I've known Oliver peripherally from a mailing list we are both members of for a number of years, and though we disagree politcally, he's not a bad guy.

Which makes this wrong on about six different levels.

The video is funny though...

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Yesterday, Prince Charles was quoted as saying that he wouldn't delay his wedding to Camilla Parker-Secretariat, even if the funeral for Pope John Paul II was Friday, the date originally chosen for his nuptuals. But new word this morning is that the wedding date may change after all.

Prince Charles' office indicated Monday that his wedding to Camilla Parker Bowles could be rescheduled so that it would not conflict with Friday's funeral for Pope John Paul II.

Charles cut short his Swiss skiing holiday to attend a memorial service for the pope in London later Monday, his office added. Parker Bowles also planned to attend the service at Westminster Cathedral, it said.

UPDATE - 12N - Word has come down that the Prince's wedding to Secretariat will take place on Saturday. It wouldn't look good for the grand high poohbah of the Church of England to be officiating for a wedding instead of attending the Pope's funeral. Plus it sounds like Chuck's daddy will be in Rome as well.

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What the heck is this photo and caption trying to say!?

Many Americans are so sleepy that they are having problems in their marriages, making mistakes at work and even going without sex, according to a report. File photo shows supporters of U.S. President George W. Bush sleeping on the floor as they wait for an appearance by the President at an election night gathering in Washington, D.C. November 3, 2004

Just damn.

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The tragic story of the death of Terri Schiavo will be the subject of a hastily put-together made-for-tv movie on CBS during next month's May sweeps.

Keri Russell will star as Terri, while Dean Cain will play her husband Michael.

No word on the title, or exactly what date CBS will carry the movie yet.

I was expecting Lifetime to yank one together first. Go figure.

UPDATE 4/4, 9:30A - It looks like I (and by extension WorldNet Daily) have been had. Apparently the Defamer ran an April Fools' story that WND picked up on 4/2. I grabbed it, figuring that since it ran on the 2nd, that it wasn't an April Fool story, plus I considered WND to be a news source that would have researched their stuff.

Shame on me.

Thanks to Wizbang for the heads up.

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The New York Times, like newspapers all over the world, provided coverage of the death of Pope John Paul II, but, as noted by PowerLine, they seem to have had problems finding coverage from a supporter of the Pontiff.

Even as his own voice faded away, his views on the sanctity of all human life echoed unambiguously among Catholics and Christian evangelicals in the United States on issues from abortion to the end of life.

need some quote from supporter

John Paul II's admirers were as passionate as his detractors, for whom his long illness served as a symbol for what they said was a decrepit, tradition-bound papacy in need of rejuvenation and a bolder connection with modern life.

And while we're talking about "offending" folks over the Pope, Michelle Malkin has a rundown of the kinds of things that have popped up in the mainstream media that have irked folks, from CBS' carriage of the Final Four pregame show over coverage of the Pope's death, to an article in the New York Press last month that offensively talked about the "52 funniest things about the upcoming death of the pope," among other things.

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Pope John Paul II, leader of the Catholic Church and one of the world's great all-time leaders, has died in his apartment in Vatican City.

The Pontiff's health has been failing for quite sometime, as he has battled Parkinson's Disease and ultimately heart and kidney failure.

The Pope's health took a major turn for the worse this week, and he nearly expired yesterday before finally succombing to his maladies at 2:37 this afternoon Eastern Time (9:37P in Rome).

John Paul left a staunchly conservative mark on the Catholic Church, and in his 26 years as pontiff, brought the Catholic Church into the 21st Century.

To the Pope, I say God bless you, and thank you. Your leadership has helped this world in ways that many still do not appreciate. Your love and support has provided unerring guidance to multitudes. Your wisdom belongs to the ages.

Live streaming coverage:

Pope John Paul II remains in "very grave" condition this morning in his apartment overlooking St. Peter's Square.

Several masses have been said in his honor and in prayer for his condition.

The networks have been scrambling to cover the impending end of the Pontificate. NBC's Matt Lauer was able to arrive in Rome in enough time to co-anchor Today from there yesterday morning, and after the Pope's condition became more pressing late yesterday morning, Lauer and Ann Curry in New York anchored a freshened edition of Today for the Pacific Time Zone.

CNN's American Morning ran an extra three hours, until Noon ET, with Wolf Blitzer taking over anchor duties at that point. American Morning is running a special Saturday edition this morning, with Bill Hemmer anchoring from Rome.

Shepard Smith took over the anchor desk at Fox News Channel shortly after Noon Eastern, and ended up making a major faux pas a bit later, when he said that the Pope had died. Smith's call came shortly after a press conference was carried by FNC, during which a producer could be heard talking in English over the translator, exclaiming, "The Pope is dead!" The other networks quickly advised caution, with CNN pointing out that several news services, including networks in Italy, were claiming that the Pope had passed away, but that confirmation had not come from the Vatican.

MSNBC's Lester Holt and Alison Stewart anchored live coverage there, and NBC's Brian Williams was expected to anchor coverage on the broadcast network from Rome as soon as this morning.

The broadcast networks will begin coverage of some measure once the Pope passes away, with John Roberts there for CBS and Peter Jennings in Rome for ABC.

Newsworld International carries special report coverage from CBC Newsworld and the CBC broadcast network, with their lead anchor Peter Mansbridge.

In addition,BBC World is available to some online, and is carrying ongoing coverage during their newscasts, which may be simulcast with BBC News 24. I wouldn't be surprised if BBC America began carrying BBC World coverage once the Pontiff passes.

I'll have coverage off and on during the weekend, and will do a streaming link list once coverage kicks in.

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Catholic television network EWTN, now echoing reports from Reuters and Italian television, are now saying that Pope John Paul II has died.

UPDATE - These reports have not been confirmed by the Vatican, however, statements from doctors indicate that the Pontiff's death is imminent.

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Sandy Berger, former National Security Advisor under President Clinton, is going to plead guilty today to removing classified documents from the National Archives, according to a Justice Department spokesperson.

The former Clinton administration official previously acknowledged he removed from the National Archives copies of documents about the government's anti-terror efforts and notes that he took on those documents. He said he was reviewing the materials to help determine which Clinton administration documents to provide to the independent commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

He called the episode "an honest mistake," and denied criminal wrongdoing.

Berger and his lawyer, Lanny Breuer, have said Berger knowingly removed the handwritten notes by placing them in his jacket and pants and inadvertently took copies of actual classified documents in a leather portfolio. He returned most of the documents, but some still are missing.

The charge of unauthorized removal and retention of classified material is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum sentence of a year in prison and up to a $100,000 fine.

Plus some of the pilfered docs that Berger swiped are still missing. Mission accomplished.

UPDATE: More from Michelle Malkin (when is she going to finally blogroll me!? "Aw man!")

Here is all I want to know: were all of the documents stolen by Berger identical to documents retained by Archives, or did any of Berger's copies have unique notes or markings on them?

The "distinguished competition" strikes again.

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