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Chris Hedges on "American Fascists" of the Christian Right on Colbert Show

admin — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:01:00 +0000

The former Times reporter on Christian Right leaders: "...what they have done is pervert, destroy, and hollow out the actual heart of the Christian religion. I mean look at the little empires that people like James Dobson or Pat Robertson run. They are despotic, Third World fiefdoms where these guys fly around with bodyguards and Lear Jets...."

Clay Waters

Chris Hedges, who served at the Times as a reporter and Middle East bureau chief for a total of 15 years, appeared last Thursday on Comedy Central's "

Former NYT Reporter's New Book: "American Fascists - The Christian Right and the War on America."

admin — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:26:00 +0000

Christopher Hedges, who reported for the Times for 15 years, thinks the Christian Right "should no longer be tolerated."

Clay Waters

Christopher Hedges, the former Times reporter infamously booed off a college commencement stage in the middle of an anti-war rant in May 2003 , has a new book out with the hauntingly ambivalent title, "American Fascists - The Christian Right and the War on America."

Former Times Bureau Chief Attacks "Fascist" Christian Right

admin — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:12:00 +0000

Former Times Bureau Chief Chris Hedges on the Christian Right: "This is a potent and a ruthless mass movement that would like to dismantle American democracy." And that's not the most extreme thing he's said.

Clay Waters

Remember Chris Hedges, the former Times reporter and Middle East bureau chief for the paper who got unplugged for his anti-war ranting at a Rockford College graduation ceremony in 2003?

The Times Goes to College - To Deliver Left-Wing Rants

admin — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 18:24:00 +0000

From reporters to the publisher himself, every time a New York Times staffer gets up in front of a college audience, he or she spouts left-wing rhetoric. Coincidence?

Clay Waters

Perhaps the Times should rethink its policy on commencement speeches,given thatevery time a Times staffer gets up in front of a collegeaudience he or sheseems to spout left-wing rhetoric that contradicts the paper's increasingly disbelieved claims of objective reporting.