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Can one “leak” and “plug” simultaneously? You bet.
Bits of “Talkshow with Spike Feresten” are beginning to emerge in anticipation of our September 16th premiere. You can now be our friend on MySpace, and there (or on the main site) you can now view a little meta-comedy: “How to Do a Man […]

Katherine Harris, in the Florida Baptist Witness:
…that lie we have been told, the separation of church and state, people have internalized, thinking that they needed to avoid politics and that is so wrong because God is the one who chooses our rulers. And if we are the ones not actively involved in electing those godly […]

Rather than satire, you get semi-interesting updates.
I’m in LA.  After taping a “Wait Wait” in Chicago last night, I’m taping Talkshow tonight.  Check out our hep new website for a small look at what that’s all about.
Chris is in LA.  He’s got some sort of award show to attend this weekend.  He’s already pawned all […]

I returned from New York this morning, and I’ll be in Chicago on Thursday. Which is somewhat of an excuse for not telling you about my first book-signing, tonight, until now.
Last night, a little party was thrown in the book’s honor by our own Mo Rocca. Check out my incredibly pregnant sister’s […]

Ron Suskind’s new book, “The One Percent Doctrine,” explores Vice President Dick Cheney’s view that if there’s a 1 percent chance terrorists might detonate a nuclear bomb in an American city, the government must act as if there’s a 100 percent chance. Despite the guffawing this elicited from administration critics, it strikes me as eminently […]

(CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the U.S. government’s domestic eavesdropping program is unconstitutional and ordered it ended immediately.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said the Bush Administration disagrees with the ruling and has appealed.
“We also believe very strongly that the program is lawful,” he said in Washington, adding that the program is “reviewed […]

Nash, the famous author of comic verse, used to be pitied by his lit’ry friends because reviewers used to always try to replicate his style in their reviews, viz:
Mr. Ogden Nash has a new book
And I think it’s quite worth a look
Consider, for example, this book review from today’s New York Times. The reviewer, […]

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A Shi’ite leader has called for neighborhood committees to provide security in their own districts, casting further doubt on the ability of Iraqi and U.S. forces to reduce violence levels in Baghdad.
Underlining the violence problems, police said up to 25 people were killed and 75 wounded in multiple attacks in a majority […]

Let’s congratulate somebody else for a change.
You won’t see Chris Regan posting anything on F.A. for a little while. Why? Because he’ll be on his honeymoon.
Does that imply what you think it does? You betcha. Sorry, girls - as of this weekend, Chris Regan will be off the market, his banjo […]

The time is nigh: Next Tuesday, “Schrodinger’s Ball” hits the stores.

If I had the time, I’d be a lot more panicky. But this Friday is also the first taping of Talkshow with Spike Feresten, so I’ve had to split my panic budget between the two. And I’m already 20% over my fiscal […]