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Speaker Hastert Blames Growing Foley Scandal on ABC News and George So
The Baltimore Sun reported Thursday (hat tip to Drudge) that House Speaker Dennis Hastert is determined to fight calls for his resignation concerning the Mark Foley scandal, and blames the mushroom of attention on this issue on ABC News, Democrats, and billionaire George Soros (emphasis mine):When asked about a groundswell of discontent among the GOP's conservative base over his handling of the…
Globe Column: Repressive Republicans Faulted For Foley Fiasco
When you think about it, Mark Foley's mess isn't really his fault. The blame is rightly laid at the feet of those repressive Republicans - and the Catholic Church. That in a nutshell is the thesis of a column in today's Boston Globe, The gay problem in the GOP by David Link, described as a writer and attorney in Sacramento and member of the Independent Gay Forum. On the one hand, Link doesn't…
Bill Maher Bashes Rush Limbaugh, Says Torture in Iraq Worse Than Under
Well folks, Bill Maher is at it again. While being interviewed Wednesday on CNN by Wolf Blitzer, Maher stated that torture in Iraq is worse now than when Saddam was in power, and that Democrats aren’t hypocrites when they get involved in scandals because they aren’t the virtue party. Along the way, Maher nicely bashed Bill Bennett and Rush Limbaugh. All in all, this is what Bill Maher would…
Couric: Conservative 'freeSpeech' Segment Might Be Found 'Repugnant
According to CBS Evening News host Katie Couric, a Monday installment of its "freeSpeech" segment, which espoused a strong conservative viewpoint, could be viewed as "repugnant." The issue was discussed on tonight's episode of The O'Reilly Factor (Wednesday, October 4, 2006).In light of Monday's shooting at a Pennsylvania Amish school, CBS invited Brian Rohrbough, the father of a victim of the…
Waging War: Media Ignore Compensation Increase
Media complain about 'stagnant' pay in an era of massive benefit growth.