Joy Behar Made Pro-Catholic Remarks … Almost
May 26th, 2009 4:58 PM
Joy Behar, a co-host of ABC’s “The View,” has been known to make anti-Catholic remarks. On the May 26 edition, Behar said something positive about Catholics, before adding in her usual quip. During the "Hot Topics" segment, the hosts were discussing women and their level of happiness now that they have more opportunities available to them. On the topic of social movements, Behar stated,
Maher Assaults God of the Old Testament, Meacham Merely Jokes He Was
May 26th, 2009 7:36 AM
On Friday night’s Real Life with Bill Maher on HBO, the host typically assaulted the Bible and the God of the Old Testament. He said of the Bible and the Koran "These are two books that are filled with hatred and wickedness and all kinds of immorality. I mean, I can’t think of a character who is less reliable as a role model than the God of the Old Testament." Newsweek editor Jon Meacham could…
Will Synagogue Bombing Plotters Become Poster Boys for Universal Healt
May 25th, 2009 9:17 PM
An interesting twist in last week's arrest of four Muslim men charged with plotting to bomb New York synagogues was reported Monday: the younger brother of one had a deadly liver disease that Medicaid wouldn't cover.Makes you wonder if this revelation will be used by media to advance President Obama's universal healthcare plans.Consider the following opening paragraphs of a New York Daily News…
Media Let Culture Wars Cloud 'American Idol' Win
May 21st, 2009 3:47 PM
After the winner of "American Idol" is crowned, the appropriate action is to congratulate the newly crowned Idol on his success. Yet on May 21 media focus was clearly elsewhere. That day, reports on all three networks' morning broadcasts, marveled at how Kris Allen beat Adam Lambert and gave unusual attention to contestants who did not win, but are still successful, leaving little doubt that…
Brokaw Calls for 'Economic Justice,' 'Mother Earth Taken Turn for the
May 21st, 2009 3:05 PM
During his Saturday, May 16, commencement speech at Fordham University, former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw fretted that the "vital signs" of "Mother Earth" have "taken a turn for the worse," as he cited global warming as a problem this year's graduating class would need to help solve. He also used the term "economic justice," a term commonly invoked by the Left, as he called on graduates to "…
Networks Lead the Cheer for Obama’s Notre Dame Address
May 18th, 2009 5:02 PM
Since its announcement in March, the University of Notre Dame's decision to invite President Barack Obama to give this year's commencement address and receive an honorary doctorate in law has been a big story for American Catholics. Pro-life Catholics were outraged and more than 366,000 people signed a petition urging Notre Dame to rescind the invitation. Somehow, though, the controversy didn't…
ABC's Chris Cuomo Debates Priest Over 'Angels & Demons' – But Only O
May 18th, 2009 3:30 PM
After promoting the controversial, religion-baiting film "Angels & Demons" for a combined 19 minutes last week on "Good Morning America," ABC finally featured a Catholic priest to object to the movie. Unfortunately, the interview was relegated only to the network's website, not the ABC morning show. (Considering the four days of fawning coverage to the film's stars last week, this hardly…
NY Times Sneers Some 'Angry' Pro-Life Obama Opponents 'Not Even Cathol
May 18th, 2009 1:07 PM
President Obama delivered the commencement address at Notre Dame on Sunday, amid protests that the nation's preeminent Catholic college shouldn't be honoring a pro-choice president who even supports the gruesome procedure of partial-birth abortion.Monday's front-page New York Times story, "At Notre Dame, Obama Calls for Civil Tone in Abortion Debate," by Peter Baker and Susan Saulny, began by…
Newsweek's Miller Pontificates Against Poor Papal PR; Furthers Discred
May 18th, 2009 11:57 AM
Not only does Pope Benedict XVI have crappy PR, he has absolutely no excuse for it, Newsweek religion editor Lisa Miller informs readers in a May 14 piece written for the May 25 dead-tree edition. Yet while insisting that her advice is submitted "with respect," Miller failed to remove the log from her own eye by considering the role that she and other reporters play in trumping up alleged papal…
CBS: Obama ‘Welcomed With Open Arms’ At Notre Dame; Protesters
May 18th, 2009 10:55 AM
On Monday’s CBS Early Show White House correspondent Chip Reid reported on President Obama’s controversial commencement address at Notre Dame University over the weekend, but dismissed pro-life protesters as interlopers from outside groups: "The President did come under fire, but mostly from university outsiders, anti-abortion activists. But inside that graduation ceremony, his reception was much…
WaPo Website Merges Photos of Gays With Mormon Church Fire Story
May 18th, 2009 6:30 AM
A 60-year-old Mormon Church in Massachusetts burned to the ground on Sunday. A story about the incident appeared on the Washington Post website last night. It's an AP entry discussing the fire that chased worshippers out of the building in a panic on Sunday. But it is accompanied by a rather odd choice of images. Is it a photo of the fire-damaged church? Perhaps it is a snap of frightened…
