Archives for 2005

President Bush, displaying major league form, throws out the inaugural pitch for the Nationals’ season opener! Just what we need in Washington: another splendid diversion to keep already distracted politicians from doing their jobs! Nevertheless, to cap a perfect opening day, the Washington Nationals won 5–3 over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Click here and here for… Read more.

Attention Clintonistas! Clinton (Hillary this time) needs your blind loyalty now more than ever…. New Yorkers and Washingtonians are all atwitter about another “vast right-wing conspiracy” that threatens to kill the political ambitions of Bill and Hillary Clinton (i.e., their famous ‘two-for-one’ presidencies – with his down, and hers to go … in ‘08). The… Read more.

This computer generated collage is being exhibited at a reputable gallery as a work of art. And, despite capturing the well-publicized attention of the Secret Service, its creator feels protected from censorship and criminal prosecution by the freedom of expression enshrined in the First Amendment of the US Constitution. And well he should! Nevertheless, I… Read more.

Nationalism, not Democracy, stirs protests in China. Protests in mainland China are as common as the passing of Halley’s Comet. And, when they do occur, one can be sure that government officials have inspected every slogan and banner to ensure conformity with the Communist Party line. The Tiananmen Square protest of 1989, of course, was… Read more.

Rev. Al Sharpton: Hey, nobody owns me! Now, if you want to buy a piece of me, have cash, let’s talk…. It is with profound disappointment and disillusionment that I comment on yet another of the heirs to the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) who has defiled his legacy. The reprobate minister in… Read more.

Dial and the Warden’s wife: The potter and his clay or Biddle and Mrs Soffel? Here’s a story for the ages: Randolph Dial, a convicted murderer (serving a life sentence), finagled his way into a pottery class being taught by the warden’s wife and somehow manipulated her into helping him escape – with her in… Read more.

Atheist Fidel Castro lectures the Pope on the secular virtues of his Revolution… Last week, President Bush surprised many of his fellow Methodists (well-known for their religious reserve) by paying tributes to Pope John Paul II with fundamentalist emotion and conviction. In fact, he even offered a zealous defense of the Pope when his new… Read more.

Woods celebrates his fourth Masters win Just 2 days ago, sports commentators were lamenting the end of Tiger’s mastery over professional golf. Today, they cannot find words to describe his brilliant victory in yesterday’s Masters Golf Tournament. Click here for some of the thrilling details. News and Politics Read more.

Africa’s weapons of mass destruction make those Sadaam used on his people look like firecrackers. News and Politics Read more.

Fairy tales do come true….Queen Camilla despite her face! News and Politics Read more.