Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Bardot’s Blunder French film star and one-time sex symbol Brigitte Bardot is on trial in Paris for insulting Muslims — the fifth time she has faced charges of inciting racial hatred. Bardot — who previously lamented what she calls the “Islamisation of …

Some bloggers opposed to Barack Obama say they suspect Obama’s supporters — with the assistance of Google — may have tried to censor them when the Internet giant froze their Web sites for five days last month. Seven blogs run by Democrats who oppose Obama’s nomination for the presidency were …

So, while watching the debates, I figured out why Obama is so popular and why Hilary isn’t: Obama looks pretty and we love him. And Hilary looks constipated and you hate her. In a nutshell: Obama is a stripper and Hilary is your wife. Think about it: When you go …

How talk radio is handling the presidential election. That’s the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” It is estimated that 47 million Americans listen to talk radio each week. And the radio airwaves are dominated by conservative hosts, people like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. There are many reasons …

Hollywood power couple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith have won critical acclaim for pumping nearly $1 million of their own money into a new private school that will offer organic meals, laptops for every student and an environment of learning based on “equity” and “respect” to create “citizens of the …

Eight years ago, long before the border alien controversy erupted as a major issue, I said this: (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) O’REILLY: After much study and thought, I’ve come to the conclusion that the military has to secure the Mexican border. One of the mandates of the federal government is to …

WASHINGTON – The chairman and ranking Republican member of the House Oversight Committee are asking Major League Baseball officials some tough questions about whether its drug policy was as tough as they said it was. The duo of Reps. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Tom Davis, R-Va., on Thursday penned letters …

Our guests this week: • Mike McConnell, director of National Intelligence• Governor Ted Strickland, D-Ohio• Governor Jim Doyle, D-Wisc. Terrorist surveillance laws are set to expire this weekend after House Democrats defied the president and refused to approve a bill that would modernize intelligence capabilities. Angered Republicans claim this will …

As much as I get a kick out of Marc Rudov, I can’t agree with him on this “Valentine’s Day is a trap” thing. When we assume the worst in another person, how can we possibly bring out the best in us? If we spend that much time thinking the …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Big Apple Surprise New Yorkers woke up Tuesday morning to learn that their governor had been having an extramarital affair for a number of years, and had met the other woman for trysts at an Upper West Side hotel, where they would …