Articles tagged with: Chicago
“Cellophane, Mr. Cellophane” From ” Chicago”!
I love the film “Chicago” and sometimes when I want to watch something with superb music and a great cast, this is the film I watch. John C. Reilly‘s rendition of “Cellophane” is like old vaudeville with a hint of Charlie Chaplin. Fabulous!
—cher
WHERE ARE THE HEALTH CARE IMPACT STORIES?
In 1988 Willie Horton became known in almost every household. Horton was serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole in Massachusetts. At the time, Mass. Governor Michael Dukakis was running for president. There was a commercial showing Horton going through a prison turnstile for release on a weekend furlough, and it was the death knell for the Dukakis …
CHERLOCK’S QUIPS AND CANDOR
Chicago is burning with violence but the Obamas want the 2016 Olympics there. Can the flames be doused by then?
Debra Winger is one of the Hollywood celebs ranting that Polanski be set free. She is a Hollywood has-been and he is a roman candle that needs to face the law.
General Stanley McChrystal is making the talk show circuit. Is it …
Gunslingers in Chicago
The city of Chicago is under siege. In the first six months of this year there have been over 200 shootings, many of which resulted in fatalities. Hospitals are running low on blood supplies to treat the wounded and residents are living in constant fear. Am I talking about Afghanistan? Sure sounds like it—but worse. The numbers of wounded and killed …
Roland Burris Needs Analog Converter
The newly anointed Senator from Illinois should get with the program. Roland Burris is still thinking in analog while the rest of the country is converting to digital. There is something wrong with his thought process and he obviously needs more clarity in his reception of truth. The feed is not getting through to him. Is he not aware that …
Blagojevich: Ego Trumps Ethics
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is being studied by many and some conclusions suggest that he is, euphemistically speaking, “unstable.” Since all the facts are not in yet, my own arm-chair assumption is that this is simply a man who lacks character. I would say he is narcissistic. That does not mean he is out of touch with reality. His own reality …
