Traditional Marriage, Mormon Edition
Mitt Romney's disapproval of gay marriage is based fervently in his religion, which is odd considering that the definition of acceptable marriage has changed so often in Mormon history. For most of the 19th century, they didn't limit marriage to one man and one woman,...
Which Side Of History?
Jon Sinton, who I worked with 3 decades ago when he was starting out as a radio consultant, long before he created Air America and other businesses that promote the progressive viewpoint, has written a piece asking which side of history you want to be on:I want to be...
Stephen King On Taxes
In a piece for The Daily Beast, Stephen King explains why he and other rich people should be taxed more. I can already hear the right-wingers responding to this the same way they did when Warren Buffett dared to offer the same proposal. The rebuttal went, "If you want...
Friendly Advice for CNN
Cenk Uygur, whose "Young Turks" show is on the barely-seen Current network, offers some advice to CNN on how it can boost its withered ratings: Stop doing "he said, she said" crap that doesn't actually deliver the news to anyone. Democrats said this and Republicans...
Facebook’s Campaign Impact
What happens when the Facebook generation, with its lack of online privacy and embarrassing photos, grows up and runs for office? The Onion has the answer...
Not-So-Secret Services
Ronald Kessler (who I interviewed 3 years ago for his book, "Inside The Secret Service") is the reporter who broke the Secret Service/Colombian prostitute story, so I invited him to discuss the latest developments with me today on KTRS/St. Louis. He explained...
Denunciation Nation
Ted Nugent went off on one of his rants this weekend at the NRA convention, calling the four liberal justices on the Supreme Court "evil, anti-American people" and adding "if Barack Obama becomes the President in November again, I will either be in dead or in jail by...
Backdraft Booker
Two things came to my mind this weekend when I heard the Cory Booker fire rescue story. My first thought was that I admire the man for doing something I like to think I'd be brave enough to do -- run into a burning building and carry a woman out on my shoulder...