As a Catholic boy I attended Catechism class every Saturday. Once a month the nun marched us to the sanctuary, where we would stand in line to say our confession. “Bless me Father for I have sinned, my last confession was a month ago. These are my sins: “I swiped a Hustler magazine, I...
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Who hasn’t left an abusive rant on the voice mail of a spouse, boss or friend? We’re infuriated we can’t reach the object of our hatred and we unload our vitriol on the voice mail.  But a “dog bites man” story took on epic proportions when Alec Baldwin left extremely hurtful words on...
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Everything about Hillary Clinton is fake; she doesn’t have a genuine bone in her body. She’s a lesbian who entered a marriage of convenience with Slick Willy. (Not that there’s anything wrong with being a lesbian.) She’s a hardcore liberal who pretends to be a moderate. (Not that there’s anything wrong with being a...
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From MSNBC.Com “Miss America Lauren Nelson and veteran fugitive-hunter John Walsh of “America’s Most Wanted†recently teamed up with police in a New York City suburb to catch suspected online predators  “Dateline NBCâ€ÂÂ-style. Nelson posed as a young girl in phone calls initiated after online chats in which suspects allegedly engaged in inappropriate...
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I am somewhat of a Bible scholar; I daresay I’m more familiar with Holy Writ than the vast majority of Bible-thumping evangelicals. If I’m ever arrested for speeding and reckless driving in Hamilton County, OH, my Biblical expertise may be my “get of jail free” card.  From the Associated Press:  “When Eric...
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From Wikipedia:  “The Cities of Refuge are a collection of six towns mentioned in the Hebrew Bible that were set able to provide asylum to someone who had unintentionally slain another… According to the Mosaic Law, the “avenger of blood”, generally a close relative to the victim, had the right to kill the...
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*Don’t shake hands with Sheryl Crow. Some folks have a green thumb; Sheryl has a brown one.  *Don’t fail to pick up the phone when Alec Baldwin calls. Don’t be a rude little pig!  *If Michael Jackson offers to let your kids spend the night with him, crack his head open with...
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From the Associated Press: “The Wiccan pentacle has been added to the list of emblems allowed in national cemeteries and on goverment-issued headstones of fallen soldiers, according to a settlement announced Monday. A settlement between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Wiccans adds the five-pointed star to the list of “emblems of belief”...
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The fiction is that anybody can aspire to be the president of the United States, but the reality is that unless you belong to a political dynasty or can afford a $400 haircut, you don’t have a prayer.  After 20 years of a Bush or a Clinton in power, we are faced with the...
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From the Associated Press: “Looking pretty is costing John Edwards’ presidential campaign a lot of pennies. The Democrat’s campaign committee picked up the tab for two haircuts at $400 each by celebrity stylist Joseph Torrenueva of Beverly Hills, Calif., according to a financial report filed with the Federal Election Commission. FEC records show Edwards...
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“Hey, I want to tell you something, OK? And I want to leave a message for you right now. ‘Cause again, it’s 10:30 here in New York on a Wednesday, and once again I’ve made an ass of myself trying to get to a phone to call you at a specific time. When the...
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Sanjaya’s improbable American Idol run has come to an end. America has been held hostage long enough; we can now ponder more serious issues like the Iraq war and the health care crisis. Somewhere 13-year-old Ashley Ferl is crying a river of tears; somewhere in India there is weeping and gnashing of teeth; and...
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“As we’ve learned from reading the memoirs and press accounts and interviews following that war — at the time there were 24,000 Americans killed in Vietnam — President Johnson had to make a decision. The secretary of defense, the secretary of state and the president knew the war was not winnable. But President Johnson...
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Virginia Tech shooter, Cho Seung-Hui, mailed a multimedia manifesto to NBC news between murders. Thanks to the bumbling inefficiency of the campus police, the killer had enough time to write a book in between murders.  The package included text, videos and photos of Cho Seung-Hui posing with handguns, a hammer and a knife....
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The Don Imus controversy is symbolic of the breakdown of civility in public discourse. It’s not just shock jocks who sprinkle their speech with vulgarities and racial slurs. Whether it’s at a shopping center or a restaurant, four-letter words are as much a part of the ambiance as the Muzak.  I write for...
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Britney Spears at one time ruled the world of pop; her songs all zoomed to the top of the charts and her beautiful face graced the covers of the magazines. Moms smiled when their daughters hummed Britney’s hits and fathers laughed when their sons drooled over the pop tart’s videos. But the 25-year old singer’s...
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 Don Imus looks like the Grim Reaper after an all-nighter. The obscene and racist rants that spew from his mouth match his deathly appearance. After more than 30 years in the shock jock racket, he finally imploded in a spectacular fashion. I don’t have the slightest bit of sympathy for the old codger; I hope...
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I started watching American Idol about a month ago when Sanjaya Malakar first burst into the national consciousness in a big way.  That was the infamous episode when the American Idol producers cynically placed Ashley Ferl, 13, at a ringside seat. Ashley cried throughout the taping, especially when her favorite, Sanjaya Malakar, took the...
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“Innocent until proven guilty”,  That’s the bedrock foundation of our criminal justice system. But all too often, that noble concept is trampled in a rush to judgement.  Case in point, Michael Nifong, the rouge district attorney, who in a blatant move to pander to African American voters, turned that noble concept on...
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Radio Shock Jock, Don Imus, is full of piss and vinegar; he has a long and undistinguished career of uttering racist, sexist and homophobic remarks. Usually he spews his vile on the rich, famous and powerful, and not too many people feel sorry for celebrities and politicians.  But when Don Imus called the...
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