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Bill Donohue Asks Christopher Hitchens ‘You Want to Take it Outside
A religious debate about Mother Teresa took place on Tuesday's "Hardball" between author Christopher Hitchens and Bill Donohue, the President of the Catholic League. Towards the end of the discussion, Donohue said to Hitchens, "Listen, you want to take it outside, Christopher, that's fine." For some reason, MSNBC decided not to include this in the transcript posted at its website (video…
Supposedly Muslim Offending 'Opus' Cartoon Part Two
Last week, NewBusters informed you of the hypocrisy behind 25 of America's newspapers opting not to publish an "Opus" cartoon which could be perceived by Muslims as being offensive. Much of the discussion at the time concerning the matter was just how innocent the Muslim reference seemed to be, and how absurd the decision not to publish the comic strip was.Well, the second of the two cartoons was…
Netroots Attack Maine Newspaper Editor’s Connection to Republican Se
A blog posting at Daily Kos on August 24 has fired up the Netroots to point accusatory fingers at a Maine newspaper editor whose wife works for Republican Senator Susan Collins. After all the smoke clears, liberal bloggers ignored some key facts concerning this matter:The editor under fire has worked at the newspaper in question since 1971 His wife - who is about to retire in September - has…
Open Thread
Possible talking point: Congress returns to work next week. Other than the war in Iraq and Petraeus's pending report, what will our legislators be addressing when they get back? Will the Democrats actually have an agenda besides Bush-bashing?
Alec Baldwin Foolishly Claims Larry Craig Voted to ‘Censor’ Barney
If you needed any more evidence as to how little actor Alec Baldwin actually knows about politics, it was provided Saturday evening in the second sentence of his article at the Huffington Post (emphasis added): "Even though [then Rep. Larry] Craig voted to censor Barney Frank for Frank's tryst with a male prostitute." To begin with, Alec, the term is censure. Adding insult to injury, a vote…
CNBC Reporter Reacts Negatively to Bush's Housing Proposal
Olick's tells viewers it's not enough help from the government.
While Promoting Anti-war Movie, Brian De Palma Claimed Rapes by Milita
Brian De Palma wants to stop the war, and he thinks his new movie about an Iraqi girl's rape can help, regardless of the consequences or the rights and privacy of Iraqis. In a Friday August 31 Reuters article, De Palma asserted “The movie is an attempt to bring the reality of what is happening in Iraq to the American people. Sky News online picked up the thread that he hoped his film "Redacted"…
Stephen Moore Notes Rest of World Adopting Reaganomics 'Discredited
In a subscription-only editorial yesterday, Wall Street Journal Editorial Board member Stephen Moore notes that many countries in the rest of the world, including a few you'd never expect, are adopting the tax-cutting policies of Ronald Reagan, to their benefit: Earlier this year the cover of Time Magazine depicted Ronald Reagan with a tear running down his cheek -- the message being that the…