Monk writes:
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It seems to me the only thing Robertson accomplishes with these comments is to push the Christian right a little further to the right.
Another excellent post from you, and again I agree with most of it.
In all honesty I think Pat has always been a few peaches shy of a cobbler. Some of the things he's said are just so stupid that it defies belief that any grown, competent person could say them.
One thing that gets me about conservative reaction to him is the fact that he gets a pass whenever he works with liberal human rights groups, which he does from time to time. Why isn't that ever used against him? Cindy Sheehan is allied with a number of liberal groups, including human rights groups, and this is taken as a sign that she's nuts.
Conservatives never seem to get upset when Pat suggests that god sends hurricanes to punish people who tolerate homosexuality, or that he sends tsunami to punish people who don't worship him properly (or whatever stupid reason he gave for god sending that wave - I've forgotten what it was now).
But you've given an honest assessment and I appreciate that, especially since so many of the conservatives I know aren't condemning Pat but are rather harping on the MSM for even mentioning it.
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