Saturday sides

Finale: The Seidlin Show is over (for now) but not before more drama on the third day. The attorney for Texas, yes, Seidlin affectionately nicknamed his attorneys based on where they were from, fainted due to low blood sugar (he's a diabetic) and Seidlin even offered his credit card so the attorney could get something in him. And he actually got verklempt when he read his own verdict over Anna Nicole Smith's body. The Smith saga isn't over yet but Seidlin's side is; at least until the former Bronx cabbie gets his own tv show or newscast. Maybe he could replace Katie Couric.

O Spinning: So, Mr. Spin himself, Bill O'Reilly, was on the Oprah show this past week. Oprah did a program on protecting our children. O'Reilly made news earlier this year when he said that Shawn Hornbeck, the teen who was recently returned home after missing for four years, had more fun with his abductor than he would have had at home. The comments caused such a stir that the National Center for Missing & Exploited Kids dropped O'Reilly as a keynote speaker at an event next month. Good! But what I want to know is why Winfrey didn't ask O'Reilly about it. I know, there was probably a deal made in order for him to appear but she still could have used the opportunity as some sort of teaching tool. O'Reilly needs to realize that he cannot run roughshod over people; especially when he doesn't have the facts on his side. I admit that I used to like him; I used to like his directness and outspokenness but that was before I realized he twists the truth (when he actually has the truth) and just likes the sound of his own voice.

peace out,

paul