My heartfelt apologies to the crackpot democrots on this thread!
I was reading a newspaper today, and realized the hurt and pain I caused the crackpot democrots, the draftdodgers and the liars on this thread and hereby extend my sincerest apologies to them a la Turner.
Turner Apologizes for Pope Jokes
By The Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) -- Ted Turner apologized for telling a Polish joke in reference to Pope John Paul II and for suggesting the ban on adultery should be dropped from the Ten Commandments.
Turner said in a statement Wednesday night to the Catholic League, an anti-defamation organization, that he ''regrets any offense his comments may have caused ... and extends his heartfelt apologies.''
The former CNN chief, who is now vice chairman of Time Warner Inc., made his remarks Tuesday night while addressing the National Family Planning and Reproductive Association in Washington. The group supports abortion rights and contraception, which the pope opposes.
When asked by a member of the audience what he would say if he ever met the pope, Turner said, ''Ever seen a Polish mine detector?'' He then showed the audience his foot, said Marilyn Keefe, spokeswoman for the association.
He went on to say that Pope John Paul II should ''get with it -- welcome to the 20th century,'' and said the commandment against adultery should be done away with, according to Wednesday's edition of the Washington Times.
Turner also suggested a ''one-child'' policy for all couples worldwide to help control the world's population. Turner, who along with wife Jane Fonda donated $1 billion to the United Nations last year for population control programs, has five children.
''We certainly accept his apology and this brings closure to the incident,'' said William Donahue, president of the Catholic League. ''What is disturbing to me is that reportedly, his comments were received with wild applause from the crowd.
''If he had said the same thing about Indians or blacks, I don't think that would have sat too well with the people there.''
In 1990, Turner said Christianity was ''for losers,'' then apologized at a church a few days later.
Turner also has compared fellow media mogul Rupert Murdoch to Adolf Hitler and once suggested in a speech that unemployed blacks be used to haul mobile missiles ''like Egyptians building the pyramids.''
He later told civil rights leaders he was kidding.
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