`SOFT BIGOTRY’ AND THE OTHER KIND
It didn't take long for Vice President Al Gore's choice of Sen. Joseph Lieberman as a running mate for the evil serpent of anti-Semitism to rear its wicked little head....
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AL GORE’S NEW MORAL UMBRELLA
We should not make too much of Joseph Lieberman's religion, although it is a wonderful thing to celebrate. It is wonderful to celebrate the historical significance of Al Gore's naming...
PARTY’S OVER
Al Gore has his work cut out for him. Like them or not, George W. Bush and his running mate, Dick Cheney, exceeded expectations with their speeches at the Republican...
CHANGE OF HABIT
Instead of "Opportunity with a Purpose," organizers of the 2000 Republican National Convention, should have called their opening night "Niceness with a Purpose." Niceness is the convention's unofficial theme. Nice...
EXPLAINING OUR FIRST ROCK ‘N’ ROLL PRESIDENT
Joe Eszterhas has a unique distinction for a writer in Hollywood: He's a star. In an industry where writers get about as much respect as the guy who cleans up...
THE LOST AND FOUND
Dick who? That was the reaction quite a few folks had to the long-awaited news that, after assigning Dick Cheney to run his vice presidential search, George W. Bush had...
A $500,000 LOSS WHEN IT’S ABOUT RACE
Imagine that you are stuck for up to three months in a large, Ikea-filled, custom-built house with nine young men and women. Every other week one occupant is voted out...
OH NO, NOT ANOTHER STINT!
My nominee for the most amusing race of the season is Republican Rep. George R. Nethercutt's uphill battle to keep his seat in Washington state. Nethercutt, you may recall, became...
HATE-CRIME LAWS NOT FOR `WHITES ONLY’
Is there an undercount of white hate-crime victims? It is easy to be skeptical about the charge. After all, it tends to be voiced most often and loudly by those...
MYSTERIES OF THE WHITE WORKING CLASS
It's a presidential election year, which means it is once again time for a national game that political enthusiasts play, especially for those who work in the media. I call...