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Hypocrites at "South Park" and Showtime
Catholic League ^ | 14 Mar 06 | Bill Donahue

Posted on 03/14/2006 1:00:45 PM PST by big'ol_freeper

Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented today on the news that Isaac Hayes has quit “South Park” because of an episode that attacked his religion, the Church of Scientology:

“It is nothing short of amazing to read that ‘South Park’ co-creator Matt Stone is now charging Isaac Hayes with ‘intolerance and bigotry’ for not complaining earlier about all the shows ‘South Park’ did ‘making fun of Christians.’ Forget about Hayes—the real issue here is the two-faced, super-bratty response from Stone. For him to lecture Hayes on intolerance and bigotry is on the order of John Gotti lecturing Curtis Sliwa on ethics. After all, it was on ‘South Park’ last year that they depicted the Virgin Mary spraying blood from her vagina. How would Stone know anything about tolerance?

“And now we learn that Stone and his buddy Trey Parker were moved to take a shot at Scientology because they were ticked off that their equally foul-mouthed friend, Penn Jillette, was banned from ripping Scientology on his crude Showtime series, ‘Bulls - - t.’ Forget about Stone and Parker—the real issue here is the cowardly, hypocritical response from Jillette. Last year, Jillette went on a rampage against Mother Teresa calling her ‘Mother F- - king Teresa.’ Yet this same big oaf hasn’t got the guts to slam Scientologists for fear of upsetting his bigoted boss, Sumner Redstone (he is chairman of Viacom, which owns Showtime). As for Redstone, he wrote to me last August defending Jillette’s assault on Mother Teresa saying ‘we as an organization are committed to artistic freedom.’ Not when it comes to Scientologists—their penchant for filing lawsuits scares the daylights out of him.

“What does it take to get the New York-Hollywood gang to stop with their Catholic bashing? Threats of beheadings? Threats of lawsuits? Seems that way. What ever happened to common decency?”


TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: billdonohue; craptv; southpark; trashtv
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To: HairOfTheDog

I'm gonna miss old Chef, but I notice he had no problems taking checks for insulting everyone else (most of those insults being merited, including, yes, those directed at those who see the Virgin Mary in grilled cheese sandwiches).


101 posted on 03/14/2006 2:13:56 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: mnehrling

"Actually, can you point out exactly where they ridiculed Christianity.. note, Christianity, not the antics of some Christians.."
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Well...blood spewing out of the vagina of the Virgin Mary is certainly crude...she is an important Christian symbol....such a picture is certainly ridiculous...put 2 and 2 together.


102 posted on 03/14/2006 2:15:17 PM PST by fizziwig (Democrats: so far off the path, so incredibly vicious, so sadly pathetic.)
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To: fizziwig
It was a statue, not the Virgin (and how many Catholics 'worship' her statue as soon as blood starts spewing from her eyes?) Last time I checked, none of this was Christian doctrine: Exodus 20:4
103 posted on 03/14/2006 2:17:48 PM PST by mnehring (http://abaraxas.blogspot.com/.)
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To: fizziwig

Actually it was the butt of a statue.....You don't think statues ARE living beings do you? That would be idolatry.


104 posted on 03/14/2006 2:18:19 PM PST by Uriah_lost (http://www.wingercomics.com/d/20051205.html)
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To: fizziwig

I'm not defensive, I just find things like this funny. People getting their panties in a twist over a cartoon parody, talking about a crude episode against Christianity (it was actually about people thinking a statue can perform miracles, or idol worship) while calling someone an "effin slimeball", on a thread about hypocrites, that is funny...


105 posted on 03/14/2006 2:20:36 PM PST by WV Mountain Mama (I am the anti-soccer mom. Feminists fear me for I am raising a traditional family with values.)
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To: fizziwig
Well...blood spewing out of the vagina of the Virgin Mary is certainly crude...she is an important Christian symbol....such a picture is certainly ridiculous...put 2 and 2 together.

Um, Partner, they never depicted blood spewing out of the vagina of the Virgin Mary. What was shown was blood spewing out of the vagina of a statue of the Virgin Mary. That's all... just a piece of rock carved into a pretty shape.

106 posted on 03/14/2006 2:22:29 PM PST by acad1228
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To: Auntie Dem

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I don't see what's sacred in Scientology.
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Might not have been that. There's some buzz now that Hayes is pissed about an upcoming episode about islam. Hayes is a big supporter of Cynthia McKinney and her muslim cabal.


107 posted on 03/14/2006 2:22:38 PM PST by noblejones (Ben Stein for President, 2008.)
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To: big'ol_freeper

Bill Donahue is Turd Sandwich.


108 posted on 03/14/2006 2:27:47 PM PST by Central Scrutiniser (In your heart, you know I'm right.)
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To: acad1228
Better yet, make Chef's character the weekly guest voice. Whadda y'all think?

Yep. Here's some suggestions:

Kelsey Grammer
"Screech" from Saved by the Bell
Gary Coleman
Fran Drescher
Mike Tyson
Bill O'Reilly
Al Gore


I think it's a great idea!
109 posted on 03/14/2006 2:30:23 PM PST by motzman (Lets Go Mets!)
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To: acad1228; fizziwig

FWIW, if the details matter, the statue was clothed fully, the source of the blood was spoken, not shown.


110 posted on 03/14/2006 2:31:12 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (Hobbit Hole knives for soldiers! www.freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
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To: motzman
The Jayhawker in the next cube suggests making a game of guessing who the guest voice is every week.
Wouldn't it be cool if they could get George W. Bush to do it?!!!
111 posted on 03/14/2006 2:34:00 PM PST by acad1228
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To: HairOfTheDog

Tru 'nuff


112 posted on 03/14/2006 2:34:49 PM PST by acad1228
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To: HairOfTheDog

When I grow up, I wanna be Cartman.


113 posted on 03/14/2006 2:35:31 PM PST by acad1228
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To: WV Mountain Mama

Sorry, I think SP humor is crude and slimy...ergo the slimeball remark. And I think you must agree...SP humor is crude and slimy...except that you appreciate that kind of humor and I don't. So be it.

The fact that it was cartoon statue makes it no less crude. The Virgin Mary painting in dung or a bucket of urine is equally offensive and slimy. And yes, I think the artist in both cases is a slimeball!

I agree with Donahue, though he explained his objections in far less provacative terms as I did.

I am for freedom of speech...SP has a wide audience that loves the show and so they should have their show....I watched about 10 minutes of it and hated it as is my right.


114 posted on 03/14/2006 2:43:38 PM PST by fizziwig (Democrats: so far off the path, so incredibly vicious, so sadly pathetic.)
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To: fizziwig
Sorry, I think SP humor is crude and slimy...

And you don't see the irony of using a censored expletive to say SP is crude? That's the funny part.


115 posted on 03/14/2006 2:48:16 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (Hobbit Hole knives for soldiers! www.freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
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To: FormerLib
It's Isaac Hayes who comes off looking like a chump for participating in a project that mocked the faith of others while considering his own to be sacrosanct.

If he'd simply said "I quit, they are making fun of MY religion now," I'd hold him in a better frame of mind. To claim Matt and Trey are somehow now religious bigots with all the things they have taken a shot at over the years, this is where he falls into the loss of repsect side of things for me.

Too bad, I loved his sex-songs, they were a riot.

116 posted on 03/14/2006 2:57:24 PM PST by MozarkDawg
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To: BadAndy
A) He could choke to death on his own chocolaty, salty balls

B) I asked that same question on another thread yesterday, and another poster pointed out that it would be better to keep chef, but have a different voice actor every week. Imagine, for instance, Richard Simmons or Dave Chapelle as Chef. It would make the point that SP doesn't need Hayes to be successful.

117 posted on 03/14/2006 2:58:10 PM PST by lesser_satan (You know, if ifs and buts were candy and nuts, every day would be Christmas.)
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To: fizziwig

They already did. Several times. Over and over.

Ever hear of "Team America: World Police"? Or their season episode 5 making fun of terrorists who speak by saying "Durka durka muhummad durka jyhad durka durka"?

Or the super friends? Which has all the leaders of the world religions, including Muhummad, as superheroes who join together to fight ridiculous criminals?

Watch the show before you cast stones and mud.


118 posted on 03/14/2006 3:01:01 PM PST by Alexander Rubin (Octavius - You make my heart glad building thus, as if Rome is to be eternal.)
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To: mnehrling

I don't think any major religion has missed their attention.

Hinduism really hasn't been hit that hard, but then, they're not big news. And they have been hit a few times.


119 posted on 03/14/2006 3:02:23 PM PST by Alexander Rubin (Octavius - You make my heart glad building thus, as if Rome is to be eternal.)
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To: Scotswife

Too bad the South Park creators already spoofed themselves. And continue to do so. All the time.

Plus, their movies have ridiculous versions of themselves as the main characters, or major supporting characters.

"Cannibal: the Musical", "Baseketball", "Orgasmo" (the last being about a mormon porn star).

And South Park has been spoofed. All the time.

Plus, the show has jabs at itself all the time, too. It really is phenomenal. ;D


120 posted on 03/14/2006 3:04:32 PM PST by Alexander Rubin (Octavius - You make my heart glad building thus, as if Rome is to be eternal.)
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