Gilligan's Island cast wins American Icon Award on Potomac cruise
The surviving Gilligan's Island cast received the American Icon Award during a three hour Potomac River cruise in Washington DC. Cast members listed include Bob Denver Tina Louise Russell Johnson Dawn Wells with other actors noted as deceased. The piece reflects on the show's legacy, its satire of bureaucracy, and the cast’s enduring syndication and cultural impact.
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S.S. Minnow
Honolulu
Hawaii
Gilligan’s Island
Women In Film & Video
Potomac River
Washington, D.C
Pacific
Grand Central Station
Bob Denver
Willy Gilligan
Tina Louise
Lewis
Gilligan
Word games and partisan drift in Clinton inquiry
Thomas Lowell notes the Clinton impeachment debate is driven by repetition rather than substance. He discusses Starr’s timing, partisan incentives, and the impact on Gore in 2000, arguing the law and duty guided Starr, not politics, amid White House spin and media amplification. Lowell is a Hoover Institution senior fellow.
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Bill Clinton
White House
al Gore
Clinton
Gore
Whitewater
FBI
Travelgate
Kenneth Starr
Starr
Congress
Monica Lewinsky
Pavlov
Sidney Blumenthal
Blumenthal
Lowell
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Gilmore and Gingrich Push GOP Tax Cut Faith Against Roosevelt Ghost
Cal Thomas reports Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore and House Speaker Newt Gingrich defend a progressive conservatism stance, urge bold tax cuts, and blame the Roosevelt era for shaping liberal policy. They foresee a 25 percent tax rate and a political rebound, while acknowledging unfinished reform. The column notes impeachment uncertainty and predicts GOP gains in Congress.
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Jim Gilmore
Virginia
Newt Gingrich
Roosevelt
Gilmore
Gingrich
Senate
GOP
Washington
Roosevelt Coalition
Clinton
Rose Garden
China
House Judiciary Committee
Henry Hyde
Congress
Franklin Roosevelt
Thomas
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