Washington, D. C. morning talk show host, Michael Graham of WMAL AM, was suspended without pay on July 28 because he accused Islamic leadership of tacitly supporting terrorism by not taking a strong public stand against it. The station management originally stood by Graham. After receiving pressure from CAIR, WMAL suspended Graham, (For a...

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On Thursday, ABC affiliate WMAL in Washington, D.C. suspended mid-morning talk show host Michael Graham for his July 25 on-air statement, “Islam is a terrorist organization.” An employer has the right to discipline an employee for actions committed while on company time or when acting as a company representative. However, it appears that WMAL...

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On July 18, CBS/Infinity radio affiliate WTIC AM in Hartford was scheduled to begin airing commercials for an upcoming symposium on terrorism hosted by the Peoples’ Truth Forum (PTF). On July 15, a CBS/Infinity sales representative notified PTF’s president, Jeffrey Epstein, that the ads were being cancelled because of a decision by the legal...

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I thought greeting cards had reached an all-time low with misandrist cards with greetings such as “If men are God’s gift to women, then God must really love gag gifts.” I was wrong. Now there is the Secret Lover Collection of 24 cards. According to Stephen Kiehl’s Baltimore Sun article, “Adulterer’s need cards too,”...

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The report “Births to Immigrants in America: 1970 – 2002″ by the Center for Immigration Studies state that in 2002, 23% of US births were to immigrant mothers. 10% of US births were to illegal immigrant mothers. The problem with this is that the babies get automatic US citizenship that can be used to...

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On this anniversary of the approval of the final draft of the Declaration of Independence, the Kelo vs. City of New London eminent domain ruling gives me grave doubts that this is the republic the Founding Fathers intended it to be. John Adams said, “The moment the idea is admitted into society that property...

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In a previous column, “Smoking Gun”, I pointed out that firing workers for smoking during non-work hours was only the beginning of employer control of our personal lives. Now that control has extended beyond health related issues to freedom of expression. Last December, J. Matt Barber’s column, ” ‘Intolerance’ Will Not Be Tolerated! The...

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Upon the instructions of Prime Minister Blair, the Home Office compiled a report of proposed crime fighting strategies. One of the recommendations was to train nursery school employees to recognize signs of potential criminality in children as young as three years of age! Signs include bullying behavior and not being “under control.” That can...

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On June 2, Margaret Engel Adams and Kathy Phelan hosted an intergenerational party in the Phelan’s backyard. It was a celebration of their daughters’ graduations from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. The party included a moon bounce, a popcorn machine and a blues band. Hotdogs, hamburgers, popcorn, s’mores, iced tea, sodas and fruit juice were...

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On Thursday at the Take Back America conference sponsored by the Campaign for America’s Future, DNC chairman Howard Dean said that election day should be a holiday or on a weekend. It can be difficult to go to the polls to wait to vote after working all day. Dean continued with, “Well, Republicans, I...

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According to the BBC, a research team from West Middlesex University Hospital published a study calling for a ban on the public availability of long, pointed kitchen knives. The research involved consulting “10 chefs from around the UK.” These chefs felt such knives have little practical value in the kitchen. According to the article,...

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A new fight over a disabled person’s life is taking place in Florida. This time, 34 year old Scott Thomas’ life may end. Last September, Scott sustained a head injury that resulted in brain damage. His mother, Pamela Patton, is his temporary guardian. Scott is recovering in her home after his release from Brooks...

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In April, the BBC filmed a reality show in which the women of Harby, Nottinghamshire were sent on a week’s vacation. The men were left to care for the homes and children. In “Housework? Men do it better”, the Telegraph’s Jemima Lewis writes “Clearly, the BBC was hoping for anarchy: the men would prove...

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I have always been a fan of our first lady. Laura Bush is intelligent, classy and ladylike. I may revise that opinion on the basis of her speech at the April 30, White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. I realize that everything was scripted and timed by speechwriters. However, it seems that the first lady...

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For the past few days a massive search had been ongoing to locate Jennifer Wilbanks. Wilbanks, whose wedding was planned for today, disappeared while jogging. The search involved many hours of police time. Many volunteers devoted their time to searching for her. The news media gave broadcast hours and print space to her story....

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Air America radio’s ratings have been dropping. For the winter 2004 ratings period, they reached an all time low 1.2 percent share for all listeners aged 12 and over in the New York City area. Since then Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and 12 co-sponsors have introduced H.R. 501, the “Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting...

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As I followed the stories on the accidental use of the 1957 H2N2 influenza strain in test kits manufactured by Meridian Bioscience Inc., I noticed that some of the headlines seemed to be worded to incite panic. The Guardian had “Labs scramble to destroy deadly flu virus”. AP headlines screamed “Countries destroying vials of...

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In a recent email, a reader told me that it is offensive when women joke about castration. His comment was in reference to a quote I gave from one of Maureen Dowd’s columns. Dowd’s remark was that a woman taking on the powerful was seen by men as “castrating”. I replied that Dowd seemed...

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After the sad news about the deaths of Pope John Paul II and Terri Schindler Schiavo, it may be inappropriate to write about the topic I have chosen for this column. I felt the need for a brief respite from sad events and suspect some readers may also. I read a March 31 WorldNetDaily...

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