The Weekly Wrap
– C.D. The rest of the week after the jump:
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Today on the Dish, Andrew interpreted how Huckabee's Akin support affects Romney and, as Willke recalled his close relationship with Romney, weighed whether the candidate should be held accountable for Ryan/Akin abortion views. Meanwhile, readers disputed the consensuality of statuatory rape, and as Brian Fischer named Akin a victim of "forcible assault," a reader recalled … Continue reading The Daily Wrap
The Weekly Wrap
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Today on the Dish, while Andrew ripped apart Romney advisor Glenn Hubbard's vague and reckless economic plans, The Daily Caller missed a few zeroes, though Jenna Jameson probably doesn't care – since being rich makes her a sudden Republican. Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom was a hypocrite, and the Princeton Election Consortium showed that Bain is killing Mitt's odds. Stratfor called out America's love of bullshit, which the FCC probably didn't help when they built a crappy website to inform an America that barely understands what a Super PAC is. A chart put Obama's lousy job creation in perspective, and there were lots of reax to today's better-but-still-meh job numbers. Either way Stan Collender pointed out we actually still haven't stepped back from the fiscal cliff that is the Bush tax cuts mayhem.
Perry Link explained China's lack of charismatic leaders, and while we rounded up growing unrest in Mali, Instagram rounded up the unrest in Syria. In the Dish's continued look at the Olympics, Steven Walt and Alpha Abebe considered nationalism via the Games, while Michael Phelps beat out entire nations in the medal count and readers marveled at Gabby Douglas's achievement in the context of American history. Meanwhile David Sirota got high blood pressure from "U-S-A" chants, while Hampton Stevens shook his head at Middle East politics getting in the way of sportsmanship.
Readers weighed in on Amy Siskind's attack column and Andrew discussed the Dish's attempted balance with regards to women. While Christianists bucked the environment in NC, Megyn Kelly bucked the GOP on gay marriage and earned herself a Yglesias Award nomination. Simon Critchley lamented the modern university-as-dolt factory, and we once again considered the effect of cannabis legalization on minors. Jesse Walker and Andrew contemplated the sexual life of Mormon history, which Dishedly led to a remarkable FOTD. Lots of readers made it clear Mayor Bloomberg doesn't know breast when it comes to banning baby formula. Amazon made it clear that if they have to hand over sales tax, everyone does.
We profiled the world's heaviest bony fish, which almost looks as weird as the mascots at the London Olympics, which almost look as top-heavy and gender-neutral as the mascots at the Beijing Olympics. But everything was OK, because beards proved useful yet again. What else is useful? Toilet paper – and the Dish explored its history. Oh and a Steelers fan memorialized his foreskin. Yes you read that correctly.
Alex Gibney pointed his lens at the rotten institution that is the Vatican, and Jim Holt shared his thoughts on the new generation of atheists. The NYT clarified Gore Vidal's sex and insult choices, while YouTube showed him, and TV, in fine form. It was a gorgeous Utah view from a reader's window. Wing covered Beyonce in our MHB. Christopher Middleton gave us a short and lovely poem.
– C.D.
The rest of the week after the jump:
The Daily Wrap
Today on the Dish, a Romney aide revealed the campaign's press strategy when he told a reporter what he could kiss, the blogosphere went wild over Bain-style diplomacy, The Economist made the conservative case against Romney, and Rove worried about Obama's Electoral College lead. Michael Kazin compared Romney to a disastrous CEO-as-president, Hoover, while Gideon … Continue reading The Daily Wrap
The Weekly Wrap
By Brian Hillegas/Flickr Friday on the Dish, Andrew assessed "Obama's brutal week" in the context of the long game, gave voice to his visceral anger at Romney's shameless dishonesty, grumped at Obama's use of celebrity surrogates, and dove into some cases suggesting Catholic church politicized to the point of threatening its tax exemption (here, here, … Continue reading The Weekly Wrap
The Weekly Wrap
Friday on the Dish, Andrew explained why conservatism must reconcile itself to marriage equality, flagged a hopeful moment reminiscent of the gay soldier proposal ad, listened to a reader's psychoanalysis, and called Paul Ryan out for lying on Ayn Rand. Romney faced Scylla and Charybdis on the Veep choice while immigration appeared no better, readers responded to Andrew's "Mormon Card," independents blamed Bush over … Continue reading The Weekly Wrap
Uncanny Counselors
The US military is developing virtual therapy for its veterans: Wired reports on the new project: SIM Sensei won’t replace human clinicians. Instead, it’ll supplement them, and help military clinics prioritize which patients need care most acutely, and which can wait to see a flesh-and-blood doctor. If a soldier talking to the SIM exhibits minor … Continue reading Uncanny Counselors
Malkin Award Nominee
"The feminists have also directed [the Pentagon], really, to spend a lot of money. They have sexual counselors all over the place, victims' advocates, sexual response coordinators. Let me just read something to you from McClatchy Newspapers about how much this position on extreme feminism is costing us. "The budget for the Defense Department's Sexual … Continue reading Malkin Award Nominee
The View From Your Window Contest: Winner #87
A reader writes:
The cars and the parking lot look European. The mountain and the foliage look tropical. I suppose SE Asia isn't out of the question. I'm thinking Oceania because the photo immediately reminded me of the two weeks I spent in Noumea, New Caledonia for work a few years ago. Not many tall buildings there, except for some hotels by the beach. If I'm right about Noumea, then the most likely building is the Gaston Bourret Hospital, 7 Avenue Paul Doumer. I don't have the skills of some of your contestants, but when I've had a good guess it's been based on a gut feeling.
Another writes:
It's likely not right, but that looks an awful lot like the former Amador Air Base in Panama. It's a military looking installation, and Central American as well. The large buildings on the left aren't at all familiar, and having left the place in '99, am hoping they've been built since the American military left. If it's not Panama City, could it be Soto Cano in Honduras? (I'll never understand how to find such places on Google without spending hours, but admire the tenacity of those who have the time and ability to do so.)
Another:
We have a tall, circa 1970’s precast concrete building with horizontal concrete louvers as the balcony railings. Also the palm trees and inconsistently trimmed topiary means we are somewhere warm. I’ve been to a few places in Central America and the Caribbean where the view from one side of the hotel faces a beautiful beach and the other side looks out on the local city where the hotel staff lives. I think that might be what we are looking at. Since the car is driving on the right side of the road that eliminates the British Virgin Islands and all the other warm-weather former colonies. We can also eliminate a small bucolic village or eco sensitive place since there is a big, old concrete building in the middle of it. My guess this week is Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, which seems to have similar terrain with views to mountains in the interior. But honestly, it wouldn’t shock me if it turns out we are in Pondicherry, India where they also paint their curbs black and white.
Another:
Based on the black and white curb stripes, it's typical British ex-colonial. Hills in the background. Vegetation. Islamabad, Pakistan?
Another:
Juarez, Mexico? Just taking a wild guess here. My mother grew up in El Paso, which is just across the border from Juarez. I remember visiting my grandparents growing up. Their house was walking distance from what is now UTEP. We would walk to the track to watch my grandfather run a mile every morning. I remember looking at the "mountains" and climbing very steep hills. From the porch of their house, we could see over the city of El Paso. At night, it was a beautiful scene with the city lights.
Another:
Grrrrr. I've spent *way* too long on this one (four hours).
Is Romney A Foreign Policy Idiot?
Using Robert Draper's Romney profile [NYT] as evidence, Ackerman argues that Mitt's ignorance is an act: The man who can spot-translate French to search for historical lessons about weighty meta-issues in civic and geopolitical culture does not also believe that diplomacy should the province of military super-viceroys. He does not also believe that there is an undifferentiated Islamist menace. He … Continue reading Is Romney A Foreign Policy Idiot?
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