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A tipster passed along something we didn't know: Noted Scientologist Greta van Susteren's sister is a psychiatrist. Or, as Greta's religion would have it, a practitioner of the industry of death, a fraud, a drug-peddler, and a rapist.. We asked her what she thought of her sister's curious views.
Sarah, Greta & Scientology--Part II: Van Susteren Doth Protest Too Much. In her Fox News blog, Van Susteren vehemently denied offering Palin any advice, and called the authors to task for not checking on this allegation. Let me give Van Susteren her due.