Pat Robertson- Hypocrite

[stevedeshazer]

http://www.mcjonline.com/news/03a/20030711a.shtml

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Christian evangelist Pat Robertson, who recently accused the U.S. State
Department of trying to destabilize the government of Liberia, is himself embroiled in
controversy because of his financial interests in the country.

Robertson said Monday on The 700 Club, broadcast from his Christian Broadcasting Network,
that President Bush was "undermining a Christian, Baptist president to bring in Muslim rebels".

"How dare the president of the United States say to the duly elected president of another
country, 'You've got to step down,'" Robertson

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Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State,
challenged Robertson's assertions.

"(Charles) Taylor is one of the most brutal dictators in Africa," and "Robertson would have his viewers
believe that interest in Liberia is purely humanitarian."

Poor Pat! He won't be able to mine his gold if Taylor is forced out...Taylor is a Baptist, and presumably Muslims would govern Liberia going forward.

[noonwitch]

1. Gee, Pat, did Jesus tell you to invest 8 mil on a thug's diamonds?

Since Pat, like W, gets messages from Jesus on a regular basis, He must have told him to get involved in Liberia and support a godly leader like Taylor. I'm sure He also told you back in the 80s that He wanted the contras to use Operation Rescue planes to bring cocaine into the US and ruin our major cities. Did He also give you the formula for the longevity milkshake you are hyping on your show and website?

I read a book a while back about the downfall of the PTL club. Pat wrote Jim Bakker a letter condemning his money-raising practices, that had strong wording about God judging Jim for his sins. I think PTL had beat out 700 club for some broadcast time or rights or something like that. I hope that this is the beginning of a similar downfall for Marion (Pat's real name).

[Drifter]

2. Jesus Thinks You're a Jerk ...

Great Zappa tune from the "Broadway the Hardway" CD. Bashes Jim and Tammy, as well as good ole Pat himself. This was written around 1988.

Cheers
Drifter

[Blue_Chill]

3. Pat Robertson- Hypocrite?

Come on when you mention Pitch-fork-Pat you need to come with more then just Hypocrite.

This guy is exactly the opposite of what Christians should be. He's a dishonest bastard that gets rich off the misery of others.

[Octafish]

4. 2nd Lt. Pat Robertson — DESERTER

The unctuous TV preacher Marion “Pat” Robertson once was a US Marine officer when he got the call that maybe his life was too important to risk on the battlefield.

The greasy turd was leading a platoon of US Marines to the fighting in Korea in 1951 when he decided to call his daddy, then a very, very conservative and Democratic Senator from Virginia, to get him pulled off his troop transport ASAFP.

Robertson told the other officers he would be saying “Sayonara!” when the ship pulled into Yokohama, its final stop before heading toward Korea. The other officers thought he was joking, but when the ship shoved off, there was Pat (and another 2nd lieutenant) on the dock, waving bye-bye.

Most of the officers and Marines went on to get wounded and killed. PTL, at least a couple remember the Truth.

The story was repeated in 1988 when Robertson ran for president as a “Combat Veteran.” The source of the story was Pete McCloskey (R-Calif.), one of the surviving USMC officers who was on the transport.

Here's a great resource on the subject:


THE LIQUOR OFFICER

Or PAT ROBERTSON GOES TO WAR

Excerpt...

Former GOP congressman Pete McCloskey of California, who served in the same unit as Robertson, claimed that Robertson had relied on his father's influence to get him out of combat duty. Robertson was so rankled by the charge that he sued McCloskey and Representative Andy Jacobs, an Indiana Democrat who also circulated the charges, for $35 million.

McCloskey insisted that Robertson was on a ship headed for combat until his father used his influence to have him removed. According to McCloskey, Robertson later boasted that he had used his father to "get him out of combat duty."

The libel suit turned out to be an embarrassment to Robertson. During depositions, Paul Brosman, Jr., a retired university professor who served with Robertson in Korea, backed up McCloskey's claim and went even further, asserting that the televangelist had consorted with prostitutes and had sexually harassed a Korean cleaning girl who worked in the barracks. Brosman's deposition asserted that Robertson once feared he had contracted gonorrhea from a prostitute and was "very relieved" when he discovered the problem was a urinary tract infection. Brosman added that he had never personally seen Robertson with a prostitute and said some of his remarks were based on "scuttlebutt" he heard from others.

The trial also established that Robertson's father did indeed send a number of letters about his son, on Senate stationery, to Marine officials. In one the elder Robertson expressed concern that his son had not been adequately trained to be a combat officer.

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