Archive for December, 2009

The Suozzi-Landing He’s Outta Here

Zo-Edit | December 30, 2009 | 0 Comments
The Suozzi-Landing He’s Outta Here

Suozzi’s Farewell,” Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, December 30, 2009 He was “completely shocked” he lost. He’s unlikely to run for local or county office again, though maybe for something on the state or federal level. He’s proud to have turned “the worst-run county in America” into a government that is “much more professional and better [...]

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Underpants Bomber– Or Just Glad to See Us?

Zo-Edit | December 29, 2009 | 0 Comments
Underpants Bomber– Or Just Glad to See Us?

“”Plane Nutty,” Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, December 29, 2009 Some of that PETN must have seeped into the atmosphere. There’s so much cloudy thinking floating around! It started with Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano declaring giddily: “the system worked.” Before she backtracked. It continued as the Transportation Security Adminstration threw its full bureaucratic gravitas behind [...]

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WHO NEEDS POLITICS? RUDY’S MONEY RUN

Zo-Edit | December 23, 2009 | 0 Comments
WHO NEEDS POLITICS? RUDY’S MONEY RUN

“He’s Outta Here: Rudy Runs for the Money,” Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, December 23, 2009 In with a bang, out with a whimper. It was an anticlimactic end to Rudy Giuliani’s political career. The steel-jawed hero of 9/11. The exhausted second-term mayor, revived by the terror attacks. The perfect politician for the Anxiety Age. So [...]

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Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow

Zo-Edit | December 19, 2009 | 0 Comments
Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow

“You Might Have Noticed: It’s Cold,” Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, December 19, 2009 It’s a simple fact of our complex lives: Nobody cares about everything. Some people are “American Idol” addicts or crazy sports fans. Others are obsessed with taxes or schools. A relative few are glued to politics, the economy or foreign affairs. The [...]

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WHITES OUTNUMBERED ALL GOD’S CREATURES

Zo-Edit | December 19, 2009 | 2 Comments
WHITES OUTNUMBERED ALL GOD’S CREATURES

“All God’s Children,” Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, December 18, 2009 Where America is going, New York already is. With the whites outnumbered! And if the people in America will just ask nicely, we’d be happy to explain to them what their future holds. Think Elmhurst! The U.S. Census Bureau caused quite a stir this week, [...]

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STEAMY HOLIDAYS HO-HO-HO-HO!

Zo-Edit | December 11, 2009 | 0 Comments
STEAMY HOLIDAYS HO-HO-HO-HO!

“A Hot and Heavy Christmas,” Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, December Hormones are raging this holiday season. As temperatures fall, passions are heating up. Hot lesbian teacher sex in Brooklyn. Crazy billionaire golfer sex everywhere. A major study at the University of Minnesota has just concluded that young adults who have casual sex are no worse [...]

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Famous for — What? Crashing Celebrity

Zo-Edit | December 1, 2009 | 0 Comments
Famous for — What? Crashing Celebrity

“Your Invitation, Please?” Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, November 29, 2009 What is it about the Salahis? These fame-seeking missiles! These low-class, high-gloss wannabes! With a flash of moxie and a laser-focused self-promotion streak, they hijacked the national conversation from health care, climate change and Afghanistan. Suddenly, it was all about THEM! And Door Buster Special [...]

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