US President Barack Obama has pardoned Thanksgiving turkeys ”Apple” and ”Cider”, but the two won’t be making the traditional trip to Disney Land. “Now, for the record, let me say that it feels pretty good to stop at least one shellacking this November,†the Christian Science Monitor quoted Obama as saying, referring to the beating [...]
Posts Tagged ‘President Kennedy’
Macca to receive Kennedy Centre honour in White House
September 9th, 2010 |
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Sir Paul McCartney is to be presented with a Kennedy Center honour this December in the White House. The Kennedy Center for performing arts annually honours arts figures for their contribution to US culture. The former Beatle will be honoured alongside chat show host Oprah Winfrey, choreographer Bill T Jones, composer Jerry Herman and country [...]
Government Policy Caused America’s Unemployment Crisis
September 3rd, 2010 |
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The unemployment rate has risen again for the the first time in 4 months. I predicted a growing, long-term unemployment problem last year.Indeed, even after the government plays with the numbers to make them look better (using inaccurate birth-death …
Aug. 20, 1960: Back From Space, With Tails Wagging
August 20th, 2010 |
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1960: Belka and Strelka, a couple of stray mutts impressed into the Soviet space program, become the first living creatures to return alive from an orbital flight.
The Soviets had been using dogs for experimental high-altitude flights long before Belka (Russian for “squirrel”) and Strelka (“Little Arrow”) lifted off from Baikonur on what would be a [...]
Rachel Weisz Cast In Jackie Kennedy Biopic
April 14th, 2010 |
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Actress Rachel Weisz is putting on her pillbox hat to play former First Lady Jackie Kennedy in Jackie, an adeptly-titled biopic directed by her fiance Darren Aronofsky, which follows the events of the days following President Kennedy’s assassination in 1963.
Erykah Badu “Window Seat†VIDEO Features Nude Scene; Sparks Controversy
March 29th, 2010 |
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A little neo-soul, a lot of nudity! Erykah Badu gets naked — at the site of JFK’s assasination, no less — in the new video for her hit single “Window Seat.”
On her Twitter page Monday, Badu acknowleged the growing controversy over the vid, which sees the neo-soul goddess stripping down at the spot of President [...]
Governments ADMIT That They Carry Out False Flag Terror
February 16th, 2010 |
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Forget the claims and allegations that false flag terror – governments attacking people and then blaming others in order to create animosity towards those blamed – has been used throughout history. This essay will solely discuss government admissions …
Would Our Government Really Start a War to Try to Stimulate the Economy?
November 14th, 2009 |
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I’ve written two essays attempting to disprove “military Keynesianism” – the idea that military spending is the best stimulus. See this and this.In response, a reader challenged me to prove that anyone would advocate military spending or war as a fisc…
Aug. 5, 1963: Finally, a Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
August 5th, 2009 |
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1963: Three of the four nuclear powers sign a limited treaty that bans most, but not all, nuclear weapons testing.
The Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was signed in Moscow by the United States, Soviet Union and Great Britain. The fourth nation to possess “the bomb,” France, did not sign the treaty. Nor did China, which [...]
Sheldon Filger: Obama Versus JFK on Corporate Greed: A Telling Comparison
July 27th, 2009 |
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In the past six months, President Obama has revealed his towering intellect, basic decency and sophisticated world view. However, we have yet to observe the toughness and passion required to take on the forces that drove the U.S. and global economy into a ditch.
Tom Alderman: Deciding How to Decide — Making Critical Choices
July 23rd, 2009 |
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Michael Roberto’s unambiguous, extensive and genuinely engaging audio course is like having a heavyweight advisor on hand without the $500 hourly fee.
RJ Eskow: The Moon and Health Reform
July 22nd, 2009 |
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Why not create a new national mission, on the scale of the mission to the Moon? We’ll need to study, identify, and reduce the use of unneeded and harmful medical procedures within ten years.
Murray Fromson: And That’s the Way It Was…
July 22nd, 2009 |
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When I first met Cronkite was a hawk, a supporter of the conflict in Vietnam like so many Americans of his generation. What led to his profound change of heart about the war?
Jarvis Coffin: That’s the way it is (again).
July 21st, 2009 |
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When I heard that Walter Cronkite had died over the weekend I thought, get ready for all the “That’s the way it was” eulogies that…
David Makovsky: Excerpt from Myths, Illusions and Peace: Finding a New Direction for America in the Middle East
July 20th, 2009 |
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This is an excerpt from my new book, Myths, Illusions and Peace: Finding a New Direction for America in the Middle East, co-authored with Dennis…
Ken Levine: Walter Cronkite
July 18th, 2009 |
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He was just… Uncle Walter. The most trusted man in America. And now that voice has been silenced. We’ve lost the last true journalist the broadcast industry will ever see.
B. Jeffrey Madoff: That’s the Way It Was
July 18th, 2009 |
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I wanted my kids to watch a few examples of what the news was like when I was their age so I put on the clip of Cronkite’s coverage of the Kennedy assassination. “Wow”, my son said. “That was so quiet and so powerful.”