump really seems to like to berate the media. The mogul’s most recent target: “the phony and dishonest Washington Post,” whose campaign press credentials he very publicly stripped on Monday. But the truth is the real estate mogul loves the press. He feeds off the press and desperately needs… … [Read more...] about Can the Media Fight Back Against Trump?
Will Gallego Be Riding “Hurd” In Comeback Bid Or Will Freshman Overcome Trump Disillusion
A marquee House race is literally taking place in the backyard of the place where one of the most high-profile issues on the national stage is playing out. It is the 23rd Congressional District of Texas where the issue of immigration reform is more than just talk, for the ties to the border are both emotional and personal. Encompassing 800 miles, the 23rd is a sundry … [Read more...] about Will Gallego Be Riding “Hurd” In Comeback Bid Or Will Freshman Overcome Trump Disillusion
US Growth in the New Global Economy – Immigration
There are tens of thousands of wealthy, supremely talented or recently US educated individuals who were born elsewhere who want to come here or stay here. Oddly, in a time where global competition is driven and won or lost based on intellect and creativity rather than labor, the US immigration policies limit the number of exceptional individuals who can enter the country each … [Read more...] about US Growth in the New Global Economy – Immigration
Hey GOP: How often have you heard, “Yeah, but Hitler was great for the German economy”?
In 1932 German unemployment hit a peak of six million people, or roughly 33% of the labor force. Hitler used a campaign slogan of “Work and Bread”, and by 1939 unemployment had been virtually eliminated. Some of that came through what amounted to accounting tricks, but much of the reduction came from actual work. As the U.S. would learn a decade later, preparing for and … [Read more...] about Hey GOP: How often have you heard, “Yeah, but Hitler was great for the German economy”?