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A statue of Nelson Mandela was unveiled at United Nations headquarters in New York. The country of South Africa donated the statue in commemoration of a 100-years since Mandela’s birth. (The Associated Press, September 24, 2018) No doubt Mandela deserves this honor. I just wonder why South Africa had to pay for it. The UN… Read more.
After today’s hearing, I can think of no better way to explain Republican support for Kavanaugh than this: Not to mention the bullying way they discarded the female prosecutor they hired to question both Ford and Kavanaugh. Republican leaders hired her in a brazen and shameless attempt to prevent the all-white men on their side… Read more.
As a rule, I ignore unsolicited suggestions for my commentaries. Family and friends would attest to this. I honestly cannot remember the last time I made an exception. But I am doing so today. From time to time, my twentysomething niece Emily shares video clips of her so-called life. But none of them has ever… Read more.
Bill Cosby was just escorted out of the courtroom after being sentenced. He was seen leaving in handcuffs after Judge Steven O’Neill denied him bail. ‘This is a serious crime he was convicted for …,’ the judge said. (CNN, September 25, 2018) Predictably, some black people are crying racism. But they are the same black… Read more.
UK Prime Minster Theresa May met with EU leaders in Salzburg on Thursday to discuss terms for a Brexit deal. The setting was idyllic, perfect for the kind of schmoozing and cajoling she had in mind. More to the point, May reportedly thought her Chequers plan provided just what both sides needed to break up… Read more.
It’s one even he would concede doesn’t really count; based, that is, on the bar Woods himself set for career achievement. In winning his 80th PGA Tour event and first since 2013, Woods showed us the magic is still alive. The outcome of the 2018 Tour Championship was never in doubt on Sunday as Tiger… Read more.
Ford should. Republicans are using their control of this confirmation process to compel Ford to testify on Monday, or be relegated to an asterisk in the record of Kavanaugh’s tenure on the Supreme Court. Ford is pleading for a delay to allow the FBI to investigate her accusation, just as it investigated Hill’s. And, contrary… Read more.
President Vladimir Putin has been ordering hits on his Russian detractors for years. I began commenting on them over a decade ago in “Putin Probably Ordered the Hit. But No One Will Do Anything About It,” November 28, 2006. This excerpt highlights not only my cynical take on his abiding MO but also my prescient… Read more.
I headlined my September 5 commentary: “Kavanaugh’s Confirmation as Justice Will Be as Tainted as Trump’s Election as President.” More to the point, in it I declared that only an act of God could derail his confirmation to the US Supreme Court. Well, this might qualify: A California psychology professor who has accused Supreme Court… Read more.
The Help was a box-office hit. It also won critical acclaim. This included Octavia Spencer winning an Academy Award (an Oscar) for Best Supporting Actress and the film winning a slew of other Academy Award nominations, namely Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress for Jessica Chastain, and Best Actress for Viola Davis (evidently everybody upstaged the… Read more.
