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David Brinkley wrote this little book years ago. My wife and I found it at a flea market (wouldn't you know it) years ago. Fifty cents was just enought to bring home a gentle and courteous man's words of wit and journalistic acumen.As the Liberty Journal wrote of his manner, "with his near rapier-thrust of amiable malice ............ many pieces of armor are pierced. "Everyone Is Entitled to My Opinion will pleasantly beguile."As Booklist commented on David's book, "It captures an urbane newsman's sense of the absurd in politics and in daily life."And from the San. Francisco Chronicle, "A gem..........

1 Every action done in company ought to be with some sign of respect to those that are present. 2 When in company, put not your hands to any part of the body not usually discovered. 3 Show nothing to your friend that may affright him. 4 In the presence of others, sing not to yourself with a humming voice, or drum with your fingers or feet. 5 If you cough, sneeze, sigh, or yawn, do it not loud but privately, and speak not in your yawning, but put your handkerchief or hand before your face and turn aside. 6...

Those who give up liberty for security lose both liberty and security. ----Benjaman Franklin----

WEST PALM BEACH - (AP) -- A judge is being criticized for openly questioning and often reporting the immigration status of abused, abandoned and neglected children in his courtroom. Some lawyers call Roger B. Colton's actions disturbing, saying he abuses his power by revealing to law enforcement details disclosed before him. Colton says he is just doing his duty. ''They're violating the law, and I'm a judge,'' said Colton, whose background included nine years as a special agent with the FBI. ``Don't I have some type of obligation to the system to report it . . . when it's smack-dab...

"Rhetoric," according to the dictionary, is "the art of using words in speaking or writing so as to persuade or influence others." It is often referred to today as "politically correct" comments or writing and is an art form that was very much the order of the day during the Clinton Administration. The media, especially the Washington Press Corps, really loved the Clinton rhetoric and praised his "brilliance" as a leader. The exact opposite of rhetoric is a conversation with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. (1) Any reporter or member of the public who thinks that Donald Rumsfeld is trying...