Month: April 2012
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Hilary Rosen Apologizes To Ann Romney
After a day of media attention over her remarks last night regarding Ann Romney, Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen has apologized: Hilary Rosen offered an apology Thursday after her comments about Ann Romney sparked an uproar and a debate over women and the economy. “I apologize to Ann Romney and anyone else who was offended,” Rosen,…
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Do Americans Really Want A President Who “Feels Our Pain”?
We need a lot less fake empathy in politics.
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In Joe Biden’s World, Al Franken Is A “Leading Legal Scholar”
The Vice-President’s tendency toward hyperbole is getting just a little ridiculous: Vice President Joe Biden described former Saturday Night Live comedian, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., as a “leading legal scholar,” presumably in the Senate, today. “He has been one of the leading legal scholars,” Biden said of Franken today, according to the pool report. Jonathan…
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Analysts Say Gas Prices May Have Peaked
Once again, those predictions of $5.00 gas may have been much ado about nothing.
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Gawker’s Fox News Mole Outed, Fired
Less than 24 hours after his first post, Gawker’s Fox News mole was outed and shown the door: Hi. My name is Joe Muto. I was the Fox Mole. Two hours ago I was called into a meeting with Dianne Brandi, the Fox News Executive Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs and suspended indefinitely……
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A Few Quick Thoughts on Commenting
James Joyner has had a couple of interesting posts over the last week concerning blog comments, especially here at OTB. Here are some more thoughts.
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Democratic Strategist Attacks Ann Romney, Unites Conservatives Behind Mitt Romney
Picking the wrong target.
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Panflation!
Dress sizes, hotel and restaurant ratings, grades! Where will it end? Via the Ecoomist: The perils of panflation.
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Contempt of Court for Saggy Pants
Via WSFA: Man jailed for wearing sagging pants in court An Autauga County man facing a charge of receiving stolen property is spending 3 days behind bars, not for that crime, but for wearing sagging pants in the courthouse. Lamarcus Ramsey, 20, of Prattville, was found in contempt of court. "It shows a general lack…
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New Herman Cain Video Features Killer Chickens
First it was goldfish, then it was rabbits, now it’s apparently homicidal chickens (and oh yea, the creepy kid is back too): Seriously Herman, this is all some massive practical joke, right?
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Clinton Funds Palestinians Despite Congressional Hold
The Secretary of State is ignoring a hold by the House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairwoman.
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Shocking News of the Day
Via the BBC: Charles Manson is denied parole. The parole board ruled that the 77-year-old did not appear to have made any efforts to rehabilitate himself. Shocking, I know.
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Line of the Day (Enemy Immigrants Edition)
“That immigrant culture that has renewed us … has been at the core of our strength. I don’t know when immigrants became the enemy.”-Condoleezza Rice. Indeed. And it’s a good question.
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George Zimmerman Charged With Second Degree Murder In Trayvon Martin Shooting
It’s time to let the criminal justice system do its job.
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What If Sarah Palin Had Run?
What would have happened if Sarah Palin had decided to run for the Republican nomination this year?
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10 Felonies in 9 Hours
William Todd committed at least nine felonies in the span of ten hours in Nashville.
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Court Rules That Accessing OTB At Work Isn’t A Federal Crime
A Federal Court rejects an effort to significantly expand the application of a law designed to target computer hacking.
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Simpsons Home Town: Springfield, Oregon
Shockingly, the “Springfield” in the long-running sittcom “The Simpsons” is Springfield, Oregon, near where creator Matt Groening grew up.
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Report: George Zimmermann To Be Charged In Trayvon Martin Shooting
The Washington Post is reporting that the special prosecutor handling the investigation into the Trayvon Martin shooting plans to file charges against George Zimmermann as early as today: Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey plans to announce as early as Wednesday afternoon that she is charging neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon…
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What’s Next For Rick Santorum, And The Republican Party?
We may have Rick Santorum to deal with in 2016.
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Romney Infographic: “Women & The Obama Economy”
The Romney campaign is pushing back on the “Republican War on Women” meme with this infographic on “Women & The Obama Economy.”
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Rick Santorum’s Delegates
Now that Rick Santorum is out of the race, what happens to his delegates?
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TSA’s Security Through Bureaucracy
Security theater and the bureaucratic mentality.
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Allen West: 80 House Democrats Communists
In case you needed more evidence that Allen West is a batshit crazy, he’s spreading rumors that 80 House Democrats are members of the Communist Party.
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The Iceberg That Sank An Unsinkable Ship
The Wall Street Journal has a photo essay up marking the 100th anniversary of the maiden, and final, voyage of RMS Titanic, which sank 100 years ago this coming Sunday. Perhaps the most interesting photo is this one, taken from the RMS Carpathia, which came to Titanic’s rescue. Off in the distance, you can see…
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Jon Stewart Mocks CNN News Programs Within News Programs
Last night, Jon Stewart mocked CNN’s odd new programming choices: The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook The format may be annoying, but if it means not seeing Hannity, O’Reilly, Schutlz, or Sharprton, it’s worth it I think.
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Gawker’s Mole At Fox News
Gawker claims to have a mole at Fox News Channel: I always intended to keep my mouth shut. The plan was simple: get hired, keep my head down and my views to myself, work for a few months, build my resume, then eventually hop to a new job that didn’t make me cringe every morning…
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Gingrich Campaign Bounces Check To Get On Utah Ballot
Newt Gingrich reacted to Rick Santorum dropping out of the race by appealing to Santorum supporters to take another look at him, but his campaign appears to be in more serious financial trouble than previously known: Five Republicans have filed the necessary papers and $500 fee to qualify for the June 26 Utah presidential primary…
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Are Online Comments More Trouble Than They’re Worth?
Animal’s Joel Johnson declares “Comments are Bad Business for Online Media.”
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Bloomberg Scooped Washington Post on Post’s Santorum Drop-Out Story
The Washington Post prematurely posted that Rick Santorum was dropping out of the race on its news wire and Bloomberg made the story viral while the Post was verifying its accuracy.
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Darth Vader and Son – What If Darth Vader Was a Good Father?
Jeffrey Brown has a children’s book titled Darth Vader and Son scheduled for release on April 18.
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George Zimmerman’s Lawyers Withdraw In Bizarre Press Conference
The George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case takes yet another bizarre turn.
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Comment Ratings
By popular demand, we’ve altered the comment rating system such that comments that receive very poor marks continue to be color coded but are no longer “hidden” and thus requiring an additional click to view. For the most part, the old system achieved what I hoped it would: signal to readers which comments were outside…
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The Perils Of A Cashless Society
There are advantages to cash that electronic transactions cannot replicate.
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Why Can’t Doctors Be On Time?
I have just, again, walked out of a doctor’s office after being kept waiting too long for an appointment.
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Rick Santorum Suspending Presidential Campaign
We won’t have Rick Santorum to kick around anymore.
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No, The President Is Not Giving $1.5 Billion To The Muslim Brotherhood
Facts are stubborn things.
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Obama Administration: Buffett Rule About Fairness, Not Budget
The Obama administration admits its push for the “Buffett Rule” is not about dealing with our budget woes.
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New Jersey Taking “Unused” Gift Card Balances After Two Years
Keep that gift card in your wallet too long and the government may come for it.
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Miami Marlins Manager Praises Castro, Gets Suspended
If you’re going to be the manager of a sports team in Miami, one of the things you don’t do is praise Fidel Castro: The Miami Marlins announced Tuesday morning that manager Ozzie Guillen has been suspended for five games due to his positive comments about Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Guillen told Time magazine that…
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The Continued Difficulties of the Egyptian Transition
Via the BBC: Egypt court suspends constitutional assembly A court in Egypt has suspended the 100-member assembly appointed last month to draft the country’s new constitution. Several lawsuits had demanded Cairo’s Administrative Court block the decision to form the panel as it did not reflect the diversity of Egyptian society. They said women, young people…
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Norwegian Mass Murderer Fit to Stand Trial by one Evaluation, Insane by Another
Via the BBC: Norway’s mass killer Breivik declared sane A second psychiatric evaluation of Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has found him sane enough to face trial and a jail term. The findings contradict a previous evaluation, published in November, that found him legally insane. Breivik is due to stand trial on Monday over…
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European Court of Human Rights Backs Extradition of Terror Suspects to US
Via the BBC: Abu Hamza US extradition backed by European Court The European Court of Human Rights has backed the extradition of Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects from the UK to the US. The Strasbourg court held there would be no violation of human rights for those facing life and solitary confinement in…
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Mitt Romney Lost North Dakota Caucuses, Will Get Most Of North Dakota’s Delegates Anyway
A reminder that those non-binding caucuses that the media pays so much attention to are, well, non-binding: Sweeping all but nine delegates in yesterday’s primaries was an impressive victory for Mitt Romney. The results from the low-attention North Dakota Republican convention were even more impressive. According to Minnesota’s Daily Globe, “most of North Dakota’s 25…
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Trayvon Martin Case Will Not Go To Grand Jury
In somewhat of a surprising last minute move, the special prosecutor in charge of the investigation into the death of Trayvon Martin will not be presenting the case to a grand jury: ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A grand jury will not look into the Trayvon Martin case, a special prosecutor said Monday, leaving the decision…
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Why Susana Martinez Won’t Be Romney’s VP
New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez has really good reasons for not wanting to be Vice President.
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Korean War MIA Patrick R. Glennon Identified
The body of Corporal Patrick R. Glennon will be returned to his family for burial, 52 years after he was declared missing in action in Korea.
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Bill and Hillary Clinton 1975
Photo of Bill and Hillary Clinton taken in Fayetteville, Arksansas in 1975, the year they married.
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White House Counts Sonia Sotamayor As First Disabled Supreme Court Justice
Kevin Drum, points to a White House infographic which purports to list some of the judicial “firsts” under President Obama, including one you may not have thought of: Justice Sotomayor is disabled, who knew that? Well, it turns out she’s had diabetes since she was a child. Which leads Drum to comment: Did I already…
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Where Have the Thoughtful Conservatives Gone?
OTB’s comment section as a microcosm of the American political landscape.