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Thursday, January 14, 2010
Limbaugh: ‘We’ve done enough for Haiti,’ Robertson: quake ‘blessing in disguise’
Yeah, it is kind of sick to kick an island when it is down.
Christian televangelist Pat Robertson and syndicated radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh are being called everything but “Rush” and “Pat” for recent comments about Haiti.
Speaking on the CBN Wednesday, Robertson implied that Haiti is wicked and brought Tuesday’s deadly Earthquake on itself.
He said the quake may have been a “blessing in disguise” that starts a massive rebuilding effort.
The televangelist said Haiti made a pact with the devil to win its freedom from the French. Its been “cursed by one thing after another” since, he said.
On his radio show, Rush Limbaugh used the tragedy to slam President Obama.
He say the tragedy will play right in the president’s hands by allowing him to seem “compassionate.”
“Yes, I think in the Haiti earthquake, ladies and gentlemen — in the words of Rahm Emanuel — we have another crisis simply too good to waste. This will play right into Obama’s hands. He’s humanitarian, compassionate. They’ll use this to burnish their, shall we say, “credibility” with the black community — in the both light-skinned and dark-skinned black community in this country. It’s made-to-order for them. That’s why he couldn’t wait to get out there, could not wait to get out there,” Limbaugh said.
Read the transcript of the show on his website.
He said Americans have already done enough to help the impoverished island nation.
“We’ve already donated to Haiti. It’s called the U.S. income tax,” he said.
Portion of Limbaugh’s show
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