Political Grapevine: 10/20

" And now the most and throwing two minutes in television some fresh pickings from the political grapevine. Denver's Roman Catholic archbishop says Barack Obama is the most committed abortion rights major party presidential candidate in 35 years. Other Charles Charles -- says quote to suggest as some Catholics do the Senator Obama is this year's real pro life candidate requires a peculiar. Peculiar kind of self hypnosis or moral confusion or worse -- who adds that. Pro Obama Catholic sikh students contextualize. The moat and then counterbalance the evil of abortion. With the other important but less foundational social issues. Back -- on the ship who criticized Obama running mate Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi both Catholics. For their stance on abortion he also suggested Biden should skip communion. Some Republicans are predicting the worse for Election Day and one story is providing an unusual scapegoat if things do not go their way. Chris chase said Yahoo! Sports suggest that -- Republicans should really blame former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka. Because chase says Dick -- could have stopped the Obama juggernaut even before it started. Dick it was reportedly mulling a US senate run in 2004 and water have been Obama's Republican opponent. Chase writes quote. Obama was still a virtual unknown in Illinois June June of 4 had -- Ron and one Obama most assuredly wouldn't be running for president today. Republican leaders wanted to well known candidate to challenge Obama after Republican Jack Ryan dropped out of the race because of a messy divorce. But -- get turned down the offer saying he did not want to give up his job. As an NFL analyst. Sara -- appearance on Saturday Night Live scored the show's best ratings in fourteen years. The highly anticipated meeting between -- and then her comedic impersonator Tina -- Was seen by around fourteen million viewers an estimated seventeen million watched the show's first half hour. Helen said she had a great time she told -- New York TV station quote I would do that again and heartbeat you have to have a sense of humor through all this. The last time SNL was watch but it -- many people. Was back in 1994 when it was hosted by the kneecap to Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan. And finally. Are running -- security forces have apprehended two suspected spies for allegedly transmitting information about the regime's nuclear program. So you're probably wondering where despise American CIA British MI six may be Israeli must stop. Well not quite sure yet and -- newspaper reports to spy pigeons were captured. -- than at times nuclear facility in Isfahan province a source tells the paper. One of the -- was quote caught bearing a blue coated metal ring with invisible strings. The source gave no further description of the two birds what country the pigeons may have been spying for or what the foul intruders fate may be. But the running security forces apparently believe the metal rings and strings are some form of communication device."