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Pat Robertson, covering the Haiti earthquake, explains that Haiti made a deal with the devil -- not metaphorically -- in order to free themselves from French colonial rule, leading inexorably to this terrible earthquake. The big crazy starts at about 6 minutes in.

I mean, I know that was the French high point and everything, but it's pretty embarrassing to have to make a deal with the devil to defeat them. You'd think you could cut a deal with, say, an arthritic pit fiend, or a reasonably spry imp.

Meanwhile, who knows how many people are dead. Awful.
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Is there ever a natural disaster that this guy doesn't think is an act of god smiting those he hates?
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Quotes on CBS News for those of us with weak stomachs (or with networks that block streaming media)
They were under the heel of the French, you know Napoleon the third and whatever. And they got together and swore a pact to the devil. They said 'We will serve you if you will get us free from the prince.' True story. And so the devil said, 'Ok it’s a deal.' And they kicked the French out. The Haitians revolted and got something themselves free. But ever since they have been cursed by one thing after another," Robertson said.
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They were under the heel of the French, you know Napoleon the third and whatever. And they got together and swore a pact to the devil. They said 'We will serve you if you will get us free from the prince.' ****True story.****
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A guy who 3 million people once wanted to be President wrote:..under the heel of the French. You know, Napoleon the third, or whatever.
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Oh and btw, who's Hati?
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Sorry. I meant Hatey.
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Mr. Fed wrote:Pat Robertson,
Pat Robertson lives on the same moral plain as Fred Phelps. What an absolute creep of a human being.

Sending loads of good thoughts and prayers to Haiti. :| :(
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On the flip side of this, I heard president Clinton today on NPR and learned that he is the UN special envoy to Haiti. He shared quite a bit of info about what's been going on and about how to help. I honestly think this was the first time I've been able to stomach listening to him for more than a sentence or so.
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Paul Roberts wrote:
They were under the heel of the French, you know Napoleon the third and whatever. And they got together and swore a pact to the devil. They said 'We will serve you if you will get us free from the prince.' ****True story.****
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Who else has contracts? And what are their terms?

And who in Haiti signed the original contract? Was it done with the customary blood?
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Feeling left out, Rush Limbaugh now says, "We've already donated to Haiti. It's called the U.S. income tax." What a compassionate guy. :grund:
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Enough wrote:Feeling left out, Rush Limbaugh now says, "We've already donated to Haiti. It's called the U.S. income tax." What a compassionate guy. :grund:
Nothing like taking the old economic standby that "government spending crowds out private charitable spending" to the absurd position that "government spending should crowd out private charitable spending."
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I'm surprised Rush isn't more compassionate given that he likes to head to the nearby Dominican Republic with a bag full of Viagra every now and then.

ah well, if nothing else, this will give him a chance to curl up at home with a nice book and a bottle of Oxycontin.
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In other news, Credit Card companies get to reap beaucoup profits on charitable donations:
About 97 percent of these donations will actually make it to the designated organizations -- but the other 3 percent will be skimmed off by banks and credit card companies to cover their "transaction costs."


Capitol One has an option where they will waive the costs, and AmEx did it for the Tsunami, many moons ago...
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Black Lives definitely Matter Lorini!

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Enough wrote:Feeling left out, Rush Limbaugh now says, "We've already donated to Haiti. It's called the U.S. income tax." What a compassionate guy. :grund:
When I saw this quote, I assumed it meant something like "We've already helped Haiti enough through foreign aid and other [presumably wasteful, for Rush] international programs."

In context, though, it appears that he meant something like "We've already given money to Haiti because they're all black, and Obama gets taxes and is black, and black black black black."

See: it's funny!

What a dick. I hope he dies on the radio.
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Is that island big enough that the damage didn't extend to the Dominican, or is the damage directly related to the economic conditions of Haiti?

Ah, easier that I thought to find the answer.

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noxiousdog wrote:Is that island big enough that the damage didn't extend to the Dominican, or is the damage directly related to the economic conditions of Haiti?
The epicenter was 15 miles southwest of Port Au Prince which seems to be the hardest hit area.

That's pretty close.
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Mr. Fed wrote:Pat Robertson, covering the Haiti earthquake, explains that Haiti made a deal with the devil -- not metaphorically -- in order to free themselves from French colonial rule, leading inexorably to this terrible earthquake.
One of the reasons I'm a fan of Roger Ebert (Yeah, the movie review guy) was this twitter he made:
Roger Ebert (http://twitter.com/EBERTCHICAGO wrote:Pastor Robertson, help me clear this up: God honors Satan's contracts?
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Enough wrote:Feeling left out, Rush Limbaugh now says, "We've already donated to Haiti. It's called the U.S. income tax." What a compassionate guy. :grund:
Now, I think Limbaugh is a huge jerk, but I need to point out that I read up on this and it's taken *completely* out of context. Here's what happened:

Caller calls in, says that Whitehouse.gov is taking donations. Rush says this is stupid, that you should donate via Red Cross or the texting thing. Says that he thinks the government wouldn't get the money to Haiti and then notes the quote above. Then, after the next break, he says he checked his computer and that said caller was wrong, that Whitehouse.gov is actually just linking to charities.

See, I hate the guy, but this one is just internet reporting at it's finest. Let's get back to just picking on the amazingly huge waste of carbon that is Pat Robertson.
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Terrified wrote:
Mr. Fed wrote:Pat Robertson, covering the Haiti earthquake, explains that Haiti made a deal with the devil -- not metaphorically -- in order to free themselves from French colonial rule, leading inexorably to this terrible earthquake.
One of the reasons I'm a fan of Roger Ebert (Yeah, the movie review guy) was this twitter he made:
Roger Ebert (http://twitter.com/EBERTCHICAGO wrote:Pastor Robertson, help me clear this up: God honors Satan's contracts?
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Terrified wrote:One of the reasons I'm a fan of Roger Ebert (Yeah, the movie review guy) was this twitter he made:
Roger Ebert (http://twitter.com/EBERTCHICAGO wrote:Pastor Robertson, help me clear this up: God honors Satan's contracts?
Love it, such a good point. I really wish someone would ask Pat to clarify his views regarding Satan's rule on Earth.
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Or maybe it's the delayed reaction plan, in that it takes God over 200 years to punish them for dealing with the devil?
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Enough wrote:Feeling left out, Rush Limbaugh now says, "We've already donated to Haiti. It's called the U.S. income tax." What a compassionate guy. :grund:
Now, I think Limbaugh is a huge jerk, but I need to point out that I read up on this and it's taken *completely* out of context. Here's what happened:

Caller calls in, says that Whitehouse.gov is taking donations. Rush says this is stupid, that you should donate via Red Cross or the texting thing. Says that he thinks the government wouldn't get the money to Haiti and then notes the quote above. Then, after the next break, he says he checked his computer and that said caller was wrong, that Whitehouse.gov is actually just linking to charities.

See, I hate the guy, but this one is just internet reporting at it's finest. Let's get back to just picking on the amazingly huge waste of carbon that is Pat Robertson.
Link for context? Did he then urge his listeners to donate to Haiti? I like Roger Ebert's take on this. Regardless, Robertson is more worthy of picking on for his idiotic comment.
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ChrisGrenard wrote:
Enough wrote:Feeling left out, Rush Limbaugh now says, "We've already donated to Haiti. It's called the U.S. income tax." What a compassionate guy. :grund:
Now, I think Limbaugh is a huge jerk, but I need to point out that I read up on this and it's taken *completely* out of context. Here's what happened:

Caller calls in, says that Whitehouse.gov is taking donations. Rush says this is stupid, that you should donate via Red Cross or the texting thing. Says that he thinks the government wouldn't get the money to Haiti and then notes the quote above. Then, after the next break, he says he checked his computer and that said caller was wrong, that Whitehouse.gov is actually just linking to charities.

See, I hate the guy, but this one is just internet reporting at it's finest. Let's get back to just picking on the amazingly huge waste of carbon that is Pat Robertson.
Is this out of context too?
Rush Limbaugh wrote:"This will play right into Obama's hands, humanitarian, compassionate."...

"They'll use this to burnish their, shall we say, credibility with the black community, in the light-skinned and black-skinned community in this country," Limbaugh added. "It's made to order for them. That's why he could not wait to get out there. Could not wait to get out there."
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Rush Limbaugh wrote:"This will play right into Obama's hands, humanitarian, compassionate."...

"They'll use this to burnish their, shall we say, credibility with the black community, in the light-skinned and black-skinned community in this country," Limbaugh added. "It's made to order for them. That's why he could not wait to get out there. Could not wait to get out there."
Holy shit.

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Terrified wrote:
Mr. Fed wrote:Pat Robertson, covering the Haiti earthquake, explains that Haiti made a deal with the devil -- not metaphorically -- in order to free themselves from French colonial rule, leading inexorably to this terrible earthquake.
One of the reasons I'm a fan of Roger Ebert (Yeah, the movie review guy) was this twitter he made:
Roger Ebert (http://twitter.com/EBERTCHICAGO wrote:Pastor Robertson, help me clear this up: God honors Satan's contracts?
Of course he does. You always want to honor your competition's coupons. It can turn them into loyal customers.

Naturally, I think Robertson is absurd. After all, we all know how this really happened.
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More fun from the transcripts of Rush....
RUSH: We're going to start in Raleigh, North Carolina. Justin you're first today. Great to have you with us.

CALLER: Mega Rush Baby dittos. My question is, why did Obama in the sound bite you played earlier, when he's talking about if you wanted to donate some money, you can go to WhiteHouse.gov --

RUSH: Yeah.

CALLER: -- to direct you how to do so. If I want to donate money to the Red Cross, why do I need to go to the WhiteHouse.gov page and --

RUSH: Exactly. Would you trust that the money is going to go to Haiti?

CALLER: No.

RUSH: Would you trust that your name is going to end up on a mailing list for the Obama people to start asking you for campaign donations for him and other causes.

CALLER: Absolutely.

RUSH: Absolutely right.

CALLER: That's the point.

RUSH: Besides, we've already donated to Haiti. It's called the US income tax.

CALLER: Rush, my mother was going to be on a missionary trip. She was going to leave at 4:30 this morning to go to Haiti with our church.

RUSH: That's another point, too. Churches --

CALLER: No government money, Rush.

RUSH: Exactly right. Look, there are people that do charitable work every day in Haiti. It's not as though -- like Debbie Wasserman Schultz, it's our fault. Reverend Wright, it's our fault, there's no excuse for such poverty when there's a nation as rich as we are so close. There are people that have been trying to save Haiti just as we're trying to save Africa. You just can't keep throwing money at it because the dictatorships there just take it all. They don't spread it around, and even if they did they're not creating a permanent system where people can provide for themselves. It's a simple matter of self-reliance. Nobody takes that approach down there because this has always been a country run by dictators and incompetent ones at that.
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RUSH: Carol from Coupeville -- hope I'm pronouncing that right -- Coupeville, Washington. Is that right, Carol?

CALLER: Yes.

RUSH: Is it Coupeville, Washington?

CALLER: Yes, Coupeville, Washington.

RUSH: Thank you.

CALLER: Formally from Sacramento.

RUSH: Oh, good. Well, my adopted hometown. Were you there when I was there?

CALLER: Yes. In fact, when we signed our house papers, I looked up at a billboard across the street and it had a picture of somebody's mouth and said: "Rush Limbaugh's mouth, actual size." And I've been a fan ever since.

RUSH: (laughing) Giant billboard, "Rush Limbaugh's mouth, actual size." Well, welcome to the program, Carol, great to have you here.

CALLER: Thank you.

RUSH: Is that what you wanted to say, about the billboard?

CALLER: No. I wanted to say that I thought that since President Obama said he was going to donate his money from the Nobel Peace Prize to charity, Haiti would be perfect, you know, and he's calling for us to donate money. This would be a perfect thing for him to donate his charitable money to, which I don't believe.

RUSH: Did he say he was going to donate the Nobel Peace Prize? What is that, a thousand, 700 dollars or some such?

CALLER: No, it's a million.

RUSH: That's right, it's a million dollars. I wonder if he's donated it all yet.

CALLER: What do you bet?

RUSH: Well, you know most presidents release their tax returns. We'll see. We'll see it at (interruption) what's so funny?

CALLER: Well, I think he's phony. When he was over in Hawaii --

RUSH: Let me tell you something. Let me tell you something, Carol. You realize he's got this brother living in a hut --

CALLER: Yes, I know.

RUSH: -- over in Kenya, and this guy makes the equivalent of 50 cents a year. If Obama would give this guy $20, I mean the percentage increase, $20 would be like giving an average person a thousand.

CALLER: I know.

RUSH: And if he hasn't given his brother any money or any of his family any money, what makes you think he's going to send money to Haiti?

CALLER: I never thought he was anyway. I just thought it would be good to call him on it.

RUSH: Well, I'm glad you did and I'm glad you called, Carol. Thanks very much.

I love how Rush applies the concept of 'self reliance' when the subject is donating money to Haiti after the earthquake... But then, when it comes to Obama's half-brother in Africa, why the hell doesn't Obama float this guy !?!? Whatever.


Rush ends with:
I had somebody go to WhiteHouse.gov to see what the donation process is. And this is all the guidance you get on donating to Haiti at the White House site. What I'm going to read to you is buried in a very long blog post about what Obama said about the earthquake. You get that first, you gotta read what Obama said, the maximum leader, you gotta read what he says and then you get to the bottom and here's what it says. "You can also help, immediately, by donating to the Red Cross to assist the relief effort. Contribute online here, or donate $10 to be charged to your cell phone bill by texting Haiti. Find more ways to help through the Center for International Disaster Information." So that's all the guidance you get. Now, that's pretty easy, text Haiti and you're gonna get billed for ten bucks and that money ostensibly is going to go to Haiti.
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Dictators ... in Haiti ?

You mean like the UN Stabilization Mission in support of the Transitional Government?
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Unagi wrote:
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Enough wrote:Feeling left out, Rush Limbaugh now says, "We've already donated to Haiti. It's called the U.S. income tax." What a compassionate guy. :grund:
Now, I think Limbaugh is a huge jerk, but I need to point out that I read up on this and it's taken *completely* out of context. Here's what happened:

Caller calls in, says that Whitehouse.gov is taking donations. Rush says this is stupid, that you should donate via Red Cross or the texting thing. Says that he thinks the government wouldn't get the money to Haiti and then notes the quote above. Then, after the next break, he says he checked his computer and that said caller was wrong, that Whitehouse.gov is actually just linking to charities.

See, I hate the guy, but this one is just internet reporting at it's finest. Let's get back to just picking on the amazingly huge waste of carbon that is Pat Robertson.
Is this out of context too?
Rush Limbaugh wrote:"This will play right into Obama's hands, humanitarian, compassionate."...

"They'll use this to burnish their, shall we say, credibility with the black community, in the light-skinned and black-skinned community in this country," Limbaugh added. "It's made to order for them. That's why he could not wait to get out there. Could not wait to get out there."
Yep. People all around the world see this event as horrific human suffering that needs our help and el Rushbo sees it first as a bunch of black people for Obama to pander to. What a fucking cretin.
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okay yeah, so while that other quote was taken out of context, you've still got stuff that Jon Stewart picked up on.
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Satan responds to Robertson:
I may be evil incarnate, but I'm no welcher. The way you put it, making a deal with me leaves folks desperate and impoverished. Sure, in the afterlife, but when I strike bargains with people, they first get something here on earth -- glamour, beauty, talent, wealth, fame, glory, a golden fiddle. Those Haitians have nothing, and I mean nothing. And that was before the earthquake. Haven't you seen "Crossroads"? Or "Damn Yankees"? If I had a thing going with Haiti, there'd be lots of banks, skyscrapers, SUVs, exclusive night clubs, Botox -- that kind of thing. An 80 percent poverty rate is so not my style. Nothing against it -- I'm just saying,
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Mega Rush baby dittos?
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So the take-home message is that subjugated peoples winning independence is the Devil's work? Or is it simply that Pat Robertson is France's b*tch?
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Rush wrote:“Everything this president sees is a political opportunity, including Haiti, and he will use it to burnish his credentials with minorities in this country and around the world, and to accuse Republicans of having no compassion,”
Oh but Rush, why accuse Republicans - when you speak for them so well?

"everything is a politcal opportunity" - Project much ??

Honestly, the GOP needs to not just distance themselves from Rush, but flat out pronounce him the enemy to what they do indeed stand for... cause I sure a shit hope it isn't what this asshole spews.
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