Baseball Drinks Up and Dumbs Down By Peter Funt On the road in Atlanta, the Pirates learned they were among 10 teams to make it to baseball's postseason. Reporter Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette described what followed: "The center of the visiting clubhouse turned into a fountain of champagne and beer. Everyone wore science-class style glasses, except (star … [Read more...] about Baseball Drinks Up and Dumbs Down
Waiting For A ‘Massacre’ In Kobani
If ISIS takes control of Kobani, at least 500 civilians trapped in the Syrian town on the Turkish border “will be most likely massacred,” the U.N.’s envoy to Syria warned on Friday. The remarks by Staffan de Mistura in Geneva came as a monitoring group estimated that Islamic State fighters control at least 40 percent of… … [Read more...] about Waiting For A ‘Massacre’ In Kobani
Republican Tactics Of Fear And Voter Suppression
[icopyright one button toolbar] Republicans, lacking a real agenda or any solutions to problems, are basing their campaign this year on a combination of fear and voter suppression. They are even trying to politicize Ebola with threats that it will cross our borders (along with people of other colors) and even mutate to become airborne to attack us. (Does their belief that … [Read more...] about Republican Tactics Of Fear And Voter Suppression
Sullivan on the “Failed Presidency” Meme
Andrew Sullivan debunks the "failed presidency" meme on The Daily Dish.[icopyright one button toolbar] Just a year ago, I had a conversation with a friend as the healthcare website was crashing. All that mattered, we agreed, was if, this time next year, the healthcare reform is working and the economy is doing better. Well, both those things have happened – Obamacare is … [Read more...] about Sullivan on the “Failed Presidency” Meme
Phyllis Schlafly Implies President Obama Bringing in Ebola Virus to America
Eagle Forum founder and right wingnut Phyllis Schlafly implies that President Obama is intentionally bringing the deadly Ebola virus to America to make us more like Africa.[icopyright one button toolbar] Here's more from Right Wing Watch: In an interview with WorldNetDaily published today, Eagle Forum founder Phyllis Schlafly weighed in on the unfounded theory gaining … [Read more...] about Phyllis Schlafly Implies President Obama Bringing in Ebola Virus to America
Courts Nix Wisconsin and Texas Voter ID laws
Every now and then -- even in the current, lamentable Supreme Court -- decency and common sense raise their hands and speak. This time a decision on voting laws from the Court sidelines three of our most shameful justices. The Supreme Court on Thursday evening stopped officials in Wisconsin from requiring voters there to provide photo identification before casting … [Read more...] about Courts Nix Wisconsin and Texas Voter ID laws
Lucas Oil Founder Takes Out Full-Page Ad to Apologize for Wife’s Facebook Rant
Lucas Oil founder, Forrest Lucas, takes out a full-page ad in Thursday's Indianapolis Star apologizing for his wife's Facebook rant about being "sick and tired of minorities." He said his wife, Charlotte Lucas, regrets her Facebook post disparaging minority groups and that her words were "harsh and insensitive." Here's Charlotte Lucas' offensive Facebook rant: “I’m sick and … [Read more...] about Lucas Oil Founder Takes Out Full-Page Ad to Apologize for Wife’s Facebook Rant
Control Of The Senate Too Close To Call–Several States Still Can Go Either Way
With under a month to go, the race for control of the Senate remains too close to call. The fundamentals support the Republicans and they maintain a slight edge based upon current polling, but there are so many close races that we cannot be certain what will happen, despite the pessimism of some Democrats. Some Republicans are starting to get worried.[icopyright one button … [Read more...] about Control Of The Senate Too Close To Call–Several States Still Can Go Either Way
Microsoft CEO tells women that their salary rests on karma, then retracts
At the Grace Hopper celebration of women in computing, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella gave this bit of career advise to the assembled audience of 8,000 women: “It’s not really about asking for a raise, but knowing and having faith that the system will give you the right raise" ... because "all HR systems are long-term efficient, short-term inefficient.” Satya Nadella, 8 … [Read more...] about Microsoft CEO tells women that their salary rests on karma, then retracts
New Bullying Problem for Schools: Parents
BROOKLYN, New York -- When you visit Brooklyn, you have to be amazed at the number of stoops. [icopyright one button toolbar] They're scenic and historical. These graceful old stairways were often built steep because they were constructed during the era when Grand Pianos thrived, and when people would gather on the stoops to gossip, smoke and drink. In his excellent … [Read more...] about New Bullying Problem for Schools: Parents
Let Women Serve in Combat
Let Women Serve in Combat By Jason Stanford There was joke that made the rounds when Bill Clinton was trying to figure out how to allow gays in the military without upsetting morale. "Gays in the military," the joke went. "Next thing you know they'll want to be interior decorators!" Of course, gays have always served in our military. Now, after long last, they can serve … [Read more...] about Let Women Serve in Combat
White House Dismisses Report On Involvement In Secret Service Prostitute Scandal
The White House has dismissed a Washington Post report claiming that it knew details of a scandal involving Secret Service members and a prostitute in Colombia in 2012. White House spokesperson Josh Earnest said that allegations of the scandal were reported, investigated and dismissed two years ago. In April 2012, members of President Barack Obama's advance… … [Read more...] about White House Dismisses Report On Involvement In Secret Service Prostitute Scandal
Ebola Crisis: Amidst ‘Hysteria’ and Criticism, Troops Move Forward
[icopyright one button toolbar] A majority of Americans support banning all flights to the United States from countries experiencing an Ebola outbreak, according to an “exclusive” NBC News online survey. The Liberian ambassador in Washington, Jeremiah Sulunteh, fears his country could be close to collapse from the Ebola outbreak and there are pleas for support from the … [Read more...] about Ebola Crisis: Amidst ‘Hysteria’ and Criticism, Troops Move Forward
Cartoon: iPhone 6 plus
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: iPhone 6 plus
8 Things You Didn’t Know About Depression
For the thousands of organizations that will come together to screen for depression on National Depression Screening Day this Thursday, Oct. 9, thousands more people will finally be on their way to finding relief. College students, military men and their families, as well as other members of the public will have access to screening questionnaires and… … [Read more...] about 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Depression
Leon Panetta and Jimmy Carter’s Irrational Attacks On Obama
There has been a lot of criticism of Obama’s Middle East policy from those of both parties who fail to recognize that we were placed in a situation with no good outcome the moment George Bush invaded Iraq. Leon Panetta has been all over the talk shows promoting his book, which echoes the criticism of Obama from Hillary Clinton. [icopyright one button toolbar] Seeing the … [Read more...] about Leon Panetta and Jimmy Carter’s Irrational Attacks On Obama
Book Review – There’s A House In The Land
TMV columnist Shaun Mullen has written a great book for those of us who came of age in the 60's and 70's - There's a House in the Land: (Where a Band Can Take a Stand)[icopyright one button toolbar] It was a troubled time because of the Vietnam war but also a magical one because of the response of people like Shaun and me. The book is about a house not a commune in 1970s … [Read more...] about Book Review – There’s A House In The Land
A Tar Heel rebellion against reaction
BURLINGTON, N.C. -- The clergy gathered in the second-floor conference room at the First Baptist Church here were pondering whether this midterm election might be different from other midterm elections. The five African-American pastors and bishops represented diverse theological traditions, but all were profoundly unhappy over what North Carolina's ultra-conservative … [Read more...] about A Tar Heel rebellion against reaction
The Apolitical Supreme Court Is Dead (Guest Voice)
Guest Voice Post by Kurt Eichenwald I may have been America’s last holdout, but I’m finally ready to accept what everyone else seems to have acknowledged long ago: The concept of an apolitical judiciary—carefully interpreting laws, the Constitution and precedent with little thought of policy preferences—is dead. What we have instead are unelected super-legislators clothed in … [Read more...] about The Apolitical Supreme Court Is Dead (Guest Voice)
How this year’s San Diego Chargers Resemble the 1994 Superbowl San Diego Chargers
How this year's San Diego Charges Resemble the 1994 Superbowl San Diego Chargers by Thomas Powell[icopyright one button toolbar] Twenty years ago, Junior Seau, Stan Humphries and Bobby Ross led the Chargers to their first and only Super bowl in 1994. It is now 2014 and the similarities of that squad can be found with this year’s team. That season began in Denver. I … [Read more...] about How this year’s San Diego Chargers Resemble the 1994 Superbowl San Diego Chargers