Down By the Old Rumor Mill Stream, Part Whatever Devon Keester’s Hollywood Lowdown “The dark, sweaty juncture where politics and show biz meet!” [Note: Since Keester’s sources are shady and unreliable and usually found near a vinyl-covered barstool, his ramblings should be taken with a several grains of salt from the rim of his next margarita.] – Biden Over and Out: Obama will not be running with […]
Netanyahu’s House: Knowing Your Audience Anyone with a shred of knowledge about the Middle East conflict knows that yesterday’s performance alienated its most critical audience. I am not speaking about Netanyahu’s performance. He played the Israeli center, American Jews, and American media like Isaac Stern…
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is expected to introduce Army Gen. Martin Dempsey as his choice to lead the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a Rose Garden announcement Monday.
Dempsey is an accomplished veteran of the Iraq war. He would succeed Navy Adm. Mike Mullen as the president’s top military adviser when Mullen’s term ends Sept. 30. Dempsey would need Senate confirmation.
Two people familiar with the selection process told The Associated Press of Obama’s choice last week. They spoke on condition of anonymity because it had not been announced by the White House.
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) has become the latest member of Congress to run into Twitter trouble after a lewd photo was sent from his account on the microblogging site Friday night.
The photo, which was taken from the waist down and shows a man in bulging gray underwear, was first reported early Saturday by BigGovernment.com, the Web site of conservative commentator Andrew Breitbart.
JOPLIN, Mo. — Exactly a week after Joplin was nearly leveled by the deadliest tornado to strike the U.S in decades, President Barack Obama visited the Missouri city to offer hope to survivors and promises of help.
Obama came face to face Sunday with the legions of homeless, consoling the community as it remembered the more than 130 people killed in the storm. The memorial service erupted in cheers when Obama said, “I promise you your country will be there with you every single step of the way,” a pledge he extended to all parts of the nation raked by violent storms this season.
U.S. Has Binged, It’s Time to Pay the Tab Gretchen Morgenson, NY Times SAY this about all the bickering over the federal debt ceiling: at least people are talking openly about our nation’s growing debt load. This $14.3 trillion issue is front and center — exactly where it should be. Into the fray comes a thoughtful new paper by Joseph E. Gagnon, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, which studies economic policy. Written with Marc Hinterschweiger, a research analyst there, the report states plainly: “That government debt will grow to dangerous and unsustainable levels in most advanced…
Fixing Congress: Is It Still Possible? Rep. Jim Cooper, Boston Review Sites of interest: Penny Stocks / Last Minute Payday Loans / Concert tickets /Pittsburgh Movers / Broomfield Colorado Real Estate / Locksmith Toronto / Alcohol Treatment /Drug Treatment /Car Hire This article is part of Fixing Congress, a forum on the causes of legislative partisanship and corruption.U.S. Rep. Jim CooperFormer Senator Howard Baker once said, "There are three things I simply cannot understand: the Holy Ghost, the Middle East, and the House of Representatives." Baker is not alone; most people are mystified by Congress. But they do believe that it is badly…
Doctors Censor Patients on Web A growing trend in medical care is for doctors to make patients sign an agreement that grants the doctor the copyright to anything the patient says about them online — enabling them to demand its removal from the web. “It’s completely unethical for doctors to force their patients to sign away their rights in order to get medical care,” said law professors Jason Schultz, who publishes the site Doctored Reviews about the trend.
Sunday Talking Heads: May 29, 2011 It’s Memorial Day, where I wander around the neighborhood collecting cheezburgers. Memorial Day’s always been a conflicted holiday for me. A day dedicated to honoring those killed in action defending the country, and yet it’s the first big outdoor bash of the summer season. Growing up, ’twas opening day of the swimming pool, and just about the last day of school - happy excitement. Huge contrast to the death and destruction of wars. TROOPS.HOME.NOW.
“Silhouetted in the golden glory of a Pacific sunrise, crosses mark the graves of American boys who gave their lives to win a small atoll on the road to the Philippines. A Coast Guardsman stands in silent reverence beside the resting place of a comrade. 1944.” (photo: National Archives)
It’s Memorial Day, where I wander around the neighborhood collecting cheezburgers.
Memorial Day’s always been a conflicted holiday for me. A day dedicated to honoring those killed in action defending the country, and yet it’s the first big outdoor bash of the summer season. Growing up, ’twas opening day of the swimming pool, and just about the last day of school – happy excitement. Huge contrast to the death and destruction of wars. TROOPS.HOME.NOW.
ABC’s This Week: Republicans: Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) and Gov. Mitch Daniels (R-IN).
CBS’ Face The Nation:House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Chair of the DNC Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL).
CNN State of the Union: Memorial Day with Gen. Peter Chiarelli, vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army; Paul Rieckhoff, executive director and founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America; Tim Tetz, legislative director for The American Legion; Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), chair of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee; and Dale Beatty, co-founder of Purple Heart Homes. Then Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon will update us on the Joplin tornado.
Chris Matthews: The Three Republicans With a Real Shot to Beat Obama. How Close is President Obama to the Troops?
Fareed Zakaria – GPS: Oil and the Middle East with Tom Friedman and Saudi Prince Al-Waleed. Then President of the Central Bank of Kansas Thomas M. Hoening on where the Fed is going wrong.
Fox News Sunday: House business with Rep. Allen West (R-FL) and Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD). Then, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). Roundtable: Bill Kristol, Nina Easton, Byron York, Juan Williams.
NBC’s Meet The Press: Medicare and the 2012 election with Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY). Followed by Democratic Policy Committee Chair Sen. Chuck Schumer (NY). Roundtable: Harold Ford, Jr., Alex Castellanos, Ruth Marcus, David Brooks.
Newsmakers:Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) discusses the latest in budget negotiations. Last week, he announced he was “taking a break” from the “Gang of Six,” the bipartisan group of Senators working on a long term budget to reduce the federal deficit and debt…
Q & A:Part 2 with David McCullough and his latest book The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris. “The book focuses on a group of Americans who spent time living in Paris between 1830 and 1900 to study, work, and further their vocation. By telling their story, McCullough shows the influence of French medicine, culture, art, and politics on the United States.”…
60 Minutes:Medal of Honor – Sal Giunta, the first living soldier to win the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War tells Lara Logan in an emotional interview just what he did to earn the nation’s highest combat honor and how the recognition makes him uncomfortable (2x segment). A Relentless Enemy – The border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan, where a unit came under heavy and regular enemy fire from fighters the U.S. military says keep coming from their sanctuary in Pakistan.
To The Contrary:Topics: 1- Abolish Medicare? Or is it a scare tactic? 2- Conservative Christians admit to losing the war on gay marriage; 3- Fewer nuns and the effect on Catholic social services. Panelists: Global Summit of Women President Irene Natividad; Progressive Commentator Erica Williams; Conservative Commentator Dana White; and former EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez.
Univision’s Al Punto:Fabricio Correa, Brother of Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador; Ana Hernandez Luna, Texas State Representative (District 143); Francisco Sanchez, Under Secretary of Commerce of International Trade U.S. Department of Commerce; Aterciopelados, Colombian Rock Band.
Virtually Speaking: U of Toronto’s Brent Wood and journalist Kevin Wood take a look at Marshall McLuhan’s persistent influence.
FDL Book Salon:Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice. “Their story is one of the most celebrated episodes of the civil rights movement, yet a full-length history has never been written until now. In these pages, acclaimed historian Raymond Arsenault provides a gripping account of six pivotal months that jolted the consciousness of America.” Come chat with Ray Arsenault and host mauimom, 5pm ET.
FDL Movie Night Monday:God Went Surfing with the Devil. “From first-time director Alexander Klein is an inspirational film that charts the difficulties and dangers encountered by surfers in Gaza and how a non-profit group would attempt to deliver 23 surfboards into the region. Along the way, Israelis, Arab-Israelis and Palestinians affected by the violence, speak candidly about their daily struggle to supersede the conflict through the pure joy of surfing.” Talk with director Alex Klein and American surfer Matthew Olsen, with host Lisa Derrick. 8pm ET.
‘Left, Right & Center’: Medicare, G8, Dismal Q1 Numbers The Medicare “reform” proposal of Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, encountered some setbacks this week. Also, leaders of the Group of 8 meeting in France pledged nearly $20 billion to Egypt and Tunisia; money well spent? Our panel weighs in.
The Medicare “reform” proposal of Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, encountered some setbacks this week. Also, leaders of the Group of 8 meeting in France pledged nearly $20 billion to Egypt and Tunisia; money well spent? Our panel weighs in.
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