Bloviator did a really poor job tonight ...... I guess he either didn't read the GQ article, or he didn't get this far:
“We never, ever judge someone on who’s going to heaven, hell. That’s the Almighty’s job. We just love ’em, give ’em the good news about Jesus—whether they’re homosexuals, drunks, terrorists. We let God sort ’em out later, you see what I’m saying?”
So much for his "Phil is judging" argument.
Yep. Robertson did not judge anyone. He admitted he was a sinner, discerned what was wrong in himself first, then others second and rebuked it.
Regardless of whether or not you agree with them, O’Reilly usuall at least puts forth an opinion that is fairly well reasoned and logical. But trying to parse Robertson’s words between “judgemental” or “personal opinion” was really weak, and given the sentence you quoted, completely wrong.
Of course it’s possbile to say “far be it from me to judge”...and then go ahead and judge anyway. But Robertson didn’t do that. He specifically said it’s God’s task to judge, he just states his position.
Because he went out so far on this imaginary limb of logic, I suspect O’Reilly will stick with it and never admit he is wrong. He will correct his own errors of fact but I’ve never seen him reverse on a position he’s taken.