If you think those little Indian Slumdogs came to America hoping for an Oscar, think again…
Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 6:11 AM
Archives for February 2009
Donations for TCI victims of Hurricane Ike: a final report
Friday, February 27, 2009 at 4:45 AM
In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Ike, I was surprised to learn that no relief agency in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) had the facility to accept online donations. This is why I published a commentary asking readers to donate funds to the British Red Cross for TCI victims. But after a number of… Read more.
U.S. forcing Switzerland to compromise its hallowed bank secrecy laws
Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 5:27 AM
In a long-overdue move, the U.S. government has finally smashed Swiss bank secrecy laws by prevailing upon the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) to give up the names of hundreds of Americans who have used those laws to evade billions of dollars in taxes. In fact, given President Obama’s declared intent to go after tax cheats (and the banks that… Read more.
Obama exudes confidence and offers hope in address before Joint Session of Congress
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 5:36 AM
The impact of this recession is real, and it is everywhere. But while our economy may be weakened and our confidence shaken; though we are living through difficult and uncertain times, tonight I want every American to know this: We will rebuild, we will recover, and the United States of America will emerge stronger than… Read more.
Obama, the candidate of HOPE, accused of being the president of DOOM
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 5:22 AM
One of the more ironic features of President Obama’s one-month-old presidency is that his critics are accusing him – whose presidential campaign was predicated on hope – of not inspiring enough hope that the U.S. will weather this ongoing financial crisis. And it does not matter to them that Obama is merely honoring his promise to… Read more.
And the Oscar goes to? Well, so much for the leaked results … and for my picks
Monday, February 23, 2009 at 6:21 AM
Sorry Mickey…. Read more.
The 2009 Academy Awards: the winners leaked…?!
Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 7:54 AM
I really enjoy cinema. And I appreciate the attention the Oscars often give to good but relatively unseen films like The Reader. Unfortunately, with all due respect to critics and members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (the Academy), how much a film makes, not whether the Academy awards it an Oscar, is… Read more.
The NY Post fires racist shot at President Obama
Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 6:21 AM
No one has been a more ardent critic of the black-victimology politics that Reverends Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton have turned into a very profitable business enterprise. But even these firebrands occasionally stumble upon a perceived racial slight that is in fact worthy of outrage and protest. And such is the case with this cartoon that… Read more.
Just like “Tricky-Dick” Nixon, “Crooked-Mike” Misick forced to resign
Friday, February 20, 2009 at 5:40 AM
In the fall of 1973, President Richard Nixon of the United States had every right to feel invincible… Today, Premier Michael Misick of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) also has every right to feel invincible… As farfetched as the comparison above might seem, the historical parallels between Nixon and Misick do not end there.… Read more.
A-Rod comes clean about steroids – kinda…
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 5:34 AM
I appreciate the fact that Alex Rodriguez became the first superstar baseball player to admit taking performance-enhancing drugs while still in his prime. He made this game attempt to come clean during a press conference yesterday at the Yankees’ spring-training camp in Tampa, Florida. Regrettably, he injected unnecessary doubt into his confessionby offering the patently… Read more.