There’s Something About Lee
Attorney a Martha Mitchell Figure?
A look at Lee Rohn, reported as Rielle’s host in the Virgin Islands by the National Enquirer and why the Enquirer called her “controversial”.

Richard Nixon once said that if it hadn’t been for her, there wouldn’t have been a Watergate.
He wasn’t referring to the ubiquitous Deep Throat; he […]

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During the Olympics in Beijing, the Chinese media asked British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell tough questions about how he intended to clean up the homelessness and drug abuse on Vancouver’s impoverished Downtown Eastside before hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics. They were legitimate questions. The Chinese media had obviously been well briefed about the Downtown Eastside. […]

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Court of Public Opinion:
How the National Enquirer beat John Edwards in the biggest trial of his life

NE vs. JE
Clinton resurrectionist and spin doctor, Lanny Davis, wrote a book on resurrecting Bill Clinton, subtitled “Tell it early, Tell it all, Tell it yourself”.
That Davis subtitle is an effective blueprint for dealing with […]

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The way back machine has spun to a stop and kicked out another old review of mine. The Harry Bosch series has been a favorite of mine since they first started way back in the days when I was working at Bookstop. I read him, enjoyed the books, and sold the heck out of him. […]

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In a move seen as a foreign policy embarrassment for Senator Obama’s vice-presidential running mate, the Senate staff of Senator Joe Biden was said to be involved in stopping  the Voice of America (VOA) radio programs to Russia just 12 days before Moscow launched its military attack on Georgia.  VOA is an  international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. Government which […]

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By Jefferson Flanders
The National Institute of Standards and Technology just-released final report on the collapse of World Trade Center 7 in 2001 following the 9/11 terrorist attack concludes that fire, not controlled demolition, was the cause of 47-story building’s destruction.
At an August 21st news conference, Shyam Sunder, the lead investigator for the federal building and […]

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When I first moved to Shanghai in 2004 I was told by a lot of old china hands that “Shanghai is not China”. That saying has been true for most of the 150 years that Shanghai has existed. She has always been China’s gateway to the rest of the World and was usually allowed to […]

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The one comic strip I read religiously as a child was Jim Davis’s feline masterpiece, Garfield.  John the lonely loser is the perfect owner, Garfield is sickeningly hilarious and Odie is the ultimate loveable goofball.  When Nermal came around, I thought he was an excellent addition.  I’m still on the fence about Arlene, to be […]

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I would like to be in a band, although I’m pretty sure that I’m not musical enough to do so.  I just find that life slightly appealing, getting to be creative and having others enjoy my creativity and maybe make their lives better or at least more enjoyable.  I wouldn’t want to dress all cool, […]

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I have never helped build a house.  I’ve done some things as far as interior work, a little wiring, nailing things down, laying tile, plumbing, but nothing as far as real, hardcore construction.  If you want a taste of that, check out this new DVD.
Starting this August 26th, now available on DVD from HIT Entertainment […]

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I went to a private school for most of my elementary school years.  It wasn’t like all those private schools you see on Gossip Girl, more like a madrassa for Christian fundamentalists.  I left brainwashed into a far-right political and scientific mindset.  To be perfectly honest, I enjoyed public school much more.  But if you […]

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The Sassamon Circle 
by Louis Garafalo
Another tight short novel that never drags or hangs about. Its the perfect book for a plane or train trip. There is enough here to keep you interested all the way through. A historical novel that tells the tale of how the Indians and the British colonists got into what is […]

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The Associated Press is reporting that Barack Obama will name Democratic Senator Joe Biden of Delaware as his vice-presidential nominee. The report has now been confirmed by the Obama campaign.
The unnamed official spoke on condition of anonymity, claiming that he or she did not wish to pre-empt the campaign’s official announcement, promised for Saturday […]

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