In a letter dated today and a press teleconference held at 9:30 EDT this morning, Media Research Center president and NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell joined other conservatives in calling on President Obama to withdraw Harry Knox from the presidential Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.:

Harry Knox is the hate-filled antithesis of this noble objective.  Knox is a virulent anti-Catholic bigot, and has made numerous vile and dishonest attacks against the Church and the Holy Father.  He has no business on any Council having to do with faith or religion.

Co-signers to the letter include lay Catholic and conservative leaders such as Judie Brown of the American Life League, Kate O'Beirne of the National Review Institute, American Spectator publisher Al Regnery, Chuck Donovan of the Family Research Council, and Bill Donohue of the Catholic League.

A list of some instances of Harry Knox's anti-Catholic bigotry is available at MRC.org here. Knox's virulent hatred of Catholics extends from the top down, from Pope Benedict XVI to the rank-and-file member of the Knights of Columbus:

Earlier today NewsBusters Managing Editor Ken Shepherd briefly interviewed conservative publisher Al Regnery, author of a newly-published history of the modern American conservative movement, "Upstream: The Ascendance of American Conservatism."

Regnery had just finished a lunchtime chat about "Upstream" with conservative bloggers at Heritage Foundation's weekly blogger briefing. Regnery will deliver a free lecture at Heritage tomorrow.

Audio is available here.

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