You giys see this asshat's latest hate-rant? He says that Hatians made apact with Satan for their freedom waay back and are paying for it with hurricanes, famine and this latest earthquake.
As most Hatians are christians, I'd expect some backlash but Robertson gets away with damn near anything it seems.
Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :
Why is this guy even allowed in public, again?
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
Isaiah 32:2 says that leaders among God's people should be (among other things) "a hiding place from the wind." This guy's plugging in the wind machine.
Posted by Reverend (Member # 335) on :
Who's Pat Robertson? Or do I not want to know?
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
quote:Who's Pat Robertson? Or do I not want to know?
He's considered a holy leader in the country of USA (located somewhere between Canada and Middle America), Robertson espouses an offshoot of Judaism called Christianity. He's famous for promoting xenophobia, nationalism and superstition. Preached that Judgement Day would come in 1982 and the faithful would be saved. Tried to run for president in 1988 (taking matters in own hands?).
He's part of a group of domestic traitors who openly wish for more terrorist strikes against the US, with reasonably high US death tolls ("You know, bodies, fires, that kind of thing" -Bill O'Reilly jan 2010), just to put a thorn in the eye of their president (and increase their own influence, side bonus).
[ January 14, 2010, 11:57 PM: Message edited by: Nim ]
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
quote:Originally posted by Nim:
quote:Who's Pat Robertson? Or do I not want to know?
He's considered a holy leader in the country of USA
That *really* depends on who you ask.
Posted by Mars Needs Women (Member # 1505) on :
This guy's an ass. He's said something similar about Pennsylvania when they were hit with a hurricane, saying they were straying from God and the hurricane was a result of that. I also saw his program the day he said that Hugo Chavez should be assassinated, and while I'm not a fan of Chavez, calling for his assassination isn't really something I picture an alleged man of God would say.
Posted by Reverend (Member # 335) on :
^ I'm hardly an expert on laws and statutes (even less so for foreign countries) but isn't incitement to murder a criminal offensive?
But thanks, I think I get the picture now.
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
quote:Originally posted by Mars Needs Women: he said that Hugo Chavez should be assassinated
Just like Jesus used to do...
My guess is that saying someone *should* be assassinated is legally different than telling, asking or paying someone to actually do it. Plus, Chavez isn't a U.S. citizen, so who's going to prosecute him? I'm sure he won't be making any trips there in the near future though.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
This is the same jackass that said 9/11 was God punishing the USA for it's tolerance towards gay people- he said that God's blessings had been removed for...well loving thy neighbor and judging not and all sorts of un-Christian stuff.
But I have to point out that he makes money off this shit and several "conservative" politicians accept contributions from him.
Posted by Charles Capps (Member # 9) on :
quote:This is the same jackass that said 9/11 was God punishing the USA for it's tolerance towards gay people- he said that God's blessings had been removed for...well loving thy neighbor and judging not and all sorts of un-Christian stuff.
No, that was Falwell on Robertson's show.
Still a worthless piece of shit scumbag. If hell existed, I'd hope he'd burn in it.
Posted by Reverend (Member # 335) on :
quote:This is the same jackass that said 9/11 was God punishing the USA for it's tolerance towards gay people- he said that God's blessings had been removed for...well loving thy neighbor and judging not and all sorts of un-Christian stuff.
Well that's just bonkers. Everyone knows it was punishment from Dagon and Tiamat for slacking off on the human sacrifices. Obvious really.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
quote:Originally posted by Charles Capps:
quote:This is the same jackass that said 9/11 was God punishing the USA for it's tolerance towards gay people- he said that God's blessings had been removed for...well loving thy neighbor and judging not and all sorts of un-Christian stuff.
No, that was Falwell on Robertson's show.
Still a worthless piece of shit scumbag. If hell existed, I'd hope he'd burn in it.
Ah- you're right- Robertson just nodded along like a bobblehead. Still, those shows are scripted so....
Here's a hilarious and angr-inducing list of some of Robertson's quotes over the years.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
The whole article seems to handle Robertson's predicted catastrophic events not only as a tradition, but as credible and educating news, kind of like a weather report before the holidays. Surely Fox News' channel programming wouldn't profit from terror strikes on US soil?
Posted by Reverend (Member # 335) on :
"Cloudy skies, a low pressure front with a 20% chance of Semtex detonations."
I have to admit to being vaguely amused by the hysterical fear some yanks still have of another terrorist attack "on American soil". As if that makes it inherently worse than a terrorist attack somewhere else. Not that I'm unfamiliar with that sort of climate, I grew up on a British army camp during the height of one of the IRA's bombing campaigns and while yes, there was the odd bomb scare and as kids we were told not to kick cans down the street in case you get your foot blown off by an improvised grenade, I don't think we ever got nearly as hysterical about it.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
But...it's our soil, Rev! They cant soil our...er...soil! Out patriotic plants grow in that soil and one day become senators and congressmen- we have to protect that sacred soil from reality whenever possible.
That's about as cynical as I can get, being born on the fourth of July and all.
quote:Originally posted by Aban Rune:
quote:Originally posted by Mars Needs Women: he said that Hugo Chavez should be assassinated
Just like Jesus used to do...
Hey now, we dont know what Jesus was up to prior to his teaching deciples- those records were sealed by the Roman Secret Service. Remember Sheppard Book from Firefly? same thing. From that linked article:
quote: "The Lord didn't say nuclear. But I do believe it will be something like that."
Robertson said God told him during a recent prayer retreat that major cities and possibly millions of people will be affected by the attack, which should take place sometime after September.
In May, Robertson said God told him that storms and possibly a tsunami were to crash into America's coastline in 2006. Even though the U.S. was not hit with a tsunami, Robertson on Tuesday cited last spring's heavy rains and flooding in New England as partly fulfilling the prediction.
So...God's not really able to give specifics? Is God a mime or something, playing out charades for ol' Pat? Maybe he just shows images in a disjointed flashback sorta sequence like when Jonas Quinn was seeing the future on SG1.
quote:"I have a relatively good track record," he said. "Sometimes I miss."
That's why the toilet seay lifts up, Pat.
Posted by Pensive's Wetness (Member # 1203) on :
*Somewhere not near you, atm* Heh i swear for a bit, we was gonna do a u-turn in the Atlantic to help them, but i'm pretty sure Old Pat's mouth will save those people (The Coast Guard's just there to make sure they don't leave, t'all)...
wasn't his bullshit on youtube 1st? That's why he won't go away, always some stupid fucker watching his shit across the planet now daze...
*waves*
i just fnished reading Housuke Nojiri's Usurper of the Sun. Good Reading (but so was 'Word of Traitors', an Ebberron book, too. Geth = bad ass shifter...)
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
quote:"I have a relatively good track record," he said. "Sometimes I miss."
That's called guessing. I mean, if it's *his* track record we're talking about. Shouldn't he be more interested in *God's* track record...?
Posted by Guardian 2000 (Member # 743) on :
Pat Robertson is a retard. But so is Danny Glover for saying the Haiti earthquake was caused by global warming and was Earth's response to the failure of Copenhagen.
Religious nuts (whether Yahweh or Gaia) need to not have access to the airwaves.
Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :
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