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The judicial branch is no place for politics, Judge John E. Jones III told a crowd Tuesday afternoon at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. The federal judge from Pottsville ruled in December that Dover's intelligent design policy was unconstitutional...... Jones was among the speakers at a two-day convocation..Though he was asked to speak about the Constitution's Establishment Clause..he instead talked about the broader issue of th epublic blurring the lines between the branches of government...... judges should make decisions based on the law, not based on personal affiliation, he said. "We must remember that we have a rule of law,"...

Nicholas Lemann has a very interesting piece on Bill O'Reilly. Fans, like Derb, may not enjoy as much as I did. But one thing I think everybody would find interesting is that O'Reilly wrote a revenge-fantasy novel in which a serial killer (and the cop who pursued him) was based on O'Reilly himself. ... ... In 1998, after the launch of "The O'Reilly Factor," but before superstardom, he published a thriller called "Those Who Trespass," which is his most ambitious and deeply felt piece of writing. "Those Who Trespass" is a revenge fantasy, and it displays extraordinarily violent impulses. A...

The Most Dangerous States for American Kids By: Bill O'Reilly for BillOReilly.comThursday, Mar 16, 2006 For those of you who still believe the justice system in America is working, consider the following. For three years, 46-year old Andrew Selva sexually brutalized two boys, ages 5 and 12, in a small town outside of Columbus, Ohio. In a plea bargain, Selva admitted to the court that he raped the boys in a variety of ways. By all accounts, it was savage criminal activity. But when Selva appeared for sentencing before Ohio Judge John Connor, he received no prison time at...

As an American of Irish descent, Roman Catholicism has been in my family for hundreds of years. I respect the Church because I've seen first-hand the good that it can do. Worldwide, no organization does more for the poor and downtrodden than Catholic Charities. Thus, it was no surprise when Roger Cardinal Mahony spoke from his pulpit in Los Angeles on Ash Wednesday and urged compassion for immigrants. Surely, people seeking a better life in the USA legally should get help from the Christian community. But the Cardinal's message turned out to include illegal immigrants as well, and then came...

Why exactly should Bill O'Reilly travel to Darfur? The "answer" speaks volumes on just how petty and childish his left-wing critics have become. Going so far as to take up a cyber collection, they insist he could easily host his shows from Sudan to bring attention to the region's plight. Do these people really care about Sudan, the virtually obliterated peoples of Darfur, or human rights as a whole? Of course not. And don't take the Radio Equalizer's word for it, here's the real story (excerpted) from Editor & Publisher: ..................snip............................

'Bloviate with Bill' Contest Rules Thursday, January 19, 2006 VIDEO FREE FOX News Video:•Watch our Do's and Don'ts about how to win our contest Would you like to sit on the set of "The Factor" and let Bill O'Reilly have it?! Our "Bloviate with Bill" contest is underway and here's the deal: During the month of February six lucky "Factor" viewers will be flown to New York City or Los Angeles (depending on which city we're broadcasting from) with hotel and meals paid for by us. All you have to do is convince us by e-mail (and later by telephone)...

I Lucifer, as a deceiver of mankind, am telling you that largely because of your huge efforts, Americans now live in a post-Christ United States. I don’t follow the Bible and I am a liar, a deceiver and a master of confusion. I don’t appreciate or like people like Fox’s Bill O’Reilly or Sean Hannity, who keep bringing a pro-Christian awareness to the anti-Christian issues that I champion. These people are not doing my work. They are our enemies. There are countless other Christian conservatives that are my enemies. I hate them all. I am looking for delusional liberal disciples...

The story began with a tragic case of sexual abuse and seemingly ended with a guilty plea in a Vermont courtroom. Thirty-seven-year old Mark Hulett pled guilty to aggravated sexual assault on his close friend's daughter. The attacks occured from the time she was six years old until she turned ten. In front of Judge Edward Cashman, prosecutor Nicole Andreson asked that Hulett be sentenced to 8-20 years in prison, but on January 4th, Judge Cashman surprised everyone there by sentencing him to only 60 days in jail and ordered him to complete sex offender treatment after his release. At...

by James K. Fitzpatrick Other Articles by James K. Fitzpatrick Christmas in the Rear-View Mirror 01/12/06 There are times when the rear-view mirror provides important information that we would otherwise miss. Now that we are a few weeks away from Christmas, it should be possible to look back in a more dispassionate and objective manner at the “war on Christmas” that became a hot topic late last year. This issue is no different from any other: we can let our emotions get the best of us and lead us to rash conclusions. I am not saying there was no reason for...

The truth about Iraq: that is the subject of this evening's "Talking Points Memo". A number of high-profile Democrats, including John Kerry, Al Gore and Jimmy Carter have accused President Bush of purposely misleading the American public about the war in Iraq. You know that. How often have you heard people say Bush lied? Well, over the weekend, I read the new book "State of War" by New York Times reporter James Risen, who will not come on “The Factor”, by the way. I read the book because one of our good CIA contacts told us it was, the book,...

Whether it's something in New York City's tap water or the moon's current phase, the Radio Equalizer isn't sure, but some kind of foot-in-mouth disease is afflicting its radio hosts. First, it was Don Imus over the weekend, who complained of cocaine dealers who were too slow to supply more drugs, back when he was an addict. What a grave injustice. Now, Al Franken sinks to his own fresh low in a new Playboy interview, according to the New York Daily News. Will feminists be able to remain silent this time? Rachel Maddow, are you paying attention? Get a load...

Even though the war on terror dominates the headlines, the culture war in America is almost as intense. On one side you have traditionalists, people who believe the country was well-founded, does mostly good things, and has become the most powerful nation on earth by adhering to Judeo-Christian principles like generosity, justice, and self-sacrifice. On the other side of the culture war are the secular-progressives (S-P's) who believe that the USA is fundamentally a flawed country, which has caused considerable misery both within and outside our borders. The S-P's want drastic change and a new direction for America. The two...

I love Dave Letterman. He's my idea of the funniest man in America. I appreciate his intellect, his quirky, irritated ideas about what's funny, and certainly respect his right to whatever opinions he has about anything. I confess he irks me with his nightly ridicule and denigration of our president. He's really got it in for George Bush, and he and the staff select little snippets of speeches, or a stumble, or a door that doesn't open, or even just a little aside and shoulder-shaking chuckle – anything that makes the president appear foolish – and revel in derisive laughter....

Letterman to O'Reilly: 'I'm Not Smart Enough' to Debate War --It didn't take long for fireworks to erupt last night when Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly guested on David Letterman's "CBS Late Show," with the late night host finally admitting he wasn't "smart enough" to engage in a debate over the Iraq war. The verbal fisticuffs began when Letterman asked if O'Reilly had a good holiday. O'Reilly responded: "I had a nice Winter Solstice," prompting a contentious exchange over whether Christmas traditions were indeed under attack. But the confrontation really heated up when Letterman suggested, "Let's talk about your friends...

With all the hoopla about David Letterman's snarliness last night when interviewing Bill O'Reilly, one thing got lost in the shuffle that really bugs me. It was David Letterman making a big show of swirling his pencil all around O'Reilly's mug on his desk just before O'Reilly came on stage and then, bowing to his baser instincts, that CRETIN Letterman finally dipping his pencil into the mug and swirling it around. Since O'Reilly was still offstage he couldn't know what Letterman did. I didn't notice it before because I was concentrating on the interview itself but if you go to...

As soon as I saw the David Letterman interview with Bill O'Reilly last night, I KNEW that Letterman, denouncing the Iraq War effort and praising Cindy Sheehan, would become an instant DUmmie hero. And checking this DUmmieland THREAD this morning titled, "With O’Reilly as Guest, Very Serious Letterman Denounces Iraq War," I saw that I was not wrong. In order to get yourself up to speed on how much of a complete ASS Letterman made of himself last night, I first recommend that you watch the complete video of this interview now available over at THE POLITICAL TEEN. After...

Displaying a hostility to President Bush and the Iraq war similar to that expressed by Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart, on tonight’s Late Show David Letterman will go further than I’ve ever heard him in revealing his derision for President Bush’s decision to launch the Iraq war. I know this thanks to the “Big Show Highlight," a two-minute streaming-only RealPlayer preview of tonight’s program, which is now featured on the Late Show’s home page. In the posted clip, Letterman mockingly tells guest Bill O’Reilly: "The President himself, less than a month ago said we are there because of a mistake made...

Letter from the "Beast"! http://michaelwestfall.tripod.com/id49.html I am “Lucifer”, but you may call me “Satan”. I have wanted to write a series of letters to my various American disciples for the last two hundred years, but America’s culture had not yet reached the point to where it was fitting. After observing how successfully so many of you devoted Americans are now discipling for me, it is clearly apparent that in “2006” the time has now arrived to deliver a personalized communication as a token of my appreciation expressing my sincere gratitude. Your efforts have been the necessary and critical grease I...

O’Reilly was more wearing on me in just one day than a Michael Savage could be in one year. And that is because someone’s gotten’ to the Leprechaun, and this whole scene of his, so obvious today, of practically hurting to want to be seen as a “moderate”, is, plain as the nose on your face, mediocre and almost “Bushie” in quality at the same time. O’Reilly, the in your face supposed “tough guy” (and don’t let anyone kid my that his genre isn’t anything but this persona that he purposely puts out – viz “what say You?”) – and...

I was watching O'Reilly tonight and at the end he had on Jackie Mason who gave a terrific two minute spiel about how a true Jew wouldn't take any offence in Merry Christmas - the only people taking offence were anti-religionists. I was cheering in my bunny slippers! He went on to talk about Jews4Fairness. I did a Freep search and came up with nothing. Anybody know about this group - I only did a cursory scan of their website. Appreciate your feedback. Bella