{"id":569,"date":"2006-05-18T10:03:46","date_gmt":"2006-05-18T15:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.steelbuddha.net\/?p=569"},"modified":"2006-05-19T14:40:02","modified_gmt":"2006-05-19T19:40:02","slug":"news-busted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.steelbuddha.net\/?p=569","title":{"rendered":"News &#8230; busted?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In response to Da Vinci code controversy, Sir Ian McKellan <a href=\"http:\/\/newsbusters.org\/node\/5402\">makes a statement<\/a> that any thinking man has already considered. My most-honoured girlfriend, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raggedyandroid.com\/\">Raggedy Android<\/a>, was forced to retaliate with sophomoric rebuttal.<\/p>\n<p>SB: I guess Newsbusters is a conservative thing. In the comments, they immediately go after McKellan for being gay.<br \/>\nRA: You know how I know you&#8217;re gay?<br \/>\nRA: Because you hate Christ.<br \/>\nSB: Brilliant!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to Da Vinci code controversy, Sir Ian McKellan makes a statement that any thinking man has already considered. My most-honoured girlfriend, the Raggedy Android, was forced to retaliate with sophomoric rebuttal. SB: I guess Newsbusters is a conservative thing. In the comments, they immediately go after McKellan for being gay. 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