Hagee Shit Hits Fan
This afternoon blesses us with news of McCain's belated ministerial untethering - and Hagee's own delusional de-endorsement...
Some will argue that Obama is poorly situated to make political hay from McCain's pastor problem (McCain evidently thinks so)... I disagree. It's true that Hagee/McCain and Wright/Obama are different -- that is to say, Hagee/McCain is much worse! Obama and Wright have a pastor-parishioner relationship, i.e. a spiritual relationship divorced from politics... whereas McCain and Hagee have an EXPLICITLY POLITICAL relationship. McCain courted Hagee's POLITICAL endorsement for over a year; they have appeared together side-by-side at POLITICAL events; by McCain's own admission they share POLITICAL views regarding Israel and the Middle East. Which should be judged more harshly: someone with a kooky lawyer, doctor, accountant, pastor, etc.; or someone whose POLITICAL circle includes delusional lunatics and whose views on the Middle East are, according to these lunatics, in line with God's will, just like the Holocaust? (By political circle I simply refer to all those whose support a politician actively seeks.)
And as I think I've said before, there is a qualitative difference in venality of content. Israel aside, homophobic bigots like Hagee contribute to a social climate where thousands of gay and lesbian teens commit suicide every year; the only thing Reverend Wright causes is a ratings bump for Sean Hannity. When the Donald Rumsfelds of the world are so distraught over Rev. Wright's criticism of their foreign policy that they start consulting Kevorkian, call me and I'll re-evaluate.
Max Blumenthal is hardly alone in wondering if Joe Lieberman has any thoughts about Hagee's latest contribution to Holocaust studies?
Some will argue that Obama is poorly situated to make political hay from McCain's pastor problem (McCain evidently thinks so)... I disagree. It's true that Hagee/McCain and Wright/Obama are different -- that is to say, Hagee/McCain is much worse! Obama and Wright have a pastor-parishioner relationship, i.e. a spiritual relationship divorced from politics... whereas McCain and Hagee have an EXPLICITLY POLITICAL relationship. McCain courted Hagee's POLITICAL endorsement for over a year; they have appeared together side-by-side at POLITICAL events; by McCain's own admission they share POLITICAL views regarding Israel and the Middle East. Which should be judged more harshly: someone with a kooky lawyer, doctor, accountant, pastor, etc.; or someone whose POLITICAL circle includes delusional lunatics and whose views on the Middle East are, according to these lunatics, in line with God's will, just like the Holocaust? (By political circle I simply refer to all those whose support a politician actively seeks.)
And as I think I've said before, there is a qualitative difference in venality of content. Israel aside, homophobic bigots like Hagee contribute to a social climate where thousands of gay and lesbian teens commit suicide every year; the only thing Reverend Wright causes is a ratings bump for Sean Hannity. When the Donald Rumsfelds of the world are so distraught over Rev. Wright's criticism of their foreign policy that they start consulting Kevorkian, call me and I'll re-evaluate.
Max Blumenthal is hardly alone in wondering if Joe Lieberman has any thoughts about Hagee's latest contribution to Holocaust studies?
posted by hellisotherpeople at 2:18 PM
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