Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Israel like Hitler? Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is comparing Israel’s military response to those three kidnapped soldiers to the aggression of the Third Reich, saying, “The Zionists think that they are victims of Hitler, but they act like Hitler and behave worse …

Many “Factor” viewers have pointed out that few Democrats had any problems with the distortions in Michael Moore‘s propaganda film or the outrageous TV movie about the Reagans, which CBS ultimately declined to air. But some on the left are now outraged over distortions in ABC’s upcoming movie about 9/11. …

You hear the story about the three billionaires? I had them on my show on FOX Business Network last night, and you know what was cool? No, not that they were billionaires. That they were optimistic. In fact, very optimistic. Sure, if you were a billionaire, you’d be optimistic too. …

Here are just a few of your responses to Mike’s last column. Erin C. in Hollywood, Fla., writes: You forgot the biggest verbal faux pas of all: Vice President Cheney telling a senator to “+#&*-off” in the hallowed halls of Congress. I sincerely hope Barbra Streisand doesn’t regret telling the …

Both liberals and conservatives are furious and are pounding each other in vicious ways. The John Kerry controversy has set off a firestorm on the right. The initial voting on BillOReilly.com — our poll question asks whether Kerry intentionally meant to demean the military — shows a deep-seated resentment towards …

They can’t call it the Dark Continent anymore — not with the cumulative megawattage of so many celebrities clustered around it. That’s right: Africa the Hollywood Cause is back, and it’s got so much star power behind it that you’d think it was the ’80s all over again. Brad Pitt, …

The tsunami telethon: That is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” As we mentioned last night, my pal, George Clooney (search), sent a letter to nearly everyone in America —we hope you got your copy— scolding me for my continued interest in the charity industry. In the body …

If all you heard was bad news, you’d feel bad, right? Then I think it’s a wonder any of us feels good at all. I mean, tell me the last time you heard anything good about the economy. Home prices are high, so it’s a bubble. Gas prices (search) (search)are …

Actress/singer/model/whatever-will-get-her-mentioned-in-the-press Lindsay Lohan (search) got into yet another car crash this week — and yup, you guessed it, the paparazzi have been blamed. Lohan insists she was fleeing a 20-strong crowd of photographers who were gathered outside a restaurant she was patronizing. I don’t doubt that the photogs were stalking …

NEW YORK – Jennifer Fergusson had no history of heart problems and was only 39 when she collapsed at her desk at work from sudden cardiac arrest (search). And if her company, the Greater New York Hospital Association, hadn’t had a portable defibrillator at the office that some of her …