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It's Gut-Check Time for Fox, CNN, et al. [w/POLL] =UPDATED

Tue May 13, 2008 at 11:37:00 AM PDT

I want to see these remarks played at the top of the hour, every hour, on every 24/7 news channel from now until the Republican National Convention.

I want to see John McCain dogged - I mean DOGGED - about this until he gives a major speech and holds a major press conference to answer for this.

Pastor Hagee, whose endorsement McCain sought and accepted with great satisfaction, apologized today for calling the Catholic Church the 'great whore.'

Millions of Catholic voters - Democratic, Independent, and Republican - as well as other voters - need and deserve a full and thorough explanation from John McCain about these remarks.

I especially am interested to hear what Irish Catholics like Hannity and O'Reilly might say about this OUTRAGE.

News story ( excerpt ) :

Pastor apologizes for anti-Catholic remarks  

May 13 2008 01:12 PM US/Eastern
By JIM KUHNHENN
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - John Hagee, an influential televangelist who endorsed John McCain, is apologizing to Catholics for referring to the Roman Catholic Church as "the great whore" and calling it "the apostate church."

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In a letter to William Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Civil and Religious Rights, Hagee wrote: "Out of a desire to advance a greater unity among Catholics and Evangelicals in promoting the common good, I want to express my deep regret for any comments that Catholics have found hurtful."

Donohue, one of Hagee's critics, said, "To me, it's basically over." He planned to meet with Hagee.

SOURCE

To me, it absolutely AIN'T OVER.

I'm waiting for the 24-hour news coverage to commence with the clips running every hour for the next 2 months.

UPDATE :

Here is a YouTube for news producers & other interested parties to run 24/7 until the Republican convention :

Am.

Holding.

My.

Breath.

Waiting.

Waiting . .

Waiting . . .

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( WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH )

Okay, NOW I have a headache.

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