Pat Robertson talked to God again. You may remember such predictions as the end of the world, and the demolition of Orlando, both of which happened right on schedule. Robertson has used his super-duper connections to predict a good year for Bush, the confirmation of Alito, another Supreme Court vacancy, and the beginnings of an Iraq withdrawal. Duh.Not bad, Pat! Lots of nice generic Nostradamic predictions. I ALSO have super-duper connections, and I can now predict continued unsettlement in the Middle East, more scientific discovery, and a great year for rich professional liars who make buttloads of money and pay no taxes.
I saw this nonsense the other night. Pat was thumbing through his notes that he had taken while he talked to God.
You forgot to mention that the believers have nothing to fear as things get worse here on the third rock from the sun, because God is in control! It is (only?) the unbelievers that will receive his wrath.
This brings up the problem of evil. What kind of God punishes the only humans who have sense enough not to believe in something for which there is no evidence? Not one that I would choose to worship.
Zaphiloszo
its funny every time i call GOD i get a busy signal he must have changed his phone # and only gave it to PAT !!!!
hey jay when did you call because i was probaly talking to this whacko named pat
I talk to God all the time and he never said anything about any of this to me. In fact all he really did was wag his tail when I called him in for his kibble.
I really need to sire him out and name one of the puppies Jesus.
For truly Jesus is the son of God. I’m just not sure who the bitch is.
The bitch is a virgin, remember?
I did a 411 and the number is unlisted.
Robertson is also suggesting that Ariel Sharon’s stroke was divine punishment for “dividing God’s land”.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/R/ROBERTSON_SHARON?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME
Pat Robertson is a real cartoon character. Are there many people in America that take him seriously ?
Lapo:
Unfortunatly, there*are* many people who take him seriously…enough to make him very rich.
lapo,
Only the Conservative Repulicans that run this country (and their brain-dead supporters).
Golly, maybe Pat has good connections with the supreme sadist after all.
The atheist’s pryer: “Dear God, save me from your followers.”
“If Christ was here right now, there’s one thing he wouldn’t be: A christian” -Mark Twain
lapo,
On second thought, my response was too cavalier. Rosemary is correct…there are unfortunately a lot of people in this country that cannot see that the emperor has no clothes whenever he clothes himself in religion. [pun intended]
The willingness of people in our country to avoid publicly castigating things said and done by someone with religious associations does not portend well for the future of the country with the first completely secular government ever established.
We need more people who aren’t afraid to call a spade- “a spade”. Letterman had that idiot, Bill O’Reilly, on the other night and did a fantastic job of keeping ole Bill at bay. Watch it at Michael Moore’s web-site. It’s great!
The religious-right, are neither. (I love that slogan).
I have started telling the “god-blessers” no thanks, I’m an atheist, also. Getting some blank stares from it, but I do feel better every time I express myself. I hate being closeted.
I’m predicting that 2006 is going to be a tough year for W and his croonies. It’s taken 5 years for the ball to roll but the momentum is gaining strength. When the smoke clears, W will go down in history as one of the top 5 lousiest presidents this country has ever had to endure.
i predict pat will choke to death this year on a plate of pasta prepared by the FSM.
DD wrote:
that’s the most intelligent thing i’ve read in a long time.
That was probably the most random thing I have ever read but sadly living here mostly reading the paper (this association excluded) was also the most intelligent I have read in years.
-J?r?me
If I were a ‘true’ Xtian, I’d seriously consider sending special operatives after Robertson.
I wonder if his imaginary friend is helping him w/his obviously severe dementia.
Can Rev. Robotson predict some winning lottery numbers for us?
U crack me up Dave…..I love this
I ALSO have super-duper connections, and I can now predict continued unsettlement in the Middle East, more scientific discovery, and a great year for rich professional liars who make buttloads of money and pay no taxes.
Atheist lead the way
There is no way that anything Pat Robertson says should be taken seriously, and yet he manages to get media coverage everytime he says something “controversial”.
Pat is just manipulating what is said in the Bible to make his preaching points, but the effect of broadcasting the crap makes it seem that it’s Pat Robertson’s view of things, not the Christian Bible’s view. So, the reaction becomes “look at crazy Pat” instead of “Christians are crazy”.
Is Pat becoming less relevant these days? Usually when he espouses his poison the blog goes nutes with hundreds of responses. So dar only about 40 in here. Poor Pat. I don’t know whay you all are down on him so much. After all, he can cure you right over the TV set and you don’t even have to get up off the couch! Benny Hin, take notes!!!
Hey yeah, Pat is certified. Let’s pick on Hinn some.
The real question is why does the media report on any of them. Is what Pat says really that important? Why bring it up if he’s not saying what a lot of people are thinking?
A lot of folks died in car accidents this week, and quite a few folks died in Iraq this week, including American soldiers. Why not chase after those families and bid for their tears instead of sucking those poor miner families dry?
O yeah, some kids were left home alone while thier folks went gambling. A story of national import, that is. I hate the corporate media. Maybe you guessed.
Somehow, Pat saw it as his duty to remind the public that the Bible says that Jews own Gaza by God’s order, and that people who get in the way of God’s will are taken out by God Himself. Somehow, the major media thought such comments were worthy of expensive air time. They could have chosen to ignore it, like the rantings of madmen often are, but they did not, did they? It inserts nicely into the pursuit corporate objectives…maintenance for the state of Israel and a commitment from the Bible to keep the Christians in tow.
“Life’s a freak show. Some of us get a front row seat.” – George Carlin
Actually Benny Hinn has been on 60 Minutes twice that I know of. Both times he was proven to be a fraud but that doesn’t seem to stop people from spending their money and going to his shows. Sad state of afairs!
Jon Stewart did an especially hilarious piece on this last nite (on the West coast: warning, contains spoiler!)
Showed clip of Robertson going on & on, about g-d striking Sharon w/a stroke for giving away land, etc.
JS spoke briefly, showed a clip of Sharon (who is getting VERY old & VERY overweight).
Cut back to JS, who says, “Now, unless god is forcing Sharon to eat knishes, I’d have to go w/age & being overweight.”
Has anyone received any Robertson petitions this week via email? I have received several, and they are hilariaous. He must have an army of brainwashed techies working for him.
I love your cynical summaries, Dave. You said it all in the thread intro.
How much money is a buttload? While I can not speak from personal experience I doubt a buttload of money would last long>
To Pat Robertson: God doesn’t exist.
The bible you love to quote is therefore not gods words. If god really existed and indeed smited evil people you would be long gone.
So be glad god does not exist.
reluctant,
What Stewart said was actually:
“Unless God is personally feeding Sharon knishes, I’d say: Fat, Age, and Stress”
Yes, it was very funny.
I figured out the Trinity Mind Fuck. It’s so simple! God has multiple personalities.
Deadly:
Thnx for the correction.
See? My memory really is shot (short-term retention, anyways).
Haha, no problem, my friend!
The saddest thing of all is that people follow him as if he were the envoy of a superior being.
Take a look at http://www.multisenetentiae.blogspot.com
Yes, that is incredibly sad.
Today’s society sees political power as intelligence and undeniable authority, as if the person in power is correct in every action.
Deadly
I sure hope that isn’t true. My generation, the 60’s, proved the corruption and lying of goverment. It is a sad state indeed if all that was lost and people start believing in politicians again just because they believe in the same religion.
Usually politicians are the mirror of the people of their country.
lapo
I wish it weren’t so but I’m sure you are right.
One local news show here did a weeklong series drumming up controversy about the new show “The Book of Daniel” on NBC on Friday night. It featuresa a married, Episcopalean minister with a gay son, an adopted Chinese son, and a daughter who gets caught selling pot in the opener. Father Daniel also regular talks to Jesus in person. His own father is a sour bishop(who is carrying on with the bishop of Father Daniel’s Dioocese) and whose wife has dementia.
Anyhoo, the local polls ran at 79% that the show should not even be aired.
I watched it; it was kinda sweet and funny. I thought, these folks aren’t Christians, they’re Epicopaleans.
Anybody else have any controversy over the show or see it?
Seeker
OFF TOPIC
Remember what I said about I’d rather lose in regular season than post season play?
Here come the STEELERS!!!
I saw that same comment Roberton made about Ariel Sharon being punished by god for diving his land. The funny thing is Robertson never once slammed President Bush for bombing so-called god’s land. I mean, didn’t all that old testament stuff happen in the Iraq region? If Robertson is a true christian as he claims, Bush would be the first on his hit list, not Sharon.
digital,
All that stuff happened in the Turkey/Armenia region. Which is very close to Iraq, but not quite.
digital:
Actually, as I understand it, Iraq is where Babylon was.
So that might be a scriptural free-pass, in Robertson’s eyes.
Or, for those who follow Revelation, that’d make us the beast.
All contingent on translation/interpretation, of course.
I still think they should have shipped Robertson off to Chevez. Hmmmm. I wonder what they would pay…. Never mind thinking like that could get me thrown in jail.
Does FedEX deliver?
andradol:
That leaves a bizarre after-image in me poor daft skull, it do.
A writhing package w/airholes, muffled exclamations…brrhhh!
I’d not wish that on anyone. Not even him.
Yeh, I was thinking of a Garfield cartoon when he tries to send Odie to Peru. Basically just a package with a tongue and ears protruding and enough stamps to get him halfway round the world. Maybe we can package a few more up with him, how ’bout Falwell.
of course
One only has to listen to his own words:
http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/funnyquotes/a/patrobertson.htm
Mary was a prostitute, her and Joseph were on the run. Both were bums. Lucky they were allowed to sleep in a barn.
If they were not married, Christ was a bastard child anyway. Illegite for sure.
The three con artists who sopposily showed up were merely part of Mary and Joes gang who were nothing more than professional bums of their day. Ok, all religions are nothing more than an elusion of
security. Ok, yes, I want to elaborate more, and will.
We all know the TRUTH.