The recent budget deal lifts the ban on exporting US crude oil. This comes at a time when there may simply be no buyers. West Texas Intermediate(WTI) closed higher than Brent Crude for the first time in years. Several tankers trying to deliver crude from the mid east to Great Briton turned around when they could find no buyers. Several tankers are anchored in the Gulf of … [Read more...] about Lifting the Ban on Oil Exports
Christmas Song Classic: Nat King Cole “The Christmas Song” Done On Live TV (Video)
A classic Christmas song done live on TV by one of the classiest singers ever -- the late Nat King Cole doing his famous "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting on an open fire..."). A MUST VIEW video to see him perform it live, savor the lyrics, the music and the performance: He was an incredible singer and had a superb variety show which in the end couldn't get … [Read more...] about Christmas Song Classic: Nat King Cole “The Christmas Song” Done On Live TV (Video)
Swans on The Isar
This picture is great because of it's contrast. The snow and ice on the shore of the Isar river in Munich and the white swans in the dark river. I took this picture near Christmas in 1970. I was far from my family but very near my friends in Munich. Happy Holidays to all of my TMV friends . … [Read more...] about Swans on The Isar
Hillary will be ready
Things can always change, but for now we might have to admit that the process currently underway to pick the Democratic nominee for president is deadly dull, and not just in comparison to whatever one wants to call the Republican contest. This point was brought home to me as I read The Economist's description of the most recent Democratic debate: Neither Mr. O’Malley’s … [Read more...] about Hillary will be ready
African Lions Granted Protection Under New American Law That Limits Hunters
The Obama administration implemented new measures to protect African lions, placing them on the Endangered Species List in order to curtail the loss of animals from American sport hunters traveling to the continent. The lion's new designation gives American officials the go-ahead to ban the importation of any hunting trophies, such as lion skins, that would… … [Read more...] about African Lions Granted Protection Under New American Law That Limits Hunters
Let’s not kid ourselves about the Democratic party debates
Let's not kid ourselves about the Democratic party debates: There's nothing democratic about them. Bill Curry, political writer for Salon, and Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies talk with Amy Goodman about manipulations of the debates by the Democratic National Committee and its director, Debby Wasserman Schultz, representative from Florida. "Dark, … [Read more...] about Let’s not kid ourselves about the Democratic party debates
Cartoon: Donald Icarus
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EU gets 1 million migrants in 2015, smugglers seen making $1 billion
By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 1 million refugees and migrants came to the European Union this year, while almost 3,700 died or went missing in perilous journeys which reaped huge profit for smugglers, the International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday. "This is three to four times as many migrants and refugees coming north as we had in 2014, and the … [Read more...] about EU gets 1 million migrants in 2015, smugglers seen making $1 billion
Future still bright for the Jindals (Guest Voice)
Gov. Bobby Jindal transcended the usual way of politics in Louisiana for much of his political life. He fought legislators, judges, and unions with his fierce rhetoric. He has deftly handled natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina as a congressman, Hurricane Gustav as governor, and the BP Oil Spill as governor too. He did all this while being the first Indian-American … [Read more...] about Future still bright for the Jindals (Guest Voice)
Political Correctness – Revisited
A couple of days ago I tried to describe how the leading GOP presidential candidate justifies every outrageous statement, every harebrained idea, every bigoted and sexist utterance as anti-Political Correctness: …the leading GOP presidential candidate who would replace the “Political Correctness” of compassion, tolerance, equal justice and opportunity and other core … [Read more...] about Political Correctness – Revisited
Is It Already Over For Establishment Republicans?
We are somewhere around 40 days out from the Iowa caucus and nothing in the polling indicates that most GOP voters have an interest in coming back to their senses. As Steve Benen writes at MaddowBlog, “with each passing poll, the Republican establishment quietly mutters to itself, ‘maybe the next one will be different.'” But, so far, the only thing that appears to be … [Read more...] about Is It Already Over For Establishment Republicans?
Cartoon: One tough nut
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The GOP turns ‘political correctness’ into the mother of all straw men (Guest Voice)
The GOP turns 'political correctness' into the mother of all straw men by Dana Milbank Washington Post Writers Group Columnist WASHINGTON -- Back in the summer, when Megyn Kelly confronted Donald Trump with a few of the nasty things he had said about women, the candidate had a simple retort. "The big problem this country has is being politically correct," he … [Read more...] about The GOP turns ‘political correctness’ into the mother of all straw men (Guest Voice)
Chipolte
I must admit that I have never eaten Chipolte and I'm not likely to do so now. The CDC is investigating another E. coli outbreak that could be linked to Chipotle Chipolte's intentions were good, using fresh locally grown products but good intentions are often fraught with dangers. I much prefer my local Mexican Restaurant which has thrived for over 3 decades. It is one … [Read more...] about Chipolte
Dr. Charlotte Laws Distributes “Muslim Welcome Zone” Signs to Fight Islamophobia
Author, talk show host, community activist, animal rights advocate Dr. Charlotte Laws is taking action to try and counter a fetid chunk of Islamophobia. A press release from her office: Dr. Charlotte Laws, TV host, author and Los Angeles resident, says No! to Islamophobia. She is fighting back against a Florida gun shop owner, who is selling “Muslim Free Zone” signs for … [Read more...] about Dr. Charlotte Laws Distributes “Muslim Welcome Zone” Signs to Fight Islamophobia
Trumputin (Animation)
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TMV Needs Your Help: Important FUNDRAISER (UPDATED)
[A little note. I'm getting emails from websites asking to raise $30,000 or more. TMV is now trying to raise a relatively small amount of $2500 MINIMUM to pay off a few bills and get a modest reserve going into 2016 when a new advertising strategy will be coupled with our new design. We are CLOSE TO OUR GOAL.] As you can see, The Moderate Voice has a new look -- and now we … [Read more...] about TMV Needs Your Help: Important FUNDRAISER (UPDATED)
Democrat Faith/Republican Faith
During the 2012 Democratic National Convention, some right-wing pundits declared that the Democratic Party was officially godless. That claim was absurd because plenty of Democrats are anything but godless. In his post The Merits of the Democratic Party, this author states, "Contrary to what anti-Democrat zealots would have everyone to believe, plenty of Democrats are good, … [Read more...] about Democrat Faith/Republican Faith
Which party loves the USA?
WASHINGTON -- Which political party loves America? Not the United States that once existed, but the flesh-and-blood nation that we all live in now. The debates we have witnessed -- too few and far between for the Democrats, frequent enough for the Republicans to constitute a new reality TV show -- have provided an incontestable answer to that question. The … [Read more...] about Which party loves the USA?
Wrong Winner Crowned at Miss Universe 2015 (with VIDEO)
Steve Harvey, the host of the Miss Universe beauty pageant, mistakenly declared the wrong winner on Sunday, causing an online storm that overshadowed the contest. For a few blissful minutes, Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez thought she was the winner of the 64th edition of the pageant, held in Las Vegas, after host Steve Harvey read out… … [Read more...] about Wrong Winner Crowned at Miss Universe 2015 (with VIDEO)