"It's like something that 'Mad TV' thought up," Susan Sarandon said Monday night at a benefit for New York's 21-year-old Vineyard Theater. Asked who she might nominate to join the former secretary of state on the September 11 investigation panel, the actress suggested, "How about [ex-Serbian strongman] Slobodan Milosevic? Let's put all the war criminals on it." Her husband, Tim Robbins, said that appointing Kissinger "made a lot of sense" if Bush doesn't want the public to know of errors in judgment.

Webmaster note: Does anyone really care what movie actors think?

The National Education Association is suggesting to teachers that they be careful on the first anniversary of the September 11 attacks not to "suggest any group is responsible" for the terrorist hijackings that killed more than 3,000 people.  Suggested lesson plans compiled by the NEA recommend that teachers "address the issue of blame factually," noting:  "Blaming is especially difficult in terrorist situations because someone is at fault. In this country, we still believe that all people are innocent until solid, reliable evidence from our legal authorities proves otherwise."  But another of the suggested NEA lesson plans — compiled together under the title "Remember September 11" and appearing on the teachers union health information network Web site — takes a decidedly blame-America approach, urging educators to "discuss historical instances of American intolerance," so that the American public avoids "repeating terrible mistakes."

Webmaster note: Aren't you glad your kids are in public education?

Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon have voiced their opposition to US plans for a war on Iraq. They spoke at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe about their roles in a play about the September 11 attacks. Sarandon said that she didn't think a military expansion of violence was the solution.

Webmaster note: I'm so glad they share their substantial military and political knowledge with those overseas.

"California Governor Gray Davis was startled ... when he asked some fourth graders touring the state Capitol what they wanted to do when they grew up.  Some wanted to play football, some wanted to heal the sick, but a 10 year old with the name tag Kathlyn B. really got the Governor's attention when she said, "I want to overthrow the government."  Kathlyn is the daughter of actress Annette Bening and actor Warren Beatty."

Webmaster note: Now isn't that just precious?

"Looks like Chelsea Clinton is aiming for a degree in vacationing.  The globetrotting former first daughter was recently spotted on vacation in the Dominican Republic with boyfriend Ian Klaus, reportedly further infuriating officials at Oxford University.  Clinton and Klaus, both 22 and Oxford students, have seemed to be on world tour ever since they began dating in November.  Oxford has a strict rule that students must reside on campus for at least six weeks of the 11-week term.  Chelsea seems to be straining the policy. ''

Webmaster note: Like father like daughter.  Some people feel they don't need to follow rules.

"If Janet Reno wins the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Florida she'll have to do it without the support of the state's largest union. The Florida AFL-CIO decided over the weekend to endorse Tampa attorney Bill McBride instead of Reno. ... Reno has received only one labor union endorsement thus far. It came from the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades.''

Webmaster note: Just in case you missed it on ABC, CBS, NBC or CNN.  I sure didn't see it there.

In an interview with the Inter-American Press Association EX President Clinton said "I have learned through trial and error that more access to information by the press is better than less and more press freedom is better than less, and as you will have noticed, I have gotten a lot of bad press, most of which was blatantly false, and printed by people who knew it was false at the time.''

Webmaster note: Let me see ... what was that quote again? Oh yeah ... "I did not have sex with that woman; Monica Lewinsky" Blatantly false Billy? I think not.

"A group of Oklahoma City bombing survivors and relatives of those killed launched a petition on Saturday asking Congress to give them the same multibillion dollar financial aid as those harmed in the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and the Pentagon.  A group representing about 10 percent of the roughly 1,500 survivors and heirs of the April 1995 anti-government truck bombing that killed 168 people and gutted a federal office building asked visitors to the bombing memorial to sign the petition."

Webmaster note: WTC surviving families get an average of $1.185 million each.  The family of a soldier killed in Afghanistan receives $6,000 of which $3,000 is taxable.  In addition his spouse receives less than $10,000 a year till she remarries.  I have yet to hear any military survivors complaining.  I wonder how much the OKC lawyers will get.  This makes me sick!

"... The American Red Cross Chapter in Orange County and the Orange County High School ... regret that we were not able to reach agreement on the music program [to honor Red Cross volunteeers] with conductor Cherilyn Bacon. The dispute was over the music program and has nothing to do with patriotism. "God Bless America" is a wonderful song. The event begins with the posting of the American Flag and the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner." The dispute centers only on our sensitivity to religious diversity, and a preference for a music program that would be inclusive and not offend different populations participating in this particular event."

Webmaster note: The Red Cross doesn't want to offend anyone?  Well they offend me!  I will do my best (and encourage my readers as well) to stop contributing money to the Red Cross since it contains the words "In God We Trust".  So, reader, I challenge you to spread the word.

"Movie actor Alec Baldwin said the war makes it hard for Bush critics to remind voters of "this other disaster that we faced in this country - a disaster that ... has done as much damage to our country as any terrorist attack could do, in some ways.  "I know that's a harsh thing to say, perhaps, but I believe that what happened in 2000 did as much damage to the pillars of democracy as terrorists did to the pillars of commerce in New York City,"

Webmaster note: Once again we have someone who makes his living pretending to be someone else using his celebrity status to pontificate on his political beliefs.  Too bad the average citizen doesn't have that same opportunity.  I think that's a playing field that needs to be leveled.

"Barbara Walters took to the airwaves to criticize her network's handling of "Nightline" host Ted Koppel and the negotiations to replace his show with David Letterman's, saying: 'To be treated as dispensable and irrelevant is thoughtless and hurtful.'"

Webmaster note: Sorry to break the news Babs but you ARE dispensable and irrelevant.  Your celebrity has gone to your head like so many others.

Mel Gibson, star of "We Were Soldiers", said in a recent interview that ... "The mess that was made was the total responsibility of our governing bodies.  And no matter what you thought of the (Vietnam) conflict, ordinary men and women had to go over and deal with it, and they deserve acknowldgement for their sacrifice."

Webmaster note: He may have been hawking his new movie but he has it right. It's about time Hollywood produced an honest look at that war and Mel Gibson is the right actor to do it.

"Former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday criticized President Bush's labeling three countries an "axis of evil," saying the statement was "overly simplistic and counterproductive."  Carter said Bush's statement seriously jeopardized progress made with North Korea, Iran and Iraq in recent years.  "I think it will take years before we can repair the damage done by that statement," said Carter, speaking at an Emory University conference on the impact of terrorism."

Webmaster note: Well there ya go, the world's foremost expert on Middle East problems has spoken. How many days were our hostages held captive while you applied your influence, Jimmy?  Wasn't it 444 days?  When were they released, Jimmy?  After you left office wasn't it?

"Over the past several years, Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, have created what is now the largest foundation in history.  Its assets stand at more than $24 billion.  And though it supports some programs to improve schools and wire libraries to the Internet, its primary focus is health.  Nothing about the foundation is conventional.  Instead of turning it over to a board of directors, Gates placed his dad and a longtime friend in charge.  And applying his legendary business sense to the enterprise, he has helped create a whole new model of philanthropy—a spare, lean, entrepreneurial model that employs leverage instead of largesse to make things happen.  The Gates Foundation often makes grants only on condition that governments or other nonprofits match them, and requires that recipients meet regular goals for performance—or risk losing their funding."

Webmaster note: Well there's no doubt that greedy rich guy needs to be investigated by the government.  If only he had given some of that to various political campaigns he might not have been sued by the DOJ.

"In December, a scandal broke over a high-profile survey to count threatened Canada lynx. Seven employees from the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Forest Service and a state agency submitted hair samples from captive lynx and tried to pass them off as wild. When caught, the employees claimed they were testing the DNA identification process. Another explanation is that they were falsely attempting to establish the presence of lynx in places where they aren't, potentially blocking national forests to human use. The lynx scandal underscores everything that's wrong with Fish and Wildlife and the Forest Service. It shows how the agencies succumbed to a Clinton-era culture that puts ideology ahead of science."

Webmaster note: I see the scum ring from the Clinton era remains around the bath tub.  I wonder why we haven't heard about this from Dan, Tom and our favorite Canadian, Peter!

"Las Vegas police have asked prosecutors to file sexual assault charges against fighter Mike Tyson, as the troubled heavyweight contender awaits a state hearing that could disqualify him from the richest bout in boxing history, authorities said on Wednesday.  Tyson, 35, has been the subject of a sexual assault investigation since September, when police searched his Las Vegas home to collect evidence following allegations of rape by a woman whose name has not been released."

Webmaster note: An allegation does not mean guilt but when one continually exhibits outrageous behavior the rest of us have to question his innocence.

"LBJ attorney general-cum-lunatic Ramsey Clark is pursuing a frivolous lawsuit on behalf of the terrorist prisoners at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.  The case--which demands that a federal judge in Los Angeles assert his jurisdiction over Gitmo, which is in Cuba--isn't worthy of comment.  What we're wondering, though, is why do the media--this CNN report is just one example--invariably refer to Clark as a "civil rights advocate"?  He is nothing of the sort.  As we documented last October, Clark is the founder of something called the International Action Center, a far-left outfit that makes common cause with just about every one of America's enemies (none of which, as it happens, have much respect for civil rights).  Clark should be described as an "anti-American advocate," not a "civil rights advocate."  The former may sound harsh, but the latter is a lie."

Director Robert Altman in an interview with the London Times stated "When I see an American flag flying, it's a joke.   This present government in America I just find disgusting, the idea that George Bush could run a baseball team successfully - he can't even speak! I just find him an embarrassment." Altman is thinking of moving to London for good. "I'd be very happy to stay here," he tells the paper. "There's nothing in America that I would miss at all."

Webmaster note: According to the N.Y. Post "after coming under fire for his traitorous remarks, Altman backtracked, saying his remarks were "taken out of context." Tell us Bobby, in what context are your remarks less traitorous?  Personally, I think you should just stay in London ... I, for one, won't miss you.

Airline security personnel at Phoenix's international airport questioned a retired general and war hero about the Medal of Honor he was carrying before he boarded a flight to Washington, D.C.   "They just didn't know what it was but they acted like I shouldn't be carrying it on," retired Marine Corps Gen. Joseph J. Foss of Scottsdale, Ariz., said yesterday in a telephone interview.   "I kept explaining that it was the highest medal you can receive from the military in this country, but nobody listened," he said.   Gen. Foss, an 86-year-old former South Dakota governor whose resume also includes stints as president of the National Rifle Association and as commissioner of the old American Football League, said he was "hassled" about the medal by two separate security crews at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix.

Webmaster note: Are we safer when these "security personnel" exercise this kind of "judgement?"  Give me a break.

"I think that people like the Howard Sterns, the Bill O'Reillys and to a lesser degree the Bin Ladens of the world are making a horrible contribution" to society, says the 41-year-old {movie actor} who saves his most scathing remarks for the Fox News Channel host. "I'd like to trade O'Reilly for Bin Laden," says Penn, calling "The No Spin Zone" author "an embraced pariah, that's what he is."

Webmaster note: I wonder if people really give a hoot what these celebrities have to say about anything.  To a lesser degree?  Really!!  Well, Mr. Penn, Stern & O'Reilly are exercising their right to free speech ... the same as you!  What are the Bin Ladens of the world exercising?  Speaking of exercising, perhaps you should exercise your brain a little more!

"After stoking high expectations that the federal takeover of airport security would lead to a new breed of airport security screener, one who was better educated and more qualified to assume a position of increased responsibility, the Department of Transportation has decided not to impose rules that would displace thousands of current screeners.  Most significantly, the department will not insist that screeners be high school graduates, a requirement that would have disqualified a quarter of the present work force of 28,000.  As recently as Dec. 20, the department said in a news release that "screeners must be U.S. citizens, have a high school diploma and pass a standardized examination."

Webmaster note: So all the Congress did was increase the number of federal employees.  James E. Hall, recent chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said "If all we're doing is recycling the existing screeners, why have we made this tremendous investment in creating a federal work force?"  I sure feel safer don't you?

"Reporter" Geraldo Rivera had claimed in a Dec. 6 dispatch to have choked up after saying the Lord's Prayer over the "hallowed ground" in Afghanistan where "friendly fire took so many of our, our men and the mujahedeen yesterday."  But, as Rivera admitted after questions were raised by The Sun, he was several hundred miles from the site outside Kandahar where three Americans were killed on Dec. 5 by errant U.S. bombs.  In an interview by satellite phone on Tuesday, Rivera said he had confused the Kandahar deaths with another "friendly fire" incident that cost several Afghan lives in Tora Bora.  The problem with that explanation: The Tora Bora incident occurred at least three days after Rivera's report, according to the Pentagon.

Webmaster note: After spending 8 years as Bill Clinton's apologist, it appears that Geraldo has copied Clinton's propensity to lie to make himself look like a man.

The first detailed breakdown of California's commitment to purchase electricity projects an oversupply so large that in the next nine years consumers could pay as much as $3.9 billion for power that isn't needed.  Power purchased at an average price of $75 per megawatt-hour is expected to sell for an average of $16, the analysis shows.  In one three-month, low-usage period expected next spring, the department estimates that 57% of its power will have to be sold at a loss, costing utility customers as much as $193 million.

Webmaster note: Isn't it wonderful that Governor Gray Davis and the California state government are controlling ONLY California power?

The Montgomery County (Maryland) Council yesterday approved one of the most restrictive anti-smoking measures in the nation, fines of up to $750 for people who smoke in their homes if it offends their neighbors.  Steven A. Silverman (D-At Large), Blair G. Ewing (D-At Large), Howard A. Denis (R-Potomac-Bethesda), Derick Berlage (D-Silver Spring) and Philip Andrews (D-Rockville) voted to approve the measure while County Executive Douglas M. Duncan (D) promised yesterday to sign the measure into law.

Webmaster note: What next? ... Prayer?

"Citing his handling of funds in a drug case, the state Supreme Court on Wednesday barred defense attorney F. Lee Bailey from practicing law in Florida.  Bailey, who has represented such high-profile clients as Dr. Sam Sheppard, Patricia Hearst and O.J. Simpson, was disbarred for the way he handled 600,000 shares of stock owned by a former client now serving life in prison for drug smuggling.  Bailey said he took control of [the client's] stock that was worth nearly $6 million as payment for his services.  The Supreme Court said Bailey committed "the most serious and basic trust account violations."

Webmaster note: Once a selazeball, always a sleazeball

As guest speaker at Princeton University, actor Danny Glover said America was the one to blame for bombing and terror around the world. "One of the main purveyors of violence in this world has been this country, whether it's been against Nicaragua, Vietnam or wherever," Glover said "I've been an advocate for peace my whole life. But one of the main purveyors of violence in this world is this country," he said.

Webmaster note: Another hairbrained celebrity heard from ... stick to reading your lines, Glover, you make NO sense when you ad lib.  Does anyone really think these people have anything intelligent to say just because they make a living pretending to be someone else?

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that former President Clinton's name be removed from the roster of lawyers approved for practice at the high court..

Webmaster note: I don't want anyone to miss this tidbit and ABC, CBS, NBC , CNN probably won't mention it.

Bill Clinton, the former president, said yesterday that terror has existed in America for hundreds of years and the nation is "paying a price today" for its past of slavery and for looking "the other way when a significant number of native Americans were dispossessed and killed."   "Here in the United States, we were founded as a nation that practiced slavery, and slaves quite frequently were killed even though they were innocent," said Mr. Clinton in a speech to nearly 1,000 students at Georgetown University's ornate Gaston Hall.  "This country once looked the other way when a significant number of native Americans were dispossessed and killed to get their land or their mineral rights or because they were thought of as less than fully human.  "And we are still paying a price today," said Mr. Clinton, who was invited to address the students by the university's School of Foreign Service.".

Webmaster note: Hey Billy, it's past time for you to emulate other former presidents - better men than you - and keep your mouth shut.

Pakistan's Dawn newspaper said on Saturday that in an interview from inside Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden said he had nuclear and chemical weapons and might use them to respond to U.S. attacks.  We have the weapons as deterrent," the newspaper quoted bin Laden as telling a well-known Pakistani journalist in Afghanistan on Wednesday night.".

Webmaster note: So much for call for love and understanding.  I wonder if Richard Gere, and other liberal glitterati are hearing this?

The military chief of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network said Afghans would drag slain U.S. troops through the streets, rekindling memories of Washington's doomed 1993 involvement in Somalia, a report said on Thursday.  Bin Laden's aide was referring to 18 U.S. troops, part of a U.N. peacekeeping force, who were killed when militiamen downed two helicopters in Mogadishu in 1993.  Mobs dragged the bodies of some of the soldiers through streets. Washington then withdrew its troops . . .".

Webmaster note: Perhaps if Willie Clinton had taken the ANY action back then we would not be fighting such an aggressive band of terrorists that we see today.

The idea of a national ID card has been debated since the 1930s. But [Oracle CEO Larry] Ellison's proposal in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has reignited the dispute over privacy and security.  Under Ellison's plan, the government would create a national identification card.  The card would contain basic information about the holder, including Social Security number, and would be linked to a federal database containing detailed personal data, including digital records of the person's thumbprint, palm print, face or eyes.  Passengers would show the card at airports, Ellison said, and would have their thumbs scanned by a digital reader to verify identity before boarding a plane.

Webmaster note: Great idea ... perhaps we can tattoo a serial number on the forearm of each citizen.  Your paperz pleeze!!!!

Remember when Alec Baldwin promised to leave the U.S. if George W. Bush won the presidency?  Well now he says he'd rather die in NY than live somewhere else.  "I don't want to leave ... I'd rather die getting bombed in New York than live some kind of shallow life somewhere else."

Webmaster note: Let me get this straight, Alec ... you want us to believe earning a living pretending to be someone else is NOT a shallow life?

The Madison, Wisconsin School Board barred children from saying the Pledge of Allegiance in class. The Pledge of Allegiance is a daily part of class for Mrs. Weiss' second-graders at Rawson Elementary in South Milwaukee. But, it's the "one nation under God" line that the Madison School Board found offensive. "What I wanted to do was eliminate that which would be repugnant to those who believe very strongly and would have their personal and political beliefs violated by group coercion," Madison School District board member Bill Keys said.

Webmaster note: How fashionable!  The Madison, Wisconsin school system should be deprived of ALL federal funding since those funds are inscribed with the words "In God We Trust".  I find Mr. Keys and those who "think" like him totally REPUGNANT!

A demand by the American Civil Liberties Union that Breen Elementary School in Rocklin, California, remove a "God Bless America" sign prompted angry parents, students and administrators to rally at the school Friday evening. The ACLU contends that the words broadcast "a hurtful, divisive message."

Webmaster note: When are we going to get fed up with the stupidity of the ACLU????  As President Bush says of nations ... if you are not with US you are with them.  Where do YOUR financial contributions go?

Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson said on CBS' "60 Minutes": "We're prepared to take care of any contingency, any consequence that develops for any kind of bio-terrorism attack."  However, HHS spokesman Kevin Keane acknowledged that only 37 states are connected electronically to the federal Health Alert Network. The rest received word of the Sept. 11 attacks and recommended precautions by fax, telephone or "word of mouth," he said.

Webmaster note: Hmmm Let me see if I have this right ... one fourth of the states rely on telephone notification and "Word of Mouth" ... but we are prepared????

"Let those who say that we must understand the reasons for terrorism come with me to the thousands of funerals we're having in New York City — thousands — and explain those insane, maniacal reasons to the children who will grow up without fathers and mothers and to the parents who have had their children ripped from them for no reason at all. . . . " NYC Mayor Rudy Guiliani

Webmaster note: Well said Mr. Mayor.

"KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The leader of Afghanistan's hard-line Taliban told his people Sunday not to worry about U.S. attacks on their country because Americans are cowards.  ``Americans don't have the courage to come here,'' Mullah Mohammed Omar said in an interview broadcast by Taliban-controlled Kabul Radio.  He urged Afghans to remain calm and go about their business without trying to flee cities that might be targets of U.S. air strikes."

Webmaster note: I guess Omar has been listening to Bill Maher.  See next item.

"Federal Express ordered its ads removed from the ABC late-night series Politically Incorrect on Tuesday after the show's host referred to recent U.S. military actions as "cowardly."   We have been the cowards lobbing cruise missiles from 2,000 miles away," said Bill Maher, the host of Politically Incorrect. "That's cowardly. Staying in the airplane when it hits the building, say what you want about it, it's not cowardly."  "I was just appalled," said Dan Patrick, general manager of KSEV (700 AM) and host of a radio talk show. "When you call our men in the (armed forces) cowards and our military policy cowardly, and when you call these hijackers `warriors,' that should not be tolerated."

Webmaster note: Barbara Streisand, Rosie O'Donnell and now Bill Maher ... does anyone still expend their time and money on these "entertainers"?.

"On a day of national mourning and prayer, a Boca Raton company had its managers confiscate some American flags from employees' cubicles, saying other workers might find them offensive.  NCCI Holdings Inc., a company that compiles workers compensation insurance data, told its 850 Boca Raton employees that displays of nationalism had no place in the office.  "Divisive statements or actions, political or religious discussions and anything else that could be divisive or mean different things to different people are not appropriate in our work environment," Chief Executive Officer Bill Schrempf said Friday in a memo to employees."

Webmaster note: Bill Schrempf - You STINK on ice!!!!

"A 32-year-old black woman who said she was abducted, robbed and sexually assaulted by two white men last week has recanted her story. The woman, who lives in Bivins, about 150 miles east of Dallas, told police that she carved the letters "KKK" into her chest with scissors. Her motive is unknown."

Webmaster note: Sounds like she went to the Tawana Brawley School of Fabrication.  Al Sharpton where are you?

"Cartoonist Garry Trudeau is so determined to undermine President Bush -- he's now resorted to using a phony Internet IQ study of American presidents ... [BUT] a quick Internet or Lexis-Nexis search shows that the study is an Internet hoax hatched by the non-existent Lovenstein Institute of Scranton Pennsylvania.  Among the mainstream press to inform readers that the study was bogus were the ASSOCIATED PRESS on August 12, and  US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT in its August 20 edition.

Webmaster note: If you can't win legitimately, plant false seeds to change public opinion.  Some editorial cartoonists have scruples ... then there is Trudeau.

"Reed Hastings, handpicked by Gov. Gray Davis of California to head the state's board of education, turns out to be a retailer of pornography, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Among the offerings of Hastings's company Netflix are "Barely Legal," "Mad About the Boy" and "Boy 2: Boys at Play." That last one is described as follows: "eight of Slovakia's most desirable males in an erotic fantasy spectacular." Another title is "College Boys," so, as the Chronicle's Phillip Matier and Andrew Ross quip, "at least somebody's thinking about higher education."

Webmaster note: As I said below, these are the people who want to oversee the education of YOUR child.  

"Education Department workers misused their cards several times to buy pornographic materials from an Internet site.  Their purchases raised no alarms at the agency but were detected by congressional auditors."

Webmaster note: These are the people who want to oversee the education of YOUR child.  

"The cool weather has reduced electricity demand, and electricity can't be stored. So California is selling its excess power at a loss. Electricity that the state bought for an average of $138 dollars a megawatt is now being resold for about $25 dollars a megawatt, according to the Governor's office. However, energy traders say even that doesn't add up, and some of the power as going for as little as a $1 per megawatt."

Webmaster note: Those brilliant graduates of the Rosie O'Donnell School of Economics are at it again.  

"The merger of America Online and Time Warner, which received the go ahead six months ago to form the world's biggest media entertainment group, has been a nail in the coffin of quality news coverage, industry executives warned Wednesday. Mindless celebrity news promoted at the expense of in-depth analysis is increasingly prevalent and is in danger of becoming the norm as more publications look to expand across alternate media platforms, delgates at the annual World Association of Newspaper (WAN) were told."

Webmaster note: Ha ha ha ha ha - When was the last time we got something other than "mindless celebrity news?"  In-depth analysis? ... from Barbara Striesand, Alec Baldwin, Ben Affleck, Rosie O'Donnell and Martin Sheen?  You're kidding right?

Antonio Villaraigosa has been hired as a consultant by the California State Teachers Union to "campaign" for more school funding.  Disclosure statements reveal the salary is at least $10,000 a year which will come in handy to pay for the tuition he pays for his two children to go to private Catholic School.  He joins Al Gore, Bill Clinton and a host of other politicans who opt out of failing schools and send their children to private schools while denying other parents the same choice.

Webmaster note: Where have we heard that name before?  Hmmmm look here.

Under former Secretary Cuomo, HUD developed an $860,000 program that taught public-housing tenants to burn incense, carry lucky gemstones and wear nice colors like apricot to reduce stress.  "Creative Wellness" was to be taught in two dozen public-housing centers across the country - including New York.  Yes, this is your tax dollars at work.  Cuomo's spokesman blames the approval for this nutty idea on a "rogue action by a lone civil servant."

Webmaster note: Is that "Lone Civil Servant" being held accountable?  Is ANYONE being held accountable?  Naaaaah!

"The war spectacle ``Pearl Harbor'' will play in slightly revised form in Japan and Germany, where some dialogue is being tweaked to avoid offending audiences.  The changes are minor and were made out of sensitivity to how ``Pearl Harbor'' will be perceived among moviegoers in Japan and Germany, the source said. The source would not disclose the nature of the dialogue changes.  Disney hopes the movie will play well among Japanese audiences because of the love story at the heart of the film."

Webmaster note: Yes, it would be a shame to depict history accurately ... perhaps if we make it a love story those who committed that despicable act will not be reminded of the actual historical facts.  Right on Disney ... change history so younger generations won't know the truth ... we must be sensitive to feelings.  What next? Perhaps they can make the Oklahoma City Bombing into a love story.

Porn king Larry Flynt admitted Wednesday he was hunting for dirt on President Bush, but was struggling against a wall of silence in the president's home state, Texas.  Flynt, who publishes the hardcore sex magazine Hustler, fears the Bush administration will try to gag the pornography industry, which thrived during the past decade with the growth of the Internet.

You won't hear about it on ABC, NBC or CBS but the Village Voice reprinted exerpts from a letter by Reverend Wyatt Tee Walker to Jesse Jackson berating Jackson for his recent behavior in Walker's church.  Some of the letter is reproduced here.

"Nearly four years after filing a much-ballyhooed $30 million libel suit against cybergossip Matt Drudge, former White House aide Sidney Blumenthal settled the case yesterday for something less than he once demanded.  In fact, he agreed to pay Drudge's side $2,500 for travel costs associated with the lawsuit.  The denouement in federal court in Washington amounts to a legal victory for Drudge"

A Nigerian ship suspected of carrying child slaves was drifting off western Africa on Sunday.  U.N. officials say 100-250 children are aboard.  U.N. officials expressed concern that the crew may dump the children at sea to avoid arrest.  "The aging ship had made regular trips from Benin to Gabon loaded with human cargo over the past five years. Benin, a country of 6 million has a dark history of human bondage."

Webmaster note: That deafening silence you hear is from Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and Kweisi Mfume.  But, then, Jesse may be having a hard time coming up with a rhyme for Benin.

"The Rev. Jesse Jackson, an ally of Bush election rival Al Gore, wanted to go to China and mediate the impasse. He said America should apologize if that's what it takes to free the crew .  "We should, in my judgment, say we are sorry," Jackson said. [He was speaking of the situation surrounding the Chinese running into our P3 electronic surveillance airplane and their detention of the crew]

"We have computers.  We no longer need to know why 3x=2Y/4." - Talk show host Rosie O'donnell, on why math should no longer be a required school subject."

Webmaster note: Another "celebrity" makes a brilliant statement!!!  Rosie, your ignorance is only exceeded by your weight.

"Dan Rather, the longest-serving and most outspoken of the major network news anchors, recently served as the star attraction at a Democratic Party fundraiser....Donors paid as much as $1,000 for a private evening in Austin with the CBS newsman, according to an invitation obtained by The Washington Post."

Webmaster note: No media bias with Dan, right?

"Clinton said no one should be surprised by the early actions by the new administration, which believes, ``You can fool some of the people all of the time, and that's what they're concentrating on!."

Webmaster note: Can you believe it?

"Gerald Reynolds, an African American regulatory attorney for a Kansas City energy company, called Jackson a "hustler" and a "charlatan" who plays on white executives' fears of racial controversy.  "It's so interesting to watch executives who in another context would make rational decisions willingly capitulate to Jesse Jackson," said Reynolds, who is a board member of the Washington-based Center for New Black Leadership, a conservative policy group."

Webmaster note: It's refreshing to read a quote from a black American other than Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton.

"Gov. Gray Davis, a cautious Democratic centrist, endorsed one of the two Hispanic contenders, Antonio Villaraigosa, the former speaker of the State Assembly, as the best candidate to succeed (Los Angeles) Mayor Richard J. Riordan, who is barred from seeking a third term."

Webmaster note: Mr. Villaraigosa was one of those who intervened on behalf of convicted drug dealer Carlos Vignali's presidential pardon from former president Clinton.

A CBS News poll shows President George W. Bush's first address to Congress and the nation was received positively, with 88 percent of those who watched or listened saying they approved of the proposals he made in his speech on Tuesday night. ... Viewers said Bush shared their priorities by 71 percent to 28 percent ... The poll of 978 adults also found that 67 percent now favor the $1.6 trillion tax-cut plan at the heart of Bush's proposed budget package; while 31 percent oppose it.

Webmaster note: Interestingly, CBS News and Dan Rather chose to ignore the facts and NOT broadcast the results of their own poll.  Bias in the media? Naaaah.

"I don't think there is any doubt that some of the factors in his pardon were attributable to his large gifts.  In my opinion, that was disgraceful.  I never pardoned anyone whose pardon was not recommended to me after a complete investigation by the Justice Department," - Ex-president Jimmy Carter speaking about the Marc Rich pardon by president Clinton.

Martin Sheen, an actor who PLAYS a president, said "George W Bush is like a bad comic working the crowd, a moron, if you'll pardon the expression," ...He went on to also criticize the U.S., saying "Alcoholics Anonymous and jazz are the only original things of importance" it has exported to the rest of the world.

Webmaster note: Here's another not so brilliant statement from the "glitterati" spoken against the U.S. and reported by the foreign press.  Playing a role on TV does not imbue you with any intelligence.  Thinking people really don't care what you have to say, Marty.

"Bush didn't win anything. He didn't get the votes, and he has no mandate. If only the Miami Herald could have finished [recounting disputed Florida ballots] in time for the inauguration. Then maybe everyone would know that Bush really didn't win." - Barbara Streisand.

Webmaster note: That's just what we need, Babs ... elections VALIDATED by the media! Stick to areas where you might have some expertise ... being rich and famous gives you no extraordinary wisdom.  Your fame merely provides a platform to display your ignorance.

Indonesian billionaire James Riady has agreed to pay a record $8.6 million criminal fine and plead guilty to using corporate funds from his foreign Lippo Group to reimburse contributors to Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign for the presidency, the Justice Department announced today.

After hosting two consecutive Inauguration celebrations for the Clinton presidency, VIACOM, MTV's parent company and the company that awarded an $8 million book deal to Hillary Clinton, has decided it will NOT cover the George W. Bush Inauguration according to MTV spokeswoman Andrea Manning.