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Ann “Boombox” Coulter was back on Hannity & Colmes last night (4/28/08). Interestingly, her slots on the show have been moved back later and later, ever since she endorsed Hillary Clinton. So it was no surprise that she started to back off the endorsement and hinted, just as I had predicted, that she'd probably vote for John McCain after all. Then with slightly slurred speech, Boomie declared that the reason Democrats are favored over Republicans in 2008 is because George W. Bush has been so successful in the war on terror. Unbelievably, “Democrat” Doug Schoen agreed with her. With video.

I've listened to hours of accusations of anti-Americanism against Reverend Jeremiah Wright on FOX News. Yet there was Boomie Coulter, who can't seem to open her mouth without smearing a chunk of America, yet nobody on FOX ever bats an eyelash at her crazed vitriol.

Coulter did not come right out and admit that she was going to back off her publicity stunt of supporting Hillary Clinton but Boomie made it clear that a flip-flop is in the offing.

When asked by Alan Colmes whether she'd vote for Barack Obama if he's the Democratic nominee, Coulter replied, ...   more »

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As expected, Bill O'Reily's Talking Points Memo last night 4/28/08 was all about Jeremiah Wright - his interview with Bill Moyers, and his speeches at the NAACP in Detroit and at the National Press Club event. Unlike Moyers, O'Reilly was sarcastic and caustic and unlike Wright, Billo was boring.
With video.

O'Reilly kept up the "Wright is anti-American" line. In all the coverage and Talking Points and discussions on the Factor I have not heard him inform his audience that Wright gave up his college deferment in 1961 and joined the military, first as a Marine and then in the Navy, serving six years in all.

Wright was shown saying: "This is not an attack on Jeremiah Wright; it has nothing to do with Senator Obama. This is an attack on the black church, launched by people who know nothing about the African-American religious tradition."

O'Reilly's interpretation: "If you criticize Wright, you criticize black church-goers. Therefore, you're a racist. How despicable is that?"

Nice "no spin."

O'Reilly made sarcastic and immature remarks about Bill Moyers' interview, chiding him for "exposing the gentle side of Reverend Wright." Of course that is verboten on FOX, where they want to continue ...   more »

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