Good Morning . . .
Last night's 'Tonight Show' did a heart-warming and sincere tribute to the late Johnny Carson. Jay Leno performed a somber yet fitting tribute to the King of Late Night. Guests included long-time sidekick Ed McMahon and comedians Don Rickles, Bob Newhart, and Drew Carey. Rickles and Newhart appeared more than 100 times during Carson's 30 year tenure as host of the longest running late night talk show. Carey made his first network appearance on 'The Tonight Show." Yahoo! News - 'Tonight Show' Pays Tribute to Carson
The nominations for the upcoming Oscar Awards were announced early this morning. The Howard Hughes biopic "The Aviator" walked away with eleven nominations including Best Picture and acting nominations for Leonard DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, and Alan Alda. 'Aviator' director Martin Scorsese also received a nomination in the directing category.
Other films nominated for Best Picture included 'Million Dollar Baby,' 'Ray,' 'Sideways,' and 'Finding Neverland.'
Two films of note received no nominations. Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ' was snubbed by Oscar voters as it was by Golden Globe voters. Michael Moore's propaganda film 'Farenheit 9/11' did not receive any nominations after Moore pulled the film from the documentary category.
Yahoo! News - 'Aviator' Gets 11 Academy Award Nods
There was another celebration last Thursday that received little coverage by the mainstream liberal media. Vietnam Veterans gathered for a reception last Thursday to celebrate the defeat of John Kerry. Jerome Corsi co-author of "Unfit for Command' said, "The whole Swift Boat effort was organized not to re-elect George Bush but to defeat John Kerry."
Under a banner that proclaimed "Kerry Lied, Good Men Died," the coalition of veterans groups including the Swift Boat veterans, POWs, and other military groups, declared their mission accomplished.
Vietnam Veterans Celebrate Kerry's Election Defeat -- 01/21/2005
Five Kerry-Edwards campaign workers in Wisconsin including the sons of two prominent Democrats were charged Monday with the election day tire slashing of 25 get-out-and-vote vehicles rented by Republicans.
Milwaukee County District Attorney E. Michael McCann announced the felony charges in a rare news conference. If convicted the individuals charged could receive a 3 1/2 year prison sentence and a $10,000 fine.
JS Online: 5 charged in GOP tire slashings
In other election news from Milwaukee, the addresses of over 1200 voters have been found to be invalid including many cases in which the voter could not be found at all. JS Online: Over 1,200 voters� addresses found invalid
More in the Afternoon Update.
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