If you need further proof of the toxicity of ideology and partisanship, the power of professional talksters to instill a mindset, and the down side of Internet media which allows falsehoods to be passed off as fact and turned into political mantras, you need look no further than this poll: A majority of Republican voters, 54 percent, think that President Obama is a Muslim, … [Read more...] about Poll: Majority of Republicans think Obama is a Muslim
Another Trump card…
Donald Trump is driving the GOP nuts. Trump’s surging campaign has pushed the party in a different direction, one that often clashes with free-market principles that have long underpinned GOP economic policy. Some establishment Republicans worry that the turn could damage the economy, and their party, for years to come. Trump criticizes government, but he shot to the … [Read more...] about Another Trump card…
How Wes Craven found new ways to scare us for three straight decades (Guest Voice)
If it's the goal of any film to short-circuit our emotional defences, to have us give ourselves over completely to its mood and meaning, then horror movies have a taller order than most. Unlike with love or quippy buddyness or bad-ass actionery, we don't like being scared; we're conditioned to turn away, to cover our eyes… … [Read more...] about How Wes Craven found new ways to scare us for three straight decades (Guest Voice)
Digging a hole to build a wall
WASHINGTON -- It was just a matter of time before one of the keen-eyed Republican candidates for president spotted the menace that looms over this country, threatening our national security with blasts of Arctic air and proof that socialized medicine works: Canada. Asked on "Meet the Press" whether the United States should consider building a wall to secure its northern … [Read more...] about Digging a hole to build a wall
Cartoon: Trump and Hype
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At Europe’s New Migration Frontline, Opinion Is Divided on How to Stop the Crisis
After months of reports of people perishing on the Mediterranean, the discovery of a an abandoned truck in Austria, crammed with the decomposing bodies of 71 migrants crossing from Hungary, has shocked Europe and highlighted a new frontier in the continent's migration crisis. As of August 25, some 133,000 people have applied for asylum in Hungary… … [Read more...] about At Europe’s New Migration Frontline, Opinion Is Divided on How to Stop the Crisis
(Updates) The Next War: The War on Names
Denali Update II: From the President’s travelogue: Yesterday I touched down in Alaska for a three-day tour -- a trip I've been looking forward to for a long time. Not only because Alaska is one of the most beautiful places in a country that's full of beautiful places-- but because I'll meet with everyday Alaskans about what's going on in their lives, and I expect to … [Read more...] about (Updates) The Next War: The War on Names
Anchor Baby
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Walker Walks back statement leaving open idea of U.S. Canada border wall amid Canadian and political fallout
Well, that didn't take long. In the traditional pattern of American politics, a politician who (you'd think) should know better gives an answer that he really means that gets him hot water or that he doesn't mean that gets him in hot water. Then, a day later, he a)distances himself from it once it becomes too controversial and can hurt him and b)tries to blame it on the … [Read more...] about Walker Walks back statement leaving open idea of U.S. Canada border wall amid Canadian and political fallout
SciFi Weekend: Hannibal Finale; Defiance; Mr Robot; Humans; Agents of SHIELD; Outlander and Game of Thrones Spoilers; Galaxy Guest; Russel T Davies Doing Shakespeare; Olive Sacks Dies At 82
The Wrath of the Lamb, the series finale for Hannibal on NBC, contained a lot of material to provide a satisfactory ending should this be the last we see of these versions of the Hannibal Lecter characters. First there was the dramatic sequence in which Francis Dolarhyde pretended to kill himself, which certainly would have been an unsatisfactory ending if it was real. This led … [Read more...] about SciFi Weekend: Hannibal Finale; Defiance; Mr Robot; Humans; Agents of SHIELD; Outlander and Game of Thrones Spoilers; Galaxy Guest; Russel T Davies Doing Shakespeare; Olive Sacks Dies At 82
Ohio’s Congressmen Need A Whaaambulance
Native Alaskans are getting back that which was taken from them, and Ohio's congressmen are howling about it. The citizens of Alaska in general and the natives of Alaska in particular have finally received the justice long denied them. President Barack Obama is undoing the ethnic insult that took place when Alaska's Mount Denali had its Athabaskan name taken away and … [Read more...] about Ohio’s Congressmen Need A Whaaambulance
Why moderates are needed in Congress
Moderates are a vanishing breed on the edge of extinction in Congress. Moderates face electoral challenges not only from the opposing party but from within their own party as well. What have they done to incur the wrath of those inside their parties? They made the choice to cross party lines from time to time and vote for or against legislation because they believed it was … [Read more...] about Why moderates are needed in Congress
How NOT To Be Hired
A résumé is supposed to help one get a job. Some job applicants act as if the opposite were true. Ready to LOL? One job applicant decided to literally LOL, as cited in the Forbes article "The Most Outlandish Resume Mistakes of 2012". Unless you’re applying for a job at a pizzeria, your résumé objective shouldn’t say, “to make dough.” Nor should it be decorated with … [Read more...] about How NOT To Be Hired
Iran and the case for realism
WASHINGTON -- Foreign policy debates rarely get away from being reflections of domestic political conflicts, but they are also usually based on unstated assumptions and unacknowledged theories. That's true of the struggle over the Iran nuclear agreement, even if raw politics is playing an exceptionally large role. There are many indications that Republican Sens. Jeff … [Read more...] about Iran and the case for realism
Politix Update: The Virulent Cancer That’s Eating Away At The Body Politic
DR. FRANK LUNTZ EXPLAINS HOW TRUMPOSIS SPREADS FROM A SINGLE CELL Scientists discover a new form of cancer. After further research, they conclude that it attacks a wide cross section of adult Americans. The cancer is highly virulent and threatens the body politic as it metasticizes. It is dubbed acute trumpoma carcinoma, or Trumposis for short. Scientists are … [Read more...] about Politix Update: The Virulent Cancer That’s Eating Away At The Body Politic
Scott Walker: Building a wall at the Canadian border might be “a legitimate” idea
Can someone truly, kindly explain what's going in the Republican Party? If some of these candidates get in power and do what they're talking about, far from having a "conservative" government, it's increasingly clear we'd have a radical government. Donald Trump's signature suggestion is to build a wall at the U.S. Mexico border. Now his fellow Oval Office aspirant … [Read more...] about Scott Walker: Building a wall at the Canadian border might be “a legitimate” idea
(Update) Gov. Christie: Stamp Them, Track Them, Catch Them, Ship ‘Em Out
Update: Facing ridicule about his proposal to track foreign visitors the same way FedEx tracks packages, Gov. Christie attempted to clarify his comments by telling a Fox News Sunday interviewer who pointed out that foreigners do not have labels on their wrists, "I don’t mean people are packages, so let’s not be ridiculous,” according to Reuters. While calling Donald … [Read more...] about (Update) Gov. Christie: Stamp Them, Track Them, Catch Them, Ship ‘Em Out
Cartoon: Trump the Great
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Iowa Poll: Ben Carson is catching up to Donald Trump
Is another Republican wannabe for the 2016 Oval Office race finally catching up to frontrunner Donald Trump? At least in one poll someone is -- and his name is Dr. Ben Carson: Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has emerged as a leading Republican presidential candidate in Iowa and is closing in on frontrunner Donald Trump in the state that hosts the first 2016 nomination … [Read more...] about Iowa Poll: Ben Carson is catching up to Donald Trump
Canada: Federal scientist put on leave over video anti-Harper protest song (Video of song)
Canada: Federal scientist put on leave over video anti-Harper protest song by Ingrid Gadsden A "protest song" written and performed by a scientist with Environment Canada who has now been put on administrative leave with pay, pending an investigation for creating a politically charged protest song about ousting Conservative Leader Stephen Harper. Harper has made it … [Read more...] about Canada: Federal scientist put on leave over video anti-Harper protest song (Video of song)