The president of MTV, Stephen K. Friedman, explains the Millennial generation’s way of protesting, as evident in the Occupy Wall Street movement. That’s interesting in itself, but what struck me was the concept of “peer-ents” as opposed to “parents.” What many believe to be OWS’s greatest weakness may be its greatest strength. At MTV, we consider it our job to understand the millennial audience. And a refusal to limit itself to a list of demands may be part of the… Read more
From hope & change to fear & loathing
November 7, 2011 By Gene Veith 10 Comments
Ruth Marcus (classified as a “left-leaning” columnist on the Washington Post opinion page) looks at the Democratic strategy for re-electing President Obama: Forget hope and change. President Obama’s reelection campaign is going to be based on fear and loathing: fear of what a Republican takeover would mean, and loathing of whomever the Republican nominee turns out to be. Of course the Obama campaign will attempt to present the affirmative case for his reelection, citing legislative achievements, foreign policy successes and… Read more
Personhood amendments
November 7, 2011 By Gene Veith 64 Comments
Mississippi voters will decide on Tuesday whether or not to amend their state constitution to define human embryos as persons before the law. But some pro-life groups don’t think this is a good idea. An antiabortion movement that is gaining momentum nationwide is hoping for its first electoral victory Tuesday, when Mississippi voters will decide whether to designate a fertilized egg as a person and potentially label its destruction an act of murder. If approved, the nation’s first “personhood” amendment… Read more
Romney keeping his promise to the left?
November 4, 2011 By Gene Veith 72 Comments
According to the Washington Post, when Mitt Romney was governor, he reassured pro-abortionists, gay rights activists, and environmentalists that as he rose through the ranks, he would change the Republican party’s hard-line stance on these issues: Mitt Romney was firm and direct with the abortion rights advocates sitting in his office nine years ago, assuring the group that if elected Massachusetts governor, he would protect the state’s abortion laws. Then, as the meeting drew to a close, the businessman offered… Read more
Colbert occupies Wall Street protesters
November 4, 2011 By Gene Veith 34 Comments
To his great credit, Stephen Colbert is an equal opportunity satirist. A tip of the hat to Bruce Gee for alerting me to this interview with two Occupy Wall Street protesters. The thing is, they, being stone-cold serious, are much more funny than Colbert being humorous! But here is his interview with the “female-bodied” human named Ketchup, in which you can also learn the Robert’s Rules of Order equivalent for running a meeting by consensus (something you all should adopt… Read more
Gross National Happiness
November 4, 2011 By Gene Veith 38 Comments
The nation of Bhutan has developed an ideology that is being picked up by other countries: The use of government to make sure its citizens are happy. Whether they like it or not. Some fidget, a few eyes wander here and there, but for a minute or two, hundreds of primary schoolchildren are quiet, learning to meditate together at morning assembly — palms upturned and thumbs together in the style of Buddha. This is Gross National Happiness — or GNH… Read more
More and longer field goals
November 4, 2011 By Gene Veith 6 Comments
Football has a new wrinkle, thanks in part to the phenomenon of youth soccer programs: NFL place kickers are connecting on their field goal attempts at a higher rate than ever, threatening to make even long-distance kicks nearly as automatic as extra points. . . . NFL kickers have been successful on 86.5 percent of their field goal tries this season. That is the highest percentage at this point in a season since at least the 1987 season. NFL officials… Read more
Cain’s sexual harrassment charges
November 3, 2011 By Gene Veith 146 Comments
A third woman accuses Herman Cain of sexual harrassment: A third former employee considered filing a workplace complaint against Herman Cain over what she considered aggressive and unwanted behavior when she and Cain, now a Republican presidential candidate, worked together during the late 1990s, the woman told The Associated Press on Wednesday. She said the behavior including a private invitation to his corporate apartment. The woman said he made sexually suggestive remarks or gestures about the same time that two… Read more
Beware of Greeks fearing gifts
November 3, 2011 By Gene Veith 56 Comments
The Greeks founded Europe, and now they may end it. And the vehicle for both is the same: Democracy. The European powers carefully crafted a deal to bail out Greece, forgiving half of their debt at the cost of significant reforms and austerity measures. With this agreement, the world’s stock markets soared. But then the Greek government, despite its earlier agreement, suddenly decided to put the accord to the vote of the people. Since the population seems opposed to austerity,… Read more
Israel considering a strike against Iran?
November 3, 2011 By Gene Veith 48 Comments
Wars and rumors of war: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to rally support in his cabinet for an attack on Iran, according to government sources. The country’s defence minister Ehud Barak and the foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman are said to be among those backing a pre-emptive strike to neutralise Iran’s nuclear ambitions. But a narrow majority of ministers currently oppose the move, which could trigger a wave of regional retaliation. The debate over possible Israeli military action has… Read more
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