Hitler finds out Chicago didn't get the Olympics

I lifted the video above from those dear, wonderful young gay men in Chicago at HillBuzz, who campaigned for McCain/Palin with everything they had and who have mountains of dirt on Obama. What movie is this from? I encountered it last week when it was used to lampoon the insanity of Charles Johnson of Little …

Come to the church in the wildwood

One of the loveliest spots in Harford county, Maryland, where I live, is a church originally built in the late 1700’s. My brother, Eric, discovered it in 1972 or ’73 on a bicycle ride and showed it to my father. When Eric was killed in a car accident on August 22, 1973, my father knew …

Healthcare choice … very nice!

Cuban Diva BFF and I talk on the phone almost every day and somehow this Wendy’s commercial from the 1980’s came up a few days ago. She tracked it down so I am embedding it here. I think it’s one of the funniest commercials of all time. But it’s also an illustration in 59 seconds …

Michelle Obama, if you are going to wear sofa and curtain fabric, Carol Burnett shows how to pull it off

I believe the parody of Gone With The Wind in the clips below is the funniest comedy skit of all time. And I believe the moment in the second clip that Carol Burnett came down the stairs is the funniest moment in comedy of all time. I am old enough that I was watching “The …

Thank you, Mary Travers, for the hammer, the bell and the song

Mary Travers, of the Sixties singing trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died Sept. 16 of leukemia at the age of 72 — my condolences to her family and loved ones. I hesitated about posting this yesterday because of the “hammer of justice” line — now that I understand why the Left does not make good …

Cold Comfort Farm shows how to free idealists from the Left's grip

Cold Comfort Farm is one of my favorite movies of all time because it shows how simply and naturally people can escape the grip of a totalitarian tyrant — in this case, Aunt Ada Doom, of Starkadder Farm. The short version: connect people with their dreams and their ability to achieve them. I’ll be developing …

Jamie Glazov is an intellectual heir of Eric Hoffer

My father got me hooked on the work of Eric Hoffer when I was in high school in the late 1960’s, starting with his most famous book, The True Believer. And I came upon the work of Jamie Glazov thanks to the kind invitation of David Swindle, associate editor of FrontPage magazine and assistant managing …

I am strong, I am invincible, I am woman

One of the commenters on my post “Phyllis Chesler punksmacks Naomi Wolf — couldn’t happen to a nicer girl” alluded to Helen Reddy’s song, “I am woman,” and I had the thought that my younger readers might not recognize the allusion so I went looking for the song on YouTube. What a powerful experience it …

Everybody can dance — in praise of the JK Wedding Entrance Dance

A couple of days ago I wrote in praise of Merce Cunningham, who was one of the most influential choreographers of the 20th century, along with Martha Graham, that he taught me that imperfect bodies dance as beautifully and as meaningfully as perfect ones. I know people think it’s all motivational to say, “Anything worth …