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But...What About the Boys?

by Carol Hoenig on 5/20/2008 9:12:33 AM

Some fathers in Colorado Springs recently gathered at a hotel with their daughters in order to ensure their daughters’ purity—within the confines of a dance. There is something almost cultish about this garish display. Why does a father need to go to such lengths to encourage his daughter to “remain... Continue »

Avoiding Accountability

by Carol Hoenig on 4/30/2008 9:40:10 AM

I’m guessing President Bush has never felt accountable for any error in judgment. His most recent appearance in the Rose Garden yesterday confirms his myopic thinking yet again. There are no quick fixes, Mr. Bush said, to ease the pain Americans feel. Mr. Bush used a Rose Garden news conferen... Continue »

A Drug for Everything

by Carol Hoenig on 4/3/2008 8:36:36 AM

There was an editorial in yesterday’s New York Times concerning cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia. It’s getting to the point that there is a drug for everything, or so the drug industry wants us to believe. When the companies for these prescription drugs began airing a plethora of commercials, all... Continue »

Gender Mender

by Carol Hoenig on 3/7/2008 9:57:33 AM

This past week’s New York Times Magazine had an article on the topic of schools separating boys from the girls. I considered the idea and eventually concluded that this separation will only hurt these children as they approach young adulthood. It is important to learn how to interact with the opposi... Continue »

Close the Door!

by MisterE on 11/19/2007 1:13:35 PM

One time, in college, a girl was laying on top of me half naked when my best friend opened my door. Since I was on my back I could see the door beginning to open and my friend start to enter my room, she could not. As soon as he saw what was going on, and my hand frantically waving at him to get out... Continue »

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The fairness doctrine, paranoia, and right-wing self-pity

by Steve Benen on 11/20/2008 10:04:50 AM

THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE, PARANOIA, AND RIGHT-WING SELF-PITY.... I've been fascinated of late with the far-right hysteria about the reemergence of the "fairness doctrine," because conservative activists are gearing up for a knock-down brawl against an enemy that doesn't exist. Everyone... Continue »

Who Are Obama's Real Hollywood Pals?

by Nikki Finke on 11/20/2008 9:52:36 AM

It's no surprise that Barack Obama's closest friends in the entertainment biz aren't celebs. So Politico.com's Jeffrey Ressner has put together the less glittery reality of those showbiz types inside the president-elect's tightly knit circle: James Lassiter — Will Smith’s longtime manager and head o... Continue »

Should Dems begin investigations of Bush Admin.?

by Jack Cafferty on 11/20/2008 7:09:29 AM

Congressional Democrats will move forward with investigations of the Bush administration in January. FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: The New York Times reports that congressional Democrats are going to move forward with investigations of the Bush administration even after the president leaves office in ... Continue »

Is General Motors worth saving?

by Jack Cafferty on 11/20/2008 7:09:29 AM

Click the play button to see what Jack and our viewers had to say. FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: As GM goes, so goes the nation...That's the old motto anyway. Financially neither one is looking so good right now. And General Motors, along with Ford and Chrysler, is looking for some help ... Continue »

Fewer Americans see country divided: Why?

by Jack Cafferty on 11/20/2008 7:09:29 AM

(PHOTO CREDIT: GALLUP ORGANIZATION) FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: One of the longest, nastiest, most divisive presidential races this country's ever seen is now in the books. A little more than half of us are pretty pleased with the results. The rest of us? Not exactly. But that doesn't mean we're ... Continue »