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Welcome to your daily report and commentary from the intersection of Faith & Media.

Olbermann’s back @ MSNBC starting tomorrow.<\/b> Story.<\/a> For the record, Keith never should have been suspended in the first place. He’s a pundit whose opinions are well known. But, even if he was just a supposedly objective reporter, why should he lose his First Amendment right to donate to the party of his choice with his own money?  Anyway, he’ll probably see a ratings spike on Tuesday. So expect more suspensions in the future.<\/p>\n

Bill Maher takes on Jon Stewart<\/b>. Story<\/a>. It could be a case of Emmy envy<\/a> or maybe the Real Time<\/i> host really does think Stewart’s suggestion that there are crazies on both side of the political spectrum<\/a> is in itself crazy. So where does that leave us? Maher slaps Stewart for suggesting that there are too many people on the right who think President Obama is a socialist and too many people on the left who think 9\/11 was an inside job. He says he can’t think of any liberal who thinks 9\/11 was on inside job (I guess he never heard of Charlie Sheen<\/a> or Rosie O’Donnell<\/a> or James Brolin<\/a>). I guess he also doesn’t know any liberals who think George W. Bush is a Nazi. In Maher’s view there apparently really is no difference between the Tea Party and the KKK<\/a>. Of course, I don’t remember the Klan working to elect African-Americans to Congress<\/a>. By the way, how did Maher, who first made his mark on Politically Incorrect<\/i><\/a>, become so, well, politically correct. The concept of diversity of thought seems to be a thought that is totally lost on him.   <\/p>\n

Chilean miner movie began shooting five days after their rescue.<\/a><\/b> Story.<\/a> If only these guys were in charge of the response to the BP oil spill. Anyway, I hope the movie doesn’t leave out the part about the butterfly<\/a>.

Story the MSM will try to ignore: Scientists use adult stem cells to turn skin into blood.<\/b> <\/p>\n

By avoiding the controversial and more complicated processes involved with
\nusing human embryonic stem cells<\/a> to
\ncreate blood, this approach simplifies the process, researchers said. <\/i>Full Story.<\/a> Score another one for adult stems cells and another blow to attempts to portray its proponents as anti-science religious nuts.<\/p>\n

Gays hold “kiss-in” as Pope visits Spain.<\/b> Story.<\/a> Why do gays care so much what the Pope thinks? Seventh-day Adventists<\/a> are against drinking and smoking but drinkers and smokers aren’t staging drink-ins or smoke-ins in protest. <\/p>\n

Jimmy McMillan of the Rent is Too Damn High Party <\/i>extends his 15-minute lease at Charlie Sheen’s expense.<\/b> Video.<\/a> The video is a typical example of what’s wrong with comedy today. Take an amusing idea, stretch it past its breaking point and then descend into an orgy of cursing. <\/p>\n

Megamind<\/i> tops at the box office. <\/b>Story.<\/a> Now, will the megaminds in Hollywood finally get the idea that the public actually prefers light-hearted entertainment with heart. Maybe some network TV execs will finally take note of fairly consistant box office results for such fare and tey offering <\/b>some warm-hearted sitcoms and dramas on the small screen.  
<\/b><\/p>\n

Prediction: Unstoppable <\/i>will live up to its name at the box office.<\/b> Review<\/a>. <\/p>\n

I love Kermit…<\/b>but naming his comeback vehicle The Greatest Muppet Movie Ever<\/i> is asking for trouble. Story.<\/a>    <\/p>\n

TV DEVELOPMENT<\/b>
Fox planning a game show in which contestants are given a million dollars that, if they’re not careful, is then lost into a deep abyss. Story.<\/a> In other words, a documentary about the government. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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