It is truly amazing how the media fail to write COMPLETE stories about celebrities and politicians and, well, Hillary Clinton, to be specific...

This much we know about Ms. Clinton:

Based on several biographies. we know that she was undoubtedly the most profane first lady this country has ever had. She was famous for sicking private investigators on anyone who threatenedto do harm to her husband's presidency. Kathleen Willy has described her as being vicous. There's more, but time doesn't permit any more.

Ms. Clinton became junior senator of New York mainly because Rudy Guiliani got sick and she faced a VERY weak opponent. An unanswered (and unasked) question is how much time she and her loving husband have spent in their New York residence.

During her campaign for the Democratic nomination to be President, she has added new meaning to smiling and being, well, jolly. This persona is totally unlike the real Hillary Clinton. She is not a smiler; she is a vicious snarler.
Senator Oboma, thus far, has surprised the hell out of her and her "machine." This is being written just before their last debate in Cleveland. I will be interested in seeing which Hillary shows up. She is running against an African American which gives her a great deal of lattitude in serving up all manner of dirty tricks.

We'll see.

The Academy Awards come but once a year and thank heavens...

The idea, of course, is that many millions of movie buffs throughtout the world are expected to take four hours out of their lives and watch the proceedings with bated breath. No fair reading a book, exercising, praying, the idea is to stay with the show, no matter how boring it becomes. There is always some speculation as to who might win the honors for best actor, actress, supporting, etc.

Who wins what is determined by the role that is played. Best actor had to go to the actor lucky enough play the role of the crazed oilman. It called for non-stop virtuosity.  The same for the young lady who played Edith Piaff. It was a given that she would capture the Oscar because the part was so complete, calling for, again, virtuosity. Cate Blanchette was the only other actress with any chance to win. George Clooney was excellent as the lawyer who was besett with personal and professional problems, but it did not call for a non-stop display of acting talent.

This holds true for all acting. If an actor or actress in a stage play has the funny lines or the most pathos that person will receive all of the good reviews. It's the luck of the draw.

The Academy (notice how I capitalized that just like when we write the word, God) could cut the amount of time we citizens are expected to stay up past our usual bedtime.One of the stumbling blocks is the amount of time spent on the songs. They could reduce the amount of time spent on production numbers and eliminate the time it takes to get everyone in place for the dancing and prancing. Also do they need such a large stage? It takes forever for presenters to arrive at the microphone and it takes almost twice as much time for the winners to dislodge themselves from their seats, throw kisses all round before headin up to grab their prize.

It really is much ado about almost nothing.