McCain Receives Texas Mega-Church Pastor's Endorsement
(CBS)
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS -- John McCain received the endorsement of Pastor John Hagee citing McCain’s pledge to defend Israel and his anti-abortion rights record as the main reasons for his support.
“He will be a strong courageous leader from the first day he steps in office,” the evangelical leader said. “What Senator McCain, I feel, needs to do to bring evangelicals into his camp is to make it very clear that he is a strong defender of Israel and that he has a strong 24 year of being pro-life. And I think on those two issues they will get on common ground and have a common understanding,” added Hagee, the pastor of Dallas' Cornerstone mega-church.
While Hagee is a much-needed conservative supporter he is known for his controversial writings about Armageddon and about Israel.
“Our support of Israel has nothing to do with an end of times scenario. Our support of Israel is because we feel their cause is just,” Hagee said.
“All I can tell you is that I am happy to have Pastor Hagee’s support,” McCain said.
This isn't the first time Hagee has campaigned with McCain. He gave a soul-stirring speech at the Citadel back in September and he also introduced McCain at the “Christians United for Israel” conference in Washington D.C. last July.
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LOL, yes those are really two issues burning in the bellies of most Americans.
Forget Iraq, the economy, the deficit, health care, education, the enviornment, taxes, immigration, and corruption.
Just make sure to take care of Israel (which I support actually) and stick your nose into women''s private lives.
It just gets better and better.
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Posted by js3834 at 07:46 PM : Feb 27, 2008
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Were you yelling when Bush was running the deficit up to historic levels, chewing up the biggest surplus in American history, left to him by Bill Clinton.
Were you yelling, when in his first term, Bush never vetoed a spending bill, never, and never vetoed a spending bill until one dealing with stem-cell research, a bill that could help millions of Americans.
"Your riteous wrath doth ring as hollow in my ear.."
http://osi-speaks.blogspot.com/2008/02/john-mccain-breaks-through-evangelical.html#links
Why? He says he is an American hero. McCain says He has won this nomination. Ok, yes he is an American hero. But this race is a long way from the end. If He is so sure that he has won this nomination, why does he refuse to debate his biggest rival? The only answer is that he is afraid if the American people hear another message, he won''t win the nomination. This is a travesty of justice. Shutting out the message of the only other viable candidate, is un- American. John McCain and the network media seem to have forgotten what the definition of American Hero is: Giving your all for the benefit of your country with out first thinking of yourself. John McCain and every news network that has crowned him king before the end of the race (receiving 1191 pledged delegates) are circumventing the fair and balanced election process by blocking the message of other viable candidates. The only reason for doing this is because you are all afraid that if McCain debates Mike Huckabee the voters might hear a different message than you want them to hear, and there goes your coronation!
McCain should start acting like an American hero and debate Mike Huckabee before March 4, 2008! Don''t let media and Washington insiders tell us how to vote, just to line their own pockets. VOTE HUCKABEE!!