1. Ada, that's a pretty darn convincing Cenk costume you got there.

bob at 8:33PM on Aug 7th 2008

2. So AC won't waste his time watching that show? Was that before or after several episodes? So is AC just a bit snarky talkig about a 14 year old and not condemning the media he works in or what?

Both AC and LL are "outed" now so that means he gets to go after the 14 yr. old and because the mother didn't go on his show to tell him he's an ass and boost his ratings, both he and anchor bitch get to whine about what she said? This is just "so" Cenk. A TMZ or Nat'l Enquirer moment maybe but the AC might need some publicity and found some by trashing a 14 yr. old? Bet Cenk sent Cooper a copy of that UToob video looking for a new job just in case Air Amerika folds from crap like this.

Dedmanrisn at 9:43PM on Aug 7th 2008

3. Wow. Big F-word use there.

Nice.

amy at 10:52PM on Aug 7th 2008

4. Andersen Cooper would be working in Starbucks if he wasn't Gloria Vanderbilts son. He should talk. His brother jumped out a window from their Manhattan apartment years ago. Wacko Family.

Dennis D at 11:02PM on Aug 7th 2008

5. Really a wacko window jumping family.

Back to the Political News

Obama the Muslim stories keep making Big News

In the wake of the ever growing belief Obama was and may still be a Muslim at heart, the LA Times did a story, published March,16, 2008.
Such a "Looney Paper"

Portions of that news story:
The Times report, published on March 16, 2008, revealed:

• A close boyhood friend of Obama, Zulfin Adi, said Barack "was a Muslim. He went to the mosque."

• Obama's first-grade teacher at a Catholic school, Israella Dharmawan, said: "Barry (Barack's nickname) was Muslim. He was registered as a Muslim because his father was Muslim."

• In the third grade, Obama transferred to a public school, where he was also registered as a Muslim. At the school, Muslim students attended weekly religion lessons about Islam.

Some of these details have been confirmed by Obama himself. In his autobiography, "Dreams From My Father," Obama mentions studying the Koran and describes the public school as "a Muslim school."

Earlier this year, Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs claimed: "Senator Obama has never been a Muslim, was not raised a Muslim, and is a committed Christian."

But the facts suggest that statement is not exactly true. It certainly is a growing belief among the broadbase american public that Obama was in fact a Muslim and did pratice the Muslim faith, which makes Hussein Obama web site a big lie.


Poll results released in mid-July by Newsweek magazine showed that 26 percent of respondents believe Obama was sworn in as a U.S. senator on a Koran, 26 percent believe he was raised as a Muslim, and 39 percent believe he attended an Islamic school as a child growing up in Indonesia.

While rebuffing reports of his ties to Islam, Obama has insisted there is “nothing wrong” with being a Muslim.

But any perceived link between Obama and Islam could be detrimental to his campaign, polls show.

A survey by Fox News/Opinion Dynamics conducted when Mitt Romney, a Mormon, was a Republican presidential candidate found that 32 percent of voters said they would be less likely to vote for a presidential candidate who is Mormon — while 45 percent said they would be less likely to vote for a Muslim.

And a poll by the Pew Research Center disclosed that 35 percent of Americans have an unfavorable view of Muslims.

On top of the LA Times News article, was the recent news of an Obama staffer quiting because of his Radical Muslim connections.

The Arab-American and Muslim-American outreach coordinator for Barack Obama's campaign has resigned following disclosures about his past association with a radical Muslim cleric.

Mazen Asbahi, an associate with the Chicago law firm Schiff Hardin, quit on Monday, saying he did not want

Robert OKane at 11:51PM on Aug 7th 2008

6. I remember after Katrina when CNN assigned Cooper as a field reporter in New Orleans.

His intimacy of death was creepy. Every single time he reported he was wading around in water talking about the smell of decomposition & watching as they discovered another body. He loved snooping around a house that had been marked by authorities as having a corpse inside.

I still call him "Dr. Doom" to this day. The guy was obsessed with it...

Bobby at 12:23AM on Aug 8th 2008

7. AC would be a better choice than Cenk.

Clif-found your discharge papers yet?

Then you can answer my question I have been asking, what type of discharge did you get from the military after your fine enlisted stint in the military during the Viet War

robert okane at 2:42AM on Aug 8th 2008

8. It's come to this eh Chike? Tabloid topics? Desperation to get someone, anyone to notice your inane blog.

Chunksadouchebag at 9:01AM on Aug 8th 2008

9. You would think Anderson would want to avoid the topic of "personal life".

That said, I think he had a good point about the Lohan show. Poor Ali is made up to look like she is 30, and I hate to be rude, but the girl just does not have much talent. She is a pretty good singer, but not a powerhouse vocalist by any means. With the right material she could have a hit song, but her fame from the reality show is going to make that harder, not easier.

I think Dina Lohan did the show and signed the daughter up for the show to prove she is a "good mother" and to make some $ now that the Lindsay cash cow has run away to be a quiet lesbian (good for her!)

I just hope there is some money put away for Ali to get a college education and have a life after this show.

Kitty at 9:10AM on Aug 8th 2008

10. Of course you don't make fun of suicide. But, if you want to crack down on insanely irresponsible, nasty comments, start with the left. Anytime a conservative or a Christian passes from this world, there is all sorts of grave dancing in the wacky left-wing blogs.

And then we have the Prez being called Hitler, a terrorist, a mass murderer and late night talking heads "joke" about him being assassinated. In addition, a book and a movie about assassination come out, furthering the decay and degradation even more.

In politics "hate speech" seems to be the norm now and liberals have only themselves to blame for this horrific decline in civility.

Dave at 9:18AM on Aug 8th 2008

11. Bush and Cheny claim to be "Christian," both are liar's, anything but Christian. If people keep trying to make Obama "Muslim," please show me how Bush claiming to be Christian, has made him any better. The absolute worse President, since Nixon... Show me a true Christian and I will listen. These people are nothing but criminals. Something a True Christian is not.

Carolyn Bond at 10:48AM on Aug 8th 2008

12. I love AC, he is the world's foremost journalist. If you read his book, he tells how he got started, and it had nothing to do with his mother. And, how could you be so cruel to make fun of his brother's suicide? That is low. His coverage of Hurricane Katrina was the best, and his compassion for real people is evident.

Sarah at 12:32PM on Aug 8th 2008

13. . In addition, a book and a movie about assassination come out, furthering the decay and degradation even more.
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I've seen you make reference to that movie before, Dave. It is a BRITISH "docu-drama" titled, "Death of A President."

Unlike you, Dave. I have actually seen it. The movie has nothing to do with Governor bush himself and/or his policies. It is about the assassination of the president of the United States and that just happens to be George bush. The movie gives Governor bush far more respect than he deserves.

I know that doesn't fit with your, "I'm a conservative Christian and it hurts my feelings," attitude, but it is fact.

Maybe you should see it before you whine about it.

Captain Negative at 1:38PM on Aug 8th 2008

14. Carolyn - You are sadly misinformed. Unlike Clinton, there is no "smoking gun" for supposed GW Bush lies. If you're talking about WMD, unless you can get into his mind and find out what he believed or didn't believe, you have no idea if he was lying or not.

And we threw out a dictator in Iraq who raped, murdered and maimed for over 2 decades. Between 600,000 and 2 million Iraqis are dead because of Saddam and his evil sons. The UN (you know, the place where you can call Bush "the Devil") says about 75,000 Iraqis civilians are dead in the last 5 years. And most were killed by Islamic radicals blowing themselves up and not by the US military.

Under Saddam kids watched as their moms were raped and their fathers were thrown into acid baths and wood chippers. If you think Bush and Cheney are evil for stopping genocide, that is truly perverse.

Dave at 1:47PM on Aug 8th 2008

15. #12 / Carolyn "Bush claiming to be Christian, has made him any better. The absolute worse President, since Nixon... "

Slow down Carolyn. Comparing Bush to Nixon is not fair. Nixon was a criminal and a thug but he was a smart man and had many intelligent people in his administration. Bush, well . . . not so much.

I do think that Anderson Cooper is smart. And funny and excited about reporting. He may have so much money already that having an agenda is not necessary.

Steve Seivers at 1:50PM on Aug 8th 2008