Last week, Heartland Truly Moving Pictures President and CEO, Jeffrey L. Sparks, announced that the feature film documentary, Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good, featuring actor Gary Sinise and his “Lt. Dan Band” is a Crystal Heart Award winner
Last week a national treasure was condemned and, in the name of political correctness, modified beyond cultural recognition. I am, of course, referring to the USA Basketball Team Dancers. Dancers wear black leggings, white T-shirts to respect cultural sensitivities during
This has to be the media’s version of a comedy bit. Across the board from the activist old media we find the universal common thread, they ask: “Are we seeing a pause in the recovery?” When was the recovery? Are
In a stunning display of racial stereotyping, MSNBC host Chris Matthews asserts that some NBA teams “carry white players” as a form of affirmative action. Not only does this speak to his low opinion of the players in question (although
Jesse ‘Jacko’ Jackson is accusing Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert of behaving like a slave master. “He speaks as an owner of LeBron and not the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers,” the reverend said in a release from his Chicago-based
Supporters of the Cleveland Cavaliers, especially the owner of the team, are upset that basketball superstar LeBron James has decided to sign with the Miami Heat. The anger is especially intense because the Cavaliers offered $4 million more over the
Well here we are in the middle of the worst economy in almost a century, wars on two fronts, and a monster oil spill turning our southern coast into asphalt. And what is Congress busy on? Solving gender discrimination in
The best war journalist of our time has been kicked out of Afghanistan and the media could not care less. Let the administration boot Helen Thomas out of her seat in the front of a White House press conference and
ANNOUNCER: Live, from the Cabinet Room in the West Wing, the Executive Broadcasting System presents the EBS Nightly News with Robert Gibbs. GIBBS: Good evening. On our broadcast tonight: The economy resurgent–unemployment drops to 18.4% as all signs point to
I’ve been a Phoenix Suns fan of varying intensity since I was seven years old. I’ve never been much of an athlete, but I enjoy watching sports from tennis to basketball. It thrills me to watch people who are among
As readers are likely aware, the NBA’s Phoenix Suns wore ‘Los Suns’ jerseys for Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals. First off, let me just say that if they were to be grammatically accurate, the jerseys should have read
ROBERT GIBBS: Your last prime-time news conference was nine months ago, sir. Whispering’s started, what with this oil slick and all… OBAMA: Look, I’ll do one-on-ones with people I respect–Olbermann, Matthews, David Brooks. Isn’t that enough? DAVID AXELROD: No, sir.
Here’s the Punahou Kid — an unequaled combination of Pericles of Athens and Oscar Robertson — tossing out the first pitch yesterday at the Washington Nationals’ home opener. The former South Sider also tells the world who his favorite Chicago
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Freddy’s in Brooklyn is a happening place that has been named one of the city’s best bars by the Village Voice, Esquire, and The New York Times. Unfortunately, Freddy’s–and the surrounding neighborhood–is smack-dab in the footprint of the Atlantic Yards
During his recent State of the Union speech, the President issued a call for civility in America. Forget the fact that he once made a joke about Special Olympics kids and his Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel recently even called
[youtube foCcEmuMF0I nolink] In this episode, “NewsBusted” covers: President Obama’s Poll Numbers, MSNBC, Rachel Maddow, Janet Napolitano, Rod Blagojevich, American Idol, Simon Cowell, Mark McGwire, Charlie Sheen, Ellen Degeneres, and NBA Players.
A onetime global but now aging action hero once told me in private how he took pity on an ugly woman pining for an autograph by taking her to bed, only to find that he couldn’t reach climax until he
H4Y7XVAZ5KPJAs all sentient readers (and innumerable ex-readers) of The New York Times know, but executive editor Bill Keller seemingly does not, among the things that make the paper so relentlessly irritating is that its left/liberal assumptions are pervasive and inescapable.
Hope springs eternal for the future of the journalism whenever I eat at Tomboy’s Burgers. It’s not only the gloriously greasy burgers and hearty, artery-clogging breakfasts that draw me to Manhattan Beach a couple of weekends a month. It’s the
CNN: Former professional basketball star Jayson Williams was hurt early Tuesday when he apparently crashed a sport utility vehicle into a tree, a spokeswoman for the New York Police Department told CNN. Williams’ black Mercedes hit the tree at a
From the New York Post: Despite a string of scandals that recently led Congress to cut off its federal funding, ACORN still stands to make millions of dollars off its support for Brooklyn’s controversial Atlantic Yards project, The Post has
CBS: You want to see video of Xavier’s Jordan Crawford dunking on LeBron James? If so, too bad. Because you’re not going to see it. Thanks to Nike. Turns out, there were at least two cameras rolling Monday night when
In this episode, “NewsBusted” covers: China, Venezuela, The Fairness Doctrine, General Motors, President Obama, Minnesota Voters, Climate Change, Al Gore, Bob Woodward, the NBA, and Britney Spears. [youtube qm0nbRrDdS0 no link]
You could feel it in the air as Apatow basked in the glow of his 2006 double whammy, the hilarious “Knocked Up” and “Superbad.” By the time 2007’s “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” rolled around, the backlash was gathering steam. I told
