The title of this post might seem like an exaggeration, but in fact it is literal. Pastor John Hagee endorsed John McCain earlier this year and John McCain says to this day that he is proud of this endorsement. Pastor Hagee believes Hitler was sent to drive the Jews out from under the rocks they were living in and drive them to Israel through mass extermination. Furthermore, God gave the Jews a chance to go to Israel on their own and when they didn't, he sent Hitler to hunt them down.
You don't believe it? Listen for yourself:
How can McCain still be proud of this guy's endorsement? And how did Jeremiah Wright get all that coverage when this guy is a thousand times more offensive?
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John McCain's Pastor Says Hitler Was Sent by God to Kill the Jews
Posted May 22nd 2008 4:15AM by Cenk Uygur
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31. Cenk,
Nothing happens without God's permission. Nothing in the past happened without him allowing it to happen. GOD is loving and good. Man is evil. All of us have a free will to choose to follow God or Satan just as Hitler and his followers have. They chose to work for Satan and kill innocent people. The Turks invaded the middle east and slaughtered millions of Christians. I see no difference between them and what Hitler did and what Muslims are doing to Christians there.
When are you going to tell all of us where you stand? Who are you working for?
Suyria at 1:15PM on May 22nd 2008
32. The difference is that Hagee has recanted and apologized for his specific remarks, while Wright has gone on tour promoting that he most certainly does still hold the values in those sound bites.
The new hullabaloo is Pastor Rod Parsley criticizing Islam in the past while endorsing McCain more recently, in today's morning news. But compare McCain/Parsley to Obama/Wright. Which duo are guilty of sound bites that criticize America, and which duo criticize Islma. More importantly, which do you, yourself, criticize most often, America or Islam. Before you answer that, remember 9/11, and that in an Islamic country, internal dissent is illegal and swiftly punished harshly.
Rev 3:16 at 1:43PM on May 22nd 2008
33. Robert Okane-You say that Obama is an Apostate, and that the punishment for that is death. So, you are advocating murder? The FBI should look you up. If you had said that about Bush, you'd be in jail
Mary at 2:31PM on May 22nd 2008
34. Mary,
Cover up, your incompetence is showing. He's saying that an apostate is punishable by death according to Muslim Sharia law.
Mokele Mbembe at 2:38PM on May 22nd 2008
35. By Stank's "McCain's Pastor" logic, that makes Hamas Obama's "Policy Advisor" too, right?
"We like Mr. Obama and we hope he will win the election." Ahmed Yousef, chief political adviser to the Prime Minister of Hamas 4/16/08
BirdmanJones at 5:54PM on May 22nd 2008
36. How does this site warrant a blog space. Almost all of the facts presented no matter what the topic are incorrect and all are targeted to smear president Bush. Correct me if I'm wrong but haven't the DEMOCRATS been in control of congress for at least 7 years. Not everything happening in politics today is the result of the Bush policy. Hold congress responsible for their jobs.
Zealot behavior should not be rewarded so I will never bother to read the site again. I wish AOL would remove the site from my sidebar because I occasionally hit tap the wrong area.
bumfuzzeled at 3:40PM on May 22nd 2008
37. This is a sermon based on biblical references. Try to turn it into Hagee's own thoughts all you want- God said it first. The Jews are His chosen people but have had to face persecution all of their existence. This is bigger than your little simplistic view of how you think God should be. Just because the Jews were chosen to face persecution does not mean the Christians like it- we HATE it. This is God's work- His plan! It is important that we help the Jews keep their homeland.
And since when do you care about the Jews anyway? The Christians very much do.
Your "analysis" is ignorant and useless. But I am glad I read it.
Tami at 3:51PM on May 22nd 2008
38. J Boyd - Your anti-religious bigotry is breath taking. And we have a $3 Trillion annual budget, spending $80-100 Billion annually on Iraq. Some of that money goes to military salaries and US companies employing US citizens.
The only people trying to destroy the US economy are your liberal friends in Congress who won't let America drill for it's own oil. But why should they care? They're millionaires.
John - Race baiting is so unimaginative. Don't you have something better to do?
Dave at 4:06PM on May 22nd 2008
39. Robert Okane spends a couple of months claiming we shouldn't vote for Obama (though Okane voted for Obama)because Obama is an undercover Muslim.
Now Okane changes his tune and says we shouldn't vote for Obama because Muslims will hate him for being an "apostate."
Now, according to Okane, we must renounce Obama to APPEASE the Muslims and prevent, "honor killings."
Okane needs rabies shots. He's foaming at the mouth!
Robert Okane, America's next, "lone gunman?"
Captain Negative at 4:44PM on May 22nd 2008
40. Dave, in a religious frenzy, justifies the Bush-Cheney Junta's ruinous effect on our economy by pointing out that a lot of the money is going to U.S. corporate, war profiteers.
Good work, Dave. Did you get that "logic" from Rush Limbaugh, the Haitian sex tourist, or did you get it from the anti-Catholic, anti-semitic, Christo-fascist, John Hagee?
Captain Negative at 4:49PM on May 22nd 2008
41. "Pastor Hagee believes Hitler was sent to drive the Jews out from under the rocks they were living in..."? He most definitely did NOT say that. Quit inferring anti-semitic hate speech onto someone who loves the Jewish people. Can't stand when someone intentionally tries to stir up trouble with small bits of untruth/lies. That must just reflect Cenk's own take on how he really feels...are you an Anti-Semite, Cenk? It appears so by your own words.
Perceptive Reader at 4:55PM on May 22nd 2008
42. You stupid jerk. Haggee is not McCain's pastor an you know it. He endorsed him is all. mcCain never attended a church service to hear his hateful sayings but we all know that Obama did sit for 20 years listening to Wright spew his hate filled messages.Big differnce pal and no amount of liberal spin is going to equate these two Pastors influences over the candidates.You liberal pigs would stoop to anything to try to discredit an honorable man that makes Obama look like a jr cub scout.running scared aren't you? You all know Obaba has no chance of being elected.
audrey at 4:59PM on May 22nd 2008
43. How does AOl allow you you to write this garbage and deliberate misrepresentations? I would never believe another word from you. Aol has to be desperate to let a hack like you blog.Shame on you , you lying sack of shit.
audrey at 5:06PM on May 22nd 2008
44. #41, Almost every one of Cenk's blogs are a misrepresentation of the facts. He uses outrageously exaggerated come-ons to attract our attention; much like he accuses Fox News of doing. Then, he never seems to have the facts to back up his argument. Now, most of us know that this is not "McCain's Pastor." Also, if yiou think Cenk gives a rat's ass about the Jews, I have a bridge to sell you. He's just using them as a prop to trash Mccain.
April at 5:17PM on May 22nd 2008
45. dep88y, did you even listen to the damn sermon? The guy obviously twisted and destroyed those words to suit his purpose. And to all of you who are saying that Hagee isn't McCain's pastor, I wonder if you heard the part where McCain said he was proud to have the guy's support? You all need a hearing check. Why do people always get up in other people's business? If someone wants to be Jewish, let them be Jewish! If someone wants to be Islamic, let them be Islamic! If someone wants to be Catholic or Atheist or Buddhist, since when is it your problem? Why can't people just let it go? So what if you think they need to be 'saved'? Well, they don't want to be saved, so just let them live their lives.
Taylor at 5:37PM on May 22nd 2008