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Joan Chen on the Olympics
The career of Joan Chen (Shanghai-born, and a US citizen since 1989) has stretched over a quarter-century and includes many notable films in both Chinese and English, though here she is still probably best remembered for playing Josie Packard in Twin Peaks. In today's...
Satire That Closed Opening “Saturday Night”
George S. Kaufman famously defined "satire" as "what closes on Saturday night". The most recent example of this was Saturday Night Live's cold open last weekend, a parody campaign commercial in which Bill and Hillary Clinton discuss their wealth. The sketch begins...
Mr. Heston Does Moses At The Nixon
In his post-movie days, Charlton Heston wrote many best-selling books and accepted several invitations from the Nixon Library to lecture and autograph. Naturally, he'd always attract a standing-room-only crowd eager to hear his commentary, enjoy that amazing voice,...
McCain in Pres-cut
Following in the footsteps of Barry Goldwater, John McCain ended his "Service to America" tour with an appearance in Prescott, Arizona. I was able to attend this function, as it is only a short walk from my house to the Yavapai County Courthouse. In the speech,...
McCain: A “Mad” Man?
As the Democrats prepare to go the distance, with the protracted battle for their party’s nomination not likely to be resolved for many months, their drama is the page-one political campaign news story these days. Most of the stuff about John McCain is on page-two....
Remembering John Heinz
John Heinz died seventeen years ago today. Tragically and tragically before time. The issues he cared about ---and characteristically burrowed in on--- were seen as esoteric, and even irrelevant, by many at the time. But today we can see that the reform of Social...
Bill Safire’s Seven Bird Dog Minutes
In case you already had dinner plans and/or your TiVo was on the blink, here's what you missed on last night's Daily Show. And here's where you can get your hot off the presses copy of Bill's updated Safire's Political Dictionary.(1) For Republicans, the hardcover...
Exclusive Photos of Nixon in Vietnam
Our friend CW4 Harry Holzman was kind enough to share never seen photos of President Nixon during his July 1969 visit with troops under his command in South Vietnam. Here is the President in a Jeep while reviewing the 1st ID: Here is CW4 Holzman waiting for the...
Dennis Prager Live from the Nixon Library
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Tet and Basra, Hearts and Minds
In "Hearts and Minds, Again" ---his Wonder Land column in today's The Wall Street Journal---Daniel Henninger raises some provocative points. Mr. Henninger writes about the importance ---and the importance of watching--- the 1974 Oscar winner Hearts and Minds: The...