Renaissance man Ben Stein ruminates about the similarities between a successful approach to love and to investing in the delightful Lessons in Love, by Way of Economics on the NY Times website. One thing he forgot to mention is that being good at one does not automatically make you successful at the other!
"I was a fan of both his work and a fan of him as a person. The world has lost not only a quintessential filmmaker whose influence will be felt for generations, but a great and decent man." – actor MACAULAY CULKIN • "John was an amazing mentor to me during the time we were shooting Curly Sue . He had a childlike spirit that connected us instantly and always made me feel loved.
Ben Stein was axed by the New York Times last year for ethics violations when he appeared in a commercial for a bait and switch credit report scam. The ad claimed that consumers could get a free credit report, but in reality, they had to pay to see the real numbers. Well, the FTC is now getting into the act and going after similar companies with some catchy commercials intended to emulate those of...
Salon had a great piece on Michelle Bachmann and the wingnut teabag teaparty group protest over the health bill on Thursday. I’ll leave the obvious jokes here to others, and point out the main thing that caught me off guard - “C-list Hollywood celebrities (Jon Voigt, John “Cliff Clavin” Ratzenberger) made their way to the microphone [...]
Coverage of Tuesday's election night took place during prime time, giving cable news partisans the responsibility of tracking and reporting details on the elections. Many observers, fed up with the substandard coverage of the networks' opinion commentators, turned to Twitter for up-to-the-minute coverage. Election followers on Twitter displayed their discontent towards cable news stations throughout...
This falls in the category of, "if you only read one article today, please read this one!" It is outstanding! According to Snopes.com (which verifies or debunks rumors) the article below is genuine. Since it comes with an encouragement to pass it on, that's what I am doing: (hat tip: WHR) Remarks from CBS Sunday Morning - Ben Stein I Only hope we find GOD again before it is too late ! ! The...
Politico says that CNN disappointed on election night: For hardcore lovers of politics, Twitter served up the real-time nuts and bolts of campaigns racing to the finish line. Top political reporters like NBC’s Chuck Todd tapped away for hours as results came in. Meanwhile, the Washington Independent’s Dave Weigel provided constant, on-the-ground dispatches from New York’s [...]
Ben Stein is dead-on in the video below! "That's incredibly disloyal. Shockingly disloyal to the Republican Party." Scozoscuttle-butt is exactly what is wrong with the Republican Party and the message was sent that No More Left leaning Republicans will be tolerated! She was a traitor and a fat-wolf in very big sheep’s clothing. If she had won it would have been a democrat victory because...
Here is video of Ben Stein last night on Larry King Live where he said Conservative Doug Hoffman lost the New York 23 Congressional Race because the Republican candidate "actively sabotaged" him, and was "shockingly disloyal" in endorsing the Democrat, Bill Owens. Stein was talking about liberal Republican Dede Scozzafava, who was anointed by GOP Party insiders as the candidate,...
During a live midnight EST hour Larry King Live Tuesday night/Wednesday morning, CNN's Larry King repeatedly employed the “far right” pejorative to describe those who backed the unsuccessful New York congressional bid of the Conservative Party's Doug Hoffman. After Wolf Blitzer announced at 12:15 AM EST that CNN had declared Democrat Bill Owens the winner, King blurted: “That may...
On the topic of the special election in New York's 23rd Congressional District , Ben Stein, appearing on CNN, cuts through the Democrat spin and Leftist drivel. He offers some common sense analysis and an honest evaluation of Dede Scozzafava. BEN STEIN: I don't see what the Democrats are so excited for about this race in upstate New York. Look, they had a Republican candidate actively sabotaging the...
As a general rule, I try to avoid cable news at all costs -- watching it is often just too painful. But Election Night is one of those times when, like some horrible thing out of "A Clockwork Orange," I'm forced to watch. Tuesday night has, so far, been every bit as bad as I imagined. True story, could not make this up: CNN's Larry King, just a few minutes ago, had a special panel on to...
• MSNBC: White House correspondent and political director Chuck Todd will anchor the 11am and 2pm hours on MSNBC from Washington tomorrow. Ed Schultz will take over the 4pm hour. Following the regularly scheduled primetime lineup, live editions will air of "Countdown with Keith Olbermann " at 10pm, "The Rachel Maddow Show" at 11pm and "Hardball with Chris Matthews "...
"I was a fan of both his work and a fan of him as a person. The world has lost not only a quintessential filmmaker whose influence will be felt for generations, but a great and decent man." – actor MACAULAY CULKIN • "John was an amazing mentor to me during the time we were shooting Curly Sue . He had a childlike spirit that connected us instantly and always made me feel loved. He will be missed but...
Family Goy S08E02 | Family Guy Season 8 Episode 2 08x02 Family Guy Promo Pics After finding a lump on her breast, Lois goes to the doctor to get it tested. Thankfully, the tests come back benign. However, the doctor looks into her family medical history and reveals that Lois is actually Jewish. Peter is eager at first for this new change, but after being visited by the ghost of his father, he changes
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