I was a little surprised to read that Pat Robertson, the right wind ultra Christian that thinks he speaks for God, endorsed Rudy Giuliani for President.
Remember that ole’ Rudy is pro-choice and pro gay rights which are anathema to fervent Christians in the U.S. So what gives?
To show you how extraordinary it is for Robertson to endorse Rudy you just have to remember that Robertson said the attack of 9/11 was God’s way of punishing America for allowing abortions and gay marriages – wow!
So has ole’ Pat flipped out? He is 77 and has been making ridiculous statements for some time now; most absurd are when he tells the country that he talks to God so maybe his endorsement is not that important if most consider him a loony.
But the loony may actually have a plan. The Christian Right is absolutely split as to which Republican candidate to endorse. Some were threatening to put up a third party candidate which would guarantee a Republican defeat.
Robertson maybe trying to at least give the Republican Party a better chance of winning the Presidency since Giuliani has support from both parties while the rest of the bunch do not.
Robertson calls Giuliani an “acceptable” candidate, not the best candidate so maybe the message to his fellow Christian radicals is that at least with Giuliani you have a chance and he at least promised to appoint conservative judges.
I like Giuliani mainly because he is a realist and a relativist with no overriding ideology and also, he will not kiss the Religious Right’s ass – what a man!
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