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Huffington: Whitewashing the pope |
It's a few weeks old, but still a good read. (Isn't she always?)
http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2005/04/14/pope/index.html
"The pope dies and it's Must Holy See TV; 1,547 American
soldiers die in Iraq and President Bush and Laura have yet to
attend a single funeral. Not a single one. Maybe the
president only goes to the funerals of people whose
death he wasn't involved in."
Bob Dog
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"Mr. Gates acknowledged today that the company's error reporting
service indicated that 5 percent of all Windows-based computers
now crash more than twice each day."
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Whitewashing the pope
The media's obsessive coverage of the pope's death does not include a
discussion of the tragic failures of his reign.
By Arianna Huffington
April 14, 2005
Paint the last month black. It's been an orgy of mourning, a
cornucopia of death. We've had Terri Schiavo, Pope John Paul II,
Prince Rainier, and Charles and Camilla's wedding -- which felt as
grim as any funeral. All brought to us in no-longer-living color.
If nothing else, the media have outed themselves as the ultimate
necrophiliacs. I expect CNN and Forest Lawn to announce a
sponsorship agreement any day now.
The pope's interminable interment was the magenta-colored cherry
on the death sundae. The TV coverage was so over-the-top and
utterly uncritical, it was as if John Paul had been, well, the
Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Or, at least, Jim Caviezel.
Now, I'm certainly not suggesting that the last week should have
been spent trashing the late pontiff. His many achievements --
taking on communism, embracing the Third World, speaking out for
the poor, and standing up against war -- surely deserved
recognition and praise. But you'd think the wall-to-wall coverage
would have included some serious discussion of the two tragic
failures of his reign: his woeful mishandling of the church's
child-molestation scandal, and how his archaic position on condoms
contributed to the deaths of millions of people, especially in
Africa.
The molestation outrage is a black mark that can't be whitewashed.
Over 11,000 children were sexually abused and close to $1 billion
in settlement money has been paid out, but the pope did not go
much beyond decrying "the sins of some of our brothers." He never
met with any victims, he never offered practical solutions to
dealing with the problem, he never addressed the decades-long
coverup of the abuse. He even rejected a "zero tolerance" policy
calling for the immediate removal of molester priests, concerned
that it was too harsh.
Too harsh?! This is a man who wouldn't allow priests to become
bishops unless they were unequivocally opposed to masturbation,
premarital sex and condoms. So in his perverse pecking order, you
had to be dead-set against "self-love," but when it came to
buggering little kids, there was some wiggle room.
And let's not forget that the pope appointed Cardinal Bernard Law,
who was one of the architects of the sex scandal coverup and who
even faced potential criminal prosecution for his role in the
concealment. But instead of making an example out of Law, the pope
gave him a cushy sinecure in the Vatican. Adding insult to the
grievous injury suffered by the abuse victims, Law was one of the
nine cardinals specially chosen to preside over the pope's funeral
Masses. It is a disgrace -- and an indication of how detached the
Vatican became under this pope.
The other stain on the pope's legacy is his tireless opposition to
the use of condoms -- even in places like Africa, where AIDS
killed 2.3 million people last year alone, and where the disease
has driven life expectancy below 40 years in many countries.
But even in the face of that kind of suffering, he fought tooth
and nail against condoms. Anytime a church official even suggested
that people infected with HIV should use condoms, they were either
removed from office or censured by the Vatican. We were told again
and again last week about how committed John Paul was to promoting
a culture of life. I guess the 20 million people who have died
from AIDS are the exception that proves the rule.
On the other hand, the pope's passing might have saved the
political skin of one of his "culture of life" cohorts, House
Majority Leader Tom DeLay. If you have a series of looming ethics
scandals about to come crashing down on your head, having the
media focused 24/7 on something else is a very lucky break indeed.
But, in the end, it's going to take a huge celebrity dying every
three days for the next few months to keep the Hammer from going
down.
The presence of DeLay at the pope's funeral in Rome, along with
the attendance of George W. Bush, Laura Bush, Condoleezza Rice,
Bill Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, and the elder Bush, was a stark
reminder of our perverted priorities. The pope dies and it's Must
Holy See TV; 1,547 American soldiers die in Iraq and President
Bush and Laura have yet to attend a single funeral. Not a single
one. Maybe the president only goes to the funerals of people whose
death he wasn't involved in.
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08 May 2005 05:55:45 PM |
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It's a few weeks old, but still a good read. (Isn't she always?)
http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2005/04/14/pope/index.html
"The pope dies and it's Must Holy See TV; 1,547 American
soldiers die in Iraq and President Bush and Laura have yet to
attend a single funeral. Not a single one. Maybe the
president only goes to the funerals of people whose
death he wasn't involved in."
Bob Dog
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Prove Bush had no hand in it. The Schiavo fiasco was a smokescreen.
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08 May 2005 08:00:29 AM |
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wrote in news:1115539613.569056.42360
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:
It's a few weeks old, but still a good read. (Isn't she always?)
http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2005/04/14/pope/index.html
"The pope dies and it's Must Holy See TV; 1,547 American
soldiers die in Iraq and President Bush and Laura have yet to
attend a single funeral. Not a single one. Maybe the
president only goes to the funerals of people whose
death he wasn't involved in."
Maybe the President respects the rights of families to hold their funerals
without the attention from the media vultures.
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"You know you're over the target when you start receiving flak."
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08 May 2005 12:07:50 PM |
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
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bg12345@apexmail.com wrote in news:1115539613.569056.42360
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:
It's a few weeks old, but still a good read. (Isn't she always?)
http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2005/04/14/pope/index.html
"The pope dies and it's Must Holy See TV; 1,547 American
soldiers die in Iraq and President Bush and Laura have yet to
attend a single funeral. Not a single one. Maybe the
president only goes to the funerals of people whose
death he wasn't involved in."
Maybe the President respects the rights of families to hold their funerals
without the attention from the media vultures.
A Tale of Two Maybes. But after the Terri events, I know which one I think
is more likely.
--
Denis Loubet
dloubet@io.com
http://www.io.com/~dloubet
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08 May 2005 12:52:37 PM |
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"Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com> wrote in
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
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bg12345@apexmail.com wrote in news:1115539613.569056.42360
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:
It's a few weeks old, but still a good read. (Isn't she always?)
http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2005/04/14/pope/index.html
"The pope dies and it's Must Holy See TV; 1,547 American
soldiers die in Iraq and President Bush and Laura have yet to
attend a single funeral. Not a single one. Maybe the
president only goes to the funerals of people whose
death he wasn't involved in."
Maybe the President respects the rights of families to hold their
funerals without the attention from the media vultures.
A Tale of Two Maybes. But after the Terri events, I know which one I
think is more likely.
Considering that it was *her parents* who brought in the media vultures.
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"You know you're over the target when you start receiving flak."
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08 May 2005 01:15:47 PM |
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
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"Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com> wrote in
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bg12345@apexmail.com wrote in news:1115539613.569056.42360
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:
It's a few weeks old, but still a good read. (Isn't she always?)
http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2005/04/14/pope/index.html
"The pope dies and it's Must Holy See TV; 1,547 American
soldiers die in Iraq and President Bush and Laura have yet to
attend a single funeral. Not a single one. Maybe the
president only goes to the funerals of people whose
death he wasn't involved in."
Maybe the President respects the rights of families to hold their
funerals without the attention from the media vultures.
A Tale of Two Maybes. But after the Terri events, I know which one I
think is more likely.
Considering that it was *her parents* who brought in the media vultures.
Right, and Delay and Frist and the rest had guns held to their heads.
Sure.
--
Denis Loubet
dloubet@io.com
http://www.io.com/~dloubet
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08 May 2005 04:02:40 PM |
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"Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com> wrote in
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
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bg12345@apexmail.com wrote in news:1115539613.569056.42360
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:
It's a few weeks old, but still a good read. (Isn't she always?)
http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2005/04/14/pope/index.html
"The pope dies and it's Must Holy See TV; 1,547 American
soldiers die in Iraq and President Bush and Laura have yet to
attend a single funeral. Not a single one. Maybe the
president only goes to the funerals of people whose
death he wasn't involved in."
Maybe the President respects the rights of families to hold their
funerals without the attention from the media vultures.
A Tale of Two Maybes. But after the Terri events, I know which one I
think is more likely.
Considering that it was *her parents* who brought in the media
vultures.
Right, and Delay and Frist and the rest had guns held to their heads.
Sure.
Not to mention Jesse Jackson...
Surely you've heard the saying that the most dangerous place in
Washington is between a congressman and a camera?
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"You know you're over the target when you start receiving flak."
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08 May 2005 09:39:38 PM |
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bg12345@apexmail.com wrote in news:1115539613.569056.42360
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:
It's a few weeks old, but still a good read. (Isn't she always?)
http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2005/04/14/pope/index.html
"The pope dies and it's Must Holy See TV; 1,547 American
soldiers die in Iraq and President Bush and Laura have yet to
attend a single funeral. Not a single one. Maybe the
president only goes to the funerals of people whose
death he wasn't involved in."
Maybe the President respects the rights of families to hold their
funerals without the attention from the media vultures.
A Tale of Two Maybes. But after the Terri events, I know which one I
think is more likely.
Considering that it was *her parents* who brought in the media
vultures.
Right, and Delay and Frist and the rest had guns held to their heads.
Sure.
Not to mention Jesse Jackson...
Absolutely.
Surely you've heard the saying that the most dangerous place in
Washington is between a congressman and a camera?
Right, so what does this suggest about the funerals?
--
Denis Loubet
dloubet@io.com
http://www.io.com/~dloubet
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08 May 2005 10:46:39 PM |
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bg12345@apexmail.com wrote in news:1115539613.569056.42360
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:
It's a few weeks old, but still a good read. (Isn't she
always?)
http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2005/04/14/pope/index.htm
l
"The pope dies and it's Must Holy See TV; 1,547 American
soldiers die in Iraq and President Bush and Laura have yet
to attend a single funeral. Not a single one. Maybe the
president only goes to the funerals of people whose
death he wasn't involved in."
Maybe the President respects the rights of families to hold their
funerals without the attention from the media vultures.
A Tale of Two Maybes. But after the Terri events, I know which one
I think is more likely.
Considering that it was *her parents* who brought in the media
vultures.
Right, and Delay and Frist and the rest had guns held to their
heads.
Sure.
Not to mention Jesse Jackson...
Absolutely.
Surely you've heard the saying that the most dangerous place in
Washington is between a congressman and a camera?
Right, so what does this suggest about the funerals?
So the President doesn't go to a military family funeral because the
media would follow him and make a circus of it.
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"You know you're over the target when you start receiving flak."
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09 May 2005 12:18:07 AM |
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
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bg12345@apexmail.com wrote in news:1115539613.569056.42360
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:
It's a few weeks old, but still a good read. (Isn't she
always?)
http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2005/04/14/pope/index.htm
l
"The pope dies and it's Must Holy See TV; 1,547 American
soldiers die in Iraq and President Bush and Laura have yet
to attend a single funeral. Not a single one. Maybe the
president only goes to the funerals of people whose
death he wasn't involved in."
Maybe the President respects the rights of families to hold their
funerals without the attention from the media vultures.
A Tale of Two Maybes. But after the Terri events, I know which one
I think is more likely.
Considering that it was *her parents* who brought in the media
vultures.
Right, and Delay and Frist and the rest had guns held to their
heads.
Sure.
Not to mention Jesse Jackson...
Absolutely.
Surely you've heard the saying that the most dangerous place in
Washington is between a congressman and a camera?
Right, so what does this suggest about the funerals?
So the President doesn't go to a military family funeral because the
media would follow him and make a circus of it.
Well, of course you know that's not true, because we're not seeing ANYTHING
about those who return from Iraq in a "living-impared" state. The
administration has forbidden coverage of any of that. Hiding the human cost
of the war is the reason Bush doesn't attend memorial services.
Ronald Reagan attended memorial services on several occasions for American
soldiers. In 1983 he attended a service at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in
connection with the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, which cost the
lives of 241 people. In 1987 he attended a service at Mayport Naval Station
in Florida for the sailors killed on the USS Stark.
Bill Clinton attended a service in October 2000 in memory of the 17 sailors
killed in the attack on the USS Cole.
President George Herbert Walker Bush does not appear to have attended any
funerals for American soldiers.
Hmmm.
--
Denis Loubet
dloubet@io.com
http://www.io.com/~dloubet
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09 May 2005 08:56:39 AM |
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bg12345@apexmail.com wrote in news:1115539613.569056.42360
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:
It's a few weeks old, but still a good read. (Isn't she
always?)
http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2005/04/14/pope/index.htm
l
"The pope dies and it's Must Holy See TV; 1,547 American
soldiers die in Iraq and President Bush and Laura have
yet to attend a single funeral. Not a single one. Maybe
the president only goes to the funerals of people whose
death he wasn't involved in."
Maybe the President respects the rights of families to hold
their funerals without the attention from the media vultures.
A Tale of Two Maybes. But after the Terri events, I know which
one I think is more likely.
Considering that it was *her parents* who brought in the media
vultures.
Right, and Delay and Frist and the rest had guns held to their
heads.
Sure.
Not to mention Jesse Jackson...
Absolutely.
Surely you've heard the saying that the most dangerous place in
Washington is between a congressman and a camera?
Right, so what does this suggest about the funerals?
So the President doesn't go to a military family funeral because the
media would follow him and make a circus of it.
Well, of course you know that's not true, because we're not seeing
ANYTHING about those who return from Iraq in a "living-impared" state.
I know that we *are* seeing stories about the wounded and dead GI's from
Iraq.
The administration has forbidden coverage of any of that.
No they haven't. The News Hour and CBS and other news outlets publish
names and pictures and do little "in memory" stories. There are
occasional stories about wounded soldiers too.
Hiding the
human cost of the war is the reason Bush doesn't attend memorial
services.
Not true.
Ronald Reagan attended memorial services on several occasions for
American soldiers. In 1983 he attended a service at Camp Lejeune,
North Carolina, in connection with the bombing of the Marine barracks
in Beirut, which cost the lives of 241 people. In 1987 he attended a
service at Mayport Naval Station in Florida for the sailors killed on
the USS Stark. Bill Clinton attended a service in October 2000 in
memory of the 17 sailors killed in the attack on the USS Cole.
President George Herbert Walker Bush does not appear to have attended
any funerals for American soldiers.
Hmmm.
Hmmm indeed. You're conflating "memorial services" for groups with
"funerals" of individuals.
--
Fred Stone
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"You know you're over the target when you start receiving flak."
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12 May 2005 10:43:06 PM |
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On Mon, 9 May 2005 00:18:07 -0500, "Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com>
wrote:
"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
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"Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com> wrote in
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Surely you've heard the saying that the most dangerous place in
Washington is between a congressman and a camera?
Right, so what does this suggest about the funerals?
So the President doesn't go to a military family funeral because the
media would follow him and make a circus of it.
Well, of course you know that's not true, because we're not seeing ANYTHING
about those who return from Iraq in a "living-impared" state.
Of course Phred Felchstone knows what he drools isn't true. That's
why he's in so many 'outhouse' bins.
[]
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Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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09 May 2005 04:57:19 AM |
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wrote:
It's a few weeks old, but still a good read. (Isn't she always?)
yeah, she may be a good read, but she's got a horrible voice !
I've 'Fanatics & Fools' on audio, un-listenable !!
http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2005/04/14/pope/index.html
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Jez, MBA.,
Country Dancing and Advanced Astrology, UBS.
'Realism is seductive because once you have accepted the reasonable
notion that you should base your actions on reality, you are too often
led to accept, without much questioning, someone else's version of what
that reality is. It is a crucial act of independent thinking to be
skeptical of someone else's description of reality.'-
Howard Zinn
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09 May 2005 07:48:03 AM |
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On Mon, 09 May 2005 10:57:19 +0100, Jez
<iced_spear@NODAMNSPAMpipex.com> wrote:
bg12345@apexmail.com wrote:
It's a few weeks old, but still a good read. (Isn't she always?)
yeah, she may be a good read, but she's got a horrible voice !
I've 'Fanatics & Fools' on audio, un-listenable !!
http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2005/04/14/pope/index.html
She is a Greek who grew up in England (or at least went to university
and then lived there afterwards) and speaks English English which
means that the speech patterns are different, overlaid with a Greek
accent. A lot of Americans can't follow this.
I have no trouble with her voice, but then I am English.
The former Arianna Stassanopoulos, she came to prominence through a
university quiz competition on TV and being a very intelligent,
erudite and attractive young lady became a TV _conservative_
commentator. She left the UK maybe 20 years ago when she married an
American. When she first became prominent in the US she was supporting
her husband's campaign for California governor (a Republican). She
seems to have done an about-face since then and become more liberal.
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12 May 2005 10:25:55 PM |
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On 8 May 2005 01:06:53 -0700, wrote:
It's a few weeks old, but still a good read. (Isn't she always?)
http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2005/04/14/pope/index.html
"The pope dies and it's Must Holy See TV; 1,547 American
soldiers die in Iraq and President Bush and Laura have yet to
attend a single funeral. Not a single one. Maybe the
president only goes to the funerals of people whose
death he wasn't involved in."
Soldiers aren't people.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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