What Was Pat Robertson Thinking?

Last month founder and former head of the Christian Coalition, Pat Robertson, shocked many evangelical Christians by personally endorsing former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani for President. After many months of courting by the other Republican hopefuls, Robertson settled on Giuliani. Even though he made the endorsement as a private citizen, it still created waves among evangelical Christians. "I thought it was important for me to make it clear that Rudy Giuliani is more than acceptable to people of faith," said Robertson. "Given the fractured nature of the process, I thought it was time to solidify around one candidate."

Last night at the CNN/YouTube Republican Presidential debate, Giuliani left no doubt to most voters just how out of touch Pat Robertson is with evangelical Christians. In response to a question that asked if the candidates believed if every word in the Bible were true, Giuliani replied in a way that showed his true colors. “The reality is, I believe it, but I don't believe it's necessarily literally true in every single respect. I think there are parts of the Bible that are interpretive. I think there are parts of the Bible that are allegorical. I think there are parts of the Bible that are meant to be interpreted in a modern context. But I don't believe every single thing in the literal sense of Jonah being in the belly of the whale, or, you know, there are some things in it that I think were put there as allegorical.”

When asked if Roe vs. Wade were ever overturned, and Congress passed a bill banning all abortions, would he sign it into law? Giuliani replied, “I probably would not sign it.”

So tell me Mr. Robertson, what parts of these answers are acceptable to you as a person of faith? This evangelical Christian will not support, endorse, or vote for Rudy Giuliani. Giuliani is totally unacceptable to be the nominee of my party for President of the United States. When asked by reporters why he was no longer a Democrat and now a Republican, Ronald Reagan answered by saying "I didn't leave the Democratic Party. The party left me.” Come this spring, I may understand firsthand how Ronald Reagan felt.

Disunited States?

The Disunited States of America? Have we as a country come to that point already? Or is this a description of things yet to come? I for one believe we have passed that point seven years ago, if not earlier. Now do I feel that we are destined to fall apart as a nation, or is their yet some amount of hope in our future? Honestly, I really cannot say.
Those on the left, as well as the right, love to throw around the word democracy. Democracy is loosely defined as “majority rule”; however those of us who are awake and aware of the current political state of the nation know the truth. Here in the Disunited States democracy means “minority rule”. If anyone would bother to pick up a copy of the U.S. Constitution they would know that we are actually a republic not a democracy. (To any liberal who may have accidently stumbled upon this blog and have even made it this far, I highly suggest you obtain of copy of the Constitution and read it!) Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines republic as: “a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law.”
As the 2008 election nears, politicians from all stripes will say anything it takes to get your vote. To be honest, most if not all of what they say is as indecipherable as that of a babbling newborn. If you listen beyond the sound-bites that appear on the news and read between the lines, you may get some idea of what they really think. In my opinion they don’t think much of you or I. We are just pawns in their game in which they let us believe that we hold true power via the ballot box. The choice is simple, wake up or stay asleep. Unless we stop the madness that is “minority rule”, then our nation as we know it will cease to exist.