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Variety reports: Bob Newhart, the genteel but sharply satirical comic whose TV series “The Bob Newhart Show” and “Newhart” were huge hits throughout the 1970s and ’80s, died Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 94. Newhart’s publicist Jerry Digney said he died after a series of short illnesses. Before his TV success, Newhart’s comedy albums were wildly popular for their …

We knew he’d do the right thing. Another win for Jeremy Hooper at Good As You.

GLAAD’s Jeremy Hooper reports that Bob Newhart will headline the convention of Legatus, a Catholic group which backs the “ex-gay” crackpots at NARTH and which declares that it is “non-negotiable” for any Catholic to vote for a candidate who backs same-sex marriage. Yes, that’s right: Beloved comedian Bob Newhart, who most recently won an Emmy for playing opposite openly gay …