Over the weekend while most of us were celebrating the heroism of those who have died defending America, some Afghanis were rioting and some Iraqis were killing civilians. In Kabul, a traffic accident led to this display, mostly young men who hate America, causing trouble in the streets. All of …
Read More »Will Our Decency Spell Our Demise?
Do you remember the old “Batman” TV movie, where Adam West is desperately trying to get rid of a bomb… but first he runs into a little old lady, then a group of kids, then even a little family of ducks. Exasperated, he turns to the camera and says: “Some …
Read More »Inside Guantanamo Bay
Just hours after I left the prison at Gitmo last Friday, three detainees committed suicide, the first fatalities at the camp since it was set up shortly after 9/11. The Joint Army/Navy Task Force granted “The Factor” almost total access to the prison. And ironically, I asked the colonel in …
Read More »High Court Mulls Strict Campaign Finance Law
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Tuesday will revisit its 30-year-old standing precedent on campaign finance reform in a case that could break new ground in time for the upcoming midterm elections. The debate at hand is over Vermont’s Act 64. The 1997 law limits the amount of private contributions …
Read More »The 911 Calls
“We will never forget.” There is a banner that says that on the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel. It is dirty and part of it is caught and rolled up so that you can’t really read it. But you know what it says. You see it on bumper stickers and …
Read More »Bruce Willis Gets Lucky, But Not With Model
Bruce Willis Gets Lucky, But Not With Model |Sting: No Orgies Planned for Now | Isaac Hayes Is No Quitter | Do-Wah Diddy: Bad News for Bad Boy Bruce Willis Gets Lucky, But Not With Model Bruce Willis is having a good year, career-wise. He’s got an excellent film in …
Read More »Grrr! The Thing About People Is…
The thing about people is, whether you like them or not, they are not going to go away. I know a guy from my acting days who I just know would make you go Grrr! I tolerate him because he’s a friend, but therein lies the Grrr, right? The problem …
Read More »The Clinton-Wallace Story Keeps Getting Bigger!
As I said last night, Chris Wallace simply did his job. He was tough, but respectful and asked legitimate questions about Al Qaeda in his interview with Bill Clinton. Anyone attacking Mr. Wallace is dishonest knows nothing about journalism. Now we expect smears from the fanatical far left individuals in …
Read More »Your Grrrs: Sept. 7, 2006
Here are some responses to my last column… K. Fort in Las Vegas, Nev., writes: First time I’ve disagreed with you so much as to write. I don’t appreciate your tone or words in your article about Steve Irwin. While my pity meter is pretty low on the Grizzly Man …
Read More »Is Senator McCain in Favor of Gay Marriage?
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Take Two Arizona Senator and likely Republican presidential candidate John McCain raised some eyebrows last night by saying he is in favor of gay marriage. McCain told an NBC cable audience: “I think that gay marriage should be allowed, if there’s a …
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