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November, 2008

Walters Put Bush on Defense in 2001, But Tosses Softballs to Obama

In the interview for Wednesday’s Barbara Walters Special on ABC with Barack and Michelle Obama, excerpts of which were also shown on Wednesday’s World News with Charles Gibson, Walters asked few questions that put the Obamas on the defensive, in contrast with her January 2001 interview, aired on 20/20, with then-President-elect Bush in which she challenged him on a number of fronts. Most notably, she seemed to chide Bush for choosing John Ashcroft as Attorney General because he "openly opposes abortion," and claimed that Ashcroft was "not considered a friend to civil rights." She asked Bush about reports that, as governor of Texas, he "spent relatively little time studying specific issues," and "only does a few hours of work" a day. The ABC host ...

Walters Put Bush on Defense in 2001, But Tosses Softballs to Obama

In the interview for Wednesday’s Barbara Walters Special on ABC with Barack and Michelle Obama, excerpts of which were also shown on Wednesday’s World News with Charles Gibson, Walters asked few questions that put the Obamas on the defensive, in contrast with her January 2001 interview, aired on 20/20, with then-President-elect Bush in which she challenged him on a number of fronts. Most notably, she seemed to chide Bush for choosing John Ashcroft as Attorney General because he "openly opposes abortion," and claimed that Ashcroft was "not considered a friend to civil rights." She asked Bush about reports that, as governor of Texas, he "spent relatively little time studying specific issues," and "only does a few hours of work" a day. The ABC host ...

Walters Put Bush on Defense in 2001, But Tosses Softballs to Obama

In the interview for Wednesday’s Barbara Walters Special on ABC with Barack and Michelle Obama, excerpts of which were also shown on Wednesday’s World News with Charles Gibson, Walters asked few questions that put the Obamas on the defensive, in contrast with her January 2001 interview, aired on 20/20, with then-President-elect Bush in which she challenged him on a number of fronts. Most notably, she seemed to chide Bush for choosing John Ashcroft as Attorney General because he "openly opposes abortion," and claimed that Ashcroft was "not considered a friend to civil rights." She asked Bush about reports that, as governor of Texas, he "spent relatively little time studying specific issues," and "only does a few hours of work" a day. The ABC host ...

Walters Put Bush on Defense in 2001, But Tosses Softballs to Obama

In the interview for Wednesday’s Barbara Walters Special on ABC with Barack and Michelle Obama, excerpts of which were also shown on Wednesday’s World News with Charles Gibson, Walters asked few questions that put the Obamas on the defensive, in contrast with her January 2001 interview, aired on 20/20, with then-President-elect Bush in which she challenged him on a number of fronts. Most notably, she seemed to chide Bush for choosing John Ashcroft as Attorney General because he "openly opposes abortion," and claimed that Ashcroft was "not considered a friend to civil rights." She asked Bush about reports that, as governor of Texas, he "spent relatively little time studying specific issues," and "only does a few hours of work" a day. The ABC host ...

Couple Claims CNN Endangered Their Lives During Mumbai Attacks

A British couple caught in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, last week claimed Sunday that CNN endangered their lives by broadcasting their whereabouts.

According to the South Wales couple, the terrorists were monitoring CNN in order to locate westerners in the hotels under attack.

As reported by Wales Online (h/t TVNewser):

Lynne and Kenneth Shaw, of Penarth, warned that terrorists were listening in to the media to pinpoint Western victims.

Mrs Shaw claimed the American cable TV channel had broadcast details of where they were at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. [...]

From her home in Penarth yesterday, Mrs Shaw said: “We have been asked by the British terror police not to talk to the press.

“But the reason I would not want to talk to ...

Couple Claims CNN Endangered Their Lives During Mumbai Attacks

A British couple caught in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, last week claimed Sunday that CNN endangered their lives by broadcasting their whereabouts.

According to the South Wales couple, the terrorists were monitoring CNN in order to locate westerners in the hotels under attack.

As reported by Wales Online (h/t TVNewser):

Lynne and Kenneth Shaw, of Penarth, warned that terrorists were listening in to the media to pinpoint Western victims.

Mrs Shaw claimed the American cable TV channel had broadcast details of where they were at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. [...]

From her home in Penarth yesterday, Mrs Shaw said: “We have been asked by the British terror police not to talk to the press.

“But the reason I would not want to talk to ...

Mambo Kurt, Organ Wrecker (MP3, videos)

Over the last 10 years or so, Mambo Kurt, the King of Heimorgel, has brought us organ cover versions of songs by Rammstein, Slayer, Nirvana, Kiss, Britney Spears and many more giants of rock music. Just as a sample, here is how the Sex Pistols sound like on a Heimorgel, from the 2004 live album Sun Of A Beach: Mambo Kurt feat. Heidi Schulz - Anarchy In The UK [MP3, vocals by Mambo Kurt's former organ teacher Heidi Schulz, supposedly nearly 80 years old]

Since 2004, Mambo Kurt has been a regular at the Wacken Open Air music festival in Germany, alongside a whole bunch of heavy metal acts. You can find several low-quality videos of his performances on YouTube. Here is the encore from 2007, ...

Mambo Kurt, Organ Wrecker (MP3, videos)

Over the last 10 years or so, Mambo Kurt, the King of Heimorgel, has brought us organ cover versions of songs by Rammstein, Slayer, Nirvana, Kiss, Britney Spears and many more giants of rock music. Just as a sample, here is how the Sex Pistols sound like on a Heimorgel, from the 2004 live album Sun Of A Beach: Mambo Kurt feat. Heidi Schulz - Anarchy In The UK [MP3, vocals by Mambo Kurt's former organ teacher Heidi Schulz, supposedly nearly 80 years old]

Since 2004, Mambo Kurt has been a regular at the Wacken Open Air music festival in Germany, alongside a whole bunch of heavy metal acts. You can find several low-quality videos of his performances on YouTube. Here is the encore from 2007, ...

Mambo Kurt, Organ Wrecker (MP3, videos)

Over the last 10 years or so, Mambo Kurt, the King of Heimorgel, has brought us organ cover versions of songs by Rammstein, Slayer, Nirvana, Kiss, Britney Spears and many more giants of rock music. Just as a sample, here is how the Sex Pistols sound like on a Heimorgel, from the 2004 live album Sun Of A Beach: Mambo Kurt feat. Heidi Schulz - Anarchy In The UK [MP3, vocals by Mambo Kurt's former organ teacher Heidi Schulz, supposedly nearly 80 years old]

Since 2004, Mambo Kurt has been a regular at the Wacken Open Air music festival in Germany, alongside a whole bunch of heavy metal acts. You can find several low-quality videos of his performances on YouTube. Here is the encore from 2007, ...

Mambo Kurt, Organ Wrecker (MP3, videos)

Over the last 10 years or so, Mambo Kurt, the King of Heimorgel, has brought us organ cover versions of songs by Rammstein, Slayer, Nirvana, Kiss, Britney Spears and many more giants of rock music. Just as a sample, here is how the Sex Pistols sound like on a Heimorgel, from the 2004 live album Sun Of A Beach: Mambo Kurt feat. Heidi Schulz - Anarchy In The UK [MP3, vocals by Mambo Kurt's former organ teacher Heidi Schulz, supposedly nearly 80 years old]

Since 2004, Mambo Kurt has been a regular at the Wacken Open Air music festival in Germany, alongside a whole bunch of heavy metal acts. You can find several low-quality videos of his performances on YouTube. Here is the encore from 2007, ...

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