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Good afternoon, or, as John Kerry might say: “Bonjour!” I'm sure you've already heard a good many speakers today and will hear a bunch more after I'm done. So you'll probably judge my speech more on its brevity than its persuasiveness. But that's okay, because as you may have heard, we Republicans from Texas aren't known for our el-o-qua-city. But we are known for being clear. So in the interests of clarity, I have a simple message to pass along: the national Democrat party seems to have lost its marbles. Though they remain a potent electoral machine, armed with battalions...

<p>Associated Press Veteran investigator Mike Varnado sits recently in the Washington Parish Courthouse in Franklinton. Varnado is co-author of the newly released book, “Victims of Dead Man Walking.”</p> <p>FRANKLINTON (AP) — Nearly a quarter of century after Faith Hathaway was kidnapped, raped and killed, the case is still known best for its role in starting Sister Helen Prejean’s worldwide fight against the death penalty.</p>

<p>July 10, 2003 -- A gruesome gay murder involving a hacked-up body and a necklace worn by Oscar-winner Susan Sarandon has rocked the set of the new Miramax comedy starring Jennifer Lopez and Richard Gere.</p> <p>The star-studded cast of "Shall We Dance?" - now being filmed in Winnipeg, Canada - was jolted after the $4,000 necklace was swiped from a prop room last week, only to turn up in a blood-soaked hotel room littered with body parts.</p>

Susan Sarandon and the other left-wing thought police who tried to force Dr. Laura Schlessinger from the airwaves can go have a good cry: Her ratings are up, up, up. Talkers magazine says Dr. Laura's "stunning accomplishment" is an increased audience during Operation Iraqi Freedom, when programmers, radio execs and other so-called experts figured the war coverage would leave her out in the cold. "These skeptics have been proven wrong," the magazine's June issue reports. "Clearly the baseline of what is considered talk radio's core constituency is longer and larger than was previously assessed. ... The big winner is talk...

The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2003)A desperate insurance salesman (Sean Penn) plans an assassination attempt on Richard Nixon by crashing a plane into the White House in order to make his mark on history.

OSSINING, N.Y. (AP)--Pete Seeger was in New York City's Union Square in 1953 along with 5,000 other supporters of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg as the hour of the couple's execution drew near. ``We were waiting and hoping Eisenhower would give a last-minute reprieve,'' says Seeger, now 84. ``We learned that wouldn't happen, and then a great sigh, a great wail went up from the crowd when the time came and we knew they'd been executed.'' On the 50th anniversary of the execution Thursday, Seeger, Susan Sarandon, Harry Belafonte and other show business activists will appear at a benefit for the...

'Bull Durham' stars giving money to food bank Director Shelton also taking part in donation to Cooperstown charity Cooperstown News Bureau COOPERSTOWN - Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins and Ron Shelton, the co-stars and director of the baseball movie, "Bull Durham" have decided to make a donation to the Cooperstown Food Bank. Robbins' agent Chris Widmaier, said the gift will be made soon, though he was unsure how large it will be. It will total more than the $377 collected for the food bank last Wednesday during two screenings of "Bull Durham" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, he said. "We...

Those are the words and thoughts of Jill Nelson, “journalist, teacher and author. She is a regular contributor to MSNBC.com.” After reading her May 2, 2003, editorial, it’s no wonder she fears America more than al-Qaida or the Taliban, she hates the country as much as the terrorists, and as they say, “the enemy of my enemy…” Here we have all that is wrong with America. An American teacher, journalist and author who can speak her mind on a website visited by millions, explaining her dread at having a government that is willing to fight for her right to speak...

Boycotts don't work, America cannot beat anyone in a war, the supply lines are too thin, Iraqi resistance is stiff, the Arab street will rise up, and my favorite, "There are no American infidels in Baghdad. Never!" The bottom line is that the Left wants everyone to believe them, or in the case of the former Iraqi Minister of Information Baghdad Bob, believe anything but what is actually happening.....

The Brooklyn Academy of Music has stepped up to the plate to host the 15th anniversary screening of baseball film "Bull Durham" on Wednesday.... (sorry, I'm not a subscriber to Variety.com, so this is the best I could do!).

THE taxpayer-funded folks at Lincoln Center have a thing for aging actresses who undermine the morale of American soldiers during wartime. Liberation-loathing Susan Sarandon will be getting the equivalent of a lifetime-achievement award when she's feted at the Film Society of Lincoln Center's 2003 gala tribute May 5. The last woman to be so honored was Jane Fonda in 2001, who earned the handle "Hanoi Jane" for broadcasting anti-American propaganda to our troops during the Vietnam War.

Baseball Hall of Fame PROTEST Sat.April26th ACTION ALERT!!! THE SIDEWALK DEMONSTRATION IN FRONT OF THE NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM IS THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH FROM NOON UNTIL 2PM FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN CAR POOLING AND OR CARAVANNING WE WILL BE MEETING AT 9:45 AM NEAR FRANCO'S PIZZA IN THE TOPS PLAZA, KELLOGG ROAD WASHINGTON MILLS departure is at 10:00 am Utica,New York A PRESENTATION REGARDING PROPER ETIQUETTE FOR DEMONSTRATING, YOUR RIGHTS, ETC WILL BE GIVEN AT11:30 AM IN FRONT OF DOUBLEDAY FIELD (MAIN STREET) THE FOCUS OF THE DEMONSTRATION IS ON FREE SPEECH AND OPPOSING THE HALL...

Wednesday, April 23, 2003Hollywood Appeasers Cash In on Anti-U.S. RantsDon't believe the whining of Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon and other Tinseltown leftists who claim they're paying a price for opposing Operation Iraqi Freedom. They're getting rich from their anti-U.S. activism, according to the liberal Washington Post. Consider this boast from Janeane Garofalo, who still refuses to make the apology she so publicly promised after Iraqi citizens welcomed their U.S.-led liberators. "I knew when I started speaking out that it was going to be unpleasant, and I’ve taken my punches. But the positives have far outweighed the negatives,” she...

<p>About one-third of Americans say they would boycott a celebrity's work if they disagreed with the star's political statements, according to polling data that will be released today by VH1.</p> <p>The poll found that more than half of Americans say it's inappropriate for celebrities to make public statements about political events, and 33 percent say if they disagreed with those statements they would avoid purchasing the person's book, movie or music.</p>

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX MON APRIL 21, 2003 09:03:36 ET XXXXX SARANDON MOVIE ON CBS FINISHES LAST PLACE IN OVERNIGHTS Outspoken anti-war activist Susan Sarandon hit severe ratings turbulence on CBS Sunday night with her original telefilm ICE BOUND -- landing last in overnight ratings and losing nearly 40% of audience levels from the previous Sunday on CBS. ICE pulled a frosty 5.5 rating/9 share in NIELSEN's 55 overnight markets. But it was in New York City where Sarandon hit complete bottom. At 9 PM in Gotham, Sarandon trailed even the WB network's BLACK SASH [3.5/5], with a 3.4 rating/5...

04-21-03 - The American consumer speaks:  Sarandon bottoms out in overnights for CBS Outspoken anti-war activist Susan Sarandon hit severe ratings turbulence on CBS Sunday night with her original telefilm ICE BOUND -- landing last in overnight ratings and losing nearly 40% of audience levels from the previous Sunday on CBS. ICE pulled a frosty 5.5 rating/9 share in NIELSEN's 55 overnight markets. But it was in New York City where Sarandon hit complete bottom. At 9 PM in Gotham, Sarandon trailed even the WB network's BLACK SASH [3.5/5], with a 3.4 rating/5 share -- the lowest seen for CBS...

SARANDON MOVIE ON CBS FINISHES LAST PLACE IN OVERNIGHTS

SARANDON MOVIE ON CBS FINISHES LAST PLACE IN OVERNIGHTS Outspoken anti-war activist Susan Sarandon hit severe ratings turbulence on CBS Sunday night with her original telefilm ICE BOUND -- landing last in overnight ratings and losing nearly 40% of audience levels from the previous Sunday on CBS. ICE pulled a frosty 5.5 rating/9 share in NIELSEN's 55 overnight markets. But it was in New York City where Sarandon hit complete bottom. At 9 PM in Gotham, Sarandon trailed even the WB network's BLACK SASH [3.5/5], with a 3.4 rating/5 share -- the lowest seen for CBS on Sunday night in...

A brief timeline of a recent skirmish on the front lines of political dissent in America: April 10: The National Baseball Hall of Fame cancels an event commemorating the 15th anniversary of the movie Bull Durham, saying the vocal antiwar stance of two of its stars, Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon, "ultimately could put our troops in more danger." Robbins insists he had no intention of addressing the war at the event. April 11: Roger Kahn, author of The Boys of Summer, cancels his scheduled appearance at the Hall of Fame in protest. "You are choking freedom of dissent," Kahn...

Bob Costas was whining like the girly-man he is about the Hall of Fame's decision to forego an invitation to leftist radicals Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon to appear in Cooperstown for a puzzling 15th anniversary celebration of the overrated movie 'Bull Durham.' Not only have Robbins and Sarandon been anti-America political distractions, but were nattering nabobs of negativity regarding the Iraqi war.Apparently, O'Reilly felt it was better to sit on the fence during the brief interview, while Costas, as usual, holds the belief that he is the High Priest of MLB Baseball, and for all of the rest of...