Fourteen years ago, NFL Hall of Famer OJ Simpson was accused, then acquitted of murdering his ex wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman. The trial held our nation spellbound and the verdict divided us along racial lines. TV news crews captured images of blacks celebrating and whites looking typically judgemental.

After serving a slapon-the-wrist sentence for killing a pedestrian while driving drunk, former WXII TV anchor Tolly Carr will be a free man in May. In the meantime, Carr and his attorneys have been busy averting a wrongful death jury trial that was initially sought by the victim's family.

In the months leading up to Nov. 4, the media relished in reporting that Barack Obama had inspired legions of liberal Americans to register to vote for the first time, and others to come out of their shell who had not voted in recent memory.

Just when we thought wed seen the last of negative campaigning for a while, comes news that a local hospital has been slinging mud and hiding data in an effort to block its competition.

Contrary to popular belief, there are not just two choices for President this year. In addition to Barack Obama and John McCain, there are four other candidates hoping to advance their particular platforms. Independent Ralph Nader is the best known among this second tier.

But listeners who tuned in late thought the bulletins were real, and widespread panic ensued as a result. Industry insiders opined that Welles timed the fake newscasts to occur when people would be flipping through their dial during a station break from other programs.

Last week, vice presidential candidates Sen. Joe Biden and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin squared off in their first and only debate. The affair was moderated by Gwen Ifill, who never actually moderated. Not once did she challenge the two speakers when they avoided answering her questions, and not once did she prompt the candidates to engage one another.

Politicians and highranking government officials like to keep us in line by reminding us that they know more than we do. We heard it three years ago from congressmen who told us to trust George Bushs judgement on weapons of mass destruction because he has all of the facts, and we dont.

In this, the lame duck year of the lame brained George Bush, job losses continue to be staggering. From January through the end of August, 605,000 Americans were thrown out of work. Collaterally, 1.2 million homes were foreclosed in the second quarter and another 2.

John McCain’s running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, purports some pretty scary views. She believes that a woman who has an abortion is a criminal. She believes that certain books should be banned from public libraries. She sees nothing wrong with civilians owning AK-47 assault rifles.