Very thoughtful on both sides. But Huckabee plays the semantics game on the word marriage. Stewart makes the case that marriage has been redefined over the last 5000 years many times, from a property arrangement to polygamy and didn't even bec ome a sacrament until the 1200's.
Jon also seemed to hit Huckabee when he said, "It's a travesty that people have forced someone who is gay to have to make their case, that they deserve the same basic rights." This sent Huckabee scrambling to say he's not a homophobe. It's just, you know, religion..... not me Jon, Jesus said.... you know.
To which Jon points out that religion is much more of a lifestyle choice than is sexual identity.
12.08.2008
Newt Gingrich is a hypocrite
Newt "Honey can you move that chemo drip and sign this divorce" Gingrich is a hypocrite. The same guy who led the prosecution of Bill Clinton while conducting his own affair now speaks up on his hatred of facism.
Commenting on a rift between Bill O'Reilly and Hendrik Hertzberg of the New York Times, he said:
"And whether they are fascists on the right or fascists on the left, they're fascists, because they believe in imposing their views on you, outside the law, or they believe in using the law to force you to change who you are. And I'm opposed to fascism of any kind."
And yet, on September 4th, he endorsed just that kind of action by coming out in support of Prop 8, forcing gays to change who they are through the use of the law.
SO which is it, hypocrite? By Newt's own definition, using the law to force gays to go into hiding and change who they are is facism.
Total intellectual dishonesty. And the right wonders why they got drubbed on November 4th.
Commenting on a rift between Bill O'Reilly and Hendrik Hertzberg of the New York Times, he said:
"And whether they are fascists on the right or fascists on the left, they're fascists, because they believe in imposing their views on you, outside the law, or they believe in using the law to force you to change who you are. And I'm opposed to fascism of any kind."
And yet, on September 4th, he endorsed just that kind of action by coming out in support of Prop 8, forcing gays to change who they are through the use of the law.
SO which is it, hypocrite? By Newt's own definition, using the law to force gays to go into hiding and change who they are is facism.
Total intellectual dishonesty. And the right wonders why they got drubbed on November 4th.
Trent Cole is an athlete
This is unreal. Watch him leapfrog Giants longsnapper Jay Alford to get into the backfield and block John Carney's field goal
Deepak Chopra slaps down Sean Hannity
Open letter from Deepak to Sean:
Dear Sean,
I saw a report about last night's show that quotes you as follows:
"Hannity continued by saying, "We had Deepak Chopra on last night and he's blaming America! ...He was blaming America for the attacks in Mumbai and I challenged him on it and I'm like, 'Wait a minute. You've done so well in America. Why are you blaming us?' We protect 100% of the world's population. We're 4% of it."
I am really disappointed in you. Do you not remember your other guest when I was when I was on, former Defense Secretary Bill Cohen? He made the same point I did about America's policy toward the jihadists: "Are we creating more terrorists than killing them?" Ironically, this question is attributed to Donald Rumsfeld.
It really doesn't matter to me personally whether you agree with me or not. Leaving our debate aside, your habit of taking statements out of context and playing the blaming game is sad. You have a powerful platform that influences many people. Why do you use your influence to monger fear, militancy, divisiveness, and jingoism?
I was hoping to come back on your show and have a reflective, intelligent dialogue, but perhaps the attack mode is the only way you know to make a living. The best excuse for your dishonest accusations against me is that you don't believe what you're saying. The far right has deflated, so you are there to pump it up with hot air. If you stop blowing, you'll be out of a job. I empathize.
Love,
Deepak
PS: No one expects the right wing to change, but for what it's worth, they have entered an era of reconstruction. They've lost both their power and their credibility. Instead of trying to educate me about being an American, you might want to re-educate yourselves about dirty pool and below-the-belt attacks. Just a thought.
Dear Sean,
I saw a report about last night's show that quotes you as follows:
"Hannity continued by saying, "We had Deepak Chopra on last night and he's blaming America! ...He was blaming America for the attacks in Mumbai and I challenged him on it and I'm like, 'Wait a minute. You've done so well in America. Why are you blaming us?' We protect 100% of the world's population. We're 4% of it."
I am really disappointed in you. Do you not remember your other guest when I was when I was on, former Defense Secretary Bill Cohen? He made the same point I did about America's policy toward the jihadists: "Are we creating more terrorists than killing them?" Ironically, this question is attributed to Donald Rumsfeld.
It really doesn't matter to me personally whether you agree with me or not. Leaving our debate aside, your habit of taking statements out of context and playing the blaming game is sad. You have a powerful platform that influences many people. Why do you use your influence to monger fear, militancy, divisiveness, and jingoism?
I was hoping to come back on your show and have a reflective, intelligent dialogue, but perhaps the attack mode is the only way you know to make a living. The best excuse for your dishonest accusations against me is that you don't believe what you're saying. The far right has deflated, so you are there to pump it up with hot air. If you stop blowing, you'll be out of a job. I empathize.
Love,
Deepak
PS: No one expects the right wing to change, but for what it's worth, they have entered an era of reconstruction. They've lost both their power and their credibility. Instead of trying to educate me about being an American, you might want to re-educate yourselves about dirty pool and below-the-belt attacks. Just a thought.
Apparently Hannity and O'Reilly aren't the only dicks on Fox
St. Paul Pioneer PressA Fox spokesman apologized for an on-air mistake after the Vikings' 20-16 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. While a Fox camera crew taped owner Zygi Wilf presenting the game ball to coach Brad Childress, Vikings tight end Visanthe Shiancoe was in the left side of the shot with a towel only partially covering him, leaving him partially exposed. "It was an obvious oversight on our part, and we apologize," said Dan Bell, the vice president of communications for Fox. The Web site deadspin.com posted pictures. Fox regularly goes to the locker room of victorious teams to capture the excitement and then quickly edits and posts the footage as part of their postgame coverage. A Vikings spokesman declined to comment.
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