Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: The Ties That Bind The Republican National Committee has fired the director of its young donors program after she approved an expense at a risqué bondage-themed nightclub in Los Angeles. Hotline OnCall reports Allison Meyers was let go after reports surfaced Monday …
Read More »Doctor Saves 25-Year-Old by Freezing His Skull
The Glasgow Coma Scale is not something you want to be rated on. It’s a neurological scale that helps doctors determine what kind of condition a brain injury patient is in. The worst score is 3, meaning someone is very close to dying; the highest rating is 15, meaning the …
Read More »'Law & Order' Out of Control
The NBC program “Law & Order” is run by a far-left guy named Dick Wolf who often uses the program to promote his progressive point of view. A recent “Law & Order: SVU” featured a guy killing kids, children of illegal immigrants, and Wolf approved this piece of dialogue: Click …
Read More »2010 Toyota Prius
Well, this was bound to happen. A solar-powered car. And, no surprise, it’s a Toyota Prius. Of course, the collection of cells taking up half of the roof of the redesigned hybrid generate less than 60 watts of electricity, and all of it goes toward the operation of a small …
Read More »The Seatbelt Celebrates 50 Years of Saving Lives
As you get into your car today and buckle your belt without a second thought, pause for a moment. Today is the 50th birthday of the three-point safety belt, an invention that has saved hundreds of thousands of lives globally. The safety harness, as it used to be called, was …
Read More »Homeowner Left Hanging After Mortgage Lender Is Shuttered
A New Hampshire cancer survivor who nearly lost his home four months ago due to “immoral” practices of his mortgage company now claims he’s left “in the dark” after the same company was shuttering by federal agencies due to possible fraud. Taylor, Bean and Whitaker, of Ocala, Fla., the nation’s …
Read More »Knight In Shining Ar-'Moore' … Grrr!
Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore is Linda Ronstadt’s knight in shining armor. He presented the singer with a bouquet of flowers during her Los Angeles concert last week following her ouster from the Aladdin casino in Las Vegas. You guys know this story by now, right? Ronstadt was unceremoniously asked to …
Read More »Reporter's Notebook: Weapons Galore
When I heard the news about some 380 tons of dangerous HMX and RDX explosivesdisappearing from theAl Qaqaa (search)military installation south of Baghdad I had just one reaction: Tell me something I don’t know. This being my fifth visit to Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein, I long ago …
Read More »Courtney Love: Back in the Saddle Again
Courtney Love | Beverly Sills | Tommy Lee Jones Courtney Love: The Comeback Begins You may remember that when we last left Courtney Love, she was climbing over the audience at the Bowery Ballroom. It was just a night or two after she’d hit an audience member with a microphone. …
Read More »Push It Like Beckham: PR in High Gear
Beckhams | ‘Sopranos’ | ’60s Rockers Push It Like Beckham: PR in High Gear Whether we like it or not, this is the summer of David Beckham and his wife, Victoria “Posh Spice.” After years of trying to become American celebrities, the Becks are being shoved down our collective throats. …
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