Pat Robertson is an IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gerard]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2 ... says_.html (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/01/13/2010-01-13_haitians_pact_with_the_devil_caused_earthquake_ says_.html)

Would like to use stronger words but dont want to get in trouble.
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[MarkLawrence]

A-Freaking-Men! The man is just.....

[moose135]

Pat Robertson is an IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, Gerard, like that's really breaking news isn't it? :wink:

Did they get a golden fiddle in the deal?
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[T-Bird76]

WOW.....I'm just shocked..when you think he can't say anything worse and btw very "nonChristian" like he tops his prior *********gery.

[Matt Molnar]

H-CAcdta_8I

[NIKV69]

Jeez horrible, Rush really said some stupid stuff using Haiti to attack Obama as well. Very poor form.

[Gerard]

Jeez horrible, Rush really said some stupid stuff using Haiti to attack Obama as well. Very poor form.

Absolutely disgusting and the Republicans better tread lightly on this or it might come back and bite them on their fat butts.
This is not an issue to play politics with.

[NIKV69]

The republican party doesn't have anything to do with or can control what Rush says. He is a radio talk show host. Not an elected official.

[T-Bird76]

The republican party doesn't have anything to do with or can control what Rush says. He is a radio talk show host. Not an elected official.

But he's the unoffical "face" of the GOP Nick. His listeners are 99% GOP.

[NIKV69]

So 99% of Rachel Maddow's listeners are far left liberals and she says dumb things too. Does that make her an unofficial "face" of the DNC? Of course not. Rush is not a face for the GOP. official or otherwise. This is just a talking point, spin and propaganda propagated by the left to make you believe the GOP is evil because sometimes he says stupid things but also has been pretty accurate and has pointed out how bad Obama and Pelosi have screwed things up. As the approval polls drop and senate races tighten like the one in MA next week this will only get worse but still doesn't make Rush anything but what he is. A citizen with an opinion that differs from the far left and is potentially damaging to them.

[T-Bird76]

So 99% of Rachel Maddow's listeners are far left liberals and she says dumb things too. Does that make her an unofficial "face" of the DNC? Of course not. Rush is not a face for the GOP. official or otherwise. This is just a talking point, spin and propaganda propagated by the left to make you believe the GOP is evil because sometimes he says stupid things but also has been pretty accurate and has pointed out how bad Obama and Pelosi have screwed things up. As the approval polls drop and senate races tighten like the one in MA next week this will only get worse but still doesn't make Rush anything but what he is. A citizen with an opinion that differs from the far left and is potentially damaging to them.


Nick in many cases perception is people's reality and its no secret Rush speaks from the right, and his opinions and suggestions are taken by heart from his audience. What he said was stupid and had no place on the air. The Gov't response so far to Haiti is leaps and bounds better then it was for Kattrina.

[NIKV69]

What he said was stupid and had no place on the air. The Gov't response so far to Haiti is leaps and bounds better then it was for Kattrina.

Can't argue that. I am very disappointed in him being a part time listener of his. Haiti should be out of bounds for all radio personalities. That was low and GWB did screw the dog on Katrina his admins response was piss poor.

[Matt Molnar]

Katrina was the beginning of the end for Dubya. If it had been handled correctly, things would have gone much, much differently. Unfortunately "the end" was three years long.

[Mayi757]

Haiti, Cuba and many other places in Latin America where the government has brought a tradition/culture of atheism and cults like Voodoo, Santeria, etc have progressed... backwards. Haiti used to be wealthy, Havana used to be a world city.

It's a valid argument that centuries of Voodoo for the former, and half a century of Marxism, atheism and Santeria for the latter, has brought them to where they are today.

[Gerard]

Haiti, Cuba and many other places in Latin America where the government has brought a tradition/culture of atheism and cults like Voodoo, Santeria, etc have progressed... backwards. Haiti used to be wealthy, Havana used to be a world city.

It's a valid argument that centuries of Voodoo for the former, and half a century of Marxism, atheism and Santeria for the latter, has brought them to where they are today.

All valid points BUT..... none of that caused the earthquake.

[Matt Molnar]

Best newspaper letter to the editor ever:

Minneapolis Star-Tribune (http://www.startribune.com/opinion/letters/81595442.html):

Dear Pat Robertson,

I know that you know that all press is good press, so I appreciate the shout-out. And you make God look like a big mean bully who kicks people when they are down, so I'm all over that action. But when you say that Haiti has made a pact with me, it is totally humiliating. I may be evil incarnate, but I'm no welcher. The way you put it, making a deal with me leaves folks desperate and impoverished. Sure, in the afterlife, but when I strike bargains with people, they first get something here on earth -- glamour, beauty, talent, wealth, fame, glory, a golden fiddle. Those Haitians have nothing, and I mean nothing. And that was before the earthquake. Haven't you seen "Crossroads"? Or "Damn Yankees"? If I had a thing going with Haiti, there'd be lots of banks, skyscrapers, SUVs, exclusive night clubs, Botox -- that kind of thing. An 80 percent poverty rate is so not my style. Nothing against it -- I'm just saying: Not how I roll. You're doing great work, Pat, and I don't want to clip your wings -- just, come on, you're making me look bad. And not the good kind of bad. Keep blaming God. That's working. But leave me out of it, please. Or we may need to renegotiate your own contract.

Best,
Satan

LILY COYLE, MINNEAPOLIS

[Mayi757]

Haiti, Cuba and many other places in Latin America where the government has brought a tradition/culture of atheism and cults like Voodoo, Santeria, etc have progressed... backwards. Haiti used to be wealthy, Havana used to be a world city.

It's a valid argument that centuries of Voodoo for the former, and half a century of Marxism, atheism and Santeria for the latter, has brought them to where they are today.

All valid points BUT..... none of that caused the earthquake.

thanks, I'm just saying...

As far as Robertson and these media personalities, I'm a skeptic and not sure why so many people even take them this seriously.

On the other hand, it does seems as if some places just get a disaster after another. Haiti already had some devastating floods a few years ago, and there are far more likely places than Port-Au-Prince for an earthquake to occur in the Caribbean area. Truth is, the country and society was already a tragedy before this earthquake, poor people..

[Gerard]

> Truth is, the country and society was already a tragedy before this earthquake, poor people..[/quote]<

Cant argue with that. Sad but true.

[Tom_Turner]

In other news, Actor Danny Glover believes that the Haitian earthquake was caused by climate change and global warming: Says Glover: “When we see what we did at the climate summit in Copenhagen, this is the response, this is what happens, you know what I’m sayin’?”

Tom

[T-Bird76]

Haiti, Cuba and many other places in Latin America where the government has brought a tradition/culture of atheism and cults like Voodoo, Santeria, etc have progressed... backwards. Haiti used to be wealthy, Havana used to be a world city.

It's a valid argument that centuries of Voodoo for the former, and half a century of Marxism, atheism and Santeria for the latter, has brought them to where they are today.

Latin America and Central America are highly devote Catholic nations, more so then the U.S. Santeria and Voodooism exist but on the fringes of soceity. The church in these nations play a far greater day to day role then the Church plays here in the U.S.

[moose135]

Best newspaper letter to the editor ever:
Priceless!

[Mayi757]

Latin America and Central America are highly devote Catholic nations, more so then the U.S. Santeria and Voodooism exist but on the fringes of soceity. The church in these nations play a far greater day to day role then the Church plays here in the U.S.

I'm not sure if you have ever been in Latin America but the Catholicism you see in Latin America is mixed in with local rituals and other eithnic beliefs. The pure Catholicism of the Pope over there in the Vatican certainly ain't it. Haiti is supposedly mostly catholic but most actually practice/believe in Vodoo.


Best newspaper letter to the editor ever:

Minneapolis Star-Tribune (http://www.startribune.com/opinion/letters/81595442.html):


LOL! don't know why I didn't read that earlier


Yes Tom, emissions caused both the tsunami and the earthquake (next disaster too)

[Tom_Turner]

The last leader of Haiti was a "Catholic Priest" who liked the smell of burning (on fire) tires on the bodies of political enemies.

There was a military coup, but worshiping at the alter of "democracy", Clinton Administration got rid of that guy... [in favor of the "priest" of course...who has now offered his return... :( ]

Tom