Kerry likens Pat Robertson to tin-horn dictator, petty thug...

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Kerry_demands_apology_for_Robertson_remarks_0106.html

Senator John Kerry (D-MA) called for an apology from Rev. Pat Robertson for comments that suggested Sharon's stroke was a punishment from God, RAW STORY can reveal.

"It is beyond shocking to think that as Prime Minister Sharon fights for his life, Pat Robertson would attack his character and disparage the risks Ariel Sharon took to bring peace and security to Israel," the Massachusetts Democrat said in a statement this morning.

"At a time like this, you'd expect bigoted tin-horn dictators and petty thugs like President Ahmadinejad of Iran to attack Sharon, but no American who claims to be a leader should stoop so low," he added. "Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised to hear such venom from someone who claimed Hurricane Katrina was punishment for the people of New Orleans."
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"Ariel Sharon is a courageous and good man, and he deserves the world's prayers, just as the people of Israel today deserve an apology from Pat Robertson," Kerry concluded.

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Kerry_demands_apology_for_Robertson_remarks_0106.html

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Gives "bigoted tin-horn dictators and petty thugs" a bad name. Since "Vengance is mine sayeth the Lord" does that mean that God is going to punish Pat Robertson?

Why does the "media" even bother to report what this lunatic might say? He is nothing but an embarrassment who really needs to be ignored.

Christians are slowly waking up and realizing they have to stand up to these Hate Mongers.

:toast:

will delay that Rapture. Pat doesn't want to have to wait.

I wouldn't call him a tin-horned dictator or a thug. That's giving him too much power. He's a baffoon, a clown, a joke. And so are those who buy into his perverted brand of Christianity.

Mz Pip
:dem:

they are equally hateful and insane

.... well said.

on edit: I'm optimistically thinking that we're seeing not only the meltdown of the Republican party, but of the religious right as well.

Nobody who is a sincere Christian can think these sorts of statements are godly.

According to a letter sent, and read on CNN, some folks are saying that Robertson is no Christian but is just "pimpin' Jesus" ... duh ... you think?

You KNOW he's got one.

Hey, the Pat Robertson Diet. Before every meal, imagine PR having sex. Instant loss of appetite!

Is that close enough? :)

go after the Bush Crime Family with as much enthusiasm, I'd be impressed.

kind of face that cries out to be slapped? A 70 year-old teenager, who's only just lost his pimples, but otherwise hasn't grown a week since his 14th birthday..

:shrug:

"Ariel Sharon is a courageous and good man" by what standard???
Obviously, Kerry knows nothing, or cares nothing, (and kerry is smart, i think it is the latter)about the Palestinian people.

Obviously Robertson is to be condemned for his comments, because he is a sick and twisted man, totally perverse.

Still, Kerry's praise of Sharon's supposed good character is an affront to those who have long been victims of Sharon's criminal policies, which continue today.

comments today have suggested his death will make things less stable ... but I'm thinking almost anyone might be better. Sharon is of the Lieberman - Rumsfeld - Cheney mold. Hmmmmm? Moldy old men! There's a good diet image too.

Oh, yeah? Try this one for size: Bibi Netanyahu and the lunatics that stayed with Likud who danced and sang when Rabin was assassinated and accused Sharon of being Hitler for removing the settlers from Gaza.

If he moved to Israel (made aliyah), as a Jew he would immediately be a citizen - but could he become Prime Minster?

NOW(namely in that he can't wage his form of politic anymore), but not too many years back he sponsored a series of brutal reprisals and a veritable massacre in the Palestinian refugee camps of Chatila and Sabra. His record hardly indicates him worthy of the compliment "good", and courage is easy when you have the IDF to back you up...I hope the people of the Middle East grab the chance to change the political dynamic of the region now that Arafat and Sharon are gone. I urge the Israeli voter reject Benjamin Netanyahu and establish a dialogue of peace with Palestinian moderates, etc.

which is to change US policy that supports real justice for all. We must begin by insisting that no more aid be sent to Israel until it dismantles the apartheid wall.

You can be an ally of both Palestinians and Israelis--and hope for the day they have peace between them.

Kerry's good words about Sharon are based on knowing him personally, and also were a way of reaching out to Israel. Kerry has stepped into the leadership vacuum: this is what our president should be doing (but HE hasn't the class)--to reach out and offer support to an allied nation during their time of trouble and grief.

Sharon has 50+ years of war crimes to answer for.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qibya_massacre.

kerry supports all of Israel's policies, and never does anything about the plight of the occupied, the victims of US/Israeli policies.

What has Kerry ever done for the Palestinian people? Has he spoken about the illegal wall set up to destroy Palestinian communities?

I do agree it is not about choosing one people to side with... it is however, about choosing justice, which will be a real victory for everyone.

First, Sharon is either dying or will be so fragile he is out of government - either way this is not the time for a critique of his life.

Israel itself condemned his actions in Lebanon. He also was the most reponsible person for the settlements - which have made a peace settlement impossible. In his recent actions, he did give back the Gaza - which would have been very hard for anyone but him and he likely does want peace, but he wants security for Israel.

Kerry met both with the Palestinian and with Sharon. Kerry's praise is likely for the brave step Sharon took and because it would make no sense for him not to credit the good things (and ignore the bad) when the man is near death or at least very ill. (Remember Kerry even met with Nixon, who hurt Kerry personally - near the end of his life - and was polite. He is the son of a diplomat and has very good manners - unlike Pat Robertson.)

Sharon's has had his problems and has been a douche. But he was courageous in that he split from Likud, formed his own party, and withdrew from Gaza. I was just starting to have hope for him that he was starting to like the role of a peacemaker. And I'm certain that Kerry cares about the sufferings of Palestinians.

He just recycles that God is punishing__________________for _________________.

...Daily Mirror. "How can 59,054,987 people be so dumb?" And by the way, when did people start giving 2 left nuts what Pat Robertson thinks anyway?

I would have thought patwah would have kept his big mouth shut on this one.

I like this from Kerry..shows it's okay for the mainstream to stand up to that koolaid spiker, pat robertson.

Our pussified media have treated that reptile, Robertson, with kid gloves. He's always spoken to with deference by any reporter who interviews him, even when he is spewing the most outrageous, vile invectives one could imagine (which is about 99.9% of the time). How refreshing to hear that someone has been willing to call an anus an asshole rather than trying to pretty it up and call it something perfumed and lovely. Hooray for JFK

As someone pointed out today in the Israel/Palestine Forum, Pat Robertson has succeeded in uniting the different factions in that forum. We all agree that Pat is a moron!

Another DUer posted yesterday that it was remarkable that Iran's President Ahmadinejad and 700 Club's Pat Robertson are on the same side of the issue regarding Sharon. What a pair of religious zealots those two are!

Good strong statement by Kerry!

If he keeps on saying stupid shit, and sane people keep on attacking him for it, his backers will sooner or later become more vocal in their defense of him. At that point, we will know EXACTLY who the domestic enemies are in the war on the American Taliban.

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Condemning the Remarks... Regarding Ariel Sharon

Once again... has brought shame... with his recent comments expressing his hope that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will not survive. These come on the heels of various outrageous statements about Israel in the past few months. With each new despicable comment... further lessens his standing as a credible... leader...

http://clinton.senate.gov/news/statements/details.cfm?id=250290&&

http://clinton.senate.gov/

Too bad that the statement above refers to Holocaust denier, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. As to Pat Robertson's own conduct, the crickets are chirping in Hillary's Senate office.

was because he was 'giving away' land God gave to the Jews

Hahaha...LOL... Go ask Arafat and Palestinians, Mr. Kerry.

... definitely. Good... not so easy to judge. Did some horrible things in the past, for sure. People change... I am not trying to defend Sharon, I never liked him, and was quite horrified when he became prime minister. At this point in time though, his passing from the Israeli political scene is almost surely a bad thing. Politicians are not angels, and especially in the extremely difficult and confused situation over there, they SHOULD NOT be.

the moneychanger in the temple.
Wait... that's not a comparison, that's just a simple fact. He IS the money changer in the temple.

for the "righteous" to eliminate the "wicked" from their midst. He couches this in his whole "well the innocent also suffer when God smites the wicked with disasters" In short, the larcenous motherfucker is calling for the MURDER of people. When will this loathsome scumbag be charged with making terroristic threats?

Their religion is a cloak for their racism, sexism, and homophobia. When are the mainstream denominations going to publicly denounce the Christian Right for the American version of the Taliban that they are?

and that's just for starters. You're my president even though my vote didn't count; You're a war hero; patriot; statesman; and one of the best Senators in history. I'll never be able to understand how the likes of Pat Robertson gets away with all this blasphemy. Anyone who's a true believer, would never put the blame on their God for all these tragedies. He should be removed from television so as not to contaminate the minds of true Christians. Who in the world does Pat Robertson think he is anyway? :evilfrown: :mad:

Kerry is off his rocker again.

... statement. Thank you.

Must be in a different planet.

Good for him to condemn Robertson. He should have stopped there.

Now this is ONE of many examples of why I could never vote for Kerry again.

That has got to be one of the most assinine comments he has made.

Robertson is everything that Kerry said.

But Sharon is a fucking terrorist.

So do all the people Robertson ripped off in donations to his empire.

not stooping to the the level of Robertson's talk. Thank you, Kerry!

Sharon never got my support