Whoosh - there goes Newsweek's credibility

This Newsweek thing is RIDICULOUS - I'll be cancelling my subscription, and I hope their anti-American publication goes down the tubes, taking its last shred of credibility with it. To publish a story like the one that they published, without solid proof, KNOWING that it was going to inspire riots in a group of people who riot at the drop of a hat, a group of people who did not need another reason to want to kill Americans - it's just unbelieveable.

The need for the mainstream media to make Bush look bad at all costs, gleefully rubbing their hands together over all unrest in the Middle East because they can then blame it all on the Bush administration - it's out of control.

There's an interesting take at Uncle Sam's Cabin about the rioting, even if the story had been true - explaining why you don't see crazy and murderous behavior from Christians in response to things like Andres Serrano's "art" featuring a crucifix submerged in urine. That which makes the Bible the true Holy Book, and the power that a Christian sees in a crucifix, are not confined to a physical copy of the Bible or a plastic replica of a crucifix. The Holy Spirit, the true God, lives within the heart of each believer, as does God's Word which is written on the heart of the Christian, and remains there no matter what desecration any physical symbol of Christianity is subjected to.

LaShawn Barber and Michelle Malkin have continued updates and lots of links, as usual.

UPDATE: Also, I found a good article at Intellectual Conservative that addresses a big question on my mind regarding this whole thing (although I'm kind of ashamed to admit it.) How on earth would they have gotten an entire book down a toilet?? If water pressure in Cuba is that good, I'm almost tempted to move there. Good water pressure is like, #4 on my list of basic needs. It's the only thing that's wrong with going to Disney World - the water drips lazily from the annoying "water saver" shower head, and I have horrible, flat-yet-fuzzy hair, not unlike Jerry and Kramer's in that episode of Seinfeld.

One more update - FrankJ is, of course, being funny about the Newsweek debacle, with a great In My World. Those things make me feel like I write like an intellectually-challenged kindergartener with no sense of humor. But anyway, here's my favorite part:

"Blood, chaos, mayhem - that is what journalism is about," said the evil editor of Newsweek. "These stories that enrage the Muslims are causing destruction and increasing sales since they tend to rip apart the first copy in anger and then buy another to remember what they're angry about. Do we have anything else for the next issue?"

"I have a story on how Bush snuck into Mecca and spray painted his gang sign there," said one writer.

"How many sources do you have on that?"

"0.3"

"Good enough; run with it! Muh ha ha ha!"