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This is no political commentary, just a semi-biased first person account of a case most of the media missed earlier this month…Operation Smoking Dragon. The good guys got it right and no one seemed to care. Much of my twenty-six

The face of TV and politics changed forever on this date in history. It was 50 years ago this evening that John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon held the first of their 4 debates. It was clearly the most

Editor’s Note: Script reviews of upcoming projects have been around for as long as there’s been an Internet. Therefore it’s no secret that a film can evolve into something quite different from its screenplay. Please keep in mind that this

From the Hollywood Reporter: The story of Ronald Reagan’s life — from boyhood to Hollywood actor to leader of the free world — is about to spill out on the big screen in a way quite different from the miniseries

GIBBS: Good evening. On our broadcast tonight: Miracle in Detroit–First Sharia law zone in nation records falling crime rates as word of amputations spreads. Voters heard–Congress unanimously passes tern limits bill, setting seasonal daily bag at ten. Gimme shelter–Hovel-ready projects

From the Boston Herald, the lede of the weekend: EDGARTOWN – Another Sunday, another missed opportunity for President Obama to prove to America he’s not a Muslim. But instead of attending church services at one of the dozens and dozens

ROBERT GIBBS: The MSM are still holding the line, Mr. President, but the whole MSNBC crew has revolted. DAVID AXELROD: Schultz, Olbermann, Maddow, Matthews–tonight they begin their on-air nude marathon hunger strike, sir. They’ll nibble on Brie and drink nothing

Three times last week CNBC aired an hour-long special titled “Escape from Havana.” ” Between 1960 and 1962, more than 14,000 Cuban children were secretly flown to the United States to escape Fidel Castro, “reads the catchy CNBC teaser. “Today,

President Obama has had two run-ins already this week with gay and lesbian activists – and judging by his and his staff’s reaction – he doesn’t like the challenge coming from his left flank. So, naturally, he responded by excluding

A CNN political analyst has called on President Obama to go “gangsta” against the Republicans. In a post dated Feb. 11, Roland S. Martin writes, For me, I’m sick and tired of Democrats having power and being unwilling to use

Some people will tell you that there is no such thing as a stupid question. They’re wrong. People ask stupid questions all the time. It becomes a problem when people do it on purpose. The “we’re just asking questions” rationale

AP: White House gate crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi invoked their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination Wednesday, refusing to answer a House committee’s questions about their uninvited appearance at a state dinner. The jet-setting Virginia couple repeatedly said they were

CBS News: It appeared right in front of a red white and blue sign that says, “Plains, Georgia. Home of Jimmy Carter our 39th president.”

Now, there’s something very troubling about the couple who snuck into that White House dinner – and it’s not just their “Easy-Bake oven” hair, or their beady, heat-seeking eyeballs. No – it’s something else… and that something else makes me

The L.A. Times tells us the plot is thickening: One source close to the investigation said the couple produced the e-mails at the security checkpoint last Tuesday to show that they had been invited to the event. The Secret Service,

AP: The Secret Service director and the couple who crashed the Obama administration’s first state dinner have been called to testify before Congress on Thursday about last week’s security breach at the White House.

WTTG: The Secret Service isn’t commenting on the investigation of a Virginia couple who crashed last week’s state dinner at the White House. There are media reports saying Michaele and Tareq Salahi have been interviewed by the Secret Service. Meanwhile,

Politico: Two aspiring socialites who allegedly slipped uninvited into the White House for a state dinner Tuesday night were being filmed by a camera crew for a reality television show as they prepared for their headline-grabbing caper. The Bravo television

Mediaite: At 10:32 a.m. a Secret Service message said “ANONYMOUS CALL TO JOC REPORTING ANGEL IS TARGET” — referring to a call to the Joint Operation’s Center refering a threat made against Air Force One, which used a code name

One of President Barack Obama’s top funders, Code Pink’s Jodie Evans, is encouraging the kidnapping of former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura, according to new statements issued this week by Jodie Evans and Code Pink. While it

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It’s bad enough that one of the snarkiest comedy outlets around, The Onion, can’t seem to find anything funny about President Barack Obama. But the faux newspaper hit a new low this week by insulting former President Ronald Reagan’s Alzheimer’s

A tent on Donald Trump’s estate in suburban New York City was dismantled Wednesday after Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano said the Secret Service told Trump that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi would be coming to his estate.

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

I first experienced ACORN in post-Katrina New Orleans. I was part of a relief organization, Common Ground Relief, which had been delivering much needed aid to the 9th Ward, an area that had been hit especially hard by the flood

Contrary to the most recent descriptions of who I am because of my beliefs, activities, and actions – I am not a racist, homophobe, Muslim hating, ignorant, gun loving, tea-bagging, swastika carrying, redneck, mobster – I am an American… An

The other day, I received an e-mail from a lady who let me know she was in the habit of forwarding my articles to her daughter who’s away at college. Apparently, she felt I could provide the young woman with

This year marks the 70th anniversary of Hollywood’s greatest year, 1939. Accordingly, Turner Classic Movies is celebrating the anniversary this month by showing 39 films released in ’39, starting with The Wizard of Oz. Throughout the month, TCM will also

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AP: Tax protesters threw what appeared to be a box of tea bags toward the White House on Wednesday, prompting officials to lockdown the compound. The Secret Service also used a robot to inspect the package thrown in an apparent

Nothing tickles the funny bone quite like phony outrage. You know, like Laurie David pulling up alongside an SUV and shouting down the driver for destroying the environment, when Ms. David herself is on the way to catch a private

As I recall, the words to Jim Croce’s song from the early seventies went something like this: You don’t tug on Superman’s cape You don’t spit into the wind You don’t pass counterfeit currency in old Las Vegas And you

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy BBC: Equipped with a name tag reading “W”, Mr. Bush spent an hour there with his secret service security detail, chatting to customers and doing a little shopping.

Hollywood loves a sequel, and so does Big Hollywood. My post about Frank Rich and his penchant for repeating left-wing urban legends as fact garnered many comments from both sides of the issue asking for the post to be longer

I used to count myself among the biggest fans of 24. A friend recommended 24 during Season 2, and I went back and rented Season 1. It was addictive, fast-paced, genuinely adrenaline-pumping. The first half of Season 2 was almost