Posted on 06/27/2005 1:51:56 PM PDT by doug from upland
From the article or Rev. Graham's American revival meeting in New York:
"I was just a little boy and I'll never forget it," said Clinton, who was joined by his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. "I've loved him ever since. God bless you, friend."
Graham called the Clintons "wonderful friends" and "a great couple," quipping that the former president should become an evangelist and allow "his wife to run the country."
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When some of you read the above, it probably evoked projectile vomiting. I fought it off. The words of Rev. Graham were not welcome to my ears.
I phoned his offices and let the girl who takes messages know how much I have admired him and how disappointed that he made the comment about Hillary. I told her about Juanita Broaddrick and Easter Sunday in 1996 with the intern right after Easter Service. I let her know that it is the Clintons who mock religion.
The girl calmly told me that the reverend made the statement as a joke, it shouldn't be taken out of context, and he is not endorsing Hillary Clinton or the Democratic Party. My suggestion to her was that he should make a public statement and clear the record.
Regarding Broaddrick, she said that she doesn't know if Clinton has asked God for forgiveness. That is between the former president and God. By comment was that he should make a public apology to his victims, and Hillary should make a public apology to his victims, the ones she went after behind the scenes.
Reverend Graham, please clear the record.
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Actually, I think non-Christians are just as aware of sin as Christians, they just don't want to call it what it is.
Slick Willy knew what he did was wrong, wrong, dead wrong. But he did it anyway.
. Waste your time worrying about a quip.
. Too bad you can think of more important things to get your hackles up.
Just two other items I could have added to my list - "waste your time" and "more important things to worry about"
So when the Republicans don't take action - and they are called weak - remember - it all starts from somewhere.
I could care less about BC OR HC's sin. I DO care when they are praised nationally by a world wide minister disguised as a 'joke '.
If it was a Republican politcal figure who had said this, you might have a point. Billy Graham is not that.
Billy Graham is not that.
Exactly - and in his 'calling' more people listen and take heed. Clintons know that.
Oh baloney. Most know he was kidding around. This little jest won't suddenly make them run off and vote for Hillary.
REPEAT
Either it was a joke - re: him or her
or BG expressed how he felt.
If it was a joke - then he doesn't feel that BC has the gifts to be an evangelist and she doesn't have what it takes to be prez. So, basically, he was judging/condemning them.
Right? And since we were told over and over - Billy doesn't judge, yet we are to believe it was a joke.
Seems like a mixed message.
Learning what I did here - about BG's CNN interview - for some reason, I think BG was either expressing what he believes or he was submitting to political powers to get along. In my book, neither is good.
I do not care what he personally thinks about anyone, it's when he has an audience and he is preaching the gospel and, then, he throws in 'his own' beliefs and/or because of submission to political powers.
NOTE: If he said Hillary should stay home and bake cookies - that would be a joke and with no misunderstanding - but that wasn't said or implied.
No, seems like you are grasping at straws.
grasping at straws
Another one to add to the list. So obviously that's the only response you could muster up.
Good day.
grasping at straws
Another one to add to the list. So obviously that's the only response you could muster up.
Good day.
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