Preacher Hagee: McCain Sought Endorsement

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You know, the nutjob, homophobic one:

Hagee, in 'NYT' This Sunday, Says McCain Sought His Endorsement

By Greg Mitchell

Published: March 20, 2008 5:35 PM ET

NEW YORK In an interview that will appear in this Sunday's New York Times Magazine, controversial televangelist Rev. John Hagee declares, "It's true that [John] McCain's campaign sought my endorsement."

McCain has attempted to distance himself from some of Hagee's views, much as Barack Obama is doing in relation to Rev. Jeremiah Wright. But unlike McCain, Obama has not stood on stage with Wright and accepted his accolades this year.

Interviewed by Deborah Solomon, Hagee refused to discuss his statement that Hurricane Katrina was God's punishment for a gay rights parade in New Orleans, calling it "so far off-base." He claims, "Our church is not hard against the gay people. Our church teaches what the bible teaches, that it is not a righteous lifestyle. But of course we must love even sinners."

He also said that charges that he had bashed the Catholic Church ("false cult system," etc.) have been "grossly mischaracterized....I was referring to those Christians who ignore the Gospels."

Asked what he thinks of Obama, he answers, "He is going to be difficult to beat, because the man is a master of communication. If he were in the ministry, he would make it in the major leagues overnight."

He also denies that he is a strong supporter of Israel because of any coming "Rapture" in the holy land.

Greg Mitchell is editor. His new book is "So Wrong for So Long: How the Press, the Pundits -- and the President -- Failld on Iraq."

Something tells little ol' me that this issue won't get nearly as much breathless, constant coverage as did Obama's preacher.

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He also said that charges that he had bashed the Catholic Church ("false cult system," etc.) have been "grossly mischaracterized....I was referring to those Christians who ignore the Gospels."

Christians that don't believe the Gospels. Ie; stock and trade fundamentalist protestant codewords for Christians who aren't "bible believing", ie; stock and trade fundamentalist protestant codewords for Catholics.

"I don't have to drink my own urine, but it's sterile and I like the taste!"

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Of course not. We're supposed to expect it when white old men cozy up to religious nutjobs that have no basis for their inflammatory remarks. But when a black man does it over a matter of racial and foreign policy issues, the shit MUST hit the fan.

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This is the same guy who said America and Israel should nuke Iran to trigger Apocalypse, right? That... is in it's own category of insanity. Obama's priest can't compete here at all.