By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution
For the second night in a row, superstorm Sandy and its aftermath forced David Letterman to live out that performer's nightmare: Telling jokes to a vacant theater, or as he called it, "a big ol' empty barn."
Broadway, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center all remained dark Tuesday as superstorm Sandy left the New York entertainment industry fighting to go on with the show _ even if it meant performing for empty studios.
Winners of the 43rd annual NAACP Image Awards, presented Friday in Los Angeles:
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" actress Tamara Tunie spoke out Tuesday about being a real-life crime victim, saying her former business manager exploited her trust to steal more than $1 million she earned by working doggedly at a peak in her career.

NBC is now checking the songs the Roots play on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" after the band performed an off-color song during Michele Bachmann's appearance on the show last month, the Associated Press reports.
A protest by about 100 Occupy Wall Street members in New York City shut down production of an episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."
An accountant admitted Thursday he made "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" actress Tamara Tunie a real-life crime victim by stealing more than $1 million from her, the Kansas City Symphony's music director and other clients.
Andre Braugher says he's glad to back in the TV legal arena with a guest appearance on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" often seems to echo real life, and the season opener of this NBC crime drama is no different.
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" often seems to echo real life, and the season opener of this NBC crime drama is no different.

The miniseries "Mildred Pierce" and the drama "Mad Men" have received the most nominations for the 2011 Emmy Awards.
Nominees in major categories for the 2011 Emmy Awards announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
NBC has signed Danny Pino and Kelli Giddish to the cast of its long-running cop show "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."
NBC has signed Danny Pino and Kelli Giddish to the cast of its long-running cop show "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."
Christopher Meloni isn't coming back to NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" when it returns this fall.