'France On Pat Robertson Haiti Comments'

[Panthera Pardus Nigresco]

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2010/0114/Pat-Robertson-Haiti-comments-French-view-theory-with-disbelief

[RickN]

Between Robertson and Glover it makes me think of a slight rewording of an old song.

"Dumba$$ to the left of me, Dumba$$ to the right, here I am stuck in the middle with you."

[Nausicaa]

Absolutely incredible:


Pat Robertson said the Haiti earthquake was God's punishment for Haitian slaves' 'pact with the devil' to win freedom from France.


said that Haiti has been 'cursed' because of what he called a 'pact with the devil' in its history.

In Germany such a guy would be sued for publicly inciting hatred and racism. In the USA, such a guy gets rich.

Too polemic? Incorrect? Then please tell me that I am wrong.

[Mikha'el Ephraim]

Naus, Pat Robertson has a knack for putting his foot in his own mouth a lot. His comments as far as I and many here are concerned, blatantly insensitive and way the hell off base. At his age, who knows where his mind is and if he meant what he said out of his religious or personal beliefs or both. I have no idea. I only know I do not agree with him. In
times like these when people are suffering and dying, differences need be placed aside and certain things not said. One would figure that a "Man of God" would know this.

[Toastmaker]

Nausicaa - most here think the man is a bit of a jackass but apart from that - I really don't think you'd be sucessfully sued in Germany just for claiming someone made a "pact with the devil". And, there was nothing racist about it, just stupid.

[Snuffy]

... In Germany such a guy would be sued for publicly inciting hatred and racism. In the USA, such a guy gets rich.

Too polemic? Incorrect? Then please tell me that I am wrong.

Absolutely Incredible.

You're wrong again as usual.