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I’ve probably mentioned once or twice how much I hate complainers. I avoid them at all costs. They’re the kind of people who could win a million dollars, then complain about the taxes. Or see an ailment cured, then moan about the attitude of the doctor who cured it. They …

And now the most telling two minutes in television, the latest from the political grapevine: FOX Fans: Missed the Grapevine? Click here to watch it! Arnold Analysis The tough scrutiny ofArnold Schwarzenegger (search)that was predicted has now begun. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Schwarzenegger didn’t vote in five of …

Former PresidentBill Clinton (search)was in church last week. There’s nothing wrong with that — more politicians should go to church, if for no other reason than to remind themselves they are not God. But this church service was different. It featured, not a sermon, but blatant electioneering by Mr. Clinton …

J-Lo’s Bad Rap | Depardieu Going Swiss | Cloris Leachman | ‘Queer Eye’ Power Lunch J-Lo No Diva On Set, Says Famed Director Jennifer Lopez gets a bad rap as a diva. When we hear friends dispute this on TV shows and in interviews, it’s hard to believe that J-Lo …

TheCenter for Science in the Public Interest (search)(aka the “food police”) is holding a big conference in Washington, D.C.,July 11 titled, “Conflicted $cience: Corporate Influence on Scientific Research and Science-Based Policy.” Though it escapes me how they can assert with a straight face that scientific research funded by corporations is …

Chicago Goes | Buh-Bye Backstreet Boys | Celine’s Scene | Caroline Rhea Chicago Producer Will Go Grand Next Oscar-winning Chicago producer Marty Richards is not letting any grass grow under his feet. Already back from Los Angeles, Richards tells me he’s had “two offers to do movies and one to …

Newsflash: The world still hates us. And when it comes to our president, they really hate us. In a new BBC poll (search)of more than 11,000 people in 11 countries, when it comes to our big cheese, he’s a big flop. Fifty-seven percent don’t like him –plain and simple. And …

Altman, HayekGet Artsy | Busy Rosie |Al Green’s Back Salma Hayek Will Paint the Town With Altman Robert Altman, the seminally important director who still has no Oscar, is getting his next movie ready just as his most recent one is headed to theatres. Even though “The Company” is just …

And now the most intriguing two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: Missed the Grapevine? Watch it! Postponed Poetry The White House has postponed a poetry festival after an invited versifier vowed to transform the event into a blank-verse anti-war protest. First Lady Laura Bush’s office announced …

Regis Philbin, may we call a friend? Someone, anyone, who can help us figure out why stocks went down, even though the Senate gave a gotta-have rescue package the thumbs up? Please, Regis. Help! Lifeline, any line, now! We’ve run out of answers, and politicians, excuses for a package they …