With the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks coming tomorrow, it seems appropriate to ask: was it really the day that “changed everything”? In October 2003, Condoleezza Rice said, “No less than December 7, 1941, September 11, 2001, forever changed the lives of every American.” And yet, five years after the most horrific day in […]
Rumors about cancellation appear to have been exaggerated; “The Path to 9/11” is, at least at this point, going to air. Walt Disney Co.’s ABC is forging ahead with plans to air a miniseries starting Sunday despite controversy over its efforts to dramatize — and some say unfairly politicize — the events leading up to […]
A new CNN [tag]poll[/tag] is worth paying close attention to. At first blush, the results appear to be discouraging, but they’re far from it. Americans foresee “more gridlock” in government if Democrats take over the House and/or the Senate after elections this fall, a CNN poll shows. And while the poll shows a majority of […]
When it comes to Donald Rumsfeld and Iraq, the problem isn’t necessarily that he had an ineffective plan for the post-combat period, it’s that he intentionally didn’t want any plan at all. Long before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld forbade military strategists to develop plans for securing a […]
Honestly, I sometimes think right-wingers have gotten together and created a simple strategy from which they will not waver: trying to drive me insane. For example, Michael Berube highlighted a new book from, your friend and mine, Dinesh D’Souza. In THE [tag]ENEMY AT HOME[/tag], bestselling author [tag]Dinesh D’Souza[/tag] makes the startling claim that the 9/11 […]
This week, I just want to highlight a single religion story, which happens to be one of my favorite God-related anecdotes in a long while. For years, religious right activists have complained about prohibitions on school-sponsored prayer at school events, especially football games. If one religion is in the majority, they say, and families want […]
Guest Post by Morbo Just as a courtesy to readers, I thought I’d pass on the news that nuclear war will break out on Tuesday. Personally, I’m not happy about it. Sept. 12 is primary election day in my adopted home of Maryland, and this is going to significantly delay the results. A friend tipped […]
Guest Post by Morbo Among TV preachers, D. James Kennedy stands out for his vociferous opposition to evolution. Kennedy’s Coral Ridge Ministries produces a torrent of anti-evolution books, pamphlets and DVDs. Kennedy is a rather dour Calvinist who really hates the theory of evolution. I’ve seen some of the anti-evolution stuff Kennedy’s ministry puts out. […]
Guest Post by Morbo I was amused by The Washington Post’s “analysis” of President George W. Bush’s admission that secret prisons do exist and his decision to put terrorism suspects on trial. According to The Post, Bush made a series of “forceful speeches on terrorism” and unleashed a “dramatic announcement that he has sent top-tier […]
And I thought yesterday afternoon was eventful on the ABC story. Here’s what we’ve learned over the last eight hours or so. * Variety, the entertainment industry magazine, reported today that “a bombshell decision” is being considered at ABC: “Sources close to the project say the network, which has been in a media maelstrom over […]