Drug use. HEAVY drug use. What is NORMAL father to do when he is regular under anesthesia? No education. At all. The foreign languages alledgelly spoken by the children? Probably hotel maid variety. Left with those greedy, conniving Jacksons,they haven’t a chance. Sad.

yes,,,,,Liz Smith is correct with every word.  Diana Ross is a great entertainer,,,she has it all.  i saw Diana Ross and the Supremes in Dallas, c 1969, skipping my botany final, a grade i needed to complete my college course work at University of North Texas.  i have regretted that particular selfish move ever since. i also saw Miss Ross at the old Universal Aphitheater,,,in 100 + degrees during a santa ana…she did four encores,,,,wearing full-length white mink…what a star…she should be in Vegas with Cher and Bette Midler…..

happy birthday, Liz Smith, one of the world’s great broads…..

oh my. 0 for 2. what happened to the smart, striking clothes she wore during the campaign??? she has a great, very athletic body, is a great looking woman,,,a strong woman both in body and mind,,,but so far, these choices do not do her justice….

oh noooooooooo…Richardson??? slimey,,,self promoting..definitely NOT vp material. his resume??? oh please, a little of this , a little of that,,,,gadfly. no real substantial leadership. I can’t see Bloomberg,,,,who has been in charge forever,,,taking this kind or role…, nor do i think he brings anything to the ticket. the VP absolutely has to help get Obama elected. experienced,,from an important state,,,

it looks as if the Dallas Zoo might be backing down a bit,,,keep up the pressure. Jenny does NOT belong in Mexico.

that sums it up, Ms Smith. the sleazeball is a hypocrite and showed godawful, terrible, dangerous judgement to pickup a slut in a bar. and then,,,AND THEN<,,hire her , unqualified for all but one ,,uh,,,job,,,to work oh his campaign. agreed with every word.

thank you, Ms. Buck , your comments were most accurate and astute. callow pretty well sums it up. HAS ANYBODY ASKED THIS SLEAZEBALL, IF THIS HAPPENDED BEFORE???????? it wasn’t just extramarital sex, it was particularly tawdry,,,a bar ‘pickup’….sleazly behaviour….cover up,,,hush money,,,denials,,cancer-stricken wife…makes me want to vomit…

i admire Ms. Brown for her success; however, a few years ago I checked out one of her books from the library , looking forward to reading a book with much attention, but I was HORRIFIED at the first few paragraphs. It was a romance novel. I guess. It was putrid. yuck. Could someone please give me the names of her non-romance novels..OR, did the non-romance start with a specific book. I really do not want to waste time on the ‘romance’ krap. Why is she considered a pioneer in thriller writing, as a woman??? Does the name Patricia Cornwall mean anything??? My favorite, Sue Grafton, can be pretty thrilling,too.

beautifully written

insouciant total ignorance ? i wish i could get that on a bumper sticker…over a photo of McCain. perfect description.

Ms. Smith. What facts are you using? The very idea of portraying Marilyn Monroe as some kind of feminist heroine, an empowered woman is downright ludicrous. An empowered woman shows up for work on time, prepared. An empowered woman does not cause delay and interruption to her employers and her co-workers. There are many many strong, independent and successful actresses from earlier eras: Bette Davie, Olivia DeHaviland, Ann Sheridan (remember her), even Ingrid Bergman, did it her way. Marilyn Monroe turned her will and her life over to a succession of controlling men, and then, the “teachers”: the Strasbergs. She was NEVER independent, probably DEPENDENT on various drugs, even if ‘legal’, and alcohol. I am VERY disappointed in your assessment.

Anabel Lee. Anything by Stephen Vincent Benet or Dorothy Parker.

Emma Thompson. A mind to go with her talent. She would make a great contributor.

Cher is the best. Talented, SMART, hard working, compassionate. You did not mention her great efforts to provide Marines and other fighters in Iraq with the correct headgear. A project she started without publicity. Her voice gets better,,,,,,a wonderful singer,,,great actress. also, Cheryl Crane became a successful businesswoman, well respected. thank you for the update also on Lesley Gore. Maybe you, Liz Smith, should write a book about Cher. You could do her justice.