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Bill Maher: Pope ‘Used to be a Nazi’; Compares Church to Cult, Bea
Bill Maher, true to form on his "Real Time" program on HBO on Friday, went on a tirade against Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic Church, only days before the Pope’s visit to the U.S.. He stated that the Pope "used to be a Nazi" and compared him to a cult leader. He then went on to call the Church a "child-abusing religious cult" and "the Bear Stearns of organized pedophilia." "And that’s the…
Former CBS Anchor Blames Deregulation for Deterioration of TV News
Roger Mudd claims TV has become too dependent on pictures and has very little optimism for the future of TV news.
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Israel snubs Jimmy Carter:Israel's secret service has declined to assist U.S. agents guarding former U.S. President Jimmy Carter during a visit in which Israeli leaders have shunned him, U.S. sources close to the matter said on Monday...The Nobel Peace Prize winner, who brokered Israel's first peace treaty with an Arab neighbor, Egypt,…
ABC's Wright Hits Hillary on 'Decorum' Deficit
Q: Since when does an MSMer care about "decorum"? A: Since it can be used to take a shot at the woman who would deprive his guy of the Dem nomination.ABC's David Wright is a devoted Obama fan, as NewsBusters has noted here, here and here. Discussing on today's GMA Hillary's foray into a working-class Indiana bar over the weekend, Wright not only faulted Hillary for her lack of decorum, but even…
Obama's Windmill-Based War on Poverty
Do we all get free wooden shoes? Barack Obama didn't say. But he does have an Impossible Dream to cut poverty that would make Don Quixote proud. Put people to work . . . building windmills. His idea came in response to a question at last night's Compassion Forum on CNN from Jim Wallis, a leading member of the religious left whose focus is "social justice." Wallis wanted Obama to commit to a…
Dueling Blogs-- Alan Colmes Responds to NewsBusters
Git out yer shootin' irons and settle in for a blog duel, folks, because the inestimable Alan Colmes has answered to NewsBusters on his less than secret blog, LiberalLand.com. Mr. Colmes sent me a little email notice that he has answered to my ribbing of him on the 13th and I have the honor to reply in kind with a fisking of his latest. Firstly, I will certainly admit that Mr. Colmes' guns…
Obama's Retiring Pastor: Jefferson a Pedophile
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright's explosive accusation against Thomas Jefferson was not reported by the Associated Press and the Chicago Sun-Times, though the audio is on the newspaper's Web site.