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Anderson Cooper Outed, Forgiven By Al Sharpton
The Gawker ^ | Jun 25 2008 | Ryan Tate

Posted on 06/25/2008 4:47:58 AM PDT by AmericanMade1776

Anderson Cooper was talking last night about fundamentalist Christian attacks on Barack Obama with minister Al Sharpton, author Roland Martin and Family Research Council President Tony Perkins. The talk turned toward religious tolerance, and suddenly Sharpton was outing CNN's prettiest anchor as, gosh, some kind of sinner? "I might think what you do, Anderson, is going to put you in hell, but I'm going to defend your right to get there," Sharpton said. Then everyone laughed, because virulent, institutionalized homophobia is hilarious, and Anderson blushed and managed to say something dignified, while probably secretly wishing he was officially gay so he could let loose a verbal spanking that would make Keith Olbermann's "Special Comments" sound like bedtime stories

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CNN is a Caberet of Ironic Humor!
1 posted on 06/25/2008 4:47:59 AM PDT by AmericanMade1776
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CNN is a Caberet of Ironic Humor!

CNN is a cesspool of irrelevant blather.

2 posted on 06/25/2008 4:49:18 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: Izzy Dunne

I like your comment better than mine. I wish I had thought of it.


3 posted on 06/25/2008 4:49:57 AM PDT by AmericanMade1776
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“I might think what you do, Anderson, is going to put you in hell, but I’m going to defend your right to get there...”

Now that’s funny.


4 posted on 06/25/2008 4:51:18 AM PDT by gate2wire
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To: Izzy Dunne

One man’s irrelevent blather is another man’s ironic humor.


5 posted on 06/25/2008 4:51:22 AM PDT by WayneS (What the hell is wrong with these people?)
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I'm going to defend your right to get there

He's echoing Voltaire's "I disagree with your views, but I will defend your right to express them." [I quote badly, but that's the gist]

I think Sharpton is equating sinful behavior with Freedom of Speech.

6 posted on 06/25/2008 4:51:32 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Et si omnes ego non)
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gate2wire wrote: “I might think what you do, Anderson, is going to put you in hell, but I’m going to defend your right to get there...” Now that’s funny.

I thought what the other guy on the panel said was funny, that he was going to try and talk him out of going to hell.

7 posted on 06/25/2008 4:52:23 AM PDT by AmericanMade1776
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“I might think what you do, Anderson, is going to put you in hell,...”

Maybe Rev. Al was referring to the fact that Cooper works for CNN ...


8 posted on 06/25/2008 4:55:40 AM PDT by Mr. Jazzy (The United States Marines. The finest and most feared fighting force in the history of mankind.)
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I believe the other guy said he was “going to try and keep Anderson from going to hell”


9 posted on 06/25/2008 4:55:54 AM PDT by AmericanMade1776
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Yes. I’m guessing that guy was the conservative on the panel. Don’t really know.
But what I find funny is a “Minister” saying he’ll defend a fag’s right to go to hell.


10 posted on 06/25/2008 4:57:13 AM PDT by gate2wire
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Mr. Jazzy wrote: “I might think what you do, Anderson, is going to put you in hell,...” Maybe Rev. Al was referring to the fact that Cooper works for CNN ...

Maybe...Maybe..

11 posted on 06/25/2008 4:57:15 AM PDT by AmericanMade1776
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12 posted on 06/25/2008 5:02:43 AM PDT by johnny7 ("Duck I says... ")
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To: gate2wire
"Digging Deeper, the fight for Faith" is the title of the CNN chit chat going on between Anderson, and Rev Sharpton.

"Digging in Deeper , the right to go to Hell" should of been the title of the segment on CNN

13 posted on 06/25/2008 5:02:54 AM PDT by AmericanMade1776
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“Digging in Deeper , the right to go to Hell.”

I’ll add; “Brought to you by liberalism.”


14 posted on 06/25/2008 5:08:41 AM PDT by gate2wire
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To: gate2wire
“Don't hurt me... ”


15 posted on 06/25/2008 5:09:06 AM PDT by johnny7 ("Duck I says... ")
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To: Izzy Dunne

I think Anderson cooper cups keith olderman’s ****s


16 posted on 06/25/2008 5:10:24 AM PDT by Liberty2007 (Here's Savage's analysis of the POTUS race: The “Afro-Leninist v. the sarcophagus”.)
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Down Low,Sweetie!


17 posted on 06/25/2008 5:10:44 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus (( commander of the simian host))
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To: johnny7

Ooooooh, nice manhole......cover.


18 posted on 06/25/2008 5:13:35 AM PDT by windsorknot
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Sitting by a man hole cover...hahaha.


19 posted on 06/25/2008 5:13:40 AM PDT by gate2wire
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To: AmericanMade1776
The dirty little secret of America's newsrooms
20 posted on 06/25/2008 5:44:33 AM PDT by bmwcyle (If God wanted us to be Socialist, Karl Marx would have been born in America.)
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