It's been about two years since TMV has given out one of its Get A Life awards to a person, group of publication but now we will give a chair -- actually, let's make it bigger, let's give a sofa -- to The American Thinker for running an article that is a quintessential example of of a Get A Life recipient. It seems the website ran a photo "proving" that Barack Obama must be … [Read more...] about Our Get A Life Partisan Politics: Claim Obama is Really a Muslim Quickly Proven False
The Conservative Con Game
If you ever subscribed to any conservative magazines you most likely wound up on their mailing lists which try to sell all sorts of snake oil to gullible conservatives. They often tie it into conservative philosophy/paranoia, such as selling gold based upon warnings about the imminent economic collapse. Their predictions are essentially unchanged from the 1960’s when I first … [Read more...] about The Conservative Con Game
A Sensible Approach to ISIS
Part of the Bush administration's disastrous misadventure in Iraq was due to a poor understanding of that country and al-Qaeda. Graeme Wood offers an in-depth analysis of ISIS and how to deal with them in The Atlantic. Our ignorance of the Islamic State is in some ways understandable: It is a hermit kingdom; few have gone there and returned. (ISIS leader Abu Bakr) al-Baghdadi … [Read more...] about A Sensible Approach to ISIS
Tel Aviv Diary: Netanyahu’s Big-Spending Ways (Guest Voice)
Tel Aviv Diary: Netanyahu’s Big-Spending Ways According to a poll released Monday, 67 percent of Israelis expect that Benjamin Netanyahu will be Israel’s next prime minister. However, that was Monday—before a scathing report was released by the state comptroller detailing the mismanagement of expenses in the Netanyahu residence (including some actions which may have been … [Read more...] about Tel Aviv Diary: Netanyahu’s Big-Spending Ways (Guest Voice)
Oklahoma’s All-Out Attack on Historical Accuracy in the Classroom
Here’s a question for you: What do we need more of in our public schools? The correct answer is “money.” But lawmakers in Oklahoma have an answer of their own: “organized religion.” The new AP History curriculum hasn’t received much love from the Republican National Committee; back in September, they made headlines by condemning what they called a “radical,” … [Read more...] about Oklahoma’s All-Out Attack on Historical Accuracy in the Classroom
Jeb Bush’s Satire: ‘I’ll Be Different from my Brother’
[icopyright one button toolbar] In a speech planned for Wednesday at an event hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Jeb Bush is expected to hammer home the theme that he is “his own man,” and that while he admires the services to the nation by his father and brother, he will not “be captive” to their foreign policies. The Washington Post, based on prepared … [Read more...] about Jeb Bush’s Satire: ‘I’ll Be Different from my Brother’
New Dr. Seuss Book Coming in July from Original Manuscript
New Dr. Seuss Book Coming in July from Original Manuscript by Chris Jennewein A new Dr. Seuss book will be published later this year from an original manuscript and accompanying sketches discovered in the La Jolla home of the famed author and illustrator. Random House and the trustees of Theodore Geisels’ work announced Wednesday that What Pet Should I Get? will be … [Read more...] about New Dr. Seuss Book Coming in July from Original Manuscript
What we’re going to do about ISIS
John Cassidy gets into the weeds and explains how the President and Congress are working (together, sort of) to get in there and "take out" ISIS. In the coming weeks, Republicans and Democrats will be forced to approve, strike down, or modify the Administration’s request, which is what is supposed to happen. (The would-be Presidential candidates in 2016, by virtue of … [Read more...] about What we’re going to do about ISIS
Misinterpreting Brian Williams’ Misremembering
[icopyright one button toolbar] So NBC's Brian Williams is off his anchor desk for six months -- wanna bet it'll be a LOT longer than that? -- and has gone from being a respected anchor to a godsend to comedy writers, internet ridicule, and Jerry Seinfeld punch lines. Up until this month, Williams seemed to be a 21st century anchorman descendent of David Brinkley and … [Read more...] about Misinterpreting Brian Williams’ Misremembering
Seventh Century Selfie
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 Seventh Century Selfie
Inspiration: Confident of licking cancer, Emerald to run again
Inspiration: Confident of licking cancer, Emerald to run again by Donald Harrison SAN DIEGO (via SDONA) – Confident of her recovery from breast cancer, for which she currently is undergoing radiation five days a week, City Councilwoman Marti Emerald says she plans to run in 2016 for another four-year term in part because she wants to protect the children of the 9th District … [Read more...] about Inspiration: Confident of licking cancer, Emerald to run again
Boehner’s classroom run amok
WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives seems to be trying mightily to make itself irrelevant, with Speaker John Boehner leading the effort. I can't help but think of the old proverb: "The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on." The caravan, in this case, consists of President Obama, the Senate and the American people. It's still early, but one has to wonder whether … [Read more...] about Boehner’s classroom run amok
CNN/ORC poll: Majority of Americans oppose Netanyahu invitation (UPDATE)
[icopyright one button toolbar] Forget what you're hearing on some conservative talk shows or reading on some conservative websites or in comments sections on Facebook or blogs. The fact is most Americans do NOT think Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should have been invited by Republican leaders without first checking with the White House. And in fact, neither … [Read more...] about CNN/ORC poll: Majority of Americans oppose Netanyahu invitation (UPDATE)
Phil Hartman Best ‘Saturday Night Live’ Skits
Phil Hartman shot to fame in the 1980s and is one of the best comedians to appear on “Saturday Night Live.” Some would even say Hartman was the funniest -- ever. The star was shot to death by his wife in 1998 in a murder-suicide, but during “SNL 40” Sunday, which paid tribute to 40 years… … [Read more...] about Phil Hartman Best ‘Saturday Night Live’ Skits
Democrats Seek To Fix Bug In Obamacare Deadline–Updated
[icopyright one button toolbar] The Affordable Care Act has been a tremendous success in increasing the number of people insured, reducing the cost of health care coverage, and eliminating the ability of insurance companies to deny coverage to those who develop medical problems. However it is not surprising that a law of its complexity does get some details wrong. When I … [Read more...] about Democrats Seek To Fix Bug In Obamacare Deadline–Updated
Minnesota Newspaper Backtracks After Calling Obama a “Self-Absorbed Assclown”
[icopyright one button toolbar] The Twin Cities Pioneer Press apologized for calling President Obama a "self-absorbed assclown" over a selfie-stick parody video. Um, why make the comments only to have come back and apologize? This morning, the Pioneer Press created some waves by calling President Obama an "assclown." The off-color remark came in the context of the … [Read more...] about Minnesota Newspaper Backtracks After Calling Obama a “Self-Absorbed Assclown”
History Lessons Forgotten
[icopyright one button toolbar] A quote from the philosopher George Santayana’s writing- “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”- is frequently used when someone is trying to make a point for or against war, or halting a nation’s aggressive behavior. One of the reasons for this is the ambiguity of the quote, as it can be interpreted to support … [Read more...] about History Lessons Forgotten
Boehner, Netanyahu Helping Iran (Guest Voice)
Boehner, Netanyahu Helping Iran By Jason Stanford What would it look like if politics stopped at the water's edge? It wouldn't look like the mess that John Boehner created by inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a session of Congress on March 3. By allowing Netanyahu to stage what is effectively a campaign event in the U.S. Capitol, congressional … [Read more...] about Boehner, Netanyahu Helping Iran (Guest Voice)
Federal Judge Blocks Obama’s Executive Action On Immigration
A federal judge ruled that the executive action on immigration reform by U.S. President Barack Obama must be temporarily halted while a lawsuit against the president is dealt with. The federal government is expected to appeal the ruling. Judge Andrew Hanen of the U.S. District Court in Texas ruled on Monday that the president’s executive action,… … [Read more...] about Federal Judge Blocks Obama’s Executive Action On Immigration
Why we do it
[icopyright one button toolbar] Take a look -- even if it's just a quick glance --at Graeme Wood's article on "What Isis really wants." Not so much difference between Isis and Christian fundamentalists there within. Ages ago, before blogs and at a time when many of us hung out with fellow commenters in chat rooms, I'd read the earnest efforts of fundies to justify their … [Read more...] about Why we do it