THE IRS scandal keeps getting worse, with the IRS official Lois Lerner taking the fifth before Congress, but not before she changed the narrative, if only slightly. Reading a statement, Lois Lerner put into the congressional record “I have not done anything wrongd,” broke no laws and did not provide false testimony to Congress. It [...]
Anthony Weiner Seeks Redemption from New Yorkers
“I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down. But I’ve also learned some tough lessons. I’m running for mayor because I’ve been fighting for the middle class and those struggling to make it my entire life. I hope I get a second chance to work for you.” – [...]
FBI Kill Man with Ties to Boston Bomber
NBC NEWS is reporting that the FBI has shot and killed a man, Ibragim Todashev, with ties to the Boston bomber suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Not much more is known, except that he was not being questioned for any role he might have had in the Boston terrorist attack. From NBC, the connection between Tamerlan Tsarnaev [...]
Inhofe and Coburn, Today’s GOP
IS THERE anything more ironic than Senator James Inhofe, after having declared Sandy victims shouldn’t get financial help in a bill that included climate change provisions, now demanding that Oklahomans in the path of the giant tornado that ripped through his state get federal help? Parsing who is deserving at a time of tragedy is [...]
Poll: Red-faced Republicans Losing to Mr. Cool
THE NATIONAL Journal’s Charlie Cook calls it “blind rage.” Turn on right wing radio any time to hear it. Read the comments of the perpetual Obama haters. Red-faced Republicans, circling and preparing to pounce on a second-term Democratic president they loathe, do not respect, and certainly do not fear. Sound familiar? Perhaps reminiscent of Bill [...]
Fundraiser: Support TM.com
Newer posts appear below the fundraiser. IT’S A FUNDRAISER. Because advertising alone doesn’t cut it. Final days of the annual late spring fundraiser, so if you haven’t jumped in, now’s the time. Several months ago I lost two-thirds of my advertising, the company I’d been using for years folding. It’s been an ugly advertising year, [...]
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Giant Tornado in Oklahoma Kills 91
A giant tornado, a mile wide or more, killed at least 91 people, 20 of them children, as it tore across parts of Oklahoma City and its suburbs Monday afternoon, flattening homes, flinging cars through the air and crushing at least two schools. [...] Amy Elliott, the spokeswoman for the Oklahoma City medical examiner, said [...]
Right Wing Host Calls for Clinton to be Shot
THERE IS nothing more virulently inciting than the right wing extremists who breath fire on right wing talk radio. Host Pete Santilli has now gotten the attention of the Secret Service for recently calling for Hillary Clinton to be shot, which follows similar comments directed at President Obama. From Right Wing Watch, the audio, with [...]
DOJ Accuses Journalist James Rosen in Kim Case
“The latest events show an expansion of this law enforcement technique,” said attorney Abbe Lowell, who is defending Kim on federal charges filed in 2010 that he disclosed national defense information. A trial is possible as soon as 2014. “Individual reporters or small time periods have turned into 20 [telephone] lines and months of records [...]
Hillary Clinton ’08 Vets Say No to ’16
“I’m doing something completely different… My passion for technology actually predates my passion for politics.” – Mark Penn THERE is a lengthy piece in the Washington Post about the veteran Hillary campaign people who are unlikely to join her in 2016, if she decides to run. One of my favorite sections is onHoward Wolfson, who [...]
U.S. Deaths by Guns Since Newtown: At Least 4,236
Slate and the Twitter feed @GunDeaths continue their project of collecting data to determine the number of U.S. deaths by guns since the Newtown shooting on December 14, 2012, and as of today, at about 2:30 Central, the total was at 4,236. You can see a graph, a “deaths by city” interactive map, and additional [...]
Queer Talk: FL Teen Kaitlyn Hunt Arrested for Lesbian Relationship
Kaitlyn Hunt, a Florida high school senior, has been expelled, and arrested, as Think Progress reports, charged with a felony for a lesbian relationship. It’s one of several recent reports that make clear that, in spite of all the progress, full equality under the law remains a goal, not a reality, for lesbian, gay, bisexual [...]
Queer Talk: Anti-Gay Words of Lt. Gov. Nominee E.W. Jackson (R-VA)
Buzzfeed has the collection of the “10 most” anti-gay words from Republican nominee for Lt. Governor of Virginia, E.W. Jackson. Jackson will “run alongside Ken Cuccinelli.” Check at the link for more details provided in Andrew Kaczynski’s article. Below are the basics. 1. ‘I believe there is a direct connection’ [between being gay and being [...]
Cannes Film Festival Hit by Second Burglary (…and a wardrobe malfunction)
THE French Riviera has a reality show going on reminiscent of “To Catch a Thief.” Last week the Cannes Film Festival was hit by a millionn dollar jewelry heist. In case you missed it… A million dollars’ worth of jewellery to be worn by celebrities at the Cannes film festival has been stolen, according to [...]
Yahoo Inc. Gobbles Tumblr
Yahoo Inc. has agreed to pay $1.1 billion for Tumblr, a six-year-old company with more than 100 million users but very little revenue, a deal that highlights the shifting balance of power in the technology business. Veterans like Yahoo have shown they have staying power—and they have cash to spend. But companies like Yahoo’s target, [...]
Obama and the GOP Scandal Fetish
In the cocoon of our public debate Obama gets high marks on foreign policy. That is because his policies’ principal aim is not to make strategic decisions but to satisfy public opinion— he has done more of the things that people want and fewer of the things we have to do that may be unpopular. [...]
Pat Robertson’s Advice on Infidelity
Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. US News | Syria News | More ABC News Videos “Males have a tendency to wander a little bit. And what you want to do is make a home so wonderful he doesn’t want to wander.” – Pat Robertson INFIDELITY is expected of men, according to Pat Robertson. [...]
Queer Talk: Sara Bareilles, “I Want to See You Be Brave” [Video]
“I Want to See You Be Brave” is the first single from the third studio album by Sara Bareilles. The Blessed Unrest. GayNet calls it the “uplifting gay anthem you’ve been waiting for.” From the lyrics: You can be amazing. You can turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug. You can be the [...]
Queer Talk: Riot Against LGBTs at Anti-Homophobia Rally [Video]
Via John Aravosis at America Blog Gay, a video of a riot against LGBTs (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) at a small anti-homophobia, anti-transphobia, anti-biphobia rally. It’s a horrific video. Thousands … of former-Soviet Georgians rioting in the streets of Tbilisi, attacking a small handful of gay rights protesters holding a rally for the International Day [...]
President Obama and the Frothing Hyenas
PRESIDENT OBAMA fires the acting (interim) head of the IRS, appoints Daniel I. Erfel from the OMB, but that’s scene as “damage control.” What would Ronald Reagan have done? Whatever it was it would have been enough. After all, he got away with Iran-Contra. George W. Bush got away with secret torture chambers and lying [...]
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