It doesn't get much clearer than that. Of course, professional, journalistic integrity doesn't have a lot of value at Fox Snooz, so I don't think Gibson needs to worry about updating his resume. Gibson's denial of reality seems like deja vu all over again these days doesn't it... thinking of Cheney's "it's pretty much confirmed" quote about his link between Al Quada and Iraq which he denied or Bush's comment just before the election about how they don't wiretap without a warrant. Why does the same segment of the country who had a fit about Clinton's lie- "I did not have sexual relations with that woman" not really care when their Prez and VP are bald faced liars? I think this Gibson lie is indicitive of the mindset of the far right wing - they really don't care about values or morals if it affects their grip on power. Power is what matters, the power to bully the rest of the country into getting their way.

Wow.

Wow.

I have sat here and listened to this about 15 times, and I still can't believe it. It is OK for me to follow the "wrong religion...as long as [I] behave."

The land of the free.

Guys, a publication of your stature should not be hotlinking from Crooks and Liars. That's really unprofessional. Other than that, keep up the good work.

Olberman is outraged--but he just doesn't get it. Gibson is only saying publically what so many religious people--average Christians in this country--believe. Olberman says Gibson's words are like an Islamic fundamentalist terrorist, but every "born again" style (charismatic) Christian in the U.S. is taught that there is no way to heaven except through Jesus Christ.

Most religions preach that they have the monopoly on the truth and the only track to salvation. It is part of each religion's "sales pitch" ("Only WE know how to get you into heaven.") It may be impolitic to bring this up, but it is the case. Gibson's acknowledgement of this on air is just candor, not intolerance.

Keith Olbermann certainly nails John Gibson to the wall for being a Class-A jerk, but he does need to watch it, as it's always embarrassing to be caught making the same mistake he accuses others of making. In this case, misquoting the Bible.

Olbermann takes Janet Parshall to task for not knowing whereof she spoke concerning the Bible, and then proceeds to say that the First Commandment is, "Thou shalt have no other gods before Me." This is, in fact, wrong. The actual First Commandment is (Exodus 20:2), "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery[.]"

I realize this doesn't sound very commandment-like, but there you have it. There's a reason that the Hebrew name for this section of the Bible is "Aseret ha-Dibrot": the Ten Statements.

I'm all for taking down the religiously intolerant and/or the religiously ignorant, but one must always be careful about throwing stones. One never knows when there'll be a glass house around.