The day is finally here: The Iowa Caucuses. For those who don't know, the Iowa Caucuses are local meetings that will be taking place throughout the state tonight at 7PM (Central Standard Time). Families, friends, neighbors, local officials, and anybody who is anybody will be there. These meetings are hosted by their respective political parties and are intended to choose … [Read more...] about Iowa: 2016 Begins Today
Amateur Hour @ FOXNEWS.COM (Again)
Take a look at the following screenshot from the Fox News website, and see if you can spot the error. Here is the error underlined in red, with this writer's response written in red. Usually, when the Fox News website contains a written error, it is like the one depicted below. The screenshot from December 2015 shows the misspelling of Colombia in reference … [Read more...] about Amateur Hour @ FOXNEWS.COM (Again)
‘Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off The Wall’: A Shameless, Exhilarating Love Letter to the King of Pop (Sundance Film Festival 2016)
5/5 Spike Lee’s Michael Jackson’s Journey is an extraordinary immersion in the energy of one contemporary music’s most definitive icons. As an exposé, it challenges the audience to see beyond the spiral of its subject’s tragic life and into the heart of what made him a marvel of both the stage and the studio. If you don’t like it, you’ll have a hard time convincing me you like … [Read more...] about ‘Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off The Wall’: A Shameless, Exhilarating Love Letter to the King of Pop (Sundance Film Festival 2016)
SciFi Weekend: Legends of Tomorrow; The Flash; The 100; The Gilmore Girls Diet
We might have to wait until 2017 for another season of Doctor Who under a new show runner, but there is plenty of other time travel science fiction on television. A new time travel show, 11/22/63, begins on Hulu in about two weeks. One new time travel show, DC's Legends of Tomorrow just recently started, and other genre shows also deal with time travel. After seeing … [Read more...] about SciFi Weekend: Legends of Tomorrow; The Flash; The 100; The Gilmore Girls Diet
Clinton: The candidate of finance and the establishment
This weekend's New York Times endorsement of Hillary Clinton should remind Iowa voters that Clinton is the candidate of the establishment. Being part of the establishment comes with entanglements, beholden-ments ... bindings to powerful institutions and the people who head them. It's the opposite of change, whether radical, transformative or disruptive. This is … [Read more...] about Clinton: The candidate of finance and the establishment
A Latino Running Mate for Hillary Clinton?
With the first of the nation’s caucuses scheduled to take place only tomorrow, it may be premature to talk about vice presidential running mates. Typically, presidential candidates announce who their vice presidential picks are in July and August, just prior to the national party conventions. During the most recent elections, Romney picked Ryan as his running mate on … [Read more...] about A Latino Running Mate for Hillary Clinton?
Some thoughts on the occupation of the Malheur Wild Life refuge in Oregon
I was born in Oregon and other than a few years in Germany and a year in Japan I have lived here most of my life. I was born and still live west of the Cascades in the Willamette Valley but I have spent a lot of time East of the mountains in Central and Eastern Oregon and that includes Harney County. South Eastern Oregon is a jewel in the crown of the United States from the … [Read more...] about Some thoughts on the occupation of the Malheur Wild Life refuge in Oregon
What if Hillary Clinton wins the democratic nomination?
If Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic nomination, what will Bernie Sanders supporters do? Will they unite behind the Democratic candidate despite their ideological differences with her? Or will they stay home on election day and ensure a Republican victory? If they do refuse to support Mrs. Clinton, how would that or could that ever be in the best interests of our country? … [Read more...] about What if Hillary Clinton wins the democratic nomination?
Donald Trump Field Organizer Elizabeth Davidson Accuses Campaign of Sex Discrimination
Elizabeth Mae Davidson, a paid field organizer for the Donald Trump, has sued the presidential campaign for sex discrimination. The NY Times reports, Davidson, who was a field organizer in Davenport, Iowa, said in a discrimination complaint that "men doing the same jobs were paid more and were allowed to plan and speak at rallies, while her requests to do so were … [Read more...] about Donald Trump Field Organizer Elizabeth Davidson Accuses Campaign of Sex Discrimination
You mean our future is in their hands? Good grief!
You mean our future is in their hands? Good grief! About one half of one per cent of all registered voters in the United States—ninety-six per cent of them likely to be white, a hundred per cent certain to live in Iowa or New Hampshire—will now exercise their inalienable, God-given, legally mandated right to choose the Presidential nominees of the two parties. … [Read more...] about You mean our future is in their hands? Good grief!
The threat of Zika: Q&A
What is Zika virus? Zika virus is a mosquito-transmitted infection related to dengue, yellow fever and West Nile virus. Symptoms are mild and include fever, rash, joint pain and conjunctivitis (red eyes). Just one in five people infected becomes ill. Hospitalisation is uncommon and deaths are rare. How does it spread? Zika is primarily spread through… … [Read more...] about The threat of Zika: Q&A
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Donald Trump and the Fox News Republican Debate
Donald Trump and the Fox News Republican Debate by Mike Peters OF RELATED INTEREST: --Trump taps the right's anger against Fox --Donald Trump Declares Victory Over Fox News, Then Takes On Newspaper --Megyn Kelly Just Did Trump’s Dirty Work for Him --Sorry, Donald Trump. But Megyn Kelly is a fantastic debate moderator. --Fox Debate Moderator Chris Wallace Confronts … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Donald Trump and the Fox News Republican Debate
Get ready for El Chapo-brand luggage, jewelry, toys and more
LIMA, Peru — Mexican authorities will be looking into how the daughter of captured druglord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was able to trademark his nickname. Local media reported this week that one of the Sinaloa cartel leader’s daughters, Alejandra Gisselle Guzman, had successfully registered the term “El Chapo” with the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property. It… … [Read more...] about Get ready for El Chapo-brand luggage, jewelry, toys and more
Gallup: Trump would be most unpopular candidate in their polling history
A new Gallup poll finds businessman Donald Trump with skyhigh negatives -- negatives higher than any other candidate has had since the polling company began looking at favorability ratings in 1992. Gallup's Frank Newport: Most political and media commentators have at this point installed Donald Trump as the GOP front-runner on the eve of the first actual voting set to … [Read more...] about Gallup: Trump would be most unpopular candidate in their polling history
Poll: America’s angry voters divvied up by Trump and Sanders
By Ginger Gibson and Chris Kahn IOWA CITY, Iowa/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 2016 election is shaping up to be the year of angry voters, the disgruntled Americans shaking up the establishment by fueling the presidential campaigns of two very different candidates - billionaire businessman Donald Trump and self-declared socialist Bernie Sanders. Some 73 percent of voters likely … [Read more...] about Poll: America’s angry voters divvied up by Trump and Sanders
IMAGES: Ted Cruz Releases Voter Info To Shame Iowans, Including Their Neighbors
Iowa is important right now to win for candidates, so Ted Cruz did the unbelievable in an attempt to shame voters. A mailer sent out by Cruz's campaign may end up backfiring badly and deservedly so. One man, Tim Hinkeldey of Alta, Iowa, was an undecided voter until he ended up on Cruz's list. Cruz is… … [Read more...] about IMAGES: Ted Cruz Releases Voter Info To Shame Iowans, Including Their Neighbors
On Stealing Jokes (Guest Voice)
On Stealing Jokes by Linda Perret There has been a lot of controversy recently about stealing jokes. I’m not going to get into who is right and who is wrong. Or who stole what from whom. That’s really for the players involved to sort out. But this public exchange has sparked quite a few discussions in the comedy world. These discussions generally center around one … [Read more...] about On Stealing Jokes (Guest Voice)
Des Moines Register Final Poll: Trump leads by 8, Clinton leads by three
This will be one poll where partisans can't drag out the "bad methodogy" battlecry used for polls they don't like. The Des Moines Register's final Iowa poll is highly respected and it indicates the race to win the Iowa caucuses is close on both sides -- with businessman Donald Trump regaining the lead on the Democratic side and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leading … [Read more...] about Des Moines Register Final Poll: Trump leads by 8, Clinton leads by three
The Times Editorial Board Endorses Hillary Clinton
Note: This post has been edited for length It will probably come as no surprise to many, but the New York Times is endorsing Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. Here are some excerpts and notes on the endorsement. For the full text, please click here. The endorsement starts as follows: For the past painful year, the Republican presidential … [Read more...] about The Times Editorial Board Endorses Hillary Clinton
The Vast Ideological Gap Between Hillary Clinton and Supporters of Bernie Sanders
Politico looks at Hillary Clinton's 43 percent problem: Mitt Romney had a 47 percent problem. Hillary Clinton’s problem is 43 percent. That’s the share of Democratic caucus goers in Iowa who identify themselves as “socialists,” according to a recent Des Moines Register poll. It’s a percentage that has turned a once-easy line of attack – painting Bernie Sanders as too far … [Read more...] about The Vast Ideological Gap Between Hillary Clinton and Supporters of Bernie Sanders