Socially Unacceptable

Remember a couple weeks back when Barack, Michelle and their media entourage flew to New York City one Saturday night for dinner and a show?  Imagine what would have happened if the following week David Letterman did a “Top Ten” list of the worst moments of their trip and said this: “Number 2 – Finding [...]

Zero Tolerance for Birthers

We hoped this would go away after the election but lately it’s been getting worse.  Just so we’re clear: THE CONFLUENCE DOES NOT TOLERATE “BIRTHER” COMMENTS AND/OR DISCUSSIONS! There is absolutely no legal basis to doubt Barack Obama’s eligibility to be President of the United States.  Any comments related to his eligibility, including but not [...]

Twittering the Revolution, Day 2

I just discovered the power of Twitter a couple of weeks ago when we decided to add a Twitter feed to The Confluence front page. Little did I know how addictive it would be! I found I could learn about breaking news stories from reporters on the ground–before the stories were actually published or broadcast. [...]

Your Breakfast Read, Served By The Confluence

Ahmadinejad’s Landslide Fraud Election: The Aftermath I would like to congratulate my co-bloggers and all the commenters here at The Confluence for a spectacular job on the Iranian election last night. The play by play here was second to none. Iran reformists held after street clashes Up to 100 members of major Iranian reformist groups [...]

Late Night Open Thread: Iranian Uprising

We are all Iranians tonight.