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The Robertson Effect? (by Hugh Hewitt)
Townhall.com ^
| November 8, 2007
| Hugh Hewitt
Posted on 11/08/2007 12:13:54 PM PST by EveningStar
When Rudy Giuliani captured the endorsement of Christian Coalition founder and 700 Club host Pat Robertson Wednesday, many heads turned. Why did it happen? What does it mean?...
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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008endorsements; christiancoalition; christianvote; hewitt; hughhewitt; patrobertson; rinostampede; rudygiuliani
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To: EveningStar
It means Robertson is senile?!
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posted on
11/08/2007 12:14:54 PM PST
by
Tamar1973
(Riding the Korean Wave, one BYJ movie at a time! (http://www.byj.co.kr))
To: Tamar1973
Or desperate for significance.
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posted on
11/08/2007 12:16:11 PM PST
by
Grut
To: EveningStar
Hopefully it means that all questions regarding Pat Robertson’s cognitive abilities have been cleared up for conservative Evangelicals.
Time to hang it up, Pat.
To: EveningStar
He must have bought into the “Anyone but Hillary” rage and decided to support the guy that certain polls say can beat her. It’s the only reason I can think of, if that isn’t it then he has gone completely against everything he stood for.
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posted on
11/08/2007 12:22:04 PM PST
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: PetroniusMaximus
So ALL conservative evangelicals respect Pat Robertson’s opinion? Give me a break.
To: EveningStar
A rooty toot endorses the Rudy Toot. What a thrill!
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posted on
11/08/2007 12:22:44 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(Oh, why can't a woman be more like a man?)
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To: spacekicker
I'd sooner vote for Mitt than Rudy. In fact I won't vote for Rudy. Ever!
My preference is Duncan Hunter with Thompson running a distant and extremely weak second.
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posted on
11/08/2007 12:27:35 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(Oh, why can't a woman be more like a man?)
To: EveningStar
It means little more than, “Pat Robertson’s brain has left the building...”
Why only the mention of Guiliani and Romney?
I would hope that the folks over at TownHall aren’t limiting their selection to these two. Yikes.
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posted on
11/08/2007 12:27:47 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(Mrs Crinton have Pay Feava. There she go now. "Ah Hsu Ahhh Hsu Ah Hsu!" Crintons worth every penny.)
To: EveningStar
It means that rooite told him he would visit the Whithouse often and that he could be the next “Billy Graham” (in pat’s mind).
LLS
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posted on
11/08/2007 12:29:21 PM PST
by
LibLieSlayer
(Support America, Kill terrorists, Destroy dims!)
To: He'sComingBack!
“So ALL conservative evangelicals respect Pat Robertsons opinion?”
No, but those who did now have their issues cleared up.
To: spacekicker
Its another post by Hugh trying to minimize anyone but Mitt. This and other views by Hugh have left him useless to the right IMO. I listen to the guy once in a while, but just about always come away with the same conclusion.
On some things he's good, but what value is that if it's just going to lead people to think his views on this type of matter is also reasoned?
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posted on
11/08/2007 12:31:37 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(Mrs Crinton have Pay Feava. There she go now. "Ah Hsu Ahhh Hsu Ah Hsu!" Crintons worth every penny.)
To: EveningStar
What I find most amusing about the recent spate of endorsements is that FR is full of people declaring the Evangelicals will vote one way or another in lockstep. Then, when a prominent Evangelical comes out with something like this, the same folks are out declaring how they are able to think for themselves, and would never follow such leaders.
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posted on
11/08/2007 12:40:44 PM PST
by
LexBaird
(Behold, thou hast drinken of the Aide of Kool, and are lost unto Men.)
To: EveningStar
This is one of those endorsements that only hurts the endorser.
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posted on
11/08/2007 12:43:40 PM PST
by
SampleMan
(Islamic tolerance is practiced by killing you last.)
To: DoughtyOne
“On some things he’s good, but what value is that if it’s just going to lead people to think his views on this type of matter is also reasoned?”
Hugh doesn’t analyze, he only cheer leads, the first election I went through with him (early 90s?) he was so convincing and positive about the outcome that I distrusted my own take on the situation. Hugh turned out to be totally wrong, I have learned that he only has one speed, “salesman”.
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posted on
11/08/2007 12:50:53 PM PST
by
ansel12
(Proud father of a 10th Mountain veteran. Proud son of a WWII vet. Proud brother of vets, Airborne)
To: SampleMan
I agree with you!!There is no other way to put it..CBN will lose and it will be because of this..He might as well have backed Hillary Clinton..
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posted on
11/08/2007 12:52:28 PM PST
by
PLD
To: ansel12
Well he’s too much of a (political) party animal for me. If it’s handed down from on high by the RP, count Hugh on board. I haven’t been able to back that idea at all since 1992.
I agree with you, and what he is selling I find I’m not able to buy, all too often.
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posted on
11/08/2007 12:54:46 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(Mrs Crinton have Pay Feava. There she go now. "Ah Hsu Ahhh Hsu Ah Hsu!" Crintons worth every penny.)
To: Grut
There are 250,000 grandmas nationwide that see this as significant.
Those votes won't matter much.
However, IMO there'll be a wave of voters on Feb 5th that endorse Rudy in spite of religious differences.
Remember, until Reagan the evangelical south typically voted dim.
It's a relatively small percentage of people that will vote AGAINST Rudy due to his position on abortion or gays. Far more will vote against him because of his hard-line stance against the jihad.
Whether the socons care to admit it or not, Rudy would put many traditionally blue states in play in the general election, including CA and NY.
I don't believe he'd lose a single red state in the process.
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posted on
11/08/2007 1:01:41 PM PST
by
Mariner
To: Tamar1973
It means Robertson is senile?!AAARRRRGGGH! Ya beat me to it.
Obviously, that is INDEED what it means!
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