January 5, 2006

Wow, this guy just never shuts up

Media Matters -
Robertson blamed Sharon stroke on policy of "dividing God's land"
.

I was thinking about the Right Idiot Robertson the other day while listening to (not Christian radio) NPR's Science Friday. They were discussing how the Korean scientist had essentially faked a peer reviewed paper on cloning embryonic stem cells. The entire point of the show was to discuss how such a paper had been published despite all the safety measures in place to catch bad science.

I remember thinking at the time that conservative Christianity would do well to learn from that. I would love to see an investigation by conservative Christians into how Falwell was able to blame 9-11 on gays and liberals--how Robertson could call for the killing of a foreign leader--or how this idiot could continue to speak for god? He has constitutional free speech, of course, but conservative christians continue to allow this charlatan to speak as if he represents anything remotely Christian.

Update At least the MM (Mainstream Media) is actually covering this, but only Keith Olbermann was willing to really speak the truth--listing Robertson as one of the worst humans on the planet. Seriously, why don't real, legitimate, bible-believing Christians, find this guy abhorent?

More Maybe here is the explanation: Robertson spokeswoman Angell Watts said of critics who challenged his remarks, ``What they're basically saying is, `How dare Pat Robertson quote the Bible?'''

``This is what the word of God says,'' Watts said. ``This is nothing new to the Christian community.''


Maybe this explains why the Christian community is so hard to respect.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Amazing that they still come to his defense. His comments are abhorrent, and to defend them with the bible really paints God as violent and vengeful, not loving and merciful. Robertson is one of the worst human beings on the planet, and what makes him as bad as he is is that he constantly claims to speak in the name of God. Shameful.

Wasp Jerky said...

In other Pat Robertson news, he's apparently interested in bringing a religious themed Holy Land theme park to Israel. I'm sure suicide bombers will enjoy themselves on the roller coasters. Self-fulfilling prophesy, here we come.

Anonymous said...

There are a few of us bible believing Christians who call this jackass what he is - a jackass!

We aren't very welcomed in certain cirles (any congregation larger than a football stadium) any longer, but we try to stand up for the truth, and Pat Robertson doesn't speak the truth. Not of God any way...

A religious themed theme park! I have heard it all...

Streak said...

Thanks, guys. I know there are a lot of believers out there that think these guys are giant braying asses. But Robertson is a mulit-millionaire from pitching his pseudo-christianity--millions of people are listening to him. As Jon Stewart says it, he owns his own channel.

And unfortunately, the Billy Grahams and other people who know better keep quiet. This kind of stuff should be denounced by every grownup Christian in teh country--especially those who are conservative. Everytime Robertson opens his mouth, every conservative christian looks foolish.

And btw, I don't think this is the first stupid religious themed park, Adam. I am pretty sure there is one in Florida--if not more. Remember, Christians (and Mel Gibson proved this) are just another consumer base to exploit.

Wasp Jerky said...

Well, of course there was Jim Bakker's Heritage USA theme park back in the 80s. You'd think that would be precedent enough to stay away from Christian theme parks. But this is Pat Robertson we're talking about.

One of the stranger things I've seen is a Christian motel somewhere down in Georgia. I'm not entirely sure how it works. I'm guessing they make you prove you're married or something.

Bootleg Blogger said...

Streak
One thing's for sure- Robertson will die someday. Probably from a completely natural and explainable condition like heart failure, car wreck, kidney disease, or even a STROKE. I wonder who of his followers will be given the responsibility of telling us what sin Robertson committed to result in his illness or death? May I put forth the theory that he's human and his equipment is inevitably going to fail? I know it's not a terribly spiritual, controversial or mean spirited way to look at it, but it's an idea I and a few billion other people have been tossing around for a while to explain illness and death:-)
Later
BB