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My younger son … he now says that he would like to be black… Black is in. (Larry King on his program Larry King Live, January 21, 2009) As ridiculous and naïve as Larry King’s assertion is, it has merit in the context of American politics. After all, there’s no denying that, but for the… Read more.
No doubt you’ve seen Illinois Gov Rod Blagojevich on television in recent days whining about not being allowed to call witnesses (like Pres. Obama’s chief of staff Rahm Emmanuel) for his defense in the impeachment trial that was ongoing in the state legislature. But he knew full well that this was not a criminal trial, during… Read more.
I have made something of a ritual of ridiculing the American masters of the universe who fly to Davos, Switzerland around this time each year to give lectures at the World Economic Forum on what it takes to get rich like them. Because they were always so full of self-congratulatory hot air. Unfortunately, since the record of their… Read more.
I have been accused on occasion of being relatively well read. Therefore, I feel obliged to confess that I had no interest in reading anything by John Updike until I saw the movie version of his novel The Witches of Eastwick in the late 1980s. Even worse, when I finally set my mind to reading… Read more.
Within 48 hours of being sworn in last week, President Barack Obama signed executive orders to close the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay and ban torture of terror suspects. These executive orders will do more to regain America’s moral high ground in the international community than one million US troops can do in either Iraq… Read more.
A little Background Last week law enforcement authorities in The Bahamas arrested three people who were allegedly involved in a plot to extort $25 million dollars from Hollywood actor John Travolta. These extortionists reportedly threatened to publish pictures related to the death of Travolta’s son, Jett (or perhaps related to Travolta’s suspiciously intimate relationship with Jett’s male… Read more.
It figures that, just as a brother becomes president of the United States, the country is facing such dire economic straits (including the worst global financal crisis since the Great Depression) that he will have to be twice as good as any other president to be considered successful. [The historic inauguration of Barack Obama, The iPINIONs Journal, January 17, 2009] Can… Read more.
The rogue’s gallery of American politicians who have been arrested, tried and convicted for all manner of crimes is legendary. Therefore, I find it more than a little hypocritical for Americans, like FOX News gas bag Bill O’Reilly, to cast aspersions on The Bahamas, my home country, because one of our politicians is alleged to have… Read more.
Congratulations Barack ! You have filled us with hope And made us exceedingly proud. Good luck And God bless you … Mr President ! Meanwhile, Obama gave so many soaring speeches during his election campaign that, like Icarus, he was fated to soar no more. Nonetheless, it is ironic, if not disappointing, that it was today – on the occasion of greatest expectations… Read more.
It pains me to rain on Obama’s parade in any respect. But a few days ago I felt compelled to complain about his inaugural committee’s decision to feature a group of Southern belles wearing plantation garb in Tuesday’s inaugural parade. Now I feel compelled to complain about this committee’s decision to sell HBO the rights… Read more.
