Alec Baldwin appeared on THE VIEW yesterday, for an interesting and controversy-free interview.
The LA Times reviewed it – controversially. Times staff writer’s notebook
It is clear that the powers that determine such things at the LA Times have decided that Alec Baldwin shall be one of the celebrities to condemn, and so he is
April 2007
Seung-hui Cho
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The media is awash with this story of the aspiring student playwright turned killer. It appears that he had a good family, a bright and loving sister, and parents who came to America from poverty in Korea, to seek a new life and become part of the American dream.
LA Times family narrative
Wiki entry…
Courthouse Power Bought and Sold for Cash.
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It may be that Brooklyn District Attorney Charles J. Hynes is a true American hero, with the character and power to force an official inquiry into corruption in political seats of power using the backup of law enforcement, and with the courage to use it.
As part of the continuing events reported below, today’s Times…
Former Judge Is Convicted of Bribery in Divorce Court
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The New York Times is to be commended for following up and reporting on the events in Brooklyn fully, and the jury is to be commended for doing what was right based on the damning evidence against a sitting judge that was placed before it. Americans nationwide deserve nothing less.
Read this and take heart,…
An Attorney Makes a Public Apology?
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A Prosecuting attorney, yet. This is headline news, of course.
I make no secret of my disdain for attorneys. Apart from their possible usefulness in going over contracts and arranging legal documents (which can now be done on a do-it-yourself basis with lots of online help), most of my contempt for these miserable creatures is…
The Girly-headed Don Imus Rant
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“That’s some rough girls from Rutgers . . . Man, they got tattoos . . . That’s some nappy-headed hos there, I’m going to tell you that now.”
So said girly headed Don Imus about the Rutgers University basketball team consisting of 8 black and 2 white women in his televised radio show last…
Sea Diamond
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The sea has always been a part of my personal history, thanks to 2 years of British National Service causing me to choose to ship out on the Silverwalnut for Silver Line back in the days and the waters of the Korean War prior to emigrating to the New World.
I was on the last…
The new LA Times – Is this what we want?
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Only time will tell, of course, but can we get a clue from the mouth of Sam Zell, the new out-of-town owner? He gave a talk yesterday called ” ‘Make Me An Offer’: Sam Zell and the $39-Billion Buyout of Equity Office Properties” to a class of Stanford University law students.
He made a fortune…
Delta bankruptcy, Chapter 11
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My son Ben flies for Delta. He took a pay cut to help his airline survive. Meanwhile, as a loyal father, I had bought some feelgood Delta stock, and put it in my pension fund.
When word came out that Delta would emerge from Chapter 11 (a reorganization) having become profitable again, in early May,…
The Year of Magical Thinking
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I’m halfway through the book, and just came upon this thoughtful review by Amanda Fortini which goes to the heart of what I am beginning to think too. I can also picture my ex sister-in-law the way I remember her exactly, from this description of her performance.
What interests me is the way the reviewer…