Bill Maher says he is a little surprised when people walk out during one of his concerts over something he has said. ...more

November 27, 2009

Sonnanstine is dependent upon precision and consistency, and his margin for error is narrower than most of his peers. ...more

February 22, 2009

Ken Poulsen of Tarpon Springs says Wall Street hypocrites have profited from war. ...more

November 15, 2008

"Old Records Never Die: The Mott the Hoople/Ian Hunter Anthology," recently released by Shout! Factory, isn't the final word on either Mott or its frontman's solo career. The two-CD set devotes a 16-track disc each to Mott and Hunter, far too little for either. ...more

September 19, 2008

Has anyone thought of renaming the toll road running through the middle of Pasco and Hernando counties the "Cone Porkway"? ...more

July 6, 2008

Susan Bennett is a white Tampa lawyer and an early Hillary Clinton backer. She was among the 15,000-plus who attended last week's Barack Obama rally at the St. Pete Times Forum. ...more

May 28, 2008

Ban Flag Burning I find it shameful that while we observe the solemnity of Memorial Day, Congress refuses to pass the flag-burning amendment. ...more

May 26, 2008

Susan Bennett is a white Tampa lawyer and an early Hillary Clinton backer. She was among the 15,000-plus who attended last week's Barack Obama rally at the St. Pete Times Forum. "I supported Hillary, but I'm also a realist," said Bennett, 58. "When I saw him speak (at the Democratic Convention) in 2004, I remember turning to my husband and saying, 'This could be the next (2008) president.' We need to unite the party, and we need a new direction that starts with bringing troops home from Iraq and doing something about health care. It was an easy transition." Then there was Chris, a software engineer. He's a 36-year-old black man who didn't want to give his last name. That's because he was at the Obama rally – when he should have been at work. He called it an "extended lunch hour." He also called it an invaluable experience. ...more

May 23, 2008

Comic and political pundit Bill Maher takes the stage at Ruth Eckerd Hall on Saturday night fresh off a controversy involving things he said about the pope and just ahead of a summer film that takes on religious beliefs in general. ...more

May 8, 2008

When I lived in Pensacola, jokes about local government spanned four centuries and more. ...more

February 11, 2008