President Barack Obama's speech yesterday in Selma, Alabama to mark the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," when Alabama state troopers shocked much of the nation and generated more support for the civil rights movement by beating people marching for voting rights, is being hailed as a historic one. CNN reports: One presidential historian called it President Barack … [Read more...] about Video of Full Speech: Obama’s “I Have a Dream” Speech in Selma?
Tens of Thousands Rally Against Netanyahu in Israel: Ex Mossad Chief Says Our Leadership Scares Me More Than Our Enemies
[icopyright one button toolbar] Under a banner proclaming "Israel Wants Change," tens of thousands of Israelis attended a massive demonstration calling for the ouster during the March 7th elections of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The rally underlined the fact that not all Israelis approved of the way their Prime Minister secured speech time in front of the U.S. … [Read more...] about Tens of Thousands Rally Against Netanyahu in Israel: Ex Mossad Chief Says Our Leadership Scares Me More Than Our Enemies
More on the GOP Death Watch
The recent Republican Congressional belly-flop over Department of Homeland Security funding reminded me of this 2013 gem from John Judis in The New Republic on the GOP Death Watch. There is a growing fear among Washington Republicans that the party, which has lost two national elections in a row, is headed for history’s dustbin. And I believe that they are right to worry...The … [Read more...] about More on the GOP Death Watch
Read Obama’s Speech On Selma
Read Obama's Speech On Selma President Barack Obama spoke Saturday at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama to mark the 50th anniversary of the civil rights march in the state that was slated to go from Selma to Montgomery. It was nicknamed Bloody Sunday because the march was halted when state troopers violently attacked the demonstrators with clubs, whips and… … [Read more...] about Read Obama’s Speech On Selma
Cartoon: Ferguson and living while black
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: Ferguson and living while black
The Danger When Politicians Throw Snowballs at Science (Guest Voice)
The Danger When Politicians Throw Snowballs at Science by Chris Jennewein When lawmakers doubt vaccination and throw snowballs on the Senate floor, it’s a sign of a worrisome trend in America to put blind faith before the hard facts of science. In Georgia, Rep. Barry Loudermilk, ironically a member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, told a town hall … [Read more...] about The Danger When Politicians Throw Snowballs at Science (Guest Voice)
2 Held In The Killing Of Boris Nemtsov
2 Held In The Killing Of Boris Nemtsov Two men have been detained in Russia in connection with the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, the country's Federal Security Service, or FSB, has revealed. The men, identified as Anzor Gubashev and Zaur Dadayev, were detained on Saturday, FSB director Alexander Bortnikov said, speaking on Russian television, the BBC reported. … [Read more...] about 2 Held In The Killing Of Boris Nemtsov
Jeb Bush Not As Transparent As He Claims
[icopyright one button toolbar] The revelations this week regarding Hillary Clinton’s use of private email (discussed here, here, and here) added to questions about her secrecy, opposition to transparency in government, and her character. Her actions also look remarkably foolish for a major candidate, especially considering how she had previously criticized Republicans in … [Read more...] about Jeb Bush Not As Transparent As He Claims
Mystery Again Surrounds Bundestag’s NSA Committee of Inquiry (Die Welt, Germany)
Chairman of the Bundestag's NSA Committee of Inquiry Patrick Sensburg has led Berlin's almost two-year long probe into the scandal exposed by Edward Snowden surrounding NSA mass surveillance. Last year Sensburg reportedly ordered music to be played at committee meetings 'just in case' and at least two moles were discovered passing information from the Committee to U.S. spies. … [Read more...] about Mystery Again Surrounds Bundestag’s NSA Committee of Inquiry (Die Welt, Germany)
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Hillary Clinton’s emails
Hillary Clinton's emails by Mike Peters OF RELATED INTEREST: --Team Clinton Will Beat the Press - Again --Clinton, White House Play Delicate Dance As Emails Await Release --Review of Hillary Clinton emails to take months: official --Republicans see gold in Hillary Clinton emails Mike Peters is recognized as one of our nation’s most prominent cartoon artists for … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Hillary Clinton’s emails
Arming U.S. Covert Agents in Mexico is Integration Run Amok (La Jornada, Mexico)
Has the so-called Security and Prosperity Partnership [SPP] of North America gone too far, and when does "integration" became a byword for foreign coercion or even occupation? For Mexico's La Jornada, Carlos Fazio calls President Enrique Peña Nieto a tool of Washington for seeking changes to the country's Federal Law of Firearms and Explosives to allow undercover U.S. agents to … [Read more...] about Arming U.S. Covert Agents in Mexico is Integration Run Amok (La Jornada, Mexico)
No Compassion in Aiding Suicide
No Compassion in Aiding Suicide By Christine Flowers I found out that my brother had committed suicide from my mother. It was hard, particularly when I saw how devastated and small she looked sitting on the living room couch, as if the life had been siphoned from her in one inhuman pull. But the way that I found out was nothing compared to the way she'd learned of his … [Read more...] about No Compassion in Aiding Suicide
Can the Ferguson Police Department Be Fixed?
Updated | In the wake of a Department of Justice report released Wednesday that said the Ferguson, Missouri, Police Department routinely engages in "a pattern or practice of unlawful conduct...that violates the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, and federal statutory law," many locals are asking if the department, and the city,… … [Read more...] about Can the Ferguson Police Department Be Fixed?
Teheran’s wins in likely nuclear deal with US
[icopyright one button toolbar] There are increasing signs that Teheran is moving closer to a nuclear deal with Washington because it has already scored some wins. A main reason for the likely deal is political will in Teheran and Washington. Iran’s Hassan Rouhani thinks the surest way for him to win the 2016 parliamentary elections is to convince Iranians that they … [Read more...] about Teheran’s wins in likely nuclear deal with US
Hillary Clinton On Private Email 2007 And 2015
[icopyright one button toolbar] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnndelQs3Us#t=417 It took Hillary Clinton two days to respond to the recent scandal regarding her use of private email without following government rules regarding archiving email, making many Democrats nervous. Back in 2007, when the Bush administration was under attack for the use of private email, Clinton … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton On Private Email 2007 And 2015
2016? Dems don’t have a candidate and the right doesn’t have a party.
[icopyright one button toolbar] Pinning all hopes on Hillary is beginning to look like a deathbed scenario for Democrats. I don't think many of us will cave in and vote for her because she's all we've got. And now, after screw-ups, glitches, clowning around, attacks on healthcare, and the Boehner-Netanyahu follies, the Republicans have pretty much lost 2016. … [Read more...] about 2016? Dems don’t have a candidate and the right doesn’t have a party.
‘Plan B’ and ‘Plan C’ for Hillary: Joe Biden to the Rescue
[icopyright one button toolbar] A faux firestorm has erupted among “Hillary Haters” over Clinton’s use of a private e-mail system, allegedly to thwart access to her e-mails, private and otherwise. Criticism is so severe that some Democrats -- even some “Clintonistas” -- are beginning to see fire in the faux smoke and are beginning to suggest that perhaps there should … [Read more...] about ‘Plan B’ and ‘Plan C’ for Hillary: Joe Biden to the Rescue
Christie Appears At Event Hosted By Exxon-Funded Advocacy Group
Christie Appears At Event Hosted By Exxon-Funded Advocacy Group On Thursday, Gov. Chris Christie’s administration announced it was settling New Jersey’s $8.9 billion lawsuit against ExxonMobil for just $225 million. Just hours later, amid outraged calls for a federal probe of the deal as far too lenient, Christie attended a secretive conference in Georgia organized by an … [Read more...] about Christie Appears At Event Hosted By Exxon-Funded Advocacy Group
The Bibi-Boehner coalition
WASHINGTON -- It was disconcerting to watch Congress cheer wildly as a foreign leader, the prime minister of one of America's closest allies, trashed an American president's foreign policy. It was equally strange that the speaker of our House of Representatives interjected the United States Congress into an Israeli political campaign. It fell to Isaac Herzog, Benjamin … [Read more...] about The Bibi-Boehner coalition
(Update) Ben Carson: Congress Shows Stupidity is a Choice
[icopyright one button toolbar] Update (No satire): On Wednesday, Dr. Ben Carson apologized for and walked back his assertion that prisons prove that being gay is a choice. Excerpts from his apology: “In a recent interview on CNN, I realized that my choice of language does not reflect fully my heart on gay issues. . “I do not pretend to know how every individual … [Read more...] about (Update) Ben Carson: Congress Shows Stupidity is a Choice