I know he's bat-shit crazy but I like Jack Van Impe.

[LostInAnomie]

To me he represents the classic religious nut that was obsessed with eschatology and not forcing their warped views on others. He's great because EVERYTHING that is in the news and I mean EVERYTHING is a sign of the apocalypse.

That and he has a impenetrable hair helmet.

[Sannum]

1. Oh Jack!

[LostInAnomie]

2. I bet Rexella was pretty hot back in the day.

Jack was lucky to snatch that one up.

[RubyDuby in GA]

5. Whatever! She's alright if you like that normal look,

Personally, I think if the hair isn't pink/lavender/bluish, then you're not right with God:

[Strawman]

9. Here's a picture from back in the day

[Richardo]

4. Somebody tell Rexella the Flying Spaghetti Monster landed on her head

(I'm moderately embarrassed to admit I knew her name without looking it up.)

[Hugin]

3. A sign of the apocolypse...

or a good excuse to have a new book ghost written.

I'll probably tune in more often as we approach... *gasp*...
6/6/6. I've never seen anyone raptured before.

[Coventina]

6. I agree completely. He's a somewhat endearing looney.

I used to watch his show, er, *religiously*, and I always got the feeling they (he & Rexella) were sincere. Crazy, but sincere.
I really think they believe they are doing the Lord's work, and really want to help people.

That's the vibe I always got from them. That they really cared.
And you gotta love Jack's verbal spanking of Pat Robertson!
:9

[nemo137]

10. Wait, Jack punk-slapped Patty Boy?

When did this happen? That sounds awesome!

[LostInAnomie]

13. Yeah, after Pat Robertson called for the assassination of...

... Hugo Chavez, Jack compared him to Osama Bin Laden and said he shouldn't be leading Christians.

[Pithlet]

7. His show is entertaining.

I caught it late one night and just couldn't stop watching.

[Strawman]

8. He has his own gallery at Bizarre Records

http://www.bizarrerecords.com/galleries/vanimp/vanimp.html

My dad and I enjoy his show for the same reasons you mentioned. It's very entertaining in a crazy-ass novelty sort of way and they seem like loony but nice old people. They have an endearing quality. No gay bashing or moralizing, just everything is a sign of the end of the world and they are reeeeally super excited about it.

My favorite is when they do a promo for a book or video. Chuck the announcer's voice is classic.

[LostInAnomie]

11. Yeah, Chuck "Oh Man" O'Man

I always thought he and Rexella had something going on under ol' Jack's nose. Well, probably not, but it would be funny if they did.

[HEyHEY]

12. I like his drunken sidekick

[LostInAnomie]

14. Which one?

His wife? Chuck? Jesus?

[HEyHEY]

15. The blonde

[MrScorpio]

16. Van Impe is my favorite televangelist

Another reason why:

http://mediamatters.org/items/200508300007

[Canadian Socialist]

17. Takes me back, to the golden years of televangilists

in the early '80s. Every Sunday morning, my roomie and I would get up (hung over, of course), make coffee and food, settle down on the sofas and watch those guys. The giants - Swaggart, Tammy Faye, etc. And heckle. Good times, good times. Sigh.

[Joey Liberal]

18. Van Impe is a mad man!

His TV show is shown weekly here in OklaFuckingHoma. His wife (Rexella) is a trip too.

[redqueen]

19. I like him too... he's so enterataining!

And what he said about pat... :rofl: