May 1, 2007
Murdoch Empire Makes Bid To Buy Wall Street Journal
(Do you think he'll let his New York Post writers work on it?)

The Wall Street Journal
Publisher, Rupert Murdoch

DJIA 13062.91 plummeted 58.03 from a second story window.

NASDAQ 2525.09...

"Attorney General Alberto Gonzales takes on the role of the greatest double talking comedian in history- a blathering smokescreen of a performance!"
--Variety

"Sid Caesar, famous for his ability to spout jibberish in any dialect and sound as if he is actually speaking that language, is given...

Murderer Seung-Hui Cho - 24,000,000 Google listings.

Murderer Mark David Chapman - 2,460,000 Google listings.

Outlaw Jesse James - 16,600,000 Google listings.

Polio Vaccine Developer Dr. Jonas Salk - 491,000 Google listings.

All right, so there's a big part of our problem right there; the glorification of the criminal. Ever...

If 33 people were killed by apples instead of guns at Virginia Tech, there wouldn't be an apple left on the shelves or in the homes of this country until apples could be made safe. Screw your "constitutional right" to have an apple, there is something called the "greater good",...

This email came to me today from my friend, comedian Wendy Liebman.

"Yesterday I sat next to a soldier on my flight home from Dallas. He is 19. His name is John.

Before we took off he apologized if he smelled. "I've been in these clothes for...

"NAPPY HAIR" GETS TEACHER SUSPENDED
Excerpted from The New York Times
December 4, 1998
By Clyde Haberman

A well-intentioned third-grade teacher, who happens to be white, gave her mostly black and Hispanic students a critically praised book (winner of a Parenting Reading Magic Award)
about a...

The New National Pastime (or maybe it's just me).

Officials To Steal Eggs To Protect GOP Convention Attendees From Pigeon Poop.
YOU'RE THE PARTY AGAINST ABORTION!!!!!
While you're at, better steal all the bulls, too.

Pentagon Report Says No Connection Between Iraq And Al...

My good friend Steve Young asked me yesterday why I call this "Yelling At The TV" when it doesn't sound like I'm yelling at the TV. I explained that when I yell at the TV (which I actually do, every night) all I yell are horrible curse words, which don't...

Today's knee jerk reactions to the headlines. Or, Why My Husband Works Late (or so he says).

"Bush Tells Congress To "Get Off Their Vacation" Right Before Crawford Trip."
He also tells them to stop mispronouncing "nucular".

"Kerry: McCain's People Approached Me About Considering Him...

An instant knee-jerk reaction to today's top stories. Or, to be more accurate, something I do that has caused my husband to stay at work every day until after The Newshour ends: "Yelling At The TV".

"Supreme Court Overrules Bush on Global Warming."
Alberto Gonzales fires Supreme...

My brilliant colleagues Lizz Winstead and others have covered this topic head to toe, but sometimes you just have to weigh in anyway.

I've worshipped food my whole life, so it makes perfect sense to me to combine two of the most worshipped things in America: Jesus and...

I don't get the idea of the non-binding resolution. Why waste weeks fighting over something that has no teeth while people are dying? (Anna Nicole's baby notwithstanding.) A non- binding resolution is a dog and pony show designed to show us, the constituents, that congress "really, really likes us", but...

On a blog dedicated to the search for truth, justice, and original thinking, it is only fitting to remember one whose life's work was dedicated to the same. Of course, he made his points with such incredible humor and insight, his arguments were irresistible.

On religious wars, "You're...

Ever since I last blogged about capital punishment, after the Saddam Hussein execution, and read your thoughtful and passionate comments, both pro and con, (and by the way, if you disagree with me, commenting that I am an out of work has-been still does not make a convincing case for...

Just in time for Oscar week, First Lady Laura Bush says the Iraq war is "wearing".

"WHO are you wearing?"

The blood of 3140 U. S. soldiers.

I remember when First Ladies used to be role models; accomplished and involved human beings, women we were proud to have be...

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And now it's time for the award for best handling of an IRS audit by a CPA or tax litigator; senior accountant or partner. The nominees are: John Jenkins-H&R Bloch, Myron Berg-Berg, Berg, Berg, Schwartz and Gersten, and David Katayama-Katayama & Associates. And the award goes to.. David Katayama!

I just got this email. What makes it even more impressive is I wasn't even flying last week. I'm a previous customer. If anyone in government ever had the honesty, courage, and integrity to send a letter like this to his/her constituents, she/he would win in a landslide. A company...

Would you hire this guy to fix your toilet?

"Hi. My name's Mike Smith and I'm not a plumber, but I want to fix your toilet. Not only am I not a plumber, I've never even been in a bathroom since I usually go camping. But I don't like the...

Another day, another slanderous attempt to link Barack Obama to the militant Muslim cause, this time by the Australian prime minister. A prime minister so intent on defeating terrorism that he has committed no less than 1,400 troops to fighting in Iraq, the exact amount of people I...

It's Fashion Week in New York, and I've changed my mind about fur. I'm in!! Style.com and Women's Wear Daily raved about Oscar de la Renta's wolverine coats and coyote vests for the "ladies who lunch". (Where the hell are they eating, Borneo?) Carolina Herrera showed a "brooding collection" with...