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Bozell Column: 2013's Cultural Winners and Losers
By Brent Bozell | December 28, 2013 | 8:11 AM EST

Let's assess the winners in losers in American culture for 2013. Our first obvious winner is "Duck Dynasty" and its Phil Robertson. He's a winner for standing by his Christian principles after some inartful remarks about homosexuality.

A&E suspended him and put the usual statement that they are "champions" of the gay agenda -- and proceeded to start running "Duck Dynasty" marathons. Mark Steyn put it just right: the gay-left blacklisters insist "espousing conventional Christian morality, even off-air, is incompatible with American celebrity." Robertson has successfully shattered intolerance of the anti-Christian left.

MRC's Notable Quotables: MSNBC's Disgusting Attack on Sarah Palin
By Rich Noyes | November 28, 2013 | 2:29 PM EST

Of all the things Americans have to be grateful for this Thanksgiving, here's another one: Martin Bashir is not on MSNBC today. That's due to the holiday, of course, rather than any MSNBC executive's sense of honor.

Bashir's reprehensible attack on Sarah Palin leads off the current edition of MRC's Notable Quotables, our bi-weekly compilation of the most outrageous quotes in the liberal media. Also this week: instead of President Obama apologizing for misleading millions of Americans that they could keep their insurance plans, some journalists say the "real apology" should be delivered to Obama from conservatives who all along warned of the folly of ObamaCare; while the increasingly-absurd Ed Schultz insists that the thrill-up-their-leg Obama-loving media "want ObamaCare to fail."

Selected quotes and video after the jump; the full issue is posted at www.MRC.org.

Cher on Thanksgiving: 'I Don't...Celebrate the Beginning of a Great Crime'
By Noel Sheppard | November 28, 2013 | 10:41 AM EST

Cher is at it again.

On Thanksgiving Eve, the aging pop diva answered a question on Twitter concerning whether or not she celebrates the occasion saying, "I DON’T ! 4 me & my Family,it’s a day,When every1 is free 4Diner & a movie,Not 2 celebrate the beginning of a GREAT Crime":

Cher: Sarah Palin Is a 'Dumb C Word'
By Noel Sheppard | November 18, 2013 | 10:51 AM EST

Most women will tell you that other than the N-word, the C-word is the most vile in the English language never to be used.

Cher apparently doesn't hold such a belief, for she disturbingly took to Twitter Friday to call former Alaska governor Sarah Palin a "Dumb C Word":

Cher and Kathy Griffin: 'Don't Let Mitt Turn Back Time On Women'
By Noel Sheppard | November 3, 2012 | 3:39 PM EDT

Cher and Kathy Griffin on Friday released a campaign video accusing Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney of wanting to turn back time on women’s rights.

I guess these two brainiacs haven’t gotten the message that the White House’s phony Republican war on women has failed and failed badly (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):

Cher: 'I’m Praying Obama Kicks Mittens Ass 2 the Curb!'
By Noel Sheppard | October 22, 2012 | 4:19 PM EDT

Cher went on another anti-Mitt Romney Twitter rant Monday hours before the last presidential debate.

She began, "Tonight is final debate & I’m praying Obama Kicks mittens ass 2 the curb!"

Cher: Sarah Palin is a ‘Dumb Woman,’ Jan Brewer Shouldn’t Even Handle ‘A Remote Control’
By Alana Goodman | November 2, 2010 | 4:18 PM EDT

In the new issue of Vanity Fair, legendary singer Cher dished about her feelings on Sarah Palin and Arizona governor Jan Brewer. And – surprise! – she’s not a fan of either.

“I got so obsessed with [C-SPAN] that it was kind of interfering with my life,” Cher told the magazine. “Sarah Palin came on, and I thought, Oh, f---, this is the end. Because a dumb woman is a dumb woman.”

The “I Got Your Babe” singer was even harsher on Brewer, who spearheaded the recent immigration crackdown in Arizona.

“She was worse than Sarah Palin, if that is possible,” said Cher. “This woman was like a deer in headlights. She’s got a handle on the services of the state, and I would not let her handle the remote control.”

Bozell Column: Hurray for Hollow-wood?
By Brent Bozell | February 6, 2009 | 11:01 PM EST

Beware celebrities getting involved in politics. In a 2007 CBS News poll, 49 percent of the public agreed with the notion that "Hollywood celebrities are inexperienced about politics and should stay out of politics." When asked if celebrity endorsements would make voters more or less to support a candidate, 78 percent said it "won’t matter to people on way or the other."

Bozell: Hollywood's Ridiculous Day at the Supreme Court
By Tim Graham | November 22, 2008 | 2:37 PM EST

Brent Bozell's culture column this week delved into the ditch that is Fox Entertainment. Although many find Fox News to be a breath of fresh air in news, Fox Entertainment often seems lewd, crude, and even coming unglued.

Cher Endorses Obama, Bashes Bush on 'Today'
By Geoffrey Dickens | October 30, 2008 | 5:52 PM EDT

NBC's "Today" show, on Thursday, aired an "Access Hollywood," clip of Cher wearing a "Barack the Vote," t-shirt as she actually bashed George W. Bush, to his first cousin's face. The President's first cousin, and "Access Hollywood," host Billy Bush conducted the interview in which Cher declared: "I've been alive for 11 presidents and I feel that this is the worst time I've ever seen," and called the current President, "The Big Divider." Cher also claimed the only way she would be seen at a Sarah Palin rally would be "in my nightmares."

The following exchange was aired on the October 30, "Today" show:

ABC's McFadden Urges Carter-Loving Cher to Run for Office
By Scott Whitlock | February 7, 2008 | 10:09 AM EST

On Thursday's "Good Morning America," ABC reporter Cynthia McFadden suggested that the aging, liberal singer Cher might want to think about running for office. After discussing the performer's new Las Vegas show, McFadden asked Cher about politics.

Explaining why she's pro-Hillary Clinton and not supporting Barack Obama, the performer segued into discussing the "saint" known as Jimmy Carter and how "all he talked about was what he wanted to do for this country. And because of his inexperience, they cut him off at the knees." McFadden's response to this glowing assessment of the one term president was to assert, "Maybe you should run for office."

Cher and Lesbian Daughter Pitch 'Coming Out' Reality TV Show
By Tim Graham | January 3, 2008 | 7:46 AM EST

The nation’s news media were hardly phased by MTV’s bisexual Tila Tequila dating series. Now London’s Daily Mail reports that America’s celebrity "reality" show sweepstakes may include a new out-and-proud gay series – starring Cher and her lesbian daughter, Chastity Bono.