DOGS, CATS & SENATORS? THE MAMMALIAN DUMBNESS SCALE

Ellis Henican appeared on the Fox Business Channel’s Willis Report where he explained his theory of the Mammalian Dumbness Scale. Host Gerri Willis also asked her guests to comment on the Senate Republicans’ very short-lived ban on earmarks – broken after just 72 hours by Arizona Republican Senator Jon Kyl. In a laugh-filled segment, the November 24, 2010 Willis…

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BREAKING NEWS: “SO MANY REASONS TO BE THANKFUL”

“18 things to be grateful for this holiday”, Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, November 24, 2010  So many reasons to be thankful, just when we need them most: Be thankful you didn’t plan your Thanksgiving island getaway for lovely Yeonpyeong, South Korea. Be thankful Charlie Sheen only visits New York. Be thankful there are still a…

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THE ‘JUNK’ THAT HAS PEOPLE TALKING IN D.C.

“California man takes on airport security” , Newsday, November 21, 2010 A well-turned phrase can still pack a punch. This is actually heartening in an era when words so often seem impotent. But a single outburst captured in a YouTube video can descend on millions of inboxes at once and turn a so-so story into a…

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DON’T LOOK, DON’T TOUCH? DON’T FLY

“It’s skin on scan. New airport security measures test self-conscious fliers” ”, Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, November 19, 2010  There’s a whole new question at the airport this holiday travel season, and it isn’t “Window or aisle?” It isn’t “Checked bags or carry-on?” The latest choice for fliers in the jittery terror age: Would you like…

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HENICAN ON THE O’REILLY FACTOR: TED KOPPEL IS WRONG

Bill O’Reilly took exception with Ted Koppel’s  column in the Washington Post. Koppel wrote , “We live now in a cable news universe that celebrates the opinions of Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, Chris Matthews, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity and Bill O’Reilly — individuals who hold up the twin pillars of political partisanship…”  The former ABC news anchor also wrote that…

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HENICAN ON FOX NEWS WATCH : LET PALIN TALK

Ellis Henican is frequently a member of the ‘Fox News Watch’ panel of media analysts who cover the coverage of the week’s biggest stories. (Saturday 2:30 and 11:30 PM on the Fox News Channel) On the November 13, 2010 edition of Fox News Watch, the talk began with a look at the media’s post midterm…

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LI HOLDS BRAGGING RIGHTS TO OVERPAID AND UNEMPLOYED

Ellis Henican Sunday:  Newsday, November 14, 2010 Big sigh, please. This week’s two big revelations: Long Island no longer has the busiest commuter railroad in America. But we do still have the most overpaid educators in New York State. Nine of the top ten public-school employees are living large right here. Take a bow! You paid…

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SHOULD WE RAISE THE AGE OF RETIREMENT?

Ellis Henican appeared on Fox Business Channel’s Varney and Co. to discuss the Debt Commission’s recommendations.  Stuart Varney asked Ellis if he believed the Commission had been “hijacked by the right.”  Henican explained that the recommendations come down hardest on those things that the left are most likely to care about : health care and the…

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A TALE OF TWO TRAVELING PRESIDENTS

“Bush, Bam go on tours to fix image”, Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, November 12, 2010  It’s Tour Week for two American presidents: George and Barack have taken their solo acts on the road. What a contrast these two men make. One has a book to sell. The other has an economy to save. Call it…

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