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Unlike some others who've since retracted dumb statements they've made, Coulter continues to press her point—albeit with a bit more detail and subtlety. On last Tuesday's edition of Politically Incorrect, Coulter again argued that the United States should follow the example of General Douglas MacArthur. "And one of the things General MacArthur did, he considered converting the emperor [of Japan] to Christianity," she said. "He decided not to because he thought there would be a fight between Catholics and Presbyterians. But General MacArthur called in thousands of Christian missionaries. He distributed thousands of Bibles. It wasn't as much of a success story as the Christian missionaries were in Korea after the Korean War, but you know how it was a success story? They have unprecedented religious freedom there, something that is absent in every Muslim country."

Walter Cronkite loses his cool
"The most trusted man in America" told TV Guide, "The most abominable thing I've ever heard" was Jerry Falwell's post-9/11 comments. "It makes you wonder if [Falwell and Robertson are] worshipping the same God as the people who bombed the Trade Center and the Pentagon," he said. Whatever. Just a reminder: Cronkite is the celebrity spokesman for the Interfaith Alliance, which basically exists to attack "the religious right."

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