Entries Tagged as ‘Uncategorized’

July 3, 2009

New Column: How To Be A Sex Crazed Politician And Survive

How To Be A Sex Crazed Politician And Survive
By: Rachel Marsden
Married South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford’s recent admission of a lengthy affair with an Argentine mistress proves yet again that the heavy burden of public office can come to bear down so heavily on the shoulders of these poor souls that sometimes the only [...]

June 4, 2009

New Column: From Susan Boyle To Hitler: Why Some Simply Can’t Hack Fame

From Susan Boyle To Hitler: Why Some Simply Can’t Hack Fame
By:  Rachel Marsden
If we should be learning anything from the Susan Boyle meltdown phenomenon, in the wake of her inpatient treatment for “exhaustion” a mere weeks after coming to prominence, it’s that the average person isn’t cut out for fame.  The same holds true for [...]

May 28, 2009

New Column: Queen Not Invited To Obama-Sarkozy D-Day Date

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=32038
Queen Not Invited To Obama-Sarkozy D-Day Date
By:  Rachel Marsden
On June 6th, France will host the 65th anniversary of its D-Day liberation from Nazis by 83,000 British and Canadian troops, and 73,000 US soldiers.  The head of state representing the largest contingent – the Queen of both England and Canada — didn’t get an invite.  It’s [...]

May 21, 2009

New Column: Obama Not The First Head Of State To Design Cars*

Obama:  Not The First Head Of State To Design Cars*
By:  Rachel Marsden
“Sitting at a restaurant table in Munich in the summer of 1932, Hitler designed the prototype for what would become the immensely successful Beetle design for Volkswagen (literally, the “car of the people”),” says the Hitler Historical Museum’s website.  He then said to the [...]

May 15, 2009

New Column: Lessons From A Beauty Pageant

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=31874
Lessons From A Beauty Pageant
By:  Rachel Marsden
Donald Trump, who apparently owns all the controversial beauty pageants in America, ruled this week that Ms. California, Carrie Prejean, will not be de-crowned for speaking out in favor of the status quo on marriage during the Ms USA competition and having “semi-nude” photos unearthed as a result.  By [...]

May 7, 2009

New Column: Be Like Barack

Be Like Barack
By:  Rachel Marsden
Who cares about substance when you have a great marketing slogan?  That seems to be the mentality of politicians trying to latch onto the Obamamessiah’s halo.  What do they have in common?  Less than appealing agendas.  Who are they appealing to?  People who will pretty much buy any piece of garbage [...]

April 30, 2009

New Column: World Panics Over New Media-Borne Virus

World Panics Over New Media-Borne Virus
By:  Rachel Marsden
When I first heard about Pigmageddon – the latest phenomenon set to wipe us all out, yet again – I was ironically just leaving a relatively empty screening of the new movie “Earth”, featuring dying polar bears, elephants lost in the ever-growing deserts, and great white sharks which, [...]

April 23, 2009

New Syndicated Column: Soldiers Returning Home To Fight The “War On Jerks”

Soldiers Returning Home To Fight The “War On Jerks”
By:  Rachel Marsden
This week marks the two year anniversary of Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declaring the Iraq war virtually hopeless. Coincidentally, so were my dating prospects. One of the best side effects of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is that there are men worth [...]

April 17, 2009

New Column: French Workers Shut Down Eiffel Tower: A Preview Of Socialism

French Workers Shut Down Eiffel Tower:  A Preview Of Socialism
By:  Rachel Marsden
A Rasmussen poll here in America has just found that only 53% Americans prefer capitalism to socialism.  Care to see what the alternative looks like?
“Strike closes Eiffel Tower; worker’s demands not known,” read the headline of a Canadian Press story this week.  Apparently 500 [...]

April 17, 2009

New Column: Obama The European vs Sarko The American

Obama The European vs Sarko The American
By: Rachel Marsden
This week, the London Times exposed French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s frustration with Barack Obama and the media drooling surrounding him.  The two have very different leadership styles:  Sarkozy actually does something, publicizes it like crazy, then watches as he gets ripped to shreds in France’s overwhelmingly far-left [...]