Update: Found this year’s U.S. Air Force Band’s flash mob performance. It is a lively musical arrangement sequence of “Jingle Bells” and “Auld Lang Syne” performed at DC’s Union Station on Dec. 3. Enjoy, too, following last year’s classic performance at the Air and Space Museum at the bottom. Original Post: We have seen how NORAD is preparing to track Santa … [Read more...] about Military Weekend: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (Update)
Sandra Bland was my Person of the Year
2015 has been a bitter year of many murders and premature deaths. In the dimness of its prevailing sadness, the absolutely wanton passing of one young American woman in a Texas jail cell stands out in its grim narrative. Sandra Bland, in her consuming desperation and misfortune, was the Person of the Year. We will never know everything about the inflamed pull-over, arrest, … [Read more...] about Sandra Bland was my Person of the Year
Sanders campaign accused of accesssing Clinton data
By Susan Heavey and Megan Cassella WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was accused of breaching voter data from rival Hillary Clinton's campaign, adding intrigue to a debate featuring the two this weekend. The breach of Democratic National Committee files led to the firing of a top Sanders data staffer and prompted the … [Read more...] about Sanders campaign accused of accesssing Clinton data
Trump/GOP on Putin: Booyah!
Josh Marshall on Donald Trump's exploitation of Republican fascination with Vladimir Putin on Talking Points Memo. Again and again over the last six months we've seen Donald Trump take memes and messages which are either implicit in mainstream Republican politics or explicit on the fringes of conservatism and make them loud and explicit. That might be on bashing Mexican … [Read more...] about Trump/GOP on Putin: Booyah!
Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders by 33 points: poll
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has a 33-point lead over Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont in a new national poll on the 2016 Democratic presidential field, with nearly three-quarters of Democrats reporting a favorable opinion of Mrs. Clinton. Mrs. Clinton received 59 percent support in the national Monmouth University poll released this week, compared to… … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders by 33 points: poll
Bernie Sanders Receives Two Major Endorsements
Bernie Sanders picked up two major endorsements on Thursday from the Communications Workers of America union and Democracy for America. MSNBC reports on the first endorsement of the day: Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is set to pick up one of his biggest endorsements yet Thursday from the powerful Communications Workers of America union, sources told NBC’s … [Read more...] about Bernie Sanders Receives Two Major Endorsements
Is America Admired?
Is America admired? Not as much as we like to think. Is our fear of terrorism legit? Well, you can certainly make a case for thinking "not really." But fear is useful to politicians and even more useful to media. Between the two, we're being handed -- day after day -- not just snake oil but live rattlers. Politicians sell themselves to voters by using scare … [Read more...] about Is America Admired?
Cartoon: Bloodsucking Shkreli
See great cartoons by all the top political cartoonists at http://cagle.com. To license this cartoon for your own site, visit http://politicalcartoons.com … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Bloodsucking Shkreli
Vilified for drug pricing, CEO Shkreli busted for securities fraud
By Nate Raymond and David Ingram NEW YORK (Reuters) - Martin Shkreli, the boyish pharmaceutical entrepreneur who caused a public uproar after he drastically raised the price of a life-saving prescription drug, was arrested on Thursday for engaging in what U.S. prosecutors said was a Ponzi-like scheme at his former hedge fund and a pharmaceutical company he previously … [Read more...] about Vilified for drug pricing, CEO Shkreli busted for securities fraud
Debate Shows Why Republicans Cannot Be Trusted On Foreign Policy
The Republican debate (transcript here) showed once again that most of the GOP candidates have not learned a thing from the mistakes made by George W. Bush. The debate did play towards Rand Paul’s areas of sanity in opposing military interventionism and infringements on civil liberties, and did not include the many other areas where Paul is no better than the … [Read more...] about Debate Shows Why Republicans Cannot Be Trusted On Foreign Policy
Some governing among the GOP gloom-and-doom (Guest Voice)
Some governing among the GOP gloom-and-doom by Dana Milbank Washington Post Writers Group Columnis WASHINGTON -- It was a night of fear and loathing in Las Vegas. "We have people across this country who are scared to death," said Chris Christie. "Everywhere in America is a target for these terrorists." Donald Trump informed viewers that "our … [Read more...] about Some governing among the GOP gloom-and-doom (Guest Voice)
Playing TV tough guys
WASHINGTON -- It was billed as a foreign policy debate, but Tuesday's encounter among Republican presidential candidates was in large part an acting competition over who could convey the impression of being the baddest, meanest foe of the terrorists -- and of Hillary Clinton and President Obama. Before his re-election as governor of very blue New Jersey (and when he was … [Read more...] about Playing TV tough guys
What will Be the Next Boundary Government Tries To Overstep? (Guest Voice)
What will Be the Next Boundary Government Tries To Overstep? By Thomas Hoffman Over the past few years, we have seen a number of attempts made by the government trying to interfere with the public's privacy. The public has the right to life and liberty. That includes the liberty to pursue what some may deem unhealthy lifestyles. However, there has been an increasing number … [Read more...] about What will Be the Next Boundary Government Tries To Overstep? (Guest Voice)
Star Wars: A handy cheater’s guide
So, you haven't seen Star Wars. Or maybe you remember the original trilogy, but missed one of the newer chapters. Or you can't remember if Qui-Gon Jinn is a good guy, a bad guy, or something Han Solo was drinking in the cantina. Well, you have two choices if you want to get up to speed… … [Read more...] about Star Wars: A handy cheater’s guide
Scalia and affirmative action (Guest Voice)
Scalia and affirmative action by Jordan Cooper Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia answered the question for why blacks are under performing in college partially, but he left out something important. Many blacks need an extra push to succeed in college. A bunch of blacks need to see a given outcome of opportunities rather than a dream drifting. Tons of blacks need to … [Read more...] about Scalia and affirmative action (Guest Voice)
Fright-Wingers Compete to Freak Us Out (Guest Voice)
Fright-Wingers Compete to Freak Us Out By Dick Polman I would've preferred to watch "Fargo," a pitch-black comedy about bloodlusting knuckleheads, but instead I dutifully tuned in the Republicans, and I got the same kind of characters. There was Ted Cruz, touting the awesomeness of carpet-bombing ISIS, apparently clueless about the fact that ISIS troops are embedded in … [Read more...] about Fright-Wingers Compete to Freak Us Out (Guest Voice)
The Two Songs (Pakistan’s blueprint to fight terrorism)
The two songs (Pakistan’s blueprint to fight terrorism) Arif Ahmad On Dec 16th, 2014, seven terrorists all foreign nationals attacked Army Public School (APS) in Peshawar Pakistan killing 141 including 132 school children aged eight to eighteen. The country, ravaged by terrorism, turned a corner and united behind its armed forces which launched Operation Zarb-e-Azb … [Read more...] about The Two Songs (Pakistan’s blueprint to fight terrorism)
NORAD Tracking Santa for the 60th Year
For 60 years now, NORAD and its predecessor, CONAD -- in addition to providing warning of impending missile and air attacks, safeguarding the air sovereignty of North America, and maintaining airborne forces for defense against attack -- have been performing another essential mission: Tracking Santa’s flight from the moment he departs the North Pole until he has delivered the … [Read more...] about NORAD Tracking Santa for the 60th Year
Underwear Changer
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