http://mikecollinsnews.com/blog Perspectives, commentaries and musings Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:41:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en No this is not about Tony Soprano putting a help wanted sign in the window of Bada Bing.  This is about the most loyal of all Americans, your right wing ding bats many of whose leaders these days are television and radio entertainers.  Like Sean Hannity.  I did something this ... http://mikecollinsnews.com/blog/?p=292 Lou Holtz was recently inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.  God knows he deserves it after raising at least four college programs from the deadpile or at least lethargy.  The latter group would include Notre Dame which was in a lethargic state before he came and has been ... http://mikecollinsnews.com/blog/?p=287 With our long international nightmare over for now and before the next bout (more on that later) here are some good ways to enjoy what is left of summer. 1.  Go see Bob Dylan.  Bob is on a summer tour of minor league baseball parks along with John Mellencamp and Willie ... http://mikecollinsnews.com/blog/?p=281 As you know Barack  Obama is going to take away our guns.  Or at least your guns since I don't have one.   However maybe I should get a gun or a whole arsenal because it does seem to be the THE thing to do these days and I sure don't ... http://mikecollinsnews.com/blog/?p=272 America loves a good bogeyman. Or should I say America always needs a good bogeyman or a gaggle of them. When we run out of real ones we just invent new ones or keep riding an old one until the horse drops dead or is hung, like Saddam ... http://mikecollinsnews.com/blog/?p=266 There are few things in this world more important to me than the President of the United States coming to my alma mater. Over the years, as a reporter, I covered Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Regan (he loved the place) and both Bushes. I also covered LBJ ... http://mikecollinsnews.com/blog/?p=264 ??Playing For Change | Song Around The World "Stand By Me" from Concord Music Group on Vimeo. http://mikecollinsnews.com/blog/?p=262 To say the least I am shocked!  Gay marriage has been legalized just two states away from my home in Indiana.  Also in Vermont but those people are so nuts they have a senator who dares to be something called an independent.  But Iowa?  How could Iowa do this?  Wait, ... http://mikecollinsnews.com/blog/?p=255 The news this week that Philadelphia Phillies announcer Harry Kalas died took me back to my childhood even if he wasn't a part of those years. Harry was a throwback.  He was as much a part of the Phillies as any player and he was as famous in Philadelphia as the ... http://mikecollinsnews.com/blog/?p=248 It has been a long time since Notre Dame ruled the world of college football. The last national championship was in 1988 which means there are students enrolled at Notre Dame who were not born the last time the Irish ruled the roost. You could even make the ... http://mikecollinsnews.com/blog/?p=240