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Much is being made in the Western media about yesterday’s sentencing of the erstwhile richest man in Russia, oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, to six years in prison after being convicted of stealing oil from his own company and laundering the proceeds. Never mind that his conviction and sentencing were as predictable as the Sun rising in… Read more.
There can be no greater testament to the rehabilitation of Michael Vick than having the president of the United States commend, and comment on, his success. And that’s precisely what happened last week when President Obama called Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles. Reports are that Obama praised him for taking a chance on Vick after… Read more.
In the days following November’s midterm elections, left-wing Democrats were competing with right-wing Republicans to see who could write the most damning obit on Obama’s presidency. And who can blame them? After all, the consensus opinion across party lines was that the shellacking the Democrats took was in fact a referendum on his presidency. And… Read more.
Is anybody interested in the fact that the UConn women’s team is about to complete a second-consecutive perfect season by winning another NCAA championship tonight? Now just imagine the media hoopla if North Carolina [or any men’s team] had won its championship in such convincing fashion [by defeating its opponents by an average of 33 points]…… Read more.
I don’t know why anyone would want to serve in the U.S. military these days – when chances are very good that he or she will be shipped right out to the killing fields of Iraq and Afghanistan. All the same, I celebrate the belated recognition of gays and lesbians to do so … openly: The government’s “don’t… Read more.
Nine days ago, Assange surrendered to British authorities. He reportedly did so out of fear that CIA operatives would snatch him off the streets to bring him under the vortex of American justice – just as they have done with countless suspected-terrorist collaborators around the world. It came as little surprise, however, when his lawyers… Read more.
The word icon is used to describe so many people of dubious distinction that it has virtually no meaning. Yet I can think of no other word to describe talk show host Larry King. In fact, I can assert without fear of contradiction that no media personality has done more to inform more people about current… Read more.
