Pat Robertson tries to "un-ring the bell" on his Haiti comments

[Botany]

Statement Regarding Pat Robertson's Comments on Haiti

CBN.com – VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., January 13, 2010 --On today’s The 700 Club, during a segment about the devastation, suffering and humanitarian effort that is needed in
Haiti, Dr. Robertson also spoke about Haiti’s history. His comments were based on the widely-discussed 1791 slave rebellion led by Boukman Dutty at Bois Caiman, where
the slaves allegedly made a famous pact with the devil in exchange for victory over the French. This history, combined with the horrible state of the country, has led countless
scholars and religious figures over the centuries to believe the country is cursed. Dr. Robertson never stated that the earthquake was God’s wrath. If you watch the entire video
segment, Dr. Robertson’s compassion for the people of Haiti is clear. He called for prayer for them. His humanitarian arm has been working to help thousands of people in Haiti
over the last year, and they are currently launching a major relief and recovery effort to help the victims of this disaster. They have sent a shipment of millions of dollars worth
of medications that is now in Haiti, and their disaster team leaders are expected to arrive tomorrow and begin operations to ease the suffering.

Chris Roslan
Spokesman for CBN


http://www.patrobertson.com/pressreleases/haiti.asp

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You see it was our fault that we didn't understand that Pat was asking for God to bless Haiti and that his talk about
"pay back" for the Haitians dealing w/ the devil 200 years ago wasn't what he said because he really is a nice man.

my


eat shit and die Pat

I :loveya: Alyssa Milano too.

Dear Pat Robertson, You're a douche.

Sincerely, Alyssa Milano

[grantcart]

1. "The devil made him say it"

[Catshrink]

2. The man isn't right in the head.

[alsame]

4. And just imagine what his audience is like. nt

[JBoy]

13. Something wrong with his medulla oblongata

[Schema Thing]

3. No "scholar" ever believed that, you fucking fuckity fuck

[Maru Kitteh]

30. +1

[goldcanyonaz]

5. He's trying to make it on the news, hoping that someone covers his remarks.

[Cha]

6. Good he's feeling the heat of his big asshole mouth.

what was that other devil worshipper who had to backtrack on something as stupid?

[goldcanyonaz]

7. Oh, he's gonna be feelin' the heat alright, there's a special place in hell for that fucker.

[Botany]

10. Both Jerry Fallwell and Pat Robertson said 9/11 was brought on by the gays.

n/t

[Cha]

21. Oh yeah, and they

had to attempt to get the snakes back in their mouths.

[blondeatlast]

8. That was so quick that you'd think he'd have thought of it before he opened his

demented piehole.

[laughingliberal]

9. Okay, I'm not that up on the history of Haiti. That pact they made with the devil in 1791

for victory over their masters, did it work? And, if so, where might we contact this Mr. Devil? We may have a proposition for him.

[rustydog]

11. Pat "Cafeteria Christian" Robertson

Itttttts Pat!!!!

Hey Pat, WWJC? Who Would Jesus Criticize? Those laying helpless and dying. By the tens of thousands?
A Cafeteria Christian we all know would.

Do you sleep well at night? Do you TRULY believe in the teachings of Jesus Christ or do you really like the money the hate you preach brings in?

[RoyGBiv]

12. Oh for fuck's sake ...

Shut up, Pat. Just SHUT THE FUCK UP. Shut up, bury your head in a bag of shit and set it on fire.

Pact with the devil ... Oh, that couldn't have been slave owners pissing in their pants making shit up because they wanted to scare everyone else shitless too and make them cry like little kids who've had their cookie taken away. No, couldn't be. Everything white people ever said about Haitians in the EIGHTEENTH FUCKING CENTURY was obviously the gospel.

Fuckwit.

GAWD! I fucking hate him.

(I have now reached my profanity quota for the day. Pardon the intrusion.)

[Botany]

14. So my guess is that you are upset w/ Pat ¿sí o no?

"Shut up, Pat. Just SHUT THE FUCK UP. Shut up, bury your head in a bag of shit and set it on fire."

Can you put a finer point on your feelings?

[RoyGBiv]

16. Well, possibly ...

It wouldn't hurt my feelings if there were live scorpions running around in the bag too, but I don't want the scorpions to get hurt by the fire, so I held back.

:)

[Hekate]

23. Don't hold yourself back, Roy. Tell us how you really feel.

:rofl:

Hekate

[RoyGBiv]

36. Yeah, I got a problem with that ...

Just lettin' it all bottle up by holding back. I should work on it.

I'd give him a piece of my mind, but it would be so *lonely* afterward.

[PSzymeczek]

31. Don't hold back.

Tell us how you really feel. :hi:

[FiveGoodMen]

15. Dear Pat, kill yourself on live television and we'll call it even.

[Capn Sunshine]

17. what a righteous pay-per view

it would set records

[Walk away]

18. Nothing he says now will ever stop the original clip from being played...

...over and over again during this tragedy. If you think he looks like a monster now...he will look like the devil himself as the true extent of this disaster gradually becomes known.

It is so heartbreaking to think of how terrified those with family and loved ones in Haiti must be. When they turn to religious leaders for comfort they get this christian gasbag blaming the victims for being in league with the devil. Little babies, innocent children with broken bodies! How can these right wing christians be so cruel?

[WinkyDink]

20. You can omit the term "[C]hristian" from your post. He most certainly isn't one.

[Walk away]

27. He is a founder of the christian coalition and they are a christian group...

that has millions of christian members. He is also watched by millions more christians on the 700 Club. He is a veritable christian icon and known around the world to be one.

[WinkyDink]

19. No scholar would think anywhere is "cursed". Ignorant superstitious morons? Another story.

[Hekate]

22. Good luck with that, you pusillanimous sonovabitch.

I mean that. Really.

Hekate

[Moosepoop]

24. He doesn't even try to un-ring his own bell!

He has a SPOKESMAN do it FOR him on HIS OWN site! That's pathetic. The least he could do is lie to his flock directly -- it's not like it would be something new for him.

Robertson, the 700 Club, and/or CBN (in any combination) must have been getting an earful from the flock, for this attempt at whitewashing his comments to have been deemed necessary. Gives me hope that maybe the flock is starting to see past the facade.

[MineralMan]

25. I see the Damage Control Team is on the job...

[donco6]

42. They were writing that screed AS he was speaking.

You can bet on it.

[Berry Cool]

26. Dear Pat Robertson,

Bite me.

He didn't have to say ANYTHING about this "deal with the devil" that "some people" supposedly didn't want to talk about. He didn't have to say a WORD about it. So why did he, if not to imply that Haiti deserves its suffering?

Asshole.

[malaise]

28. eat shit and die Pat

+1

[toldyaso]

29. There's Pat Robertson for you

Isn't he virtually irrelevant anyway? So Alyssa's tweet and responded an hour or so ago! Go Alyssa!

[bridgit]

32. Fuck that ignorant, hypocritical old dote

He's what happens when usurpers of Holy Scripture pass the plate and easy money keeps coming back

[alittlelark]

33. My mother gives this parasite $$$$.

There are no words....

[pleah]

34. Yeah, just like he didn't really call for an assassination.

Eat a bullet, Pat.

[Mendocino]

35. With "christians" like this

who needs devils.

[pleah]

37. Pat Robertson's Greatest Hits

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/pat-robertsons-greatest-hits

[Matariki]

38. "allegedly made a famous pact with the devil" BULLSHIT!

That's NOT how the story goes and "the devil" wasn't part of Africa's myths or religions. The story of Bwa Kayiman is that a Vodou ceremony was held to invoke courage and protection for the freedom fighters.

===========================
The most historically important Vodou ceremony in Haitian history was the Bwa Kayiman (Bois Caiman) ceremony of August 14, 1791 near the northern city of Cap Haitien that began the Haitian Revolution, officiated by the Vodou priest named Boukman. During this ceremony the spirit Ezili Danto came and received a black pig as an offering, and all those present pledged themselves to the fight for freedom. This ceremony ultimately was the prelude to the most successful slave revolution in the world that took place in the northern part of Haiti a week after the Bwa Kayiman ceremony. That revolution resulted in the independence of Haiti, January 1, 1804, thus created the first black republic in the world by defeating the powerful army of Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France. It is to note that the Vodou flags played a very important role in that resounding historical feat.

[rutherford behaves]

39. it's kinda hard to get one's foot out of their mouth

when it goes in that deep (that's what she said).

[Bucky]

40. When a fundamentalist Christian preacher says "pay back" he's not referring to "karma"

He's fooling no one. Think of all the shit that happened to Liberia because it was being led by a dictator that Robertson was in bed (with financially speaking--which is pretty important when, like Robertson, you worship Mammon).

[Canuckistanian]

41. HE'S the one who's cursed

I have no pity on the fate of his black soul when he faces his "maker".

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

43. It just shows you how disconnected from reality this guy is...

...that he didn't realize that this would get him in hot water.

I will refrain from making any Pat Robertson voodoo doll jokes.