Archive for 2010
Collateral Damage
This video of a helicopter attack on a group of men in Iraq has been obtained by wikileaks. Two reporters for Reuters were killed in the attack, and two children were wounded. The video explains much of what happened. The U.S. helicopter thought that this was a group of insurgents, and mistook the camera equipment […]
Pssst…Wanna Buy a Judge?
Ever since the Supreme Court issued its January ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (FEC), lifting the ban on corporate spending on elections, most of the attention has been directed towards how this would effect things like presidential and congressional races. And while there now will certainly be the opportunity for big corporations […]
17%
If you read our illustrious rivals over at Delaware Politics, or really any conservative blog or any “reporter” on Fox “News,” you are led to believe that the overwhelming majority of Americans are Teabaggers. And I am not even talking about a 50 + 1 majority, I am talking about the “constitutional” majority of over 60% or more. However, a Republican polling outfit called the Winston Group is out with some poll results that should, but won’t, change that narrative.
Monday Open Thread
Welcome to your first post-iPad Monday. Does the world feel different and new? Are you ready to chuck your unwieldy netbook and use an iPad forever? So, are there any non-iPad related things you want to discuss? Put them here, in your open thread.
Republicans In Disarray!
Can you remember back just over one year ago when the Republicans were electing the chair of the Republican National Committee? The last three choices came down to Michael Steele, the guy who was a member of an all-white country club and the guy who sent the “Barack the Magic Negro” song to his buddies for Christmas. Out of that bunch, Steele looked like the best choice.
Tornoe’s Toon: The Quiet Chris Coons
Hey everyone! The folks at Delaware Liberal were kind enough to offer me a spot in their sandbox to post my cartoons, so here’s my first offering. If you’d like to contact me, feel free to drop me a line at robtornoe@delawareliberal.net. You can also follow me on twitter @RobTornoe.
This Is What Winning Does
Passing a health care reform bill has given Democrats more confidence. In fact, passing the bill has stopped the bleeding in the polls and has started to re-energize the Democratic base. Already the conversation changed from hapless, divided Democrats to crazy, divided Republicans. The media is talking about an extremely accomplished 1-year president and passing a financial reform package will cement that view.
In Which We Find Ron Williams Losing All Journalistic Integrity He Had Left
Sunday’s editorial page had another piece from Williams, this one not just carrying water for the Insurance Commissioner, but inexplicably injects her current round of excuses into the debate without a single comment from Matt Denn.
Whoa! McNabb to Skins?
According to just-breaking news from Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Birds have agreed to trade DMac to the Skins. I’m guessing that they get the ‘Skins’ second round choice, which would be pick # 37. Trading within the division is really unusual. It’s clear that the Iggles are in rebuilding mode. They’d better have a great draft.
Pretty Much the Whole Story
Courtesy of the Facebook page Ethical Reporters Against Faux News page — this is pretty much what I see when I hear teabaggers explaining why associating with racists and racist language isn’t racist:
Anniversary of Dr. King’s Assasination
While many of us are celebrating Easter, Passover, baseball season or at least the fact that this long-coming spring is finally here, we also take a few minutes to remember that on April 4, 1968, Dr.Martin Luther King was assassinated at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was in Tennessee helping the city’s sanitation workers to get a living wage and safer working conditions.
The Nuance of Studying Same-Sex Behavior in Animals
This is not a political post, rather it is an anti-political post regarding zoology and how it relates to human beings. In this morning’s New York Times Magazine, Can Animals Be Gay? focuses on one of the largest same-sex Laysan albatross colonies and how it does not relate to human behavior. First and foremost, when […]
Weekend Open Thread
It’s a holiday weekend and it’s time for an open thread. The holiday I’m talking about, of course, is iPad launch day. If my Twitter feed is correct it’s the biggest thing happening in the world this weekend. There’s also some holiday called Easter. The headline of this article says it all “Not satisfied with […]
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