4.5/5 Give me a moment. I will get to discussing Love & Mercy and all of its many pleasures and virtues. I will tell you all about how it only gets better the longer it sits with me; how it is stacked with performances so good that the actors themselves fade into the background like the clicks of a metronome; how it uses some of the most popular songs of all time in ways … [Read more...] about ‘Love & Mercy’ Is Far From Just A Rock Picture
Quote of the Day: The Republican Party is the Talk Radio Party
Our political Quote of the Day comes from Juan Williams, who must read The Moderate Voice since I've said this in many posts -- as well as in the Cagle Cartoons column I did for some years and elsehwere as well: The GOP is currently a smashing talk-radio show or reality TV. But as a political party with responsibility to govern, its poll numbers are sinking under the table … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: The Republican Party is the Talk Radio Party
Cartoon: The Ugly American
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Only losers out-Trump Trump
WASHINGTON -- The Fox News debate this week ought to be an occasion for the Republican Party's presidential candidates to put new and innovative ideas on display. At the center of the discussion should be last Friday's report about the historically anemic wage growth during this year's second quarter. Here's guessing that the previous paragraph called forth dismissive … [Read more...] about Only losers out-Trump Trump
A Republican Sweet Sixteen… Plus One (Guest Voice)
A Republican Sweet Sixteen... Plus One Raging Moderate by Will Durst Get to high ground everybody. Our nation is in danger of being inundated by a candidate tsunami of 17 Republicans. The Sweet Sixteen and Never Been Kissed Plus One. Seventeen Shades of Grey. If they used a designated pitcher they could split up into two teams and play softball against each other. No … [Read more...] about A Republican Sweet Sixteen… Plus One (Guest Voice)
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Trump and McCain: Which is the Hero?
Trump and McCain: Which is the hero? by Mike Peters OF RELATED INTEREST: --Trump Boasts About His Love For Vets – While Attacking McCain Again --Could Koch brothers take out Donald Trump? --Donald Trump: 75% of Latinos Have Negative View of GOP Front-Runner --Jeb Bush's team reportedly sees Donald Trump as a 'godsend' --Donald Trump Fires Adviser Sam Nunberg For … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Trump and McCain: Which is the Hero?
Today’s immigrants are just like our ancestors (Guest Voice)
My father-in-law came from Irish stock, but grew up in Liverpool. When he arrived here he spoke with a British accent, so he had no trouble finding a job. The men he'd met on the ship coming over and his new neighbors in Brooklyn weren't as lucky. Everywhere they went offices and factories had signs warning… … [Read more...] about Today’s immigrants are just like our ancestors (Guest Voice)
Bartlett: Trump Nomination Can Save GOP
Bruce Bartlett suggests a landslide 2016 loss by Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton can allow the sane GOP to take back the party in Politico. The Republican establishment foresees a defeat of Barry Goldwater proportions in the unlikely event Trump wins the Republican presidential nomination. As Trump’s lead in the polls grows, so too does their panic. Yet, for moderate … [Read more...] about Bartlett: Trump Nomination Can Save GOP
Politix Update: Ted Cruz Has The Republican Hooker’s Clientele. But what About Other Voters?
Politicians lie all the time. They lie about big stuff and small stuff. They lie when they don't have to lie. Voters expect no less. But when Ted Cruz recently called Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a liar -- very publicly, in fact, and twice lest anyone had missed him the first time -- it was less a breach of some kind of honor-among-thieves code than further … [Read more...] about Politix Update: Ted Cruz Has The Republican Hooker’s Clientele. But what About Other Voters?
First F-35B Squadron Ready to Fight
The first squadron of the much maligned, much criticized (including by this author because of significant cost and schedule overruns and some technical problems) F-35B Lightning II aircraft is finally ready to fight worldwide. On July 31, the Marine Corps declared the initial operational capability (IOC) of its variant of the “Joint Strike Fighter,” or JSF. Marine … [Read more...] about First F-35B Squadron Ready to Fight
You’re 100% Wrong About Showering
America, why do you scrub away your natural scent? Why do you douse yourself in chemicals each morning? Why do you waste so much water? Why do you equate a lack of odor with an absence of filth? Is it your cleanliness-next-to-godliness delusions? Do you really need to spend 15 minutes each morning under a scalding… … [Read more...] about You’re 100% Wrong About Showering
Scott Walker Still Isn’t Sure If President Obama Is Christian
It's getting increasingly hard to write about politics, given the exceedingly low quality of our political class and the Benny's Bargain Basement "quality" of their political "discussion." To wit: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker still isn’t sure President Obama is Christian. “I don’t know,” the Republican presidential candidate said Saturday during an appearance before 450 … [Read more...] about Scott Walker Still Isn’t Sure If President Obama Is Christian
SciFi Weekend: Hannibal, Jessica Jones, Humans Renewed, Defiance, Mr Robot, Under The Dome, Continuum Trailer, Utopia, Xena Reboot
The Hannibal episode this week, And The Woman Clothed With The Sun..., continued with the Red Dragon storyline, and like last week, family was important. The family was the extended family which the main characters of the series have become, even including a Verger baby. The episode included the "family reunion" between Will and Hannibal. When he surrendered, Hannibal made … [Read more...] about SciFi Weekend: Hannibal, Jessica Jones, Humans Renewed, Defiance, Mr Robot, Under The Dome, Continuum Trailer, Utopia, Xena Reboot
Empire State Building ablaze with image of Cecil the Lion
A giant photo of the beloved Zimbabwean lion killed by an American trophy hunter was among images projected Saturday onto the Empire State Building in New York in a dazzling display. The "Projecting Change on the Empire State Building" initiative was designed to raise awareness about the plight of endangered animals and was billed as a… … [Read more...] about Empire State Building ablaze with image of Cecil the Lion
Cartoon: Cecil the Lion
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For the Undocumented, Sanctuary Doesn’t Equal Lawlessness (Guest Voice)
For the Undocumented, Sanctuary Doesn’t Equal Lawlessness By Everard Meade and Enrique Morones The tragic death of Kathryn Steinle had nothing to do with the apparent killer’s immigration status or San Francisco’s status as a “sanctuary city.” The assertion that the alleged murderer, Francisco López Sánchez, had committed “seven felonies” is misleading at best. Immigration … [Read more...] about For the Undocumented, Sanctuary Doesn’t Equal Lawlessness (Guest Voice)
Another Survey Puts Trump Atop GOP Pack
The real estate mogul Donald Trump is moving on up: to the top of the Republican polls. According to a new poll by NBC News and The Wall Street Journal, the candidate is in the penthouse among GOP primary voters, with 19% selecting him as their choice for the presidential nomination in the 2016 election. Despite… … [Read more...] about Another Survey Puts Trump Atop GOP Pack
Chris Christie Tells Fox News He Is “Not Mad, Just Stop Citing Stupid Poll Numbers” (Guest Voice)
Chris Christie Tells Fox News He Is "Not Mad, Just Stop Citing Stupid Poll Numbers" by The Nil Admirari NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK (The Nil Admirari): Earlier today, Republican presidential candidate and Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie told Fox and Friends that he was "not mad, just stop citing stupid poll numbers." Christie has consistently been polling lower than the … [Read more...] about Chris Christie Tells Fox News He Is “Not Mad, Just Stop Citing Stupid Poll Numbers” (Guest Voice)
Joe Biden, a Good Man, Considering a 2016 Run
Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III died of brain cancer on May 30, 2015. Beau Biden was an attorney, an Army officer, Iraq War veteran, Delaware Attorney General, a husband, a brother, a father and the son of Vice President Joe Biden and Mrs. Jill Biden. In my opinion, Beau Biden was a good man. His father said, “Beau Biden was, quite simply, the finest man any of us have … [Read more...] about Joe Biden, a Good Man, Considering a 2016 Run
Presidential Races in the Age of Citizens United
Rick Perlstein describes the plutocratic selection process enabled by Citizens United on Talking Points Memo. To see how consequential the handing over of this kind of power to nonentities like these is, consider the candidates’ liabilities with another constituency once considered relevant in presidential campaigns: voters. Chris Christie’s home state approval rating, … [Read more...] about Presidential Races in the Age of Citizens United