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Actually, Carol, I am just reminding Howard to be consistent. I have to give him credit, because several months ago, he ripped into Mike Malloy after he spewed that Navy SEAL Team 6 should assassinate George W. Bush, just like they did to Osama Bin Laden.
Howard, ask yourself this question. Which radio stunt is more obscene? Glenn Beck putting an Obama picture in a jar of fake urine – or Mike Malloy fantasizing about an Avenging Angel descending from the heavens and decaptitating Tea Party supporters?
Now more than ever, the press is a part of every story it covers. And CNN's "Reliable Sources" is one of television's only regular programs to examine how journalists do their jobs and how the media affect the stories they cover. Host Howard Kurtz is the nation's premier media critic, and each week he questions print reporters, television correspondents and Internet bloggers about how the press is covering the major stories of the week.
Malloy is a liberal, so that's OK with Howard.
Actually, Carol, I am just reminding Howard to be consistent. I have to give him credit, because several months ago, he ripped into Mike Malloy after he spewed that Navy SEAL Team 6 should assassinate George W. Bush, just like they did to Osama Bin Laden.
Howard, ask yourself this question. Which radio stunt is more obscene? Glenn Beck putting an Obama picture in a jar of fake urine – or Mike Malloy fantasizing about an Avenging Angel descending from the heavens and decaptitating Tea Party supporters?