Monthly Archives: February 2008

The Cyber-smear Backfires … but What About Legitimate Questions?

Following the appearance yesterday on the Drudge Report of a photograph of Barack Obama in traditional Somali dress (some lame brained attempt, it would appear, to smear him by associating him with things Muslim), Obama seems to have pulled slightly ahead of Hillary in Texas and her lead in Ohio appears to be …

Tune in to FOX and Friends Tomorrow Morning at 7:45 am to See the Great Julia G.Gorin

Tomorrow morning–Saturday February 23 at 7:45 a.m.– tune in to Fox News Channel to watch the illustrious Julia Gorin. Journalist, comedian, and woman for all seasons, she will appear on Fox and Friends discussing her new book, “Clintonisms.”

Personally, I plan to haul myself out of bed to see it, as Ms. Gorin’s outrageous and creative …

Michelle Obama’s Got Nerve

…in both the positive and negative sense. On the one hand, she’s no Stepford Wife (one thinks of Ann Romney. The only words I heard out of that woman’s mouth during her months with Mitt on the campaign trail were the strikingly original, “We’re gonna go to Washington…and clean up that mess.” Yikes.)

But Michelle Obama’s …

MSM Dumps its Sweetheart

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, it appears Barack Obama has replaced Senator John McCain as the darling of the MSM. My friend Rick recently directed me to the February 11 edition of Newsweek, which features a big story on McCain’s background. As Rick put it, “It’s clear they are trying to seem unbiased, even …

Bill Clinton as You’ve Never Seen Him Before

This tour de force is brought to you with panache by the First Lady of politically conservative comedy.

Romney Bows Out

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I would have preferred he stay in the race, as it looks like now, over the next four to eight years, no terrorist kingpins are going to get the waterboarding they deserve. Also, other things being equal, I would have preferred looking at this face over …

A Historic Moment … to Jump on the Bandwagon

Interesting the way the Kennedy clan waited until Barack Obama had won a few primaries to decide he was JFK reincarnated. Not only did Caroline and Uncle Ted weigh in just this past week, but on Sunday cousin Maria Shriver leapt on stage with Oprah, Caroline, and Michelle Obama, deciding it was a “moment …