By STACY A. ANDERSONAssociated PressWASHINGTONIn the midst of talking black history with Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys, Maya Angelou breaks out singing a hymn a cappella. The acclaimed poet and author wants to show Keys, a New Yorker, what “lining out,”
In his appearance on Meet the Press this morning Paul Ryan attacked Barack Obama’s seriousness on debt issues by comparing him to former President Bill Clinton. Ryan was asked by host David Gregory about a recent moment when he chatted
Billionaire Ron Burkle, a close friend of former President Bill Clinton’s, is in serious talks on a bid to buy the Sacramento Kings franchise. Burkle is a part owner of Pittsburgh Penguins NHL franchise and, according to USA Today, may
Sen. Dianne Feinstein is making it clear that her “assault weapons” ban will be introduced Thursday, Jan. 24. This ban includes not only “assault rifles,” but also numerous handguns and shotguns, and of course, magazines that hold more than 10
Former President Bill Clinton alleged that President Barack Obama recently quit a round of golf between them because he did not want to lose him. Speaking before the Humana Challenge golf tournament in La Quinta, California on Thursday, Clinton said
When Republicans won historic landslide victories in 1994, it was due in large part to the fact that a relatively moderate Democrat Party had promoted and passed an “Assault Weapons Ban” (AWB) which cut across the grain of gun owners
In 1994, the GOP won an historic landslide and swept the Democrats in Congress from power. The victory was due, in large part, to a recent assault weapons ban that had been enacted. No doubt with this in mind, former
Money proved no object for Leonardo DiCaprio when given a chance for some quality time with former President Bill Clinton. The “Django Unchained” star ponied up $200,000 to spend a day with Clinton during a Haiti fundraiser thrown by Sean
Tonight’s Golden Globes telecast continued the entertainment industry’s tradition of heaping praise on its progressive product. The night’s liberal schmoozing was thick even by Hollywood standards. Lena Dunham, star of the infamous “first time” campaign ad for President Barack Obama,
As a candidate for president, Barack Obama promised to lead the most open, most transparent administration in history. He has not kept that promise. Time and again, members of his administration have failed to keep faith with the American people.
Perhaps Hillary Clinton has been gone too long buzzing around the world and the National Father’s Day Council has some inside info on Bill Clinton’s sexual peccadilloes while she was away. That’s the only plausible explanation for that organization’s choice
In a sign that Chuck Hagel’s nomination as Secretary of Defense may have been long anticipated, several prominent left-wing figures have emerged as supporters of a forthcoming biography of Hagel. The biography, Chuck Hagel: Moving Forward, by University of Nebraska journalism
A few years ago, I was out having dinner with my orthodox, gay, Jewish brother when a religious man walked over to me and asked if I was Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. From his aggressive posture, I knew in my gut
CBS New York: CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton continued to recover from a medical close call Tuesday night – what has now been revealed to be a potentially life-threatening blood clot that doctors said they
Not since General Douglas MacArthur had Americans celebrated a general as we did “Stormin’ Norman” Schwarzkopf, who cut a figure of strength on the world stage as he decimated Saddam Hussein’s military–which was then thought to be the world’s fourth
While the shooting at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School has prompted a national gun control debate, President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder will still push to allow immigrants to purchase firearms more easily. Normally, the Department of Justice’s
After President Obama’s victory in 2008, he quickly disappeared from the midterm Congressional elections in 2010; Democrats ran from him. But now they’re looking to be his best friend again after his re-election victory. Obama has apparently offered House Democrats
President Bill Clinton is teaming up with legendary director Martin Scorsese for a new HBO documentary on the former politician’s life in public service. Can’t blame Clinton for wanting to work with Scorsese – at first blush. The director remains
HBO, the cable outlet known for its consistent liberal bias, announced today a new documentary on the life of President Bill Clinton. Guess who is offering his “full cooperation” with the project? The 42nd president himself. Any chance for an honest
The new movie “Hyde Park on Hudson” would have viewers believe President Franklin D. Roosevelt was as randy as President Bill Clinton. Not so, say historians, worrying the new film is Hollywood’s latest example of a feature film taking major
Newt Gingrich, scholar of history, is asserting that Hillary Clinton cannot be defeated by the Republican Party in the 2016 presidential campaign if the party remains in its current form: If their competitor in ’16 is going to be Hillary
This February’s Grammy Awards presentation will have a decidedly left-leaning component. First lady Michelle Obama and former President Clinton will be competing for music’s top prize next year — both have been nominated for a Grammy in the spoken-word-album category.
If you watch the “fiscal cliff” debate play out across the mainstream media landscape, you would think that taxing the rich is the solution to all our deficit problems. Though we’re going to rack up somewhere around $10 trillion in
The White House has proclaimed for all to hear that the Bill Clinton tax rates created magical years of prosperity. By the same token, they don’t actually want to return to the Clinton tax rates for those earning less than
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who is Israel’s most decorated soldier but was also the Prime Minister who once offered Yasser Arafat 98% of Jerusalem, announced his resignation Monday. Barak said he wants to spend more time with his family.
