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I Want Lara Logan To Host My Evening News

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Luke Ford

I’ve reported some critical stories about Lara Logan over the years.

Now I want to present the other side.

Ladies and gentleman of the jury, before you judge Lara too harshly, please consider these points:

CBS Retracts Lara Logan Claims

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Luke Ford

From ersnews.com:

CBS News today retracted a previously reported claim that Chief Foreign Correspondent Lara Logan, a rising star at the network, had conducted an "exclusive" interview with Afghan Warlord and wanted terrorist Gulbeddin Hekmatyar.

The CBS News story which was broadcast on the CBS Evening News and posted online at CBSNews.com last week can be seen below in our initial report from this past Sunday.

The action taken by CBS News late today (Tuesday – June 24, 2008) was in direct response to the ERSNews report published this past Sunday evening raising questions about the broadcast and the accompanying online reports.

Our stories first revealed that Logan was not in Afghanistan, when CBS News claimed she conducted an "exclusive interview" for the network with the wanted terrorist.

ERSNews submitted detailed questions to CBS News spokeswoman Jennifer Farley nearly a week ago concerning how the report was put together and how the tape of Hekmatyar was made and obtained by CBS News, The Enterprise Report has yet to be provided a response.

Late today, (Tuesday – June 24, 2008) internet blog “TVNewser” posted an "exclusive" item reporting that CBS’s Logan would be moving her base from overseas to Washington DC.

Here at ERS its seems that the CBS may be trying to play a good game of spin and damage control. Nonetheless, we will just keep reporting the news accurately and let the truth chips fall where they may.

Posted in Lara Logan | Tagged cbs evening news, cbs news, ersnews, foreign correspondent, Lara Logan, tvnewser | Comments Off

Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent & 60 Minutes Star Lara Logan Took Her Hubby

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Luke Ford

From the New York Post:

By TODD VENEZIA

BATTLE OF THE SEXES: "60 Minutes" star Lara Logan, seen riding a tank in Iraq, allegedly had two paramours at once – one of whom, CNN’s Michael Ware, brawled over her honor, a source said.

Last updated: 1:48 pm
June 26, 2008

Sexy CBS siren Lara Logan spent her days covering the heat of the Iraq war – but that was nothing compared to the heat of her nights.

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The "60 Minutes" reporter and former swimsuit model apparently courted two beaus while she was in Baghdad, and has been labeled a homewrecker for allegedly destroying the marriage of a civilian contractor there, sources said.

Passions got so hot in the combat zone that one of her lovers, Joe Burkett, brawled in a Baghdad "safe house" with her other paramour, CNN war reporter Michael Ware, a source said.

The wife of Burkett, a US Embassy worker, claims the sultry 37-year-old correspondent seduced him while bullets flew overhead.

Burkett’s wife, Kimberly, also accuses Logan of teaming up with him to take her 3-year-old daughter away, according to the source.

A close pal of Logan, who confirmed the allegations to The Post, said Burkett’s marriage to Kimberly was already finished six months before they sparked up a relationship.

"She is not the cause of their divorce," the friend told The Post yesterday.

…It’s a stunning turn of events for the respected journalist, who once told The Washington Post that she "has no social life."

Yesterday, CBS announced, without a hint of irony, that she was given a new Washington assignment as chief foreign-affairs correspondent. She joined the network in 2002 and became a "60 Minutes" correspondent in 2006.

The network touted her as the only American reporter who was in Baghdad when the United States invaded in 2003.

Logan was born in Durban, South Africa. She has been going through a divorce from her husband of nine years, Jason Siemon, a former European-league basketball player.

Posted in Adultery, Journalism | Tagged affairs correspondent, battle of the sexes, cnn war, joe burkett, Lara Logan, todd venezia | Comments Off

Becoming More Liberal And More Observant

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Luke Ford

Michael Lewyn writes:

In one of your Klinghoffer interviews, one of you (I can’t remember which) suggests that becoming more frum always leads to more political conservatism (or at least doesn’t make one more politically liberal).

This hasn’t been true for me; as I’ve moved towards observance (admittedly not 100%, but basically from pure Reform to splitting between O and C shuls, mostly shomer shabbos except when out of town and a kosher home) I’ve moved left – not all the way left, mind you, but from conservative R to swing voter.

How come?

1. The areas where the link between theological and political conservatism are most obvious are the social issues where politics is less important (e.g. homosexuality).

2. I’ve become much more dovish, and I DO think my increased yiddishkeit has a role in that. Here’s why: the typical ignorant Jew has his attitudes shaped by WW 2, and maybe the Maccabean war, and maybe the state of Israel. Lessons of these wars: if you resist evil you will win.

But if you are a more serious Jew you learn about 586 (destruction of First Temple due to revolt against Babylonians), 70 (destruction of 2nd Temple due to revolt against Romans) and 135 (bar Kochba) you learn: if you revolt against the goyim you get squashed. Some wars are self destructive.

3. Economically, I’m probably a little more liberal- fundamentally the Torah is not a libertarian, trickle down document. It says again and again, tzedekah tzedekah tzekedah. And later halacha makes it clear this ain’t optional.

Posted in Orthodoxy, Politics | Tagged bar kochba, first temple, political conservatism, trickle down, ww 2, yiddishkeit | Comments Off

Sex and the Holy City

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Luke Ford

From YNETnews.com:

At the age of 32, Laizy Shapira is still single. It wouldn’t be so crucial if he were a professional Tel Avivian, but Shapira is a religious man who lives in Jerusalem and leads his sentimental life there, passionately claiming that the capital is the perfect place for a religious pick-up, just like Tel Aviv is the capital of secular pick-up.

"Jerusalem for the religious is like Tel Aviv for the seculars," he explained. "A religious person over the age of 20 who has yet to marry will find himself there. Shavuot, for example, is one of the greatest bachelorhood holidays, when everyone goes on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, to the synagogues and our entertainment centers.

"In Jerusalem, by the way, you can find a larger number of girls wearing pants, you will find much more pluralism. It’s really different from the image you have of it. It’s just like Tel Aviv, with coffee shops, kosher bars and synagogues which are the center of our scene.

"On Fridays you can see large gatherings of people outside the fashionable synagogues, talking and flirting with each other, and a lot of sparkles in the air."

"In Tel Aviv it’s much more difficult. Jerusalem is a lot of fun for us. We have our cultural institutions which are sufficient from a cultural point of view, we have our kosher pubs and all options exist. I lived in Tel Aviv for a short while, and when I wanted to go out at night, it wasn’t a simple thing finding places. Finding a non-kosher place in Jerusalem is a challenge, and therefore it’s very convenient."

Shapira experienced life in Tel Aviv while filming his new TV series "Srugim" ("Knitted"), originally titled "Sex and the Holy City." Despite the more pious name, the intentions are still clear: There is a thriving love life in the religious sector, rules are changing as we speak, and this can be turned into a primetime series.

Posted in Dating | Tagged coffee shops, pilgrimage to jerusalem, religious sector, sentimental life, sex and the holy city, shapira | Comments Off

Shine A Light(scoop) On Me

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Luke Ford

I’m an amateur shutterbug, a person who almost never travels without a good digital camera. I take thousands of pictures each year, but the images – the successful ones, anyway – all share a common theme: the proper use of light. And yet, I don’t want to be the beneficiary of mere chance, hoping that a photo will capture the right amount of light. Hence my passionate recommendation of Lightscoop (www.lightscoop.com), one of the most remarkable innovations in the field of modern photography. Created by Ken Kobre, an author, professor and acclaimed photojournalist, Lightscoop is, in a word, fantastic: the product makes your pictures look wonderful, without costly expense or technical difficulty. Your photos will change for the better when you regularly use this item. You can thank Ken Kobre for, literally, capturing the light. Get yourself a Lightscoop!

Posted in Ads | Tagged costly expense, ken kobre, modern photography, remarkable innovations, technical difficulty | Comments Off

Baby Names

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Luke Ford

"If it’s a girl, we’ll call her Levitra," she said. "If it’s a boy, we’ll call him Viagra."

"What’s this —- music? This is her music. When did you start liking the Scorpions? I hate this music. It’s bad for the baby. Turn it off or I’m leaving. I hate you."

Posted in Personal | Tagged baby names, levitra, Music, scorpions, viagra | Comments Off

I Was A Guinea Pig

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Luke Ford

I got free acupuncture tonight because I was offered the choice position of patient for five students.

I went into the classroom at 7 p.m. carrying my cup of Ancient Treasure Chinese tea.

I felt like I was on an audition.

I sat in the front of the room.

There was a hot blonde who looked my ex-girlfriend Hailey Rivers and a hot Indian chick and three other students who were not erotic for me and an old Chinese professor.

They asked me about all my health concerns and they seem truly interested. They even inquired after my bowel movements.

Word!

Nobody else in my life seems to have the slightest interest in the texture of my waste, and whether it is watery or solid.

They asked me about my energy level and I said it was above normal because I was getting so much attention.

Then they all sat beside me and took my pulse and looked at my tongue.

It was so intimate, I felt compelled to close my eyes.

I didn’t get to take off my shirt or drop trow or anything beyond my shoes and socks.

I climbed on to the bed and lay on my back and they gathered around me as the professor used me like a pin cushion.

The more attention I have, the better I feel.

If I could just have ten hot chicks inquire about my health every day, and mean it, I know I’d feel like a million bucks.

Posted in Personal | Tagged ancient treasure, chinese professor, chinese tea, drop trow, guinea pig, indian chick | Comments Off

I’ve Never Been Surprised By Anything I’ve Done

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Luke Ford

I’m watching this movie "The Brave One."

About 40 minutes in, the Jodie Foster character talks about how she’s discovered a stranger within herself.

Are some people that unaware that when they do something horrible, they blame it on a stranger within themselves?

I guess not everybody sits around all day blogging about themselves.

I’ve never been surprised when I’ve done something awful. I have at least as many awful impulses as good ones.

Posted in Personal | Tagged Blogging, character talks, impulses, jodie foster, stranger | Comments Off