Since Mr. Smith went down to Washington, Hollywood filmmakers have been using and re-using the concept of sending a regular guy inside the Beltway. From “Dave” to “Bulworth” to “An American President” (with lobbyist Annette Bening as the voice of reason in the White House), there has been no shortage …
Read More »Space Station Astronauts Prepare for Golf-Shot Spacewalk
Going long will take on new meaning next week when an astronaut tees up and sends a golf ball flying from the International Space Station (ISS). ISS Expedition 14 flight commander Mikhail Tyurin will whack the golf ball as part of a six-hour spacewalk planned for Nov. 22, the night …
Read More »Sen. Barbara Boxer & The War on Terror
Senator Barbara Boxer and the War on Terror. That is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” First of all, I’m not coming at this from an ideological point of view. There are some great liberal thinkers in America who recognize the grave danger worldwide terror is posing, but …
Read More »You Just Never Know
I don’t think there is anything that so grips the living as images of the dead. The wrath of Mother Nature played out again and again on TV screens across the globe showing how 150,000 and counting lost their lives on this globe. I have little to add to all …
Read More »Is Owen Wilson a Cradle 'Crasher'?
Owen Wilson | Howard Stern | Sol Yaged | More Music Is Owen Wilson a Cradle ‘Crasher’? “Wedding Crashers” opened pretty big over the weekend, bringing in over $32 million. The Owen Wilson–Vince Vaughn comedy is already assured of turning a profit, more than you can say for some other …
Read More »David Lee Roth to Succeed Howard Stern
Roth Replacing Stern | Cynthia Lennon | Kurt Vonnegut | Odds and Ends Official: Diamond Dave Gets Howard’s Job The rumors were true. I can tell you exclusively that sometime next month, Infinity Broadcasting will announce that David Lee Roth is taking over for Howard Stern. The one-time lead singer …
Read More »Which Senators Haven't Been to Iraq?
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: The office of Senator Ted Kennedy (search), who last week told Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that U.S. forces in Iraq were caught in a “quagmire,” and suggested he should resign, has now confirmed that the Massachusetts Democrat has never been to Iraq. …
Read More »Schwarzenegger's Promised Gay Marriage Veto Gets Lukewarm Response
WASHINGTON – California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (search) has promised to veto a bill by the Assembly that would permit gay marriage because he says it goes against the will of the state’s people. But some groups aren’t happy to hear that while many Republicans have been arguing that justices around …
Read More »New Orleans: Unsung Heroes, Unfounded Rumors
NEW YORK – FOX News medical contributor Dr. Manny Alvarez reported on the public health crisis wrought by Hurricane Katrina for FNC while volunteering at a medical shelter in Baton Rouge. Below are his personal impressions of the tragedy he witnessed in the Gulf Coast. We have all been told …
Read More »Your Grrrs: Nov. 15, 2005
Your Grrrs compiled by Katherine Podkalicki, FOX News intern. Jay C. in California (but N.Y.-bound): Mike, what’s happening? I just got back from a great trip down to Costa Rica and ran into what might be some of the worst flight attendants that I have ever seen. I was on …
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