Pat Robertson explains Haiti's never-ending misfortune:
And you know, Christy, something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it, they were under the heel of the French, uh, 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 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 themselves free, and ever since they have been cursed by one thing after the other, desperately poor. . . the Island of Hispaniola is one island cut down the middle. On the one side is Haiti, on the other side is the Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic is, is, prosperous, healthy, full of resorts, etc. Haiti is in desperate poverty, same Islands, uh, they need to have, and we need to pray for them, a great turning to God. And out of this tragedy, I'm optimistic something good may come, but right now we're helping the suffering people, and the suffering is unimaginable.
Here's the video.
What a prick.
The island of Manhattan is one island cut down the middle. On the one side is Harlem, on the other side is the Upper East Side. The Upper East Side is, is, prosperous, healthy, full of obnoxious rich asshole bankers, etc. Harlem is in desperate poverty, same island, uh, …
but you gotta admit that Haiti is one f***ed country. even before the earthquake. if you were gonna give the western hemisphere an enema Haiti is where you’d insert the nozzle.
“…true story. And so the devil said…” is a pretty delightful sequence, I must say.
is a pretty delightful sequence, I must say.
it really is :)
Response from Haiti’s ambassador to the U.S.: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/34851879#34851879
nice!
The reason the Haitians were “under the boot” of the French was because they were stolen from their homes, carried in chains across the ocean, and worked to death to grow sugar and indigo for the f**king French to eat, wear, and sell.
The reason they had to import people to do this is because the original population of Haiti had already been killed off.
So if the Haitian slaves made a deal with devil, it was likely because his terms were better than what they got from the French.
Pat Robertson is a stupid, ignorant, demagogic bigot. If Jesus were on earth today, he’d take a whip to Robertson and drive his sorry, money-grubbing, power-fellating ass straight back to Dogpatch.
Asshole.
If Jesus were on earth today, he’d take a whip to Robertson and drive his sorry, money-grubbing, power-fellating ass straight back to Dogpatch.
well, if Jesus won’t come to Pat…
…and maybe Limbaugh can go along for the ride.
plz?
Dear Pat Robertson, I know that you know that all press is good press, so I appreciate the shout-out. And you make God look like a big mean bully who kicks people when they are down, so I’m all over that action. But when you say that Haiti has made a pact with me, it is totally humiliating. 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% poverty rate is so not my style. Nothing against it – I’m just saying: Not how I roll. You’re doing great work, Pat, and I don’t want to clip your wings – just, come on, you’re making me look bad. And not the good kind of bad. Keep blaming God. That’s working. But leave me out of it, please. Or we may need to renegotiate your own contract. Best, Satan
http://www.startribune.com/opinion/letters/81595442.html