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Pat Robertson Addresses Occupy Wall Street

JacobSloan — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:05:26 +0000

Wondering if it’s possible to be both a Christian and a participant in the Occupy Wall Street protests? Christian media mogul and top televangelist Pat Robertson clears up this question sent in by a loyal viewer: no, because the protests are of Satan and an attempt to destroy the nation. What a surprise.

Pat Robertson Says Legalize Marijuana (Video)

cybercasualty — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 19:41:29 +0000

Maybe Robertson realized that a substantial portion of his audience consists of insomniac potheads. Amen, Preacher. Pass the doobies like collection plates. From LA Times blog:

The Rev. Dr. Pat Robertson, a longtime central influencer in conservative Christian Republican politics, came out recently on television to say that the direction many politicians have taken regarding marijuana has turned out to be wrong.

Robertson claims that mandatory minimum sentencing for Americans caught with relatively small amounts of pot is costing the nation too much money and is not rehabilitating them.

“I’m not exactly for the use of drugs, don’t get me wrong, but I just believe that criminalizing marijuana, criminalizing the possession of a few ounces of pot, that kinda thing, it’s just — it’s costing us a fortune and it’s ruining young people,” the televangelist said on his long-running show, “The 700 Club,” on the Christian Broadcasting Network. “Young people go into prisons, they go in as youths and come out as hardened criminals. That’s not a good thing.”

Prosecutor: Pat Robertson Had Gold Deal with African Dictator

Raymond — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:24:11 +0000

From ABC News:

Prosecutors at the human rights trial of former Liberian warlord Charles Taylor alleged Thursday that Christian televangelist Pat Robertson had lobbied the White House on Taylor’s behalf in return for a gold mining contract.

The controversial pastor and former Republican presidential contender met with then-President George W. Bush on Taylor’s behalf, prosecutors charged during cross-examination of Taylor in a Dutch courtroom, allegedly in return for a contract to mine gold in southeast Liberia — a contract they say that Taylor had no legal right to grant.

Lead Prosecutor Brenda Hollis questioned Taylor about how he may have skirted the Liberian legislature in order to get Robertson his gold mining contracts.

“Mr. Taylor, even the legislature in place in 1999 actually refused to ratify this agreement you had with Pat Robertson. Isn’t that correct?” asked Hollis.

Taylor answered: “There was contention about different issues, yes.”

And so you just went around the legislature. Isn’t that right, Mr. Taylor?

“I don’t know if we went around them. I would disagree with you,” replied Taylor.

[Read more at ABC News]

Danny Glover On Haiti: Dumb As Pat Robertson?

majestic — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:30:56 +0000

What is it with the disaster in Haiti? First outspoken conservative wingnut Pat Robertson states on air that Haiti is ‘Cursed by a Pact With The Devil’ and now leftie B-Movie star Danny Glover says “When we see what we did at the climate summit in Copenhagen, this is the response, this is what happens, you know what I’m sayin’?”

Who’s dumber, Robertson or Glover?

Pat Robertson: Haiti ‘Cursed by a Pact With The Devil’

disinfogreg — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:10:38 +0000