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Entertainment

• August 6 --
Frank Rich’s Persecution Complex
Times editor Frank Rich attacks as anti-Semitic Mel Gibson’s upcoming
movie on the last hours of the life of Christ, claiming its “real tinder-box
effect could be abroad, where anti-Semitism has metastasized since 9/11.” But in
the past liberal Rich has ridiculed the idea that movies cause violence. And his
criticism is particularly hypocritical considering his discussion of 1995’s
pro-gay, anti-Catholic Church movie “Priest.”
• June 23 --
A Gay
Old Time at The Tony Awards
Associate editor Frank Rich’s column celebrating the gay-dominated Tony Awards
takes the opportunity to blast the “gay bashers” and “homophobic rantings” of
the right.
E-mail
TimesWatch Director, Clay Waters, with TimesWatch feedback at
cwaters@mediaresearch.org
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