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The global-warming movement is taking on all of the features of a Christian crusade – complete with its own self-appointed pope, Al Gore. Alas, I remain a Doubting Thomas. In fact, I have challenged, if not defied, the gospel of global warming in such open and notorious fashion that if Gore’s judgment day were tomorrow,… Read more.
According to ABC News, the North Carolina Attorney General will announce later today that all charges against the Duke Lacrosse players will be dropped. And, it’s about time. Because here’s what I admonished Mike Nifong, the Durham District Attorney who filed these bogus charges, to do exactly a year ago today: …Durham DA Mike Nifong… Read more.
[N]otwithstanding cultural biases and legal precedents that favor mothers and grandmothers in custody cases, I submit that, under these circumstances, if Birkhead were found to be the father, it would be in the best interest of the child to award him, not Anna Nicole’s estranged mother, Vergie Arthur, legal custody. [from “Resolving the legal mess… Read more.
The following is from the Imus in the Morning radio show, which boasts millions of listeners via 70 radio stations and simulcast on cable TV: IMUS: That’s some rough girls from Rutgers…Man, they got tattoos … . McGUIRK: Some hardcore hos IMUS: That’s some nappy-headed hos there, I’m going to tell you that. That racist… Read more.
After Iranian forces captured 15 British marines on 23 March, here, in part, is how I analyzed the situation: I admonish you to ignore all of the bellicose rhetoric being exchanged between the UK and Iran….Because the only thing that matters now is what leverage each side has in behind-the-scenes bartering for the release of… Read more.
Twenty-five years ago, the British considered the Falkland Islands so vital to their national sovereignty that they launched a war to assert dominion over them when locals seemed poised to pledge allegiance to neighboring Argentina. Never mind that back then the Falklands were little more than a bleak and desolate cluster of islands situated 8000… Read more.
I suspect few people were surprised last night when Florida handily defeated Ohio State 84 to 75 to win their second consecutive NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. In fact, even I did not think Ohio stood much of a chance; especially with a star player, #20 Greg Oden (right), who looks (and, at times,… Read more.
Dear Readers: Over the past few days, hundreds of you have contacted me expressing concerns about Dannielynn’s welfare and fears about Howard K. Stern’s undue influence over legal proceedings in The Bahamas related to the mess her Mummy, Anna Nicole, left behind. And even though I understand the frustration that compelled many of you to… Read more.
The next time you hear Indians touting their respect for sacred grounds, or preaching about their spiritual communion with nature, tell them to shut up and keep smoking their peace pipes, chewing peyote and counting their greenbacks! After all, there was no earthly reason for Indians on the Hualapai Reservation in Arizona to build a… Read more.
It is undisputed that the most exciting day in professional football is the day when teams play semi-final games (conference championships) to make it to the Super Bowl. (Just as the most exciting day in my favorite spectator sport, women’s tennis, is the day when semi-final matches in the majors are played.) Likewise, the most… Read more.
