Iranian Protest Support »
By Larry Johnson on Jun 30, 2009 in Current Affairs | 39 Comments
(More than worthy of a replay, so bumped up from last night - ed.)
Have you seen this?
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora hook up with a famous Iranian singer.
Archive for June, 2009
Government Health Care »
By Thomas Sears MD FACC on Jun 30, 2009 in Current Affairs, Health Care | 64 Comments
I am a physician. I am a full-time faculty member at a University hospital, but as an unpaid care-deliverer, I also frequently work in a the real government health care establishment, the VA Hospital, ….not the NIH where the docs can do anything they want. If we, in real life, would do [...]
SCOTUS and Ricci »
By LisaB on Jun 30, 2009 in Current Affairs | 63 Comments
CBS/AP reported that SCOTUS found for the white firefighters in the notorious Ricci v. DeStefano case.
Opinion (.pdf) here.
New Haven was wrong to scrap a promotion exam because no African-Americans and only two Hispanic firefighters were likely to be made lieutenants or captains based on the results, the court said Monday in a [...]
Incarceration Nation Revisited: Webb to the Rescue! »
By Pat Racimora on Jun 30, 2009 in Current Affairs | 42 Comments
It is a scandal. It breaks families and our economy. My first post on the crises in our prisons got a great response from many of you, but we didn’t come up with many solid answers. Then I got an email from the Press Secretary for Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) who had actually seen [...]
Madoff Sentencing Only the Beginning »
By Larry Doyle on Jun 30, 2009 in Bernie Madoff, Economy, Sense on Cents (Larry Doyle blog) | 17 Comments
Having received the maximum 150 years in prison, Bernie Madoff now knows how he will ‘exist’ for the balance of his ‘life.’ Today does not represent the end of the pursuit of justice in this massive fraud, but truly the beginning.
Victims of crime typically look for justice in two forms: restitution and justice “for all” [...]
Bush Power Grabs Exceeded Only by Obama’s »
By LisaB on Jun 30, 2009 in Current Affairs | 38 Comments
Three days go, WaPo wrote that the Obama administration was considering an executive order on [keeping in place] “prolonged” detention.
Obama administration officials, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, are crafting language for an executive order that would reassert presidential authority to incarcerate [...]
Honduras Tells Chavez and Obama to Butt Out »
By Larry Johnson on Jun 29, 2009 in Current Affairs | 82 Comments
By now most of you have heard of the “coup” in Honduras. The media, ever ignorant, is going with the story line that the military has ousted a democratic leader. Here’s the AP view:
Police and soldiers clashed with thousands of protesters outside Honduras’ national palace Monday as world leaders from Barack Obama to [...]
so, cap and trade… is it a good thing or not? »
By American Girl in Italy on Jun 29, 2009 in Barack Obama, Campaign promises, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Energy Policy, Environment, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Sara in Italy | 68 Comments
I do think it a good thing to reduce pollutants in the air – and whether you believe in manmade climate change or not, I imagine you would agree. I also think the US needs to stop spending $200,000 per minute on foreign oil, and would love to see alternative methods developed and utilized.
The question [...]
Some Anniversary Celebration »
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 29, 2009 in Civil Liberties & Rights, Dept. of Justice (Obama), GLBT, Gay Rights, Human Rights | 34 Comments
I had planned on doing something completely different today - something snarky about John Edwards and Mark Sanford (maybe a video of “Your Cheatin’ Heart” or something), but then I saw this article:
“Gays, Lesbians Rally Over Bar Raid in Fort Worth”
About 18 hours after officers with the Fort Worth Police Department and agents with the [...]
john edwards: the paris hilton of politics »
By American Girl in Italy on Jun 29, 2009 in Current Affairs, John Edwards | 63 Comments
John Edwards, he’s cute in an odd sort of way, spends a fortune on his hair, likes to primp in front of the camera, and has an infantile fixation of the phrase *you’re hot*.
He got caught with his panties down, and now, god save us all, there is a sex tape.
“Former presidential candidate John [...]
A Little Boogie Woogie - **OPEN THREAD** »
By Linda Anselmi on Jun 29, 2009 in Current Affairs | 41 Comments
With all the fancy foot work going on in Washington while the media celebrates its obsession with all Michael Jackson all the time, I thought you might like something different to start your morning. Enjoy!
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(h/t BGD)
Sexist Pig Kerry Is NOT Funny »
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 28, 2009 in Current Affairs, Democrats, Feminism, Media Bias, Republicans, Sarah Palin, South Carolina | 66 Comments
Some of you may have heard that Senator John Kerry tried to make a joke about Governor Palin recently in light of Gov. Sanford’s, um, “adventure”. Like his previous comedic attempts, it was NOT funny. Seriously - he should leave comedy to the professionals (and Letterman doesn’t count). Anyway, The Sleuth from [...]
Barack’s Hypocrisy on Health Care »
By Larry Johnson on Jun 28, 2009 in Current Affairs | 96 Comments
You’ve heard of NIMBY? (i.e., Not In My Back Yard). Meet the cousin, NIIIMK (i.e., Not If It Is My Kid). So Barack Obama is trying to sell a Health Care plan that, at the end of the day, will leave families in the position of being told by a government bureaucrat [...]
Dems Are Moms, Reps Are Dads »
By Steve_in_KC on Jun 28, 2009 in Current Affairs, Humor | 36 Comments
I’ve thought for a long time that Democrats seem comfortable in the role of mothers, while Republicans like to think they are the father figures of America. I’m not talking about the kind of father who is a deadbeat alcoholic who cheats on his wife while she’s at work… well, maybe that’s not such a [...]
Join No Quarter Radio’s Sins of Omission with Paulie Abeles »
By Linda Anselmi on Jun 28, 2009 in Current Affairs | 1 Comment
PROGRAM CONCLUDED & ANNOUNCEMENT BUMPED DOWN . Listen to the archived Monday night show.
IS CLEAN COAL A ‘DIRTY LIE’?
Join host Paulie Abeles on No Quarter Radio for “Sins of Omission” this Monday, June 29th at 9 pm (ET) as she talks with prize winning journalist and Vanity Fair Contributing Editor, MICHAEL SHNAYERSON, author [...]
“you do know what transparency means, don’t you?” »
By American Girl in Italy on Jun 27, 2009 in Barack Obama, Daily Show, Obama's Broken Promises, Transparency | 18 Comments
This video cracked me up. Enjoy!
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REMINDER: No Quarter Radio’s Sins of Omission with Paulie Abeles - Monday Nights at 9:00pm ET »
By Linda Anselmi on Jun 27, 2009 in Current Affairs, NoQuarter Radio | 1 Comment
PROGRAM CONCLUDED & ANNOUNCEMENT BUMPED DOWN . Listen to the archived Monday night show.
IS CLEAN COAL A ‘DIRTY LIE’?
The United States is increasingly searching for cheap forms of energy with the inevitable result that mountain top removal or ‘strip mining’ of coal in the Appalachia range in West Virginia has received little scrutiny by government [...]
The First Lady Of SC Speaks Out »
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 27, 2009 in Current Affairs, Hillary Clinton, Saturday Night Live, South Carolina | 47 Comments
Wowie zowie - Jenny Sullivan Sanford is no wallflower, in case anyone somehow got that impression. No, far from it - she is a strong, independently wealthy, educated, formed Wall Street Executive who ran her husband’s campaigns. She is one tough cookie, as is demonstrated in this article from Saturday’s Post and Courier, [...]
A Bit Of A Departure ** OPEN THREAD ** »
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 27, 2009 in Current Affairs | 63 Comments
From talking about the governor of SC - i just don’t know that I would have anything new to add to that whole discussion at this juncture…That might change, but not for the moment…
But it’s a departure mainly from the political realm to the personal (oh wait - the personal IS the political, isn’t it? [...]
Searching Savana »
By Pat Racimora on Jun 26, 2009 in Supreme Court | 51 Comments
Middle School was the pits.
The only kids who weren’t self-conscious in the extreme about their evolving bodies and appearance were those few precocious jocks destined for high school football glory. To minimize exposure of the shiny wire braces on his teeth, one of my friends refused to speak unless absolutely necessary. Another [...]
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