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...demand to be more sensitive to Jewish concerns is becoming a joke. Referring to Congress as an "Israeli-occupied territory" and as a Parliament of whores incapable of standing up for U.S. national interests, if AIPAC is on the other end of the line," Buchanan has deservedly been subject to charges of anti-Semitism. Furthermore, Buchanan is known for his hyper-sensitivity to comparisons between him and Hitler--I wonder why. Is it because he referred to the man who came closest to annihilating the Jewish people as "an individual of great courage" or that he equated Holocaust Survivor Syndrome...
Buchanan pushed hard for Reagan to support the contras in Nicaragua, and for the President to visit the military cemetery in Bitburg, Germany, despite calls by Jewish groups for Reagan to cancel the visit because of the presence of Waffen SS graves. Buchanan's outspokenness on the subject caused his star to fall, and he left the Administration in 1987, flirting with the idea of running his own insurrectionary campaign for the White House. He got into hot water again with Jewish groups in 1990 after he questioned President Bush's motives in the Persian Gulf War. "There are only...
...gasp!) writing bad checks? George Seminara did. He also knew that charges were dropped against Fonda, then 32; that Pacino, 20, was briefly incarcerated and let go; and that Somers, 24, paid the cash back and wasn't prosecuted. Seminara collects celebrity mug shots. His book on the subject, Mug Shots, will be out in June. "One day I sat down and thought of all the celebrities who had been arrested. I came up with 500 without really trying," he says. After two years of research, he had 50 photos. The insights from such a noble enterprise? "Celebrities look alike...
That they did says a few things: that a small, TV-size movie plays well to older, stay-at-home Academy voters; that in a subpar year for Hollywood films, the members will look abroad; and that emotional clout always helps sell a picture. Il Postino takes as its subject the volatile nature of a strong, unequal friendship. The movie makes poignant and palpable that most discreet of passions: devotion...
Smagula is studying enhanced penalties for hate crimes, and he says he is pleased with his subject matter because he feels that it is both important and interesting...