Michelle Obama ‘Whitey’ Video Revealed

Larry Johnson's propaganda effort has worked. His promise to produce a "stunning" and "dramatic" video of Michelle Obama ranting about "whitey" has overloaded his servers. The revelatory post is supposedly here; at least that's headlining memeorandum at the moment. I can't get to it at the moment. BooMan claims a transcription will say: Why'd he cut folks ...

How Corrupt is Congress?

Today's Washington Examiner editorial argues that the convictions of Bob Ney and Randy Cunningham and the criminal indictment of William Jefferson may well be just the tip of an iceberg of corruption in Congress. While federal prosecutors don’t claim Jefferson used earmarks in his solicitations, let it be noted that the same disdain for the public trust epitomized in ...

Mike Evans, Original Lionel Jefferson, Dead at 57

Sad news: Actor Mike Evans, best known as Lionel Jefferson in the TV sitcoms "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons," has died. He was 57. Evans died of throat cancer December 14 at his mother's home in Twentynine Palms, said his niece, Chrystal Evans. Evans, along with Eric Monte, also created and wrote for "Good Times," one of the first TV ...

Does the Internet Make Revolution Less Necessary?

Joseph Braude argues that, contrary to the conventional wisdom, easy access to the Internet may actually make social revolution less likely. His focus is the Iranian case but its implications are much wider. The Internet may actually impede political change in Iran as much as it facilitates it. While 100,000 or so Iranians post their passions to the blogosphere, 4,900,000 other ...

Wellington Mara, Co-Owner of New York Giants, Dies at 89

Wellington Mara, owner of the National Football League's New York Giants and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died today from cancer at age 89. Wellington Mara, Co-Owner of New York Giants, Is Dead at 89 (NYT) Wellington Mara, the co-owner of the New York Giants of the National Football League, a presence with the franchise since his ...