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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46. This is an obvious ploy by the left to distract America from Obama's Pastor. There is a stark difference from interpreting the bible's prophesys about Jew's return to the holy land and how it pertains to today and the end of the world, from Obama's minister saying "God Damn America".
Ben at 9:02AM on May 25th 2008
47. Now that McCain has proven himself smarter than the majority of the posters by repudiating Hagee and rejecting the endorsement, I can't wait to watch the right-wing hate-mongers try to do a 180 degree turn.
Captain Negative at 5:59PM on May 22nd 2008
48. Well then, Birdman, you must have been ecstatic when Osama bin Ladin allegedly endorsed Bush-Cheney.
You're at odds with Robert Okane. He says we should APPEASE the Muslims by rejecting Obama.
You guys are just plain shcizophrenic!
Captain Negative at 5:59PM on May 22nd 2008
49. Haggee is not McCain's pastor. Haggee didn't say God sent Hitler. Isn't it amazing how flaming libs love to read or hear one thing and repeat it as something different. How typical!
Sam at 7:00PM on May 22nd 2008
50. Looks like cappy hit the bottle early today... Who are you responding to? Can't make the distinction between two separate posts/posters?
By the way, using the word "allegedly" doesn't make your claims any less baseless.
BirdmanJones at 6:27PM on May 22nd 2008
51. Birdman is struggling.
Yeah, I can tell the difference between two posters... even when they are right-wing lunatics who have been processed through the same meat grinder.
What's your position, Birdman? Are we supposed to reject Obama (today) because he is an UNDERCOVER MUSLIM?
Or are we supposed to reject Obama (today) because the evil Muslims HATE Obama for not being Muslim enough?
Are you afraid there will be, "honor killings" if we elect Obama?
Are you a chicken-shit, like Okane is being now? Are you an APPEASER?
Captain Negative at 6:34PM on May 22nd 2008
52. The questions are : was Mr. Hagee ever Senator McCain's pastor? No proof of this, Cenk.
If Hagee supposedly was Senator McCain's pastor did McCain subject his family to listen to his spewing hatred for 20 years before renouncing him when he was running for President?
Where are you going with this, Cenk? All posters know that you endorse Senator Obama but you should be fair and report what is the truth....on both sides.
Sharon at 6:36PM on May 22nd 2008
53. As the saying goes, God works in mysterious ways. It is feasible that God created Hitler not to exterminate the Jews, but to create world sympathy for them via the Holocaust. Without this event it's unlikely that the world would have ever given the Jews a homeland.
Just consider the person Hitler was. A commoner with no formal education destined to be a vagrant. To rise to be the leader of a powerful, industrialized nation and to nearly conquer the world would seem nothing short of miraculous.
herbstnebel2ss at 6:40PM on May 22nd 2008
54. John Hagee is NOT McCain's pastor. Hagee just endorsed McCain, and has since recended his endorsement. The problem with liberals is this, you can't handle the truth. If you actually believed what is being preached from the Bible, and you DID realize it IS the absolute truth, then you'd have to rethink your whole belief system. I have listened to many of Hagee's sermons and have nothing bad to say about the man. People who live in sin do not want to hear what God has to say.
There is NO way you can compare Hagee or Parsley to Jeremiah Wright. They are completely opposite of one another. Wright is a white people hater, anti-American, muslim lover . Whereas Hagee, and Parsley are preaching God's word, the truth. The truth is the truth, doesn't matter how many times you deny it.
Be sure your sins shall find you out.
What is done in the dark will be brought into the light.
Tracie at 6:38PM on May 22nd 2008
55. cappy-you're struggling, to link two completely unrelated posters and subjects. Go back and read MINE if you want to understand MY point. And lose the creepy/obsessive behavior while you're at it...
BirdmanJones at 6:44PM on May 22nd 2008
56. And of course John McCain just repudiated Pastor Hagee and his remarks, making this entire discussion null and void....
Dave at 6:46PM on May 22nd 2008
57. "It is feasible that God created Hitler not to exterminate the Jews, but to create world sympathy for them via the Holocaust. Without this event it's unlikely that the world would have ever given the Jews a homeland."
Who knew there was a posthumous sequel to Mein Kampf ?
bob at 6:58PM on May 22nd 2008
58. Well then, Dave....
Since McCain repudiated Hagee that's okay.
So why do you hypocrites still attempt to tar Obama with Reverend Wright?
Obama repudiated Wright. Wright repudiated Obama.
Why tar Obama with an unwanted association but not Mc Cain? Mc Cain was once proud to accept Hagee's endorsement. Just another McCain FLIP-FLOP!
It's that crazy, schizophrenic, extra HYPOCRISY chromomsome you wingers are afflicted with.
Captain Negative at 7:17PM on May 22nd 2008
59. McCain's pastor isn't Haggee, great.
McCain sought Haggee's endorsement, got the endorsement, and now rejects the endorsement.
Why would any rational person defend Haggee's statements of god + Hitler + Jews?
JefFlyingV at 7:17PM on May 22nd 2008
60. Birdman, I didn't give your post more attention than it deserved because it was so stupid.
Captain Negative at 7:19PM on May 22nd 2008