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John Amato on Friday, March 21st, 2008 at 3:45 PM - PDT
Tweety finally brought up the name of Hagee and McCain today on Hardball. Wow, look what an article will do.
In an interview that will appear in this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine, controversial televangelist Rev. John Hagee declares, “It’s true that [John] McCain’s campaign sought my endorsement.”
McCain has attempted to distance himself from some of Hagee’s views, much as Barack Obama is doing in relation to Rev. Jeremiah Wright. But unlike McCain, Obama has not stood on stage with Wright and accepted his accolades this year.
Interviewed by Deborah Solomon, Hagee refused to discuss his statement that Hurricane Katrina was God’s punishment for a gay rights parade in New Orleans, calling it “so far off-base.”
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Those Gays in New Orleans should burn in hell..
In the name of Jesus..lol
So all the Catholics in this country and our clergy should be condemning McCain for his affiliation with Hagee. Oh, wait. McCain is NOW pro-life. Never mind. He need only agree on that one issue. The Church will figure out some basis to let parishioners know that he is the lesser of two evils.
I guess Mccrazy attended his church for 20+ years too.
The msm need to bring these things to the fore and loop them the 24 hr cycle like they did for Obama, to strike the contrast. because Obama is black his pastor’s comments are interpreted as anti-american and these wingnuts get a free pass…
Obama needs an add featuring squeaky clean white supporters of reknown with working class cred voicing support for him. Vicky eisenhower, daughter and scion of Dwight’s line and a repuber is supporting him. so is lincoln Chafee one of the few or only repubs who voted against the war….people like this who can vouch for his patriotism. and put that non-issue to rest.
they need to sound out that he is for all americans.he is not running for pres to give handouts to people who lack personal responsibility. but for all the stand up people who work hard. he is here to make the government work hard for them. to help them keep their jobs. to reward the military families and vets for their sacrifice and bring a sensible and reasoned end to the war..
they should say he is not running for an old divisive america. but an america that treats all people with respect. where everyone accepts and fulfills their responsibilty to themselves, their community, their family and their country and expects the same from their government.
he needs a slew of people like this… respectable and thoughtful people to appear in an ad for him and voice their support openly… so those nitwits who cannot think for themselves will see who the choice of the thoughtful and informed is. and maybe then we can put these non-patriot, black panther, manchurian muslim demons to bed.
McCain not having anything to say about Rev Wright wasn’t because he was trying to run a different campaign after all…he knew what he had done going after an endorsement from Hagee . So much for McCain taking the high road
i am a 61 yr white man. it’s time that everyone
white was removed from office in washington d c
govt. i personally have had my fill of the greed
that these entrenched white bastards and bitches
have and the damage they have wreaked on the
Constitution. it’s time to severely restrict the
time in office for all who are elected. this is
the only way to help stop the powerful and
criminal activities of the lobbyists.
it is deeply tragic, that these people can pile on to someone, because of another’s thoughts and words. GW invited rightwing crazies into his white house and had them shape his nutjob abstinence only policy and anti-science putsch. Obama does not drink from the coolaid jar of his pastor. but recognizes the man is a dinosaur.
On what grounds do they question his patriotism? What has he ever done in his life that would qualify him as any thing other than a patriot?
Given MCcains ´´past´´ perhaps he just simply forgot about his rubbing elbows with folks that love to hate and make money on doing so.
Just look at em, would you want to have a beer with em? let alone have him as a neighbor? The guys creepy all around.
Facing growing pressure to renounce the anti-Catholic bigotry of End Times Pastor John Hagee, John McCain resorted to that most Republican of accountability avoidance tactics, the Unpology. Desperate to reassure Catholic voters without alienating Hagee’s evangelical followers McCain offered only the facade of contrition by conditionally repudiating Hagee’s “if they are anti-Catholic or offensive to Catholics.”
For the details, see:
“Pastor Hagee and the Unpology of John McCain.”
I can neither download or stream your content.
I’ve seen the Wright sermon in its entirety and was not offended at all (I’m white). Rev Hagee is much more hateful and harmful.
That people actually go to church looking forward to hearing this kind of crap, sickens me and confuses me at the same time.
Am i banned? How come my posts aren’t coming up? I’m totally behaving myself.
When are we going to see endless loops of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Parsley, Hagee…
Has anybodt else seen the entire Wright sermon? Its on the Youtube and is not offensive.
Leslie @ 12:
If you are asking when we will see it on faux, never, CNN, again never, MSNBC, maybe but I doubt it. Uhh, what’s left?
Has anyone else seen the entire Rev.Wright speech?
Ron @ 13:
PBS?
EliteLemming @ 14:
Yes, and I hope you have.
EliteLemming @ 15:
Endless loops of cropped video. Nope, move on.
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/.....bus-merci/
Ron @ 16:
Yes, its on the Youtube and is hardly offensive.
Oh, I don’t think the pols are going to like “What Did Your Pastor Say On Television?”
We’ve overturned a rock, here. Sure, okay, Falwell and Robertson…everyone knows they’re a little, how shall one say it?, kooky. But, the thing is, they’re not that far off.
See, because, and follow me here, RELIGION IS INSANE. It believes silly nonsense for no reason. There’s no way to preach insanity without eventually running afoul of common decency.
To wit: Christianity is inherently unAmerican
America: humans are endowed with inalienable rights
Christianity: human rights come from God and he can take them away…making them inherently alienable
America: you have the right to freedom of speech, assembly and religion
Christianity: there is but one correct religion and if you don’t follow it you will burn in hell. Even if you do follow it, you might burn in hell for impure thoughts or words.
America: you have the right to a public trial by a jury of your peers
Christianity: you are born guilty of the crimes of your ancestors and you will be judged on that basis by a superior entity, not your peers
America: you have the freedom of economic opportunity to seek to prosper to benefit yourselves and your families
Christianity: sell everything you own, disown your family, don’t worry about tomorrow and follow Christ! Rich people don’t get into heaven.
America: humans own themselves and are not the property of the state or the church
Christianity: god owns you
America: humans are to be held accountable for violations of the law and the rights of others and made to pay recompense to society and to their victims
Christianity: no matter what you do, you’re okay as long as God forgives you. Your victims can suck eggs because they’re dirty sinners, too.
And so on.
Christianity is anti-American spiritual fascism and the fact that they tart it up with talk of “love” doesn’t mean this batshit crazy lunacy isn’t lurking in the attic.
Red @ 18:
If Obama uses that in his campaign it should kill the GOP
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Here’s a little taste of CUFI, John Hagee’s other cult.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjMRgT5o-Ig
Am I the only one who finds McCain’s last name ironic that with all his flip flopping and rage.
I am not religious, but I always mistrust anything with “Cain” in it… YMMV.
Tyler Durden @ 23:
He has prove that he isn’t Able or Abel.
JasonS I kinda like your rhetoric but what America are you living in? Humans can’t be owned? People held accountable? A right to a trial? With charges and everything?
who cares
across the country, thousands of brackets have just been totally busted
if you chose sd over ucon….i salute you
They are discussing this relationship with Hagee today because it is a long holiday weekend and, naturally, they know most people aren’t paying attention. I have a feeling this is just a cursory pass at this story. In other words, it’s the old “move on, nothing to see here” story.
I finally turned the television on tonight to catch the NewsHour because I love Mark Shields because he doesn’t embelish or fillibuster his opinions to death. Of course, his fellow panelist David Brooks hasn’t seen the ball since the kickoff.
When the segment ended the tv went off. I may be alone but I want to send a message that I am sick of what the networks and the cable networks are spewing–especially that racist pig Pat Buchanan and Joe Screwborough.
Can you imagine if Barack Obama sought out the endorsement of Louis Farrakhan?
EliteLemming @ 25:
Well, I’m talking about our principles, not our practice :)
But it’s interesting to note that all of the abuses of our system that have come up over the years (executive privilege, detention without charges, workplace safety and workers’ rights, etc. etc.) would not be considered abuses under a truly “Christian” nation.
Unless God suddenly gives a shit about elections.
How many democratic elections are depicted in the bible?
How much governmental oversight is recommended?
What methods of trial and punishment are endorsed?
What rights of man are articulated (rights of woman clearly being too much to ask for?)
When is the consent of the governed invoked as a guiding principle for the fair city?
And it’s not like these things hadn’t been invented. Primitive and stumbling though they may have been, the Greeks had gotten a rough draft of this together before the time of Christ. Funny that the son of God didn’t know about that.
Also, why is there no mention of germs in the Bible? There’s a LOT of room dedicated to animal sacrifice, the slave trade and tribal warfare. Those lessons all got covered pretty well. But no mention of e coli, eh? Just content to let us keep burning each other as witches for a few more thousand years, eh? Thanks!
It’s time to examine Hillary’s Evangelical Faith.
Hillary’s Elitist Evangelical Faith.
(The Nation) Hillary’s Nasty Pastorate
by Barbara Ehrenreich
(Mother Jones) Hillary’s Prayer: Hillary Clinton’s Religion and Politics
By Kathryn Joyce and Jeff Sharlet
September 1, 2007
Jeff Sharlet’s shocking exposé The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power
The snippet of Wright’s comments about 9/11, played endlessly by the MSM, were not Wright’s own words….he was quoting from one Ambassador Edward Peck. From KOS:
“The truth about the Reverend Wright controversy is now starting to be revealed: The media manufactured it for ratings. How else can one explain the fact that anyone who actually takes the time to watch any of the videos would have a different impression from the one being pushed by ABC/NBC/CNN/MSNBC and most especially FOX?
I decided to pull of the video of Reverend Wright’s sermon in which he allegedly made the comments blaming America for 9/11, and guess what I found? He was quoting Ambassador Edward Peck, who made those comments on FOX NEWS (oh, the irony) the day after the 9/11 attacks. Here is the evidence:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....re=related
“Around the 3-minute mark, Reverend Wright asks the church members if they saw the ambassador on Fox News, and what he had said. Then he proceeds to pull out a sheet of paper, and read the words of ambassador Peck.
This is another example of how the media has manufactured a controversy in order to sway the American public. We all should be very concerned about the media in the country, because after all…this is the same crowd that gave us the Iraq war.”
KC @ 31:
Funny Obama never mentioned this.
dadams @ 6:
yes yes get lets get whitey !
Will MSM harp on this like they did with Wright? Yeah right. And this disclosure on Friday? The dump day of the week. Or I’m I just paranoid?
reverend wright rocks! who’s with me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....re=related
You know what would be funny? Watching McCain do jumping jacks.
Yes he did solicit Hagee’s endorsement.To be fair he just needed a traction mat to get The Straight Talk Express out of the slough of despond where it was mired.
dadams @ 6:
Time limits should be on all politicians. No more taxpayer welfare for life. If they can’t get anything done in 8 years, kick their butts to the curb.
EliteLemming @ 25:
It is the quintessential American paradox. The founders articulated basic principles of liberty and equality, principles stated more eloquently and movingly than ever before, principles for which they laid down their lives, fortunes and sacred honors…………principles which they immediately sought to undermine.
Our history was stained from the beginning. The very first compromise with the authoritarians in our midst allowed the practice of slavery. We have been fighting the authoritarian wing of America ever since.
ConcernedHusseinCanuck @ 38:
Even if they are competent or able they should still have to move on, this would bring a lot more diversity to the process and help lessen the power of special interests.
Well said Karen.