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April 14, 2009
- Tomorrow is a historic day for the Mad Hatters of Tea Party Day fame. I am speaking of those who are vigorously proposing that Americans are TEA’d (Taxed Enough Already). Of course, this is not really as much about taxes as evidenced from a whole host of issues that have been brought to light during the early Tea Parties. The litany begins with accusations of Barack Obama not having ...
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April 11, 2009
- We all without exception have at one time or another formed an opinion regarding an individual based on assumption. Of course, I include myself in this. However, there is a particular thing that has caused folks to think I’m different based on something I've carried on my person (when it was safe to do so) for as long as I can remember. I carry a small leather copy of ...
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April 10, 2009
- It may as well be this. I certainly have enough experience. Ian said to me a few minutes ago, "You're actually going to be the cat lady.""Yes!" I said, "and--"At that point he put his face in his palms and shook his head.I found a web-based media organization looking for people to write brief articles for them a few times a week. Click-based pay. They were ...
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April 9, 2009
- A baby is born with a malformed brain and has very little time to live. Her parents decide to donate her heart to another baby. They take the two month old off the respirator keeping her alive and wait. The baby breathes on her own, surviving for now but just barely. It’s a sad story. But what kind of story is it exactly? Is it news or is it Peep culture? In other words, is this a story that ...
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March 25, 2009
- What is wrong with the National Review Online this week? In one article, Mark Steyn criticizes Americans for foolishly following President Barack Obama, since we hardly know him. Mr. Steyn questions President Obama’s compassion, while he himself employs a derogatory choice of words in an attempt to be ironic. By the way, the article Mr. Steyn wrote was about the supposed hypocrisy of the ...
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March 19, 2009
- Ok! magazine has carried a tribute issue to Jade Goody. She is not dead, yet "In Loving Memory" and "Jade Goody 1981-2009" appear on its cover. She has sold the rights of her death being made into a reality show to make some money to ensure the future of her children. Her family has not objected to this story.The debates have been swaying from one end to the other. It is a ...
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March 10, 2009
- I am a regular blogger for the Huffington Post. All my Huffington Post blog entries, arranged chronologically, can be accessed here: I am also a regular columnist for the on-line newspaper, The Chicago Daily Observer. I also write frequently for Chicago magazine where I am a contributing editor, and for the Sun-Times. See my web site for all my work.
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March 9, 2009
- After a break of several weeks I'm going back to Dublin's Four Courts tomorrow to cover a murder trial for a Sunday paper. I've been working as a court reporter for the past two years but since Christmas I've been freelancing and only covering the bigger murder trials.The case starting tomorrow is one of the highest profile murders we've seen in quite a while and also one of the saddest. The ...
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March 4, 2009
- Last week I was one of two authors at a TV studio taping a segment for the same program. While I was waiting to go on, the second author came bustling through, a little out of breath. In between the most feminine little bursts of huffing and puffing I ever laid ears on, she proceeded to tell me how tired she was; that she had done THREE TV appearances in the last 36 hours for her newly released ...
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March 3, 2009
- Michael Steele the head of the Republican National Committee declared that he and not Rush Limbaugh is the de facto head of the Republican Party. Then three days later, he apologized to Mr. Limbaugh for calling him an entertainer, who at times has been ugly and divisive. This is akin to Howard Dean apologizing to Keith Olberman. This would be funny if it were performed on stage, but in real ...
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