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WHY IS McCAIN/HAGEE GETTING A FREE PASS?*
More than a week after John McCain's endorsement by the anti-Catholic, anti-Semitic pastor John Hagee, the media continues to give the GOP nominee a free pass. (see article below - thanks, John)
Consider the following pronouncements by Hagee, the man who McCain proudly introduced as an ally last week.
On Jews:
It was the disobedience and rebellion of the Jews, God's chosen people, to their covenantal responsibility to serve only the one true God, Jehovah, that gave rise to the opposition and persecution that they experienced beginning in Canaan and continuing to this very day.
And:
How utterly repulsive, insulting, and heartbreaking to God for his chosen people to credit idols with bringing blessings he had showered upon the chosen people. Their own rebellion had birthed the seed of anti-Semitism that would arise and bring destruction to them for centuries to come.
On gays:
=====All hurricanes are acts of God, because God controls the heavens. I believe that New Orleans had a level of sin that was offensive to God, and they are — were recipients of the judgment of God for that. The newspaper carried the story in our local area that was not carried nationally that there was to be a homosexual parade there on the Monday that the Katrina came. And the promise of that parade was that it was going to reach a level of sexuality never demonstrated before in any of the other Gay Pride parades. So I believe that the judgment of God is a very real thing. I know that there are people who demur from that, but I believe that the Bible teaches that when you violate the law of God, that God brings punishment sometimes before the day of judgment. And I believe that the Hurricane Katrina was, in fact, the judgment of God against the city of New Orleans.Why do you think McCain/Hagee is getting a free pass?
http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/the_mccainhagee_connection_1.php
Campaign Desk
The McCain-Hagee Connection
Why is the press ignoring this hate-monger?
By Zachary Roth Fri 7 Mar 2008 02:27 PMHagee, of course, is also a virulent anti-Catholic, who has suggested that the pope is the anti-Christ, and that Adolf Hitler's anti-Semitism was the result of being educated at a Catholic school.
One would think that when a leading presidential candidate proudly touts the support of such a figure, the issue would receive close scrutiny from the press. But last week, once McCain assured reporters that, just because Hagee was endorsing him, it didn't mean he agreed with everything Hagee said, the mainstream media essentially let the matter drop. Chalk another up for the Straight-Talking candidate.
That's all the more remarkable given the high-profile grilling Barack Obama has received on the subject of Louis Farrakhan. In a recent Democratic debate, Tim Russert asked Obama to reject Farrakhan's support. And in January, Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen drew attention to the fact that a magazine controlled by Obama's pastor had given an award to the Nation of Islam founder.
But so far, neither Russert nor anyone else at NBC News has seen fit to press McCain on the subject, and Cohen hasn't chosen to write about it. And remember, Obama did nothing to solicit Farrakhan's support, while McCain actively sought Hagee's and appeared on stage with him.
We've asked both NBC News and Cohen whether they plan to, given their concern about Obama's Farrakhan "ties," and will let you know what we hear.
- Mon 10 Mar 2008 05:59 PM
What is even more mystifying is why Jews are so enamored of this man. Granted he's telling 'em what they want to hear, at least in terms of supporting Israel's existence, but come on!
Over the millennia Jews have gone through periods of being Christian's favorites because they've always believed that they need Jews in Israel to achieve the 2nd coming. Sadly, after 'giving the Jews a chance' the 2nd coming never comes and then that failure becomes the fault of the 'stiff-necked Jews' and, inevitably, a pogrom follows.
Why is this time & CUFI any different? It's not. The love affair between evangelicals who support Israel's existence and Jews is fragile and certainly can't be counted upon to provide security for the State of Israel, Jews in Israel, or Jews in America (who, for that matter, are most at risk of the Christian right's ire when Jesus fails to show up within whatever time-frame the evangelicals are working in).
Sadly, the only real hope for Israel's long-term existence is to come to terms with the Palestinians (without exclusions). This will demand sacrifices by Israel that, at present, seem unlikely but are inevitable if peace is to ever be had. Such sacrifices (East Jerusalem and the West Bank settlements, for example) will be entirely unacceptable to people like Hagee & CUFI since their need for Armageddon outweighs their need for peace in the Middle East.
One can certainly count on an outbreak of vicious and widespread, probably violent, anti-Semitism following any such compromise by Israel since it will be, as it always has been "those stiff-necked Jews preventing the Rapture and the eminent arrival of Jesus".
Geez, ain't religion wonderful…
Tom Ecclestone
Wed 19 Mar 2008 04:35 PMI find it hard to understand how anyone can possibly trust a politician who backs someone this racist
TDC
Wed 19 Mar 2008 07:50 PMOh, that's right Mr. Roth, thanks for refreshing our memories on this.
You see, I forgot that John Hagee married McCain and his wife, baptized his children, works on his campaign, is one of his greatest spiritual advisors and has been McCain's pastor for the past 17 years,
Your right, the parallels here are eerie.
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