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Presumptive GOP Nominee Faces Questions Over Rev. John Hagee's Provocative Preachings

[sgtrds]

Five will get you ten that John Hagee is really singinrick.............

[mcvet]

What is it with McCain? What about the words WE THE PEOPLE is it he does NOT understand. It seem''s, no matter if it''s over Trade Agreements or Religion, he wants to represent a few and the rest have to just accept what the few wants. I really do not think he would be a very good President. He has a dictatorial approach to the job and it''s a REPRESENTATIVE position as Bush has found out the HARD way. Now we need someone who is going to bring people together. Who is going to listen to those people and figure out a way to make what the PEOPLE want happen. Telling people their jobs are gone and they''re just going to have to accept that is NOT Representing them, that''s dictating to them. Taking sides between citizens on the issue of Religion, accepting the help and support of a Religious leader then pretending they don''t matter? Nope can''t do that either.

[sgtrds]

John Hagee is a seriously sick, mentally ill creature. Now he has McCain bending down to kiss his as*s though, just like he now kisses Bush''s too. Pathetic. If McCain had any honor, self-respect or shame left he''d shoot himself in the head.

[taylpatr]

"In the begaining, man created God in his own image." There''s nothing like religion to ruin a good relationship with God. I''m sorry, but I don''t see anything "Christian" about the republican agenda. They want to take from the poor and give to the rich. They lie and cheat(Florida,2000)and steal(Native American Treaty''s). Like Jesus would ever own a gun or give a rich guy a tax break. Get real!

[walt1944-2009]

John "the Great Prentender" McCain has found himself in a religious mess over an evangelist who thinks HIS church is the only church (and the only one to give money to, naturally) and everyone else will end up in hades!

McCain''s answer to all this is the typical neocon Fascist Nazi GOP answer: I''ll take what they give me, but I don''t have to give anything back! Trouble is, that is not the way politics works. Everyone knows that if you give a politician something, you would expect them to return the favor, which is what I am sure McCain will do if he makes it to the throne in the Oval Office.

After all, we wouldn''t want the "kooks" and "crazys" on the religious right mad at the neocon Fascist Nazis now, would we!

SIG HEIL, BUSH!!!
sig heil, McCain???

[Macstyler]

Hagee is also the founder of CUFI (Christians United For Israel) a powerful fundraiser which has big shots in DC drooling for membership. I have Jewish friends so I watched the CUFI broadcast out of curiosity. Top members of both the Democrat and Republican leadership for the Senate and Congress were in attendance and giving speeches. I''m an Independent who is fiscally Liberal and socially Conservative and I have a half-brother who is a well-known televangelist. That said, I found Hagee''s ''Goofy CUFI'' to be an abomination. The money is raised to convince Jews to become Christians. Novel concept but foremost is Hagee''s tactic of having these clueless legislators use the perjorative term ''Zionist'' when referring to Israelis. This is much to the satisfaction of Conspiracy theorists and Muslim extremists everywhere. While I respect McCain, I''m not a big fan of his. McCain should consider repudiating his association with Hagee or he may find it backing him into an unwelcome corner of yet another box he finds it difficult to get out of.

[smirk5]

He has also denounced the Roman Catholic Church as "the great *** of Babylon" and "a cult." He blames it for the Holocaust and predicts its imminent demise.

"This is the apostate church," Hagee said. " %u2026 this false religious system is going to be totally devoured by the anti-Christ."

""all I can tell you is that I am very proud to have Pastor John Hagee''s support."
John McCain

[samthetvcat]

PS That ''sacrifice for personal ambition'' apology was with regards to his flip-flopping over SC wanting to fly the confederate flag on a government building . . .

[samthetvcat]

If McCain loses the general election, I wonder whether he''ll come back to this issue and apologize once again for his "sacrifice of principle for personal ambition."

You do it once, people will forgive; you do it twice, people will not forget . . .

[undermyboot]

The Republican embrace of the Christian Taliban will strangle the party until it moves back to Goldwater/Ike/Reagan/Buckley ideals. This is what happens when you pander to hate mongers and religious zealots in order to win elections. It IS that simple.

[rayuk-2009]

Hagee is just one of the right wing religious carzies that make up the Republican Party. Say goodby McCain, say goodby Hagee and all you other crazies. Your end is near and richly deserved.

[soldat44]

Hagee is a heretic and meglomaniac. He is preaching a story of hate and vengence. God help him.

[kansas1946]

if voters can overlook Farrakhan and Obama ... McCain has nothing to worry about with this poisonous pastor!


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Posted by paris1969 at 07:32 PM : Feb 29, 2008
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I agree. It is a free country and people can support who they want. I do hope this slime-ball pastor endorses him formally from the pulpit though, so maybe he can lose his tax exempt status. Now that would be a good thing.

[paris1969]

if voters can overlook Farrakhan and Obama ... McCain has nothing to worry about with this poisonous pastor!