Archive for Iran
Another Troubling New Yorker Cover
Consider these two New Yorker covers:
Both are by Barry Blitt. The one depicting the radical, terrorist, Muslim Obamas “graced” the July 21, 2008, issue, and caused what I considered to be way too much controversy. It was obviously intended to mock the right-wing media’s treatment of Obama, [...]
The Revolution Will Be Greened, Blogged, Tweeted…but not Televised
I’m hopeful that my savvy and terrific webmaster can turn me green tomorrow. I always bear in mind that we don’t know, with certainty, who won the election — but it’s clear enough for me to take the plunge in solidarity with the reformists in Iran. Fellow bloggers: Stand up and be green!(H/t Andrew Sullivan [...]
Iran Comes Apart
After a weekend of thought about the whole DOMA/DOJ fiasco, I’d planned on writing a short summation, and the text of a speech Obama should — but won’t — give that might do for gay and straight relations what his Philadelphia race speech did for race relations .
That’s still in the works, but I’m pushing [...]