By LIBERALATI STAFF

We will be hearing a lot about "appeasement" in the run up to the next war with Iran. The argument suggests that the U.S. must fight its hyped enemies so that it does not share the fate of Europe under Hitler. These historical comparisons are absurd and it's clear the warmongers do not even know what they are talking about. This clip says it all, after the jump:

By LIBERALATI STAFF

Senator Arlen Specter threw a news spectacle to call a congressional investigation into the NFL and "Spygate."

"If you can cheat in the NFL, you can cheat in college, you can cheat in high school, you can cheat on your grade-school math test. There's no limit as to what you can do" Arlen said.

By Joan Swirsky

In “The Wizard of Oz,” Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland), Glinda the Good Witch, and all the Munchkins exult in song as they celebrate the death of the Wicked Witch of the East.

By Nancy Morgan

The day following the crucial Indiana and NC primaries that seemed to end Hillary's presidential aspirations, a strange thing happened. The media started releasing bits and pieces of Hillary's seldom reported, nefarious doings. Doings that have been in the public arena for years but never followed up by the media.

By CARL FINAMORE

I just retired and am 62 years old today, so I guess it's natural to reminisce a little on this birthday. All youth seem to share a disbelief that someday they actually will reach this ripe old age. It certainly was true of me in my early teens.

By PATRICK IRELAN

By 1900, streetcars powered by electricity served the people in towns and cities throughout the United States. Unlike the buses that eventually replaced them, streetcars emitted no exhaust fumes to poison the air. They were also quieter than buses, provided a smoother ride, and were more durable.

By THOMAS FULLER

I'm sick of hearing analysts talk about the importance of "playoff experience." Why exactly is it so important to have experience playing games in the playoffs? How does this really make you a better basketball player?

By AMIL IMANI

Israel, your people, as well as people of good will, are celebrating your sixtieth birthday. We, the children of Cyrus the Great, also would like to offer our heartfelt best wishes to you on this occasion. Yet, this, in fact, is your rebirth. Your birth occurred some 4,000 years ago.

By JOEL S. HIRSCHHORN

This general election more than most will test the courage of voters to avoid lesser-evil strategic voting that has propped up our two-party plutocracy. People with intelligence and conscience must resist peer pressure and the temptation to vote against John McCain by voting for Barack Obama.

By THOMAS FULLER

Now that we've finally cut the field in half, here are some awards from round one:

Most Valuable Player: Dwight Howard, Orlando

Least Valuable Player: Jerry Stackhouse, Dallas

Best Defender: Bruce Bowen, San Antonio

6th Man: J.R. Smith, Denver

Most Overrated Player: Jason Kidd, Dallas

Most Underrated Player: Jose Calderon, Toronto

Best Crowd: Atlanta

By NANCY MORGAN

When tough guy interviewer Bill O'Reilly had his much anticipated interview with Hillary last week, Hillary stated flatly, "We can not win militarily in Iraq." This answer, like so many others, went unchallenged. Despite the fact that we are in the process of a military win in Iraq. Can you spell surge?

By RAYMOND S. KRAFT

Dear Mr. McCain:

It seems that some leading Republicans such as yourself and Newt Gingrich, and even President Bush, have accepted the premise of Anthropogenic Global Warming - that man is spewing millions of tons of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere each year, and that this is causing an unprecedented rise in earth's temperature that threatens us all.

By JOHN WIEDER

Hello everyone in Texas District 22. John Wieder for Congress tx22 is issuing a challenge to the two remaining Republicans to sign a proclamation that they will immediately cosponsor the right to life amendment put forth by tx14 Dr. Ron Paul.

By GREGORY LOUIS

For those who may be wondering where the black Catholic has been for the past month or so, the answer is so obvious that I hardly need to explain: living in Brooklyn not ending with “-burg” or “-ope” (yes, the real B-K).