Announcing Robertson's endorsement of Giuliani, MSNBC failed to note Robertson's crazy talk

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http://mediamatters.org/items/200711070009?f=h_top

Announcing Robertson's endorsement of Giuliani, MSNBC failed to note Robertson's numerous controversial remarks

Summary: Reporting on the announcement that Pat Robertson would endorse Rudy Giuliani for president, MSNBC's Contessa Brewer stated, "A big coup, of course, for Giuliani, who is fighting to win the votes of social conservatives." NBC political director Chuck Todd described Robertson as "the guy that almost invented the social conservative political movement" and asserted: "Robertson is a foreign policy hawk, and on foreign policy he sees eye to eye with Giuliani." But neither Brewer nor Todd noted that Robertson has repeatedly made controversial and inflammatory comments, including calling for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, and endorsing the late Rev. Jerry Falwell's comments that "the abortionists," "the feminists," and the American Civil Liberties Union "helped this {the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks} happen."

[rpannier]

1. Left out marion's ever endearing...

God got even with Prime MInister Sharon for trading land for peace.
It's God's land and he don'ttolerate those things.

This should be the first thing everyone reminds ghouliani of everytime.

[A HERETIC I AM]

2. Contessa Brewer might have missed it but KO didnt

Keith talked about Robertsons goofy remarks after 9/11 and since.

[OHdem10]

3. Perhaps the Media knew we all know Robertson and Falwell

have made comments which kept them from being asked on MSM TV.

This does not change the fact that these men continued to be
influential among RR.

I cannot remember which ones but some TV Programs rcalled
some of the outlandish claims.

[chelsea0011]

4. His sole reason for endorsing is to fight Islamofaciscm which

to Robertson is the same as Muslim. Robertson will bypass all his foolish beliefs as long as we get a Muslim warmonger in the WH.

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5. Tweety

referenced at least three of his rantings last night: one was 9/11 as punishment for gay abortion something, Jews are all going to hell, and the third I can't begin to recall, as I sat mesmerized by the odd pair on the screen.

[gauguin57]

6. Dennis Kucinich gets excoriated for saying he saw something unidentified in the sky. Meanwhile ...

... Robertson is as CRAZY AS A LOON, and hundreds of thousands of people, apparently, watch him on TV, send him money, and actually listen to what he has to say.

Come on! Rabbit hole!!!