The Quayling of Marco Rubio…
Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 8:14 AM
Archives for 2013
Olympian Oscar Pistorius Now South Africa’s O.J. Simpson…?
Friday, February 15, 2013 at 7:47 AM
South Africans woke up this morning to the truly shocking news that world famous Paralympian Oscar Pistorius (26) had been charged with murder. The double-leg amputee is claiming that: … he accidentally shot dead his model girlfriend at his luxury South Africa home when he mistook her for an intruder. (Mail & Guardian, February 14,… Read more.
State of the Union Address: ‘A Political Spectacle’
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 11:11 AM
I have listened to enough State of the Union Addresses to know that they invariably amount to a triumph of style over substance. And nothing demonstrates this quite like the most memorable thing about President Obama’s first address last year being not something he said, but a congressman yelling, ‘You lie.’ (“2011 State of the Union Address,”… Read more.
The Abdication of Pope Benedict XVI
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 6:47 AM
After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths due to an advanced age are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry. (Pope Benedict XVI, BBC, February 11, 2013) This, in part, is the papal announcement that shocked the world this morning. Here,… Read more.
Yes, Obama Should Drone American Terrorists Too!
Monday, February 11, 2013 at 8:16 AM
Anyone who harbored any delusion about Republicans/conservatives having a monopoly on political stupidity had to have been disabused of it last week. Because Democrats/liberals sounded every bit as stupid when they began hurling criticisms at President Obama for his drone strategy. Their criticisms stemmed from a leaked memo showing that Obama’s Justice Department provided the… Read more.
Forget ‘Change’ when it comes to War on Terror. Bush had it just right.
Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 8:30 AM
In case Bush’s gallows humor escapes you, “clean up after me” refers to the fact that Obama has killed thousands more terrorists (and innocent civilians) using the same drone strikes he once condemned Bush for using. More on The Drone Hypocrisy on Monday….. Read more.
Ed Koch, the Acerbic yet Affable Mayor of NYC, Is Dead
Friday, February 8, 2013 at 7:12 AM
Such was his public persona that it is arguably a compliment to remember Edward I. Koch as the P.T. Barnum of politics. Which is why it was so surreal watching him being accorded a serene state funeral in New York City on Monday – complete with a eulogy by former president Bill Clinton. To be… Read more.
Playing ‘Black’ to Win Oscars, Looking ‘White’ to Feel Pretty…?
Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 6:53 AM
Aside from appealing to Hollywood’s fondness for Black-Mammy characters, I honestly don’t get this… Sixty-seven years after Hattie McDaniel became the first Black to win an Oscar for playing a Mammy in Gone With the Wind, one would’ve thought Black actresses would be recognized for more dignified roles. (“And the Oscar Goes To,” The iPINIONS… Read more.
American Jews more Pro-Israel than Jews in Israel?
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 7:25 AM
It was truly surreal watching Republicans interrogate Chuck Hagel about his support for (or loyalty to) Israel during last week’s Senate hearing on his nomination to serve as defense secretary. In fact, Israel figured so prominently that I felt moved to title my commentary on the hearing, Was Hagel Nominated as Defense Secretary for the… Read more.
TCI looking to CARICOM (et.al.) to repeal VAT?!
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 6:37 AM
For a number of reasons I have been loath in recent years to comment on political developments in my mother country of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). I am doing so today only in response to an inordinate number of urgent entreaties for me comment on the fight between our local leaders and British… Read more.