The latest from the Political Grapevine: Truth About Bush’s StatementsThe New York Times reports today that after President Bush condemned theSwift Boat Veterans for Truth (search)ad and all other ads by so-called 527 groups, “The White House quickly moved to insist that Mr. Bush had not meant in any way …
Read More »Paris Hilton's Book a Bust
Paris Hilton|Lindsay Lohan Paris Hilton’s Book a Bust There’s an old adage in showbiz: All publicity is good publicity, as long as they spell your name right. But even old adages may need updating. Paris Hiltonis a name in the news every ten seconds. But it did not help sales …
Read More »VA Ups Focus on Gulf War Illness
WASHINGTON – As thousands of soldiers from the war in Iraq stream home reporting myriad health problems, the government is now refocusing its research on illnesses among veterans from the first Persian Gulf War, over a decade ago. Among the recent changes, the Department of Veterans Affairs (search) announced it …
Read More »Small Acts of Kindness and Huge Acts of Class
One of the things I’ve really enjoyed as an author is visiting bookstores and actually meeting the people who pay good money to read my book! I’m always struck that they came out to see me and they offer advice. At one book signing, an elderly gentleman suggested I eat …
Read More »411: Jacko Case: Did DA Contact Family Early On?
Jacko Case |Whitney Houston Jacko Case: Did DA Contact Family Early On? This morning, it seems, Michael Jackson has been indicted by a Santa Barbara grand jury on charges of child abuse. However: The two young men who worked for Jackson and took care of the family now accusing him …
Read More »A Bloody Mistake
I have now read several e-mails asking me, “What about that blood in the van?” When I read the first one, my heart dropped to my feet. I have now read several e-mails about it. I realized upon reading even the first e-mail, that I had teased in Wednesday night’s …
Read More »Why Traditionalists Are Losing the Culture War
Hi, I’m Bill O’Reilly reporting from Southern California. Thanks for watching us tonight. Why traditionalists are losing the culture war, that is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.”The answer’s simple…Americans who believe traditional values are important have no leadership. Secularists who believe society has to change to include …
Read More »Billy Joel's Future Father-In-Law Approves
Billy Joel | Sting| ‘Surviving Christmas’ | Saying Goodbye Billy Joel’s Future Father-In-Law Approves This was supposed to be a story about Sting‘s great show last night at the Beacon Theatre, and the fact that we’ve now spent more time with His Stingness and beautiful wife Trudie Styler in the …
Read More »Conservatives Riled Over Bush Activities
WASHINGTON – While Democrats have called President Bush the most conservative president in history, conservative support is starting to crack among those who say the president has not moved far enough to the right. “There is a growing grumbling, a measure, if you will, of unhappiness with domestic policies,” saidFree …
Read More »The Death of Yasser Arafat
The death of Yasser Arafat (search) is no loss to humanity. He was a murderer, a terrorist, an embezzler and, according to some credible reports, a pedophile. He skimmed millions of dollars into personal bank accounts, money that was to be used to elevate his people. Arafat never elevated anyone, …
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