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O'REILLY: Born on the bayou
KRAMER, La. — Roland Torres wants you to know a few things. He lives in a rural area where life is pretty straightforward.
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If you have kids, you most likely prayed hard that they would avoid drugs and alcohol. Once a child becomes intoxicated, childhood is over. The young person will never be the same again.
RELATED CONTENTO'REILLY: Late night TV doesn’t win or lose elections
President Obama may not know it, but he has a nice advantage in the world of late night TV. A new study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University says that in 2011 late night comedians mocked Republicans three times more than they did Democrats.
RELATED CONTENTOPINION: Occupiers need baths, jobs
Listen up, you protest people! You have gone and alienated Newt Gingrich, who wants you to take a bath and get a job. Or vice-versa. And his words were greeted with applause from coast to coast. You guys should take notice.
RELATED CONTENTOPINION: Occupiers little more than morons who desire others’ money
If you believe a column in Newsweek magazine, most of the “Occupy Wall Street” protesters are just regular folks, people like you and me. Writer Michael Daly puts forth that the demonstrators have simply had enough of an unfair economic system, and what’s wrong with that?
RELATED CONTENTOPINION: It’s time for an audible, Mr. President
As a former quarterback, I know that when a game plan is not working, you change strategy. Fast. If you don’t, you will likely lose the contest and have to endure the ignominy of failure.
RELATED CONTENTOPINION: Cheating and lying in the home of the brave
So, I’m trying to channel Moses here to find out why so many Americans are bearing false witness against their neighbors. Ask any attorney or judge, and they will tell you that lying under oath is now the rule, not the exception, in the nation’s courtrooms.
RELATED CONTENTOPINION: Obama and Robin Hood: Any similarities?
Throughout the ages, Robin Hood has carried a very positive image: a dashing hero who steals from a corrupt kingdom and distributes the loot to the poor. Errol Flynn was among the first to bring Robin to life in the movies and, recently, Russell Crowe advanced the legend.
RELATED CONTENTOPINION: Key to beating Obama is simply understanding him
This time next year, we should have a Republican in place to challenge President Obama for the title of “World’s Most Powerful Man.” The campaign, of course, is the ultimate reality show, and it could get really nasty.
RELATED CONTENTOPINION: Lady Gaga’s OK, but she’s no Elvis
The success of 25-year-old Stefani Germanotta, aka Lady Gaga, is really the fault of Elvis Presley, who would completely understand the woman’s immense drawing power.
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O'REILLY: What happened, Mr. President?
Obama’s commitment to transparency takes a backseat with scandals.
RELATED CONTENTO'REILLY: The war on terror: Up close and personal
Living in the shadows of the ongoing war on terror are 1,715 American military people who lost limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan. A few of those brave folks lost all four limbs when bombs blew apart their bodies. In addition, there are now at least 20 new amputee victims because of the brutal terror bombing in Boston.
RELATED CONTENTO'REILLY: Brokaw made huge mistake
Drone attacks are designed to kill mass murderers. The Marathon bombing was designed to kill an eight-year-old boy.
RELATED CONTENTO'REILLY: America under attack
We are living in a time when just about every security measure is controversial -- from drones to Internet snooping with a warrant.
RELATED CONTENTO’REILLY: Sympathy for the devil
In 2010, more than 38,000 people died in the U.S. from drug overdoses, far more than have been killed in the Iraq and Afghan wars combined.
RELATED CONTENTO'REILLY: Zombies vs. Jesus
On Easter Sunday evening, there was a TV showdown between good and evil. On The History Channel -- the final installment of the Bible mini-series where Jesus is executed. On AMC, the season ending episode of “The Walking Dead” -- the series where zombies try to eat the brains of human beings.
RELATED CONTENTO'REILLY: Pinheads achieve power
So my vacation plans to Cyprus have been canceled. Something about the government there seizing everybody’s wallet because the country is bankrupt. Another nanny state bites the dust.
RELATED CONTENTO'REILLY: How the feds are conning taxpayers
If the U.S. dollar collapses, there will be a worldwide depression that will make the recent recession look like an after-party at George Clooney’s house.
RELATED CONTENTO'REILLY: Rockin’ around the Free World
While watching the Grammy awards Feb. 10, it occurred to me that American culture has been defined by music ever since the end of World War II.
RELATED CONTENTO'REILLY: What the babies would say
It is one of life’s great mysteries that so many liberal people are so callous when it comes to aborting fetuses.
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