It seems to be “common knowledge” these days that, though the President has ignored the Constitution and feels free to break the laws repeatedly, the I-word is only mentioned through dark doorways in hushed tones. Holding people accountable for their
V.A. administrator Eric Shinseki resigned this weekend under severe pressure from everyone who wants a broken Veterans Affairs department to get fixed. The problem is this–changing the cast of characters won’t repair a systemically flawed system. The V.A. works on
Our Veterans. We ask them to put on the uniform. We ask them to take up arms. And we ask them to protect us–and sacrifice their time, their safety and in so many cases, their lives–to keep us safe. Is
I won’t defend Los Angeles Clippers’ owner, Donald Sterling, for his racial attitudes and beliefs. But I will defend his right to hold them. One’s thoughts are his own private property. And until a jack-booted squad of Thought Police kick in your door
Big Hollywood contributor Gary Graham spoke with actor Ken Wahl about the meaning of Veterans Day, how Americans can show their appreciation to the men and women of the U.S. Military and a unique way that pets can help veterans
NOTE: This article was written a day before the horrific shooting attack on the D.C. Naval base. My heart and prayers go out to the families of the fallen. That said, lawmakers need to rethink this whole “Gun-Free Zone” business.
With the sweet, reverent chords of Memorial Day still lingering I was shocked by the recent revelations that the Veterans Administration, under the leadership of President Barack Obama is so backlogged, that over 600,000 veterans, many wounded and disabled, are
A few months ago I received news that a friend of mine, a former Navy SEAL and war veteran, had lost his battle with depression and killed himself. I felt shocked, then devastated. Which gave way to guilt–the “why didn’t
Count me as one of the millions of ardent fans of “Downton Abbey.” Light years beyond a drawing room soap opera, this finely lensed and brilliantly written and acted drama fashions such a rich tapestry of human interaction as to
On Dec. 21, it was announced that former Marine Sgt. Jon Hammar was going to be released by Mexican authorities who had been holding the Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran on trumped up ‘gun-running’ charges for nearly 2 months, chained
Below is the third part of an interview series with “Wiseguy” actor Ken Wahl … Gary Graham: I’ve heard said that the Liberals have taken over the Media, the Hollywood community, and Academia. Ken Wahl: Absolutely. What’s left …? Graham: Talk
Note: With the recent spate of shootings with young people, it is timely that Ken Wahl and I happened to be talking about youth, self-respect and parental discipline. These conversations were conducted a week prior to the Connecticut school shooting.
NOTE — In the horrid aftermath of the Connecticut elementary school shooting, my talk with actor Ken Wahl (“Wiseguy,” “The Wanderers”) seems all the more poignant to me. We discuss Ken’s upbringing, how he learned his work ethic and how
Diversion, distraction, smoke-screen obfuscation … one thing you can say about our newly re-elected President, he has more moves than an NFL open-field running back. Some scandal rears its ugly head, and bada-boom they launch flack and flares to divert
The dazzling, urbanite Barack Obama experiment is back in the saddle for four more. Four more what? Four more years of the dismantling of America. Faith in my country is at an all-time low because I see Obama’s re-election as
For as long as I can remember Liberals in Hollywood had their run of the place. On any set, at any awards show, inside any casting office, at any industry mixer … the loud voices always leaned left. But things
Recently the entire Muslim world exploded in rage and riot, supposedly inflamed by a low-budget spoof of Islam called “The Innocence of Muslims.” In a coordinated attack, a large group of terrorists killed four American personnel including the U.S. Anbassador,
Say goodbye now, before it gets too obvious. But don’t let them know you’re saying goodbye. Just invite them out to lunch or over for a barbecue. Or meet for coffee … just casual … no big deal. Nobody need
A comedy about an inept Vice President. I thought, wow – that could be funny. I’ll bet it’s about Joe Biden, as much time as his foot has been in his mouth these past three years. But then I tuned
An old TV show called “Perry Mason” set the tone. A taut three-act play which culminated each week with justice prevailing as the real guilty party to a crime (invariably murder), confessed tearfully on the stand during an incisive cross-exam
Nothing is free. You pay a price for everything. Anything of value is worth working for. These are the values my father tried to beat into my thick skull…with varying degrees of success. Once, still in high school, I approached
Ed. Note: This post was supposed to include a new Gray Graham song but unfortunately editorial (that would be me) screwed up and it didn’t. Good news? We will have more Graham-goodness later in week WITH the tune. My apologies
The Left is so fond of exhorting their opponents to ‘compromise’. The trouble is, the Left each year moves further and further to the left – pulling that center-point of compromise further and further left. Compromise with totalitarian ideals smacks
When I was a little kid, I was nutso for war movies. Guadalcanal Diaries. None But the Brave. The Longest Day. Combat. The Battle of the Bulge. I would sit and watch them with my web belt and canteen, Army
Am I the only one who feels like yanking my teeth out with needle nose pliers when he hears questions about what the ‘Tea Party’ is up to? What candidate they’ll promote, which direction they’ll move next, and how the
Okay, that ices it. I was going to keep quiet about this. But they’ve gone and done it now. For roughly thirty years I’ve been a member of the Screen Actors Guild. I remember back when it was rumored that
I was maybe eight or nine when my sisters, brother and I watched this every single night for a week. Stations did that back then. Call it cheap baby-sitting. But we were riveted. I’d never seen a man dance like
Here’s my response to Stephen Colbert’s ‘Take Our Jobs!‘ challenge that asks Americans to do the work illegals now do… One grows weary of having to repeat the same defense of our immigration laws, (indeed, the defense of our entire
[I gave an abbreviated version of this speech at a Tea-Party in Lake Forrest, California yesterday.] It’s so nice to be back in Orange County where I grew up. And it’s great to be surrounded by all of my fellow
But it was a bad night for Liberty. Oh man. I didn’t want to write a blog today. Damn those Dems. (And a special F-U to you twits who voted them in.) A bad night for Liberty. But it was
UPDATED: February 18th, 2010 — 6:58 pm The following interview contains misleading, erroneous, and/or fraudulent claims. The subject of the interview, Scott Witt, has come under massive scrutiny by the Special Forces community and has been revealed to not be
The piercing roar of the C-17 jet engines rattled my skull as it went to full throttle and lifted off into the amber sky back towards Miami. The awesome machine had just delivered its precious payload of relief supplies to
President George W. Bush left office a year ago today. The occasion was marked for me, not so much as the grand event of inaugurating our first black President, as it was a societal harbinger of ominous times ahead. Mr.
On this, the one-year anniversary of Big Hollywood, it is fitting that ‘One Pissed Off Dude’ should mark it with a proper lambasting of one of America’s favorite films ever: “It’s a Wonderful Life.” I’ve intentionally held off until after
He who defines the rules controls the game. And we’re letting them define the rules. Jobs. Health care. Economic justice. Working families. Income redistribution. Fairness. Words mean things. Very specific things. We on the Right tend to forget that. By
I awoke this morning with a splitting headache. As I staggered to the bathroom I blew past the mirror without a glance, fearful of the report. I hadn’t felt this awful since I can’t remember when. Though memory eluded me
Nancy Pelosi, having renamed the Public Option, the ‘Consumer Option,’ triumphantly trotted out this morning the Hose version of the Health Care Reform Bill, now called The Affordable American Health Care Bill. (“Affordable” – what does that mean, exactly? Affordable
This stuff doesn’t happen on its own. Somebody must create it. Art is the product of conscious action. But art cannot be considered ‘art’…until it is named. It must be called ‘art.’ And it seems today that regardless of the
So I guess it’s the schoolyard chivalry I was raised on that taught me you never beat up on the girl. Thus, I have held my tongue in regards to the good First Lady, Michelle Obama. But now it has