Blair revealed loss of baby to avert Iraq panic

It's interesting to see how the different papers are reporting this revelations from Mrs. Blair's new book. The right-wing papers are saying Tony Blair used the miscarriage news "for Iraq spin" while the left-leaning...

Barbara Walters Affair with Republican Senator Edward Brooke

Barbara Walters will appear on Oprah  on May 6th to chat about her new book.  In her tell all she relates that she had an affair with U.S. Senator Edward Brooke of Massachusetts for years during the...

A gamblers diary

Exhibit patience, Control your emotions, Exhibit patience, Control your emotions. I found my shelf repeating these two confirming statements over and over as I made my way to the front gate at Woodbine Racetrack. It...

Patrick chased book deal during vote

As approval ratings for Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick continue to plumet, he's courted more controversy by skipping town during an important vote to negotiate a book deal for his autobiography. Considering he...

Holocaust Author Proven a Liar and a Fraud

Ok, I don't care if you do not believe in Hell, but for the sake of Misha Defoseca, who wrote, "Misha: A Memoire of the Holocasut Years," there should be a reserved room. The lying author admits that her memoir is...

Reading Into Presidential Hopefuls

" Which type of book tells a more complete story about a presidential candidate? Autobiographical or biographical? While opinions may vary as to what makes a good biography or expose, there is no doubt...

Cherie Blair strikes £1m deal for autobiography

"Cherie Blair has struck a deal to publish a "warts and all" autobiography in a deal reported to be worth £1m. Her memoirs will be published in October next year and will be awaited nervously by Gordon Brown and his allies. Although Tony Blair is now said to be on good terms...

Keith Richards Autobiography Sparks Bidding War

A bidding war has erupted over Keith Richards' forthcoming autobiography. Several publishing companies have offered The Rolling Stones guitarist an advance of $7.3 million for a chance to publish the memoirs. As...

Propaganda and the Politics of Perception by Michael Carmichael

"A version of this text was presented to the Kuala Lumpur Conference on War Crimes, Perdana Global Peace Organization, 5-7 February 2007. War propaganda glorifies military indoctrination as the highest form of patriotism while simultaneously demonizing the enemies of the...

Winfrey chooses Sidney Poitier memoir

"Oprah Winfrey turned to an old acquaintance and personal idol for her first new book club choice since the James Frey scandal a year ago, announcing Friday that she had selected Sidney Poitier's "The Measure of a...

Pakistan Speaks For the Taliban

"On Wednesday night, however, a senior Pakistani official insisted that Nato needed to reach an accommodation with the insurgency. “Instead of fighting Taliban militants, foreign troops should reconcile themselves to this reality,” he said. “If the western...

I Was An IslamoFascist For MI6

"My pal Rambling Socialist picked up on the fact that the master of self deception, President Musharraf of Pakistan in his new book claims that Omar Saeed Sheikh was a British Spy for MI6."

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