November 9, 2007
Rudy Snags Top Evangelical (Bill Press)
Politics makes strange bedfellows.
No truer words were ever spoken. And no stranger bedfellows did politics ever make than Rudy Giuliani and Pat Robertson.
Go figure. Rudy’s pro-choice, Robertson’s virulently pro-life. Rudy’s thrice-married and a serial philanderer, Robertson’s Mr. Straight Arrow. Rudy bunked with a gay couple and promised to officiate at their marriage, Robertson prayed that God would strike gays with lightning.
So why would Pat Robertson ever endorse Rudy Giuliani? Easy. Because, for Robertson, politics trumps principles. Robertson doesn’t believe in anything, except — he believes that Rudy can beat Hillary Clinton. And, for him, that’s all that counts.
Will Robertson’s endorsement make much difference? Probably not. It does give Rudy some bragging rights among evangelicals — proving that at least one member of the religious right is willing to vote for a skirt-chasing, gay-hugging defender of abortion.
But most religious conservatives will ignore Pat Robertson’s endorsement for the same reason the rest of us will: Because he’s nuts. Genuinely, certifiably, should-be-committed-to-an-institution crazy.
The only question is: Now that Pat Robertson’s endorsed Rudy Giuliani’s campaign for president, will Rudy Giuliani be required to endorse Pat Robertson’s “age-defying” pancakes?
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You are right, nobody believes this stunt is genuine. Stupid is as stupid does.
Comment by Igor R. — November 9, 2007 @ 11:31 am
Bill: Can't wait for your article on George Soros, who is a practicing communist of dubious mental frame of mind, who endorses Hillary and other leftists.
Comment by Robert Rosencrans — November 9, 2007 @ 12:15 pm
RR, it's OK. We can wait until you go to school, or read a book or something. You are sinking to the depths of dopehood day by day.
Guiliani is a phony. nothing he does is real and nothing that he says is true. If I were to agree with the Hillary haters, I'd say that Guiliani is Hilary in a suit with a cue ball head.
He is saying some of the most ridiculous things, all the while changing every position that he has ever held in a lifetime. somehow the media will not lay a glove on him, al a GW bush in 2000.
I wonder how his gay roomates felt when they heard of his endorsement by Crazy Pat. After all this is the idiot who said that 9/11 was the fault of gay and lesbians, as well as abortionists and activist judges.
I'm glad that I'm not a republican in 2007. You are a sad, sad lot.
Comment by Chris Calbi — November 9, 2007 @ 2:07 pm
Chris, while it's true that Giuliani has changed a lot of positions, Hillary changes them sometimes several times a week. I'm not sure what you like about the current Democrats: a lying witch, a lying lawyer, and a meek, socialistic simpleton. Other than the constantly repeated "lazy" label, I for the life of me can't figure out why people don't see that Fred Thompson is superior to every other candidate.
Comment by Igor R. — November 11, 2007 @ 7:06 pm
Igor, you like who you like. Thompson seems to be a good man, but victimized by the insane cable pundits, who built him up to destroy him. Nothing ever changes. To me, Thompson just might bring some sanity back to the GOP; so we agree.
Please don't defend your side with the tired and continuous Hillary chant. I do not support her for the nomination of my party.
Guiliani is a real danger, just as Hillary is. I won't take part in your ridiculous name calling. I'll reserve that for President Stupid. These two are the most unprincipled politicians of the day, and interestingly they lead their parties for the nod. What does that say to us as a country?
Comment by Chris Calbi — November 12, 2007 @ 9:28 am
Two peas in a pod, this Rudy and Pat Robertson. Both are symbolic of corruption and evil. How fitting.
Comment by Lester — November 12, 2007 @ 5:48 pm
You leftist hate it when a man of integrity, like Pat Robertson, endorses the next president of the US of A. The terrosits are shaking in thier boots.
Comment by GOP Timmy — November 13, 2007 @ 10:33 pm
This Presidential election is NOT about Guiliani or Hillary. It concerns the FRAUD of the Republican Party, the party of 'Family Values.' They say: Gay Marriage will destroy the institution…but 3 divorces…no problem. They say: Abortion is murder but Guiliani pro-abortion…no problem. Wake up America to the fraud of the Bush/Cheney Republican party…the party of lies and deception.
Comment by herb a. — November 14, 2007 @ 11:30 am