re: #496 albusteve

that about made me gag….astonishing hypocricy

Then don’t read this:

Quinn is married to Benjamin C. Bradlee, the former editor of the Washington Post, her former boss.

…Quinn began at the Washington Post with very little experience: reportedly called by Ben Bradlee after a report of her pajama party in celebration of the election to congress of Barry Goldwater, Jr., the job interview included the following exchange.

“Can you show me something you’ve written?” asked Managing Editor Benjamin Bradlee. “I’ve never written anything,” admitted Quinn. Pause. “Well,” said Bradlee, “nobody’s perfect.” [1]

…In June 2008, the Catholic League issued a press release highly critical of Quinn for taking communion at the funeral mass for journalist Tim Russert.[8] In an On Faith blog posting on the Washington Post website, Quinn—who is not a Catholic—wrote that she was “determined to take [communion] for Tim, transubstantiation notwithstanding” and that she “had a slightly nauseated sensation” after taking it.[9] Catholic League president Bill Donohue responded that “Quinn’s statement not only reeks of narcissism, it shows a profound disrespect for Catholics and the beliefs they hold dear.” Since the incident, Quinn’s judgment as moderator of On Faith has come under question by media commentators[10][11] including columnist Ramesh Ponnuru, who wrote that “if [Quinn] does not understand the affront she gave then perhaps regularly blogging about religion for a major news outlet is not the right job for her.”