In defense of Pat Robertson

Now Pat's said a lot of crazy things, and his latest "It's all over in Dover" stuff is just a hoot.

Pat said:

I'd like to say to the good citizens of Dover: if there is a disaster in your area, don't turn to God, you just rejected Him from your city," Robertson said on his daily television show broadcast from Virginia, "The 700 Club."

"And don't wonder why He hasn't helped you when problems begin, if they begin. I'm not saying they will, but if they do, just remember, you just voted God out of your city. And if that's the case, don't ask for His help because he might not be there," he said.

But I'd like to say something in defense of Pat. Here's something he said during his failed presidential bid that made sense:

[For the children of America].We owe to them the excitement and future potential offered by education and job training that is second to none in the world.
To accomplish this goal we must guarantee --

We will insure to them a return to a basic broad based phonics approach to reading. Our children must learn basic language and basic math. They must know the facts of history --the facts of geography -- the facts of science.

Yes, that's right Pat Roberston said that we gots to teach the kids the facts of science.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha - heee - ha, ha, ha.

(Actually, I totally agree with his support of phonics.)


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Tennesseans who wrote on this and inspired me to post: What has Pat been smoking? (Mel's Diner), Oh, Pat : ( (Shanktified), On Robertson, (Say Uncle in kinda sorta a defense),