I wonder what it was, the "Hitler was carrying out God's Will" sermon or the "Catholicism is the Great Whore" bit. I vote for the former.
Breaking: NBC Just Reported That McCain Will Reject The Hagee EndorsementBy: Cliff Schecter Thursday May 22, 2008 1:13 pm |
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I was hoping he’s stick with Hagee at least through the summer!
who could have anticipated?
Ding!
Oh yeah, given that it’s a day after MSNBC
And I hope this episode can begin to expose the extent of this “rapture” craziness that wants to convert the Jews and bring on the rapture as described by the fantastic prophesy of Revelations. If elaborated, there is an opportunity for wider education. These people need to be shunned for their dangerous claims.
Oops, slip of the posting finger…
McCain caves a day after MSNBC spends much of the evening playing the audio clips and asking when he’ll repudiate Hagee…
I guess Catholics are just used to being called the Whore of Babylon—- and McC figures he’s got the working-class Catholic vote anyway.
But talk about the Holocaust being God’s plan…
I enjoyed hearing the Repub apolgists protesting, but ” this guy doesn’t have a very big following, it’s not the same Obama/Wright”, and getting shut down.
Will he just reject Hagee, or will he renounce, denounce decry and disown him. Will he also take back all of his earlier glowing testimonials? NOT!
McBrain has reversed himself yet again. Joe Leiberuberalles reminded him they needed the vote of the jews more than the catholics and proceeded to convince grandpa that they’d have to let the great whore thing ride, even if they did cash the check.
We remain in depressingly large measure a morally and intellectually primitive species beholden to our silly anthropomorphic stories. It is beyond absurd, it is dangerous.
Did Hagee give McCain his blessing with a wink and a nod when McCain decided to do so? Will McCain quit accepting contributions from Hagee? Will Hagee quit contributing to MCain’s campaign and will Hagee tell his followers to do the same?
From your lips…
As an unfortunately close observer of Hagee, I’ve found it just astonishing that ANY Jews and Israelis find him a worthy ally.
Our local paper has done a number of articles about him and his Armageddon beliefs. Many Israelis apparently are uncomfortable about embracing him, but see him as sort of the “enemy of my enemy” and therefore accept his political support for the state of Israel.
The man is obnoxious no matter how you look at him, and so, too often, are his congregation. They are constantly trying to convert you to their “non-denominational” cult…
The dude ain’t flipfloppin, he’s doin freaking cartwheels and barrel rolls!
“I’ve found it just astonishing that ANY Jews and Israelis find him a worthy ally.” I find that astonishing as well since part of his political support for Israel, whose citizens he sometimes calls “incomplete”, has a call for them to convert to Christianity. He is a phony full of hate. He needs to be exposed.
I was wondering if this was a wink and a nod too from teh checkbook clergy too. Gotta love Barry Goldwater. Talking about Falwell “Every good Christian ought to give him a good kick in the ass!” lol.
But there’s a, uh, what’s the word, a pattern of using and discarding people that’s a little unsettling. Would you want to be on the McCain team, knowing he’s going to let you go when it’s inconvenient? Who does he stand for?
I’m actually disappointed. It would have much more fun to keep hanging Hagee around John’s neck for a few more months. I can’t remember if McCain still values Parsley’s endorsement.
On the general topic of McCain, the Senate voted 75-22 to enact the New GI Bill. John McCain was absent and did not vote.
Way to support those troops, McCain!
It must be because of netroots exposure…MSM hasn’t been dealing with it to any great extent…until right now as we speak.
Hagee just renounced McCain per CNN…I wonder if he called him the other great whore…
Too late McIdiot.
I love how McCain is trying to come clean before the general election starts by throwing Hagee under the bus and kicking lobbyists off his bus. McCain will never be able to unlock the heavy chain around his neck named George W. Bush, so none of these other measures McCain is taking is even going to matter.
Correction. I didn’t realize that MSNBC had played the clips last night…my bad.
I think John McCain’s campaign mascot should be the flying helicopter dildo.
It only seems fitting.
-G
Oh Hagee (and Parsley) will both still be around to hang around McCain’s neck. Every time they try to bring up Jeremiah Wright, Hagee and Parsley will be the counter argument.
You can Digg this post HERE
By the way, Tweety on MSNBC just opened his Hardball show with the Hagee story…
And Hannity cannot STOP talking about Wright and d* America or attacking Michelle for “never” (which she did not say) being proud of America. No reason to let Hagee go, either, tho not to say Hannity is a model.
McCain’s going to have to have a strong neck to get through this election. Besides them, he’s got that pretend Christian, George W. Bush, hanging there too.
CNN: So, Hagee has withdrawn his endorsement of McCain, who rejected the endorsement because of remarks made by Hagee which first surfaced by being exposed by a blogger….
Hagee said “I’m tired of these baseless attacks”, I have decided to withdraw my endorsement of McCain for president and any involvement with the campaign….or something like that…
Baseless attacks???? Bwahahahahaha
Holy Joe supports Hagee (and compared him favorably to Moses), but he is as much of a Jew as he is a Democrat.
Baseless attacks….hmmmm….there goes the “base”….
Joe Lieberman is an observant fascist.
-G
PREDICTION:
it seems we are vetting mccain’s campaign for him before the competition begins
shame
dakine01
I sure hope so. I just doubt msm will give the McCain/Hagee/Parsley topic the same treatment as Obama & his former minister.
1,850 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND…
Citizen Cliff Schecter and the Firepup Freedom Fighters:
Well, there goes the critical lunatic 28%… ya think they might ta vote for Bob “The 19th Century Renaissance Man” Barr? But remember Obama has a “poor, white, male, workin class appalachian” vote problem!
Shit, and people really think this crazy geriatric bastard is electable??!!
Now ken we jest do somethin about McCain’s stalkin’ horse who is still runnin’ in the Democratic primaries??
KEEP THE FAITH AND PASS THE AMMUNITION, THEY WON’T ALLOW AN ELECTION THEY CAN’T STEAL!!
Yes?
*waits*
CNN was referring to the dirty sanchez. That was the “withdrawal” they were mentioning. It was Hagee and McCain, but no one is reporting on which one was the base.
So…who has been attacked during this campaign so far…
White men
White women
Black women
Black men
White pastors
Black pastors
Jews
Muslims
Who’s next?
[Try again!]
PREDICTION: The MSM will play this one as poor McLame’s getting pressured by the “liberals” to turn on a friend, rather than on his hypocrisy and flip-flopping. He is not responsible for his supporters since he is a loyal Republican patriot, and not some quasi-Muslim of dubious ancestry.
We can keep our fingers (and toes) crossed, however.
I put $100.00 on teh gays.
-G
christianity
oh, wait…errr
my prediction is the reverse
they will say what a great man he is and look how great his integrity
I even lay odds this is where it goes
Veterans - no, wait, he’s turned on them already.
Prediction: Doesn’t matter whoever gets elected…half the population will leave the country! /s
AHA!
presidential candidates!!!!
Gore for Vice President…then we can get this damned thing over before we hafta listen to Mrs. Bill give any speeches at the Democratic Convention.
Hey, where’s Joe Lieberman in all this? Last time I looked he was defending Hagee.
I am hoping it is a democrat so it will be the other half
Yeah, add them to the list. Check.
I confess to seeing a few minutes of The View this am. And yes, the stupid blond was talking that very thing how it wasn’t his minister, he didn’t wait 20 years, etc etc etc. All the positive contrast with Obama…Whoopi wasn’t buying, you know.
gore would never take the spot
Me too! LOL
The other half might want to be raptured since gas will be so expensive.
he’s waiting for his vice presidential offer from mccain
You may be right. After all, they still report that he supports liberalize immigration rules (NOT!), favors campaign reform (except for HIS OWN), wants to win the Iraq War (in
1005 year), etc. etc.Actually, our predictions are not mutually exclusive the MSM McLame fan club may do BOTH>
If it goes to the convention…Gore could be the one they “choose” for president. That would be ironic.
as much as i want gore - the idea of the people not getting to choose (by voting) who their candidate is going to be irks me.
i know, i’m just fooling myself that we actually get to choose…. but still.
I agree totally with you on that. If Gore wants it, he should have run.
1,850 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND…
Citizen perris:
“gore would never take the spot.”
Oh yes he would if he was promised ta be a “Cheney Vice President” in charge of alternative energy and environmental legislation. Now wouldn’t THAT be an irony…instead of havin’ the oil oligarchy makin’ energy policy and war in the Middle East, we’d have a whole bunch a those dirty, green hippies runnin’ loose in the White House!!!
I reallymthink he’d accept if he was promised a partnership and leadership on these issues…and, in fact, Obama hasta start thinkin’ about a VP that is assasination insurance and allows ‘im ta govern.
KEEP THE FAITH AND PASS THE AMMUNITION, REMBER THIS IS ABOUT US AND NOT ABOUT THEM!!
he does not want it, the only way he will have it is if there is a breakdown from obama
Now there is something up with the Farm Bill…somebody found out that 35 pages were missing…that the full bill was not sent to Bush, so he didn’t actually veto the bill, but Congress overrode the veto anyway…
WTF??? No one read the bill.
Perino crowing because of a screw up in the copy of the Farm Bill….what another twit.
Obama denounced McCain for not supporting the New GI Bill.
Now McCain has attacked Obama for never having served in the military.
gore is under the impression cheney and the power he has amassed is criminal
I do not believe he will accept the power or the position, he will be president or he will not serve
For it befdore he was against it? Is it a flip or a flop?
Norske has a point…a serious point.
I don’t think it can be repeated enough:
John McCain has an anger problem.
-G
Yeah, and he was really, really rude.
Obama is trying to push McCain’s anger buttons…on purpose. Once he blows up, which apparently he did today…Obama can point out the anger problem with McCain.
Was he shown making his comments?
1,850 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND…
Citizen selise:
You certainly can’t be serious about makin’ the candidate who wins the nomination accept a Vice President who would be workin’ for the Republican Party before the inauguration dance was even over??!! Come on kid…when in the world are you gunna wake up and figure out that “she who should be forever nameless” is not a Democrat but is a Corporate shill?!
KEEP THE FAITH AND PASS THE AMMUNITION, AND REMEMBER WHO THE ENEMY IS HERE!!
So he first sought the endorsement…now he rejects it once he’s won the Primaries? So is McCain now admitting that he used Hagee to win over the Social Conservative wing of the Republican party…but doesn’t need them anymore?
I wonder if McCain will allow real questions about whether he believes in Hagee’s positions…the same types of questions that were used to smear Obama? Does McCain really agree with Hagee’s views, not just on the issue of Catholocism…but on the ideas that Biblical Prophesy provides direction to our foreign and domestic policies? Or that he thinks that Israel must be annihilated in order for the Second Coming to occur?
What aspects of Southern Baptist doctrine DOES he accept? Whgy does he attend a Southern Baptist Church if he doesn’t believe? And why won’t he allow himself to be baptised?
Maybe there will be a big push back when he releases his medical records with none of the psychiatric portion….that is a pretty obvious, significant omission that does not have to be overlooked in the press or elsewhere.
I haven’t seen a video yet, but a Kos diary has the transcript…he said Obama knows “less than zero” about veteran’s affairs, and that he never bothered to serve so he has no right to an opinion….that is paraphrased, but it was a long bragging rant..
He supposed to release them tomorrow…Friday news dump.
Has anyone in the media thought to ask Joe Lieberman if he believes Adolph Hitler was doing God’s work?
-G
Here’s the link.
http://dailykos.com/storyonly/.....130/520568
How hard can it be to get McCain to erupt into a temper tantrum if Obama & all the Dems work at it & don’t let up?
Bingo.
HELL NO!
i’m with you 110% on that one.
All I can say is I am going to be sick and tired of John McCain’s know it all lectures by the time November rolls around.
Know it all lectures from a know nothing.
-G
is there a youtube?
Lindsay Graham asked about BFF McCain’s VP choice…He has a lot of good choices, and I’m okay with that decision.
Ahem…Hellloooo….
All I have is the link to the diary at KOS that has the transcript at my #74.
And it’s a good read. His forte is going to be insult, impugn Obama at every point. Boy, does that get old. Like Obama does have the brains or the right to vote his position on a bill. Gag.
Oooops…his implication is that Obama “doesn’t” have the brains….
McCain’s reasoning for not supporting the bill is completely absurd. If you are injured during your first year or two of service and cannot physically reenlist and serve…you are not entitled to educational benefits, because you wouldn’t be reenlisting (that is McCain’s warped thinking….
Obviously, education would allow you to continue to serve in other valuable areas in the military service in other than combat status…perhaps for the rest of your working life if you wanted to.
Besides…didn’t McCain serve for years in an office capacity?
After receiving benefits that paid for his “Engineering” degree.
He is a shallow, mean-spirited, hypocrite…
Plus, he throws out the…my Grandfather served….So did Obama’s grandfather, and his grandmother worked to create war supplies during WWII.
Watch when Obama hits him back and he “really” gets mad…
Petty, petulant….I hope that just keeps right on running his mouth in that way.
That’s a little surprising. Lindsay is to McCain what Nancy was to Ronnie.
Shall we start a pool on the date that John McCain erupts into a red-faced, spittle flecked tirade on camera?
-G
I pick June 3 at 4:50 p.m
I hope they debate and old Mc comes up with this canard: “I’ve forgotten more about Veteran’s affairs than Senator Obama has learned in his six years in the Senate.”
Obama can come back with this:
“I would agree that Senator McCain has forgotten most of what he at one time knew about Veteran’s Affairs. And since my taking up politics I’ve learned a considerable amount about the horrid conditions at Walter Reed, the traumatic long-term brain trauma that combat assigned Veterans are manifesting, their difficulties in finding jobs, and in attending College on a GI Bill designed when State Universities were largely free. Apparently Mr. McCain has either forgotten, or hasn’t bothered to look at the costs of going to a decent University nowadays.”