Will McCain denounce religous screwball?

ABC News has this story about McCain receiving the endorsement of evangelical leader John Hagee, head of the 19,000-member Cornerstone Church in San Antonio. Do you think McCain will be asked to denounce and reject this screwball?

"Hagee cited McCain's support of Israel and his opposition to legal abortion as reasons why he was backing him.

The pastor is best known in some Washington circles as a founder of Christians United for Israel and for his belief, as laid out in his book "Jerusalem Countdown" that the end of days scenario as spelled out in the Book of Revelation will occur after Russia, allied with the Islamic world, attacks Israel.

"Russia is going to get in that position and they are literally, with all that massive military force, going to attack Israel," Hagee told ABC News in 2006. "This is recorded in Ezekiel 38 and 39. God himself is literally going to destroy that army. Decimate it."

Hagee added that the confrontation would be followed by a Chinese army of 200 million coming to the city of Armageddon, where they will meet British and U.S. forces in the Battle of Armageddon.

"At that point, Jesus Christ returns to Earth and sets up his eternal kingdom in the city of Jerusalem and there's 1000 years of peace," Hagee said. "The Jewish people are going to see the supernatural hand of God preserve them and deliver them while the enemies of Israel are crushed. That's the end-time story."

Asked if he subscribed to this theology, McCain furrowed his brow.

"All I can tell you is I'm proud to have Pastor Hagee's support," he said."



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Re: Will McCain denounce religous screwball? (none / 0)

And if he does, will he renounce and reject him too?

Sheesh, there are more important things for candidates to talk about than the relative merits of their various supporters.

by PhilFR on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 12:23:27 PM EST

This is important (none / 0)

John Hagee is a Nazi.  His comments speak for themselves.  McCain has accepted his endorsement.

So will McCain now reject and denounce Hagee or not.

and if he doesn't, then this becomes a big issue.


by bigdavefromqueens on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 01:19:45 PM EST

Re: This is important (none / 0)

It may become a "big issue" for a short period of time, but not an important one imo. Every nat'l candidate runs into this at some point. It's blunted easily enough by saying: "I appreciate your vote, but I disagree with your positions, and I won't accept your dollars."
by PhilFR on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 01:48:48 PM EST
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Re: Will McCain denounce religous screwball? (none / 0)

It's pretty hilarious how out of touch with reality this guy is, but then, some of the extreme right wingers have been covering their ears and shouting "la la la, I can't hear you!" ever since the Cold War ended.  "All that massive military force?"  Does he mean the rusted out hulk of a military establishment that can't even afford to pay its own troops half the time, or does he actually believe the Red Army that marched into Afghanistan in 1979 still exists?  And the odds of the Russians, with their ongoing war against Muslim separatists in Chechnya, allying with the Muslim world against Israel any time in the near future are somewhere between "not bloody likely" and "no way in hell."


Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama for President! Beat McCain!
by Alex on Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 04:23:43 PM EST


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