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Ronald and Nancy Reagan are about to take another one in the chops from the Hollywood left. CBS has put together what they say is an honest look at the lives of the former president and first lady, and nobody involved – except perhaps a boom mic operator – is from anywhere near the right side of the aisle. Should any of it be believed? Well, maybe they'll get the hair right. Ronald Reagan is anathema to the Hollywood left. To them, he's the torchbearer for blind greed, mindless statements, global cluelessness and old white men who are in way...

The California recall election is now history, and we've learned some lessons from this historic event. First and foremost, we've realized that it's OK for people in the media to mock the accent of Arnold Schwarzenegger by spelling out his name and state phonetically. Countless times, we've read the candidates names listed like this: "Bustamante, McClintock, Davis, and AH-NULD!" Sometimes they even write his state as "Kah-lee-fuah-nee-ah." Imagine for a second what would be happening if any other minority, ethnic group, or person with a speech impediment had their words written out how they talked, or had reporters mocking how...

"Where, where is rightness? when the sacred gift, Immortal genius, comes not in reward For fervent love, for total self-rejection, For work and for exertion and for prayers, But casts its light upon a madman's head, An idle loafer's brow ... O Mozart, Mozart!"– Salieri (from Alexander Pushkin's "Mozart and Salieri") In Pushkin's play, "Mozart and Salieri," Salieri is eaten alive by his anguish and hatred for the man who achieves the things for which Salieri believes he is so desperately more deserving. So bitter is Salieri that he poisons Mozart's drink. Enter Ted Kennedy, carrying a cupful of political...

I walked into the house in a good mood, but when I went into the living room my wife had Oprah on TV, and Madonna was the guest. Being lauded for corresponding with a terminally ill fan, Madonna was called "the greatest person ever" by an audience member and friend of that fan. Applause erupted, the clapping interrupted slightly by the interjected sound of Mother Teresa clearing her throat from on high. At first, I was openly thankful that Maya Angelou wasn't Oprah's guest yet again – her face etched with the pain and hardship of carrying the burden of...

Ever since it was announced that nuclear waste would be dumped at Nevada's Yucca Mountain (soon to be renamed "Enrico Fermi's Port-o-potty"), people have voiced concern over the terrifying possibility that a train carrying nuclear waste to the site could derail in a residential community. Recently, after watching a Democrat debate, I had a similar thought. What if a train carrying the candidates to the debate derailed in a populated area and spilled them. Consider the following nightmare scenario: A train fully loaded with Democrat presidential candidates, on their way to a debate at the University of Louisville, is rolling...

The dream matchup of every political junkie could be near. Hillary Clinton is now considered among Democrats to have the best chance of all their candidates of beating George W. Bush. We may think we've seen nasty battles before, but pitting this president against the New York senator will make "Freddie vs. Jason" look like a Saturday afternoon tickle fight at Barney Frank's house. Hillary Clinton and George W. Bush are the most polarizing active politicians in the game today. They have many fans, but in an election, their detractors will speak loudest. Democrats look at George W. Bush as...

The Libertarians' only hope -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: September 1, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com As a former card-carrying Libertarian, I agree with much of the party's platform. No other political entity is closer to my personal belief system than the Libertarians, but I have never voted for one. They won't win big. They can't win big. Here are the drastic, and perhaps to them, unconscionable, measures they need to even the deck, and how this will win them a lot of new supporters, even while losing some current ones. Since it's difficult to design a political system for people...

Doug Powers 22 Things About The Bible That Drives The Left crazy Mel Gibson's movie "The Passion," about the last 12 hours of Jesus' life is months away from release, and is already controversial. We've also got an Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice facing fines or jail time for refusing to remove the Ten Commandments from the courthouse, and people continue to try to get the words "under God" removed from the Pledge of Allegiance. Just what is it about the Bible that drives left-wingers crazy? When I say "left wingers," I'm speaking specifically about the far left. Those who...

Mel Gibson's movie "The Passion," about the last 12 hours of Jesus' life is months away from release, and is already controversial. We've also got an Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice facing fines or jail time for refusing to remove the Ten Commandments from the courthouse, and people continue to try to get the words "under God" removed from the Pledge of Allegiance. Just what is it about the Bible that drives left-wingers crazy? When I say "left wingers," I'm speaking specifically about the far left. Those who spend inordinate amounts of time analyzing what you believe in, and not...