Oh, Come On, Now

I know making fun of Pat Robertson seems like it’s a cheap shot, beneath my efforts, and that it’s probably better to ignore him. But here’s why I do think it’s necessary to point out the utter idiocy (never mind the abyssmally poor taste) coming out of The 700 Club daily on your cable television. According to the CNN article linked in the title, over a million people a day tune in to listen to this lunatic spout off about assassinations and divine death threats.

Those people vote.

Burt Likko

Pseudonymous Portlander. Homebrewer. Atheist. Recovering litigator. Recovering Republican. Recovering Catholic. Recovering divorcé. Recovering Former Editor-in-Chief of Ordinary Times. House Likko's Words: Scite Verum. Colite Iusticia. Vivere Con Gaudium.

4 Comments

  1. The Old Testament is full of God putting the smack-down on people in important positions when they do things that oppose His will. Even if Robertson is right, scary thing to say.

  2. Looks like those fiscally conservative Repbulicans slashed the spelling budget a little too far at Salsola’s school …

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