Cleveland Comic Drew Carey: Did He Really Call Christians Insane?

CINCINNATI (TDB) -- Comedian Drew Carey shows up on MySpace with a blog, and a post from May 11, 2006 reads like a slam at the Christian faith. You can find the post under the headline, "Schadenfraud."

It implies that adherents are delusional or deranged for celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, whom Christians believe founded their religion about 2000 years ago. The Daily Bellwether read the blog post last night after discovering it on what the author portrays as the "lamest celebrity MySpace page ever."

If Carey actually wrote the piece -- which is a defense of actor Tom Cruise and a swipe at the celebrity tabs -- he might run into a Cruise-like wave of criticism himself over these words:

"Tom Cruise would've been better off, I suppose, if instead of Scientology he talked about how he believes that God is an old man with a white beard who lives in the clouds and when you die you go to the pearly gate and get a harp. I think Scientologists are silly for believing that there's some super-race of aliens that are infesting our bodies, but it's no more insane that believing that Jesus was born on December 25th and wanted us to celebrate his birthday by putting up a pine tree. Yet most Americans believe the latter without the Entertainment Weekly rolling their eyes about it."

Hmmm . . . Scientology "is no more insane" than celebrating Christmas Day? Strong eggnog, indeed.

Carey is taking over as host of the CBS network's long-running daytime show, The Price Is Right. The Clevelander hired to replace Bob Barker is not known as a controversial fellow, and the word "genial" has been used to describe Carey's temperament. But the MySpace blog post -- if it is indeed written by Carey -- seems to show a sharper side of Drew.

The comment could prove to be an embarrassment, especially if Christian groups latch on and demand that Carey apologize, or take back his words -- provided, of course, he actually is responsible for a slur on Christmas.

Drew Carey as the Grinch? Wasn't that Jim Carrey (who, by the way is working on a couple of films, including Charles Dickens' Yuletime classic about Mr. Scrooge, A Christmas Carol)

Ohio-Bred Comic Drew Carey: Says He May Do 'Price Is Right'

[UPDATE: 7:51 pm EDT 7/23/07 -- Drew Carey says he's got the job. The news is breaking about his revelation during a taping of Letterman's show. ]

[UPDATE 2: 9:11 pm EDT -- More on Carey's daytime TV gig has moved on the newswires, including a quote from Bob Barker saying he's cool with Drew. ]

CLEVELAND (TDB) -- CBS honchos have put out the word in Beverly Hills that the man whose TV sitcom told the world that Cleveland rocks is in the running to replace Bob Barker as host of "The Price is Right." And Drew Carey appears to be interested in the job now that the octogenarian Barker is gone.

"Right now it's down to the title. If they change the name to the 'Golden Wheel' then I'm on. But I wouldn't get into negotiations if I weren't serious about hosting it."

That's Carey speaking to Inside the Bay Area, an online California publication. Other tabs seem to have him joking off any interest. Cleveland native Carey gets at least $50,000 a pop on tour, according to this bio on his booker's Web site. He also has a new game show slated for the CBS schedule early next month. He's a former Marine reservist -- that's where the trademark crewcut comes from -- and his politics are supposed to be Libertarian. At least that's what a group called The Advocates reports. It tries to track where celebs stand of the issues of the day.

The Bay Area buzz about Carey is here. Another tab has Carey laughing off the possibility he will replace Barker, who taped his last show in June.

Carey is a Kent State University dropout.