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Campaign against Barbara Walters Begins

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On a recent edition of The View, a discussion on the propriety of male nannies led Rosie O'Donnell to declare that she would never hire one to care for her adopted children. Barbara Walters asked her, "Are you worried about homosexual tendencies? Is that what you are saying?" O'Donnell replied, "No, pedophilia has nothing to do with homosexual" [sic]. To which Walters said, "Oh, pedophilia." Shortly thereafter, O'Donnell asked Walters if she would have hired a male nannie for her daughter when she was growing up. Walters hesitated, and before she could speak, Joy Behar interjected with the comment, "A priest perhaps?" O'Donnell grimaced and the audience roared with laughter.

Catholic League president Bill Donohue outlined his strategy as follows:

"It is obvious that Barbara Walters is begging for a fight with Catholics. Consider it done. Over the past year, the Catholic League has registered several complaints with Walters, who is co-owner of the show, executive producer Bill Geddie, and Anne Sweeney, co-chair, Disney Media Networks and president, Disney-ABC Television Group. None has replied. While the anti-Catholic bigots have either been Rosie O'Donnell or Joy Behar (today's culprit), the person most responsible for allowing this unrelenting assault on Catholic sensibilities is Walters.

"Accordingly, beginning in mid-June, we will commence a public relations campaign against Barbara Walters. When we're finished, so too will be her once stellar reputation. Today was the last straw."

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    Guest

    These comments would never be allowed if they were targeted toward Jews or Muslims.  Anti-Catholicism is absolutely the last acceptable predjudice in our country.

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    You wish it was acceptable Claire

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    I'm not quite sure what you're implying, but no, I don't wish that it was acceptable.  I wish that it was viewed as unacceptable as so many other prejudices are.  Unfortunately, it is widely accepted in mainstream America, and that needs to change.  In a culture that insists on being so politically correct when it comes to discrimination against almost every group you can think of, it is outrageous that blatant discrimination against Catholics is tolerated.  Like I said, I don't really understand what your comment is implying, but I sense that there's an insult targeted toward me for some reason, and I can't understand why.  Like all CE viewers, I am opposed to anti-Catholic bigotry, and I am grateful to Bill Donohue for exposing it and taking a stand against it.

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    Lazar,

    Your original comment was deleted.  It was unfounded and a direct, insulting attack to one of CE's faithful users. 

    Any posts that are personal attacks, have no evidence, or are un-Christian will be deleted.  CE users are quite good at having debates and hashing out issues with such high standards.  If you have a problem with such high standards, I would suggest you contact CE direct and ask them to lower their standards.

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    Ipioch,

          Just out of curiosity, was Lazar offended at something I said?  I can't imagine what was so offensive about my post.  Thank you for deleting the comment;  it sounds like it was  pretty nasty.

    Claire 

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    Goral

    Sorry I interrupted your personal squables. I actually thought I was going to find out what action will be taken against Walters, this is a turn-off.

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    Search me what you two are talking about???

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    Goral,

        If you read the last sentence of Bill Donohue's column, he indicates that he is going to be initiating a PR campaign against Barbara Walters in mid-June.  Hope that answers your question.

          I'm sorry that the "squabble" is a turn-off.  But if you made an innocent comment (such as the one I made in my first post) and it was met with sarcasm for some unknown reason, I'm sure that you would want to defend yourself, too.

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    Goral

    OK, I'll move on.

    Thanks

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