Robertson blames Katrina on Ellen Degeneres

[Vastavus]

http://datelinehollywood.com/archives/2005/09/05/robertson-blames-hurricane-on-choice-of-ellen-deneres-to-host-emmys/

This man has mental problems. What a moron. If I was still Christian, I would be embarassed beyond words at his actions. With people like this at the helm, it is no wonder that Christianity will be a minority view in the US within a few decades.

How long do you think they will wait before he is taken off the air?

 

[Thirst_For_Knowledge]

This is urban legend. Check scopes.

 

[Vastavus]

Really? hmmmm.

I googled it, and hundreds of news sites came up verifying the information. I'll look into it more.

 

[Thirst_For_Knowledge]

And really, I meant snopes. heh

http://www.snopes.com/politics/katrina/robertson.asp

 

[""]

I almost wish you hadn't found out that it's false, just so I could have seen all of the [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]ake mushrooms hit the fan. Reading 5 pages of "your god is not alive!" "Christians are evil" etc., would have been worth it if at the end we could have told them that they were harping about a faked report.

Ah well.

 

[outlaw]

Well influencing global weather patterns is part of the gay agenda after all.

 

[Thirst_For_Knowledge]

Well influencing global weather patterns is part of the gay agenda after all.

Heh heh.

 

[Vastavus]

lol, I think you were right. Here is the snopes article.

Origins: Good satire neatly straddles the divide between the believable and the incredible, and the Dateline Hollywood article quoted above achieved that balance so well that many readers mistook it for a straight news article. This acceptance was due in large part to U.S. evangelist Pat Robertson's history of making rather outrageous public statements on his 700 Club television program, including his recent call for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo rnum=Math.round(Math.random() * 100000);document.write(''); Chavez.

The satirical premise expressed in the original piece, that Mr. Robertson might make a connection between homosexuality and hurricanes, doesn't even require stretching the truth. During a 6 August 1998 broadcast of The 700 Club, Mr. Robertson addressed comments at participants of the Orlando, Florida, Gay Pride Festival, stating: "I would warn Orlando that you're right in the way of some serious hurricanes, and I don't think I'd be waving those flags in God's face if I were you."

Those not quite convinced that the Dateline Hollywood article really was intended as satire are invited to read that web publication's explanation of their history, starting with their founding in 360 BC as Gladiators Weekly.

Last updated: 12 September 2005

It is rather sad that an article like that is believable.

 

[Thirst_For_Knowledge]

I almost wish you hadn't found out that it's false, just so I could have seen all of the [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]ake mushrooms hit the fan. Reading 5 pages of "your god is not alive!" "Christians are evil" etc., would have been worth it if at the end we could have told them that they were harping about a faked report.

Ah well.

I've never seen something like this.

Persecution complex, much?

 

[Vastavus]

Well influencing global weather patterns is part of the gay agenda after all.

Those darn homosexuals

 

[outlaw]

Yes it is satire. (had some difficulty finding out that it was…I guess Pat making bizarre announcement endorsing hate and murder and bits of nonsense have sort of affected everyone.



But as http://www.snopes.com/politics/katrina/robertson.asp notes Robertson has made similar claims in the past:

“During a 6 August 1998 broadcast of The 700 Club, Mr. Robertson addressed comments at participants of the Orlando, Florida, Gay Pride Festival, stating: "I would warn Orlando that you're right in the way of some serious hurricanes, and I don't think I'd be waving those flags in God's face if I were you."”

 

[El Brujo]

Never mind​

 

[AdamAnderson21]

I think we need to create a private company that goes rounds and gives their "stamp of approval" to legitimate sites. You wouldn't believe the nonsense out there, and people actually believe it.

 

[""]

I've never seen something like this.

Persecution complex, much?

Tired argument.

 

[Hydra009]

This is urban legend. Check scopes.

Darn! I was almost ready to take it at face value considering the number of insane things that this guy has said over the years. A quick visit to scopes and Dateline Hollywood's About Us link convinced me of the article's satirical intent.

 

[Thirst_For_Knowledge]

Tired argument.

It was not an argument, but rather a question. What are you even talking about?

Most people here wouldn't say that Christians are evil. Most likely what you would see, is people showing how Christians have extreme cases of their religion, like Muslims, and how it isn't fair to judge an entire religion on some people.

But I guess it's easier to see persecution everywhere.

 

[MoonlessNight]

If you really want to hear Robertson say something exceptionally controversial just start watching the 700 club. It used to be only once a week or so that he would say something that would make me say, "wait, did he just say that" but recently it has been much more frequent.

 

[12volt_man]

http://datelinehollywood.com/archives/2005/09/05/robertson-blames-hurricane-on-choice-of-ellen-deneres-to-host-emmys/

This man has mental problems. What a moron. If I was still Christian, I would be embarassed beyond words at his actions. With people like this at the helm, it is no wonder that Christianity will be a minority view in the US within a few decades.

How long do you think they will wait before he is taken off the air?

And yet, if he had said that it's President Bush's fault, you'd think he was a genius.

 

[Spinrad]

http://datelinehollywood.com/archives/2005/09/05/robertson-blames-hurricane-on-choice-of-ellen-deneres-to-host-emmys/

This man has mental problems. What a moron. If I was still Christian, I would be embarassed beyond words at his actions. With people like this at the helm, it is no wonder that Christianity will be a minority view in the US within a few decades.

How long do you think they will wait before he is taken off the air?

Awesome. I too blame it on her, because it's is a hilarious idea and appeals to my sense of the absurd.

 

[Spinrad]

And yet, if he had said that it's President Bush's fault, you'd think he was a genius.

You, sir, are the genius.