Burt Prelutsky

Television writer Burt Prelutsky is the author of The Secret of Their Success: Interviews with Legends & Luminaries.

The Pinocchios of the Left

Saturday, June 28th, 2008 - by Burt Prelutsky

People of all political persuasions occasionally lie. What boggles my mind is how badly liberals do it.

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Young Folks: Exercise Your Right Not to Vote — Please!

Sunday, June 15th, 2008 - by Burt Prelutsky

Should some teenager cancel out my vote for no better reason than that he’s been to a Dixie Chicks concert?

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In Praise of Flyover Country

Saturday, June 7th, 2008 - by Burt Prelutsky

The best thing about small towns? Everyone knows you. The worst thing? Everyone knows you.

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Criticizing Michelle Obama: Fair or Foul?

Sunday, June 1st, 2008 - by Burt Prelutsky

It's too late in the game for Barack Obama to warn us to lay off his wife.

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My Heart Goes Out to Hillary

Saturday, May 24th, 2008 - by Burt Prelutsky

Hillary Rodham Clinton isn't the most sympathetic person in public life, but I find myself feeling sorry for her nonetheless.

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Barbara Walters and Her Amours

Saturday, May 17th, 2008 - by Burt Prelutsky

What is it about celebrities who write autobiographies that compels them to reveal all — and we mean all— when it comes to their love lives?

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Poison Ivy (League)

Saturday, May 10th, 2008 - by Burt Prelutsky

What is it about Ivy League schools that they turn out presidents and politicians like they're manufactured on an assembly line?

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Where Have All the Smart Media Moguls Gone?

Sunday, April 27th, 2008 - by Burt Prelutsky

In the old days, movie moguls and newspaper barons lived for the bottom line. But if the profit motive still drives their industries, you'd never know it.

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Conservatives Have It Rough in Hollywood

Saturday, April 19th, 2008 - by Burt Prelutsky

Hollywood it is a dangerous place if you're a man of the right. For some local liberals, diversity of thought is a fine thing — as long as it doesn't include any conservatives.

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Viewing the 1960s From My 60s

Sunday, April 13th, 2008 - by Burt Prelutsky

One of our most curious and enduring myths is that the 1960's changed America. But besides the flower children's admirable support for civil rights, just what else did the youth from that decade accomplish?

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