Who’s the Black Private Dick, That’s a Sex Machine to All the Chicks
It's a bad weekend for famous black men I'm fond of, after Bernie Mac's passing. The legendary Isaac Hayes has also passed away: Soul singer and arranger Isaac Hayes, who won Grammy awards and an Oscar for the theme from the 1971 action film "Shaft," has died, sheriff's officials in Memphis, Tennessee, reported Sunday. Hayes was found dead Sunday at age ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on August 10, 2008 17:19
Sen. Coburn threatened with censure
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has been threatened with censure by the Senate Ethics Committee for delivering babies for free: Coburn has come under new pressure from the Ethics panel for delivering babies at the Muskogee Regional Medical Center, which changed from a public to a private institution in April last year after it was acquired by Capella Healthcare. ... In May, ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on August 1, 2008 16:04
Judge Judy Republicans
Andrew Sullivan, who successfully coined the term "South Park Republicans," is trying out a new one: "Judge Judy Republicans." He does so in a persuasive response to a new book by his Atlantic colleagues Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam. I think that moniker is a little more fitting - if a little less marketable - for Ross' and Reihan's hoped-for constituency ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 14, 2008 16:01
They Took Our Jobs!
Drew Carey asks, “How are we supposed to compete against something that doesn’t get paid, doesn’t get health insurance, and never goes on breaks?” No, not illegal aliens, silly. They get paid (a little) and take the occasional break. No, he's talking about robots. Today, we don't need human workers to book our travel, do our banking, or file our ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on June 25, 2008 15:58
Newspapers Reprint Danish Muslim Cartoon
The Danish Muslim cartoons that sparked worldwide rioting, mayhem, and murder two years ago are back. Newspapers across Europe Wednesday reprinted the controversial cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed that sparked worldwide protests two years ago. The move came one day after Danish authorities arrested three people allegedly plotting a "terror-related assassination" of Kurt Westergaard, the cartoonist behind the drawing. Berlingske Tidende, was ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on February 13, 2008 13:56
Romney’s Mormon Hurdle
Mitt Romney's efforts to have it both ways on his Mormonism continue to spark rather bizarre theological discussions, such as the most recent kerfuffle over LDS teaching that Jesus and Lucifer are brothers. Or the rantings of Lawrence O'Donnell that were so over-the-top as to have Eleanor Clift calling them shrill. Regardless, though, Duncan Black is right: "If belief ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on December 13, 2007 14:30
Romney’s ‘Mormon Speech’
Mitt Romney has now delivered has much anticipated speech defending his Mormon religion. Some key excerpts: When I place my hand on the Bible and take the oath of office, that oath becomes my highest promise to God. If I am fortunate to become your president, I will serve no one religion, no one group, no one cause, and ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on December 6, 2007 14:01
Obama Supports Sex Ed for Kindergartners
"Sex Ed for Kindergarteners 'Right Thing to Do,' Says Obama," the headline at ABC News' Political Radar blog, had the desired effect: It got me to click through. ABC News' Teddy Davis and Lindsey Ellerson Report: Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., told Planned Parenthood Tuesday that sex education for kindergarteners, as long as it is "age-appropriate," is "the ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 19, 2007 10:33
Free Speech Includes Offensive Jokes!
Big Tent Democrat rightly excoriates Frank Rich for hypocrisy in denouncing Don Imus only after he could no longer benefit from using his show for self-promotion. His conclusion, however, is troubling: And to call this a free speech issue is a joke. We're supposed to worry about the freedom to tell racist and sexist jokes? Hell yes. Indeed, if "free speech" ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 15, 2007 10:10
Hillary Clinton ‘South Park’
Hillary Clinton will make her first "appearance" on Comedy Central's "South Park" on Wednesday. The episode, which is still in production, will have the town at the heart of "South Park" preparing for the arrival of Clinton for a big campaign rally. At the same time, the character Cartman suspects a new Muslim student is behind a terrorist threat - ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on March 27, 2007 12:32
