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EDITOR’S NOTE: First, let me say we are positively flattered to rank up there with Monkeyfister and Daily Pulse — feels like we’ve arrived. Second, ordinarily we couldn’t care less if this guy fucked rocks, as long as the rocks were consenting adults. Whatever gets you through the night, man. But this guy runs with a pack of Christo-fascist Elmer Gantrys that used their considerable influence over their mega-church flocks to whip up a lot of misinformed and gullible people into a baseless hysteria about gay people, just so they could turn out the vote for their RNC taskmasters. We […]
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NPR FOR THE DEAF: We Hear It Even When You Can’t
RADIO TIMES Marty speaks with MICHAEL OREN about his new book, ?Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East: 1176 to the Present.? He is a senior fellow at the Shalem Center. His last book, ?Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East? won the Los Angeles Times Book Award. FRESH AIR ON WHYY When Elif Shafak’s novel The Bastard of Istanbul was published in her home country, the best-selling author was accused of “public denigration of Turkishness.” She was eventually acquitted. ALSO, In his new book, Dr. Michael Stein uses the stories […]
MIRACLE CURE: Ted Haggard, Disgraced Evangelical Preacher, Now “Completely Heterosexual,” Thank God
DENVER – One of four ministers who oversaw three weeks of intensive counseling for the Rev. Ted Haggard said the disgraced minister emerged convinced that he is “completely heterosexual.” Haggard also said his sexual contact with men was limited to the former male prostitute who came forward with sexual allegations, the Rev. Tim Ralph of Larkspur told The Denver Post for a story in Tuesday’s edition. “He is completely heterosexual,” Ralph said. “That is something he discovered. It was the acting-out situations where things took place. It wasn’t a constant thing.” Ralph said the board spoke with people close to […]
Grand Jury INDICTS State Senator Vincent Fumo
Fumo, 63, is charged with conspiracy, fraud, obstruction of justice and filing false tax returns. The 267-page indictment alleged that Fumo, one of Pennsylvania’s most powerful politicians, exploited the neighborhood charity he helped create and controlled: Citizens Alliance for Better Neighborhoods. “Besides relying on his income and assets to support his lifestyle, Fumo regularly endeavored to gain personal benefits and gratuities frmo [SIC] others, including entities over which he had influence, such as the Senate [and] a non-profit organization he established and controlled, Citzens Alliance….Fumo stated to a close confidant his philsophy that a person is best advised to spend […]
SAD TO SAY: ‘Godfather Of Talk Radio’ Goes Silent
Veteran Philly talk host Irv Homer [pictured, middle] said goodbye Friday to WBCB (1490-AM), where he had been hosting afternoons for about five years. The former WWDB and WPHT talker told us yesterday it was his choice to leave and “the program had run its course.” Homer, 82, said he’ll spend his time working at the Sunshine Foundation, the children’s charity. He’s not planning to return to radio but says “if any station wants me, they know how to reach me.” Fans can visit irvhomer.com to keep in touch. DAN GROSS: To The Man Who Coined The Phrase ‘Boobus Americana’ […]
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NEEDLES & PINS: Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention, February 2nd, 2007
BREAKING: Coach’s Son To Be Arrested On Drugs & Weapons Charges
Officials tell Action News that police will hold a news conference today to detail the charges, and Britt Reid is expected to be arrested a short time later. Police documents paint an ugly picture of the Reid boys as drug-crazed, reckless drivers, armed and dangerous. Authorities say Andy Reid’s eldest son, Garrett, admits he was high on heroin when he smashed into another car. Police say the 23-year-old blew the red light and plowed into a Ford Taurus. A police report obtained by Action News indicates East Norriton police clocked him at close to 20 miles an hour over the […]
HOT DOCUMENT: Inquirer Hires Mr. Clean
TO: PHAWKER FROM: Michael Smerconish DATE: 2/6/07 SUBJECT: Me! I want you to be among the first to hear some personal/professional news. I’ve just agreed to write a weekly column for the Philadelphia Inquirer. No, hell has not frozen over. (Thank goodness for global warming or it might have.) While I’ve had plenty to say about the Inquirer over the years, I have never denied that it IS the newspaper of record for Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The invitation for me to come aboard suggests that the Inquirer truly wishes to broaden the blend of opinion offered in its […]