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HOLLYWOOD INSIDER: Hate the Pope, Love Polanski

Double standards are often nothing of the sort, and charges of double standards are often dodges by the disingenuous designed to convince the sophomoric that adhering to any kind of standard is inherently unjust. But then there are some actual

Lessons from John Galt

Recent headlines seem lifted directly out of an Ayn Rand novel. President Obama decries the “fat cat bankers on Wall Street”. Harry Reid attacks insurance companies for making too much profit. House Democrat leaders call Tea Partiers “Racist, Nazi, Gun

Democrat Utopia Nothing More Than a Fantasy

Cap and Trade, the biggest tax increase in American History, sailed through Congress without anybody even bothering to read it. What will prove to be perhaps the biggest historical change to the American way of life seemed nothing more than

Seeing the Duke in a Whole New Light

For navel-gazing Republicans, in the throes of a full-blown identity crisis, the 30th anniversary of John “Duke” Wayne’s passing this June 11th, couldn’t come sooner, reminding us of what it was like when giants were in our midst. The Duke,

A Little Straight Talk

Those on the Left who have trashed George Bush for this entire decade claim they weren’t being rude or unpatriotic, but were simply talking truth to power. That has a nice ring to it, so I think I’ll give it

Pope Benedict Now on Facebook and IPhone

Tech Radar: Mere months after getting his online toes wet with a new channel on YouTube, Pope Benedict has gone even more Web 2.0 on us with a Facebook presence and an iPhone application. The Vatican is using the various

Whoopi Goldberg and the Separate Reality

Good day, Class. Some of you have asked what schedule of course work is required to become a Doctor of Separate Reality. Please understand that this is not a PhD, though like many degrees of that type in many fields,

Review: 'Angels and Demons'

There’s a lot of “It’s better than ‘The Da Vinci Code‘” flying around about director Ron Howard’s “Angels & Demons,” but that’s a lot like saying “It’s smarter than Nancy Pelosi” or “It’s less involved with the Nazis than George

Raw: Pope Arrives in Israel

Pope Benedict XVI has arrived in Israel, as part of a week-long trip to the Middle East. The Pope pledged he will work to honor Holocaust victims and called for independent Palestinian state.

Ron Howard's 'Demon' Defense Doesn't Hold Water

People do not believe lies because they have to, but because they want to. – Malcolm Muggeridge I’m a fan of Ron Howard. I’m also a Roman Catholic. So when Howard recently defended his upcoming film, Angels and Demons, on

Top 5: If Hollywood Was Your Only Source of History

[youtube aEdXrfIMdiU nolink] — If present-day Hollywood had their way here are five things you’d never know… 1. That JFK had way more in common with Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush than most of today’s Democrats: By modern standards,

Jack Bauer and the Pope

[There are spoilers in this post.] 24 isn’t the first thing most people would think of when looking for a pop-culture representation of papal guidance, but if you’ve been watching 24 this season, you’ve seen a taste of what Pope

Pope To Pelosi: Life Must Be Protected

AP: The Vatican’s attempts to keep the Pelosi visit low-profile displayed its obvious unease with the new U.S. administration. Benedict and Bush had found common ground in opposing abortion, an issue that drew them together despite their differences over the

Pope Benedict XVI Launches Bible Marathon

AP: Sunday evening Italy’s RAI state TV began to show the pope reading the opening verses of the holy text for a weeklong special program called ‘The Bible Day and Night.’ The marathon will feature more than 1,200 people reading

France Prepares For Visit From The Pope

AFP: Benedict XVI is heading to France on Friday, starting his four-day visit in Paris before moving on to the sanctuary town of Lourdes, in southwestern France. But will the German pontiff win the hearts of the French?

'Crucified Frog' Angers Pope

A sculpture depicting a frog being crucified has been condemned by the Vatican. Pope Benedict has condemned as blasphemous a modern art sculpture portraying a crucified green frog holding a beer mug and an egg. Despite the pope’s disapproval, the

Raw: Pope Heads to United States

AP: Pope Benedict XVI has left the Vatican and is now on his way to the United States. It will be his first visit to the U.S. as pontiff. President Bush will greet the pope when he lands at Andrews

Parents of Missing Girl Meet the Pope

https://news.sky.com/skynews/video/videoplayer/0,,31200-1268006,.html Kate and Gerry McCann traveled to the Vatican to receive the blessings of Pope Benedict XVI. The McCann’s 4-year-old daughter Madeleine disappeared May 3rd on a family trip to Portugal.