[Apologetics] McCain Refuses to Renounce Support From Hagee

[Bret Bellamy]

Since McCain hasn't repudiated Hagee's support, and godly Catholics cannot vote for Obama/Hillary due to their "pro-choice" stance (regardless of any so-called "social justice" stuff they mouth), maybe Catholics as a block need to write in someone more appropriate (say Duncan Hunter or Fred Thompson) or vote for the Constitution Party in large numbers.  Catholics are a large enough voting bloc that such a move would send a clear signal to both of our useless political parties.

Bret

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>From: Art Kelly <arthurkelly at yahoo.com>
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>Subject: [Apologetics] McCain Refuses to Renounce Support From Hagee
>
>Feb. 29, 2008, 5:37PM
>McCain seeks distance from pastor
>http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/5583024.html
>
>By LIBBY QUAID
>© 2008 The Associated Press 
>
>PHOENIX — John McCain is refusing to renounce the
>endorsement of a prominent Texas televangelist who
>Democrats say peddles anti-Catholic and other
>intolerant speech.
>
>Instead, the Republican presidential candidate issued
>a statement Friday afternoon saying he had unspecified
>disagreements with the San Antonio megachurch leader,
>John Hagee. Hagee endorsed him at a news conference
>Wednesday in San Antonio.
>
>"However, in no way did I intend for his endorsement
>to suggest that I in turn agree with all of Pastor
>Hagee's views, which I obviously do not," McCain said
>in the statement.
>
>His campaign issued the statement after two days of
>criticism from the Democratic National Committee, the
>Catholic League and Catholics United.
>
>Democrats quoted Hagee as saying the Catholic Church
>conspired with Nazis against the Jews and that
>Hurricane Katrina was God's retribution for homosexual
>sin, and they recited his demeaning comments about
>women and flip remarks about slavery.
>
>"Hagee's hate speech has no place in public discourse,
>and McCain's embrace of this figure raises serious
>questions about John McCain's character and his
>willingness to do anything to win," said Tom McMahon,
>executive director of the Democratic National
>Committee.
>
>McCain was pressed on the issue Friday morning in
>Round Rock, Texas. Hagee "supports what I stand for
>and believe in," McCain said.
>
>"When he endorses me, that does not mean that I
>endorse everything that he stands for and believes
>in," McCain said. "I don't have to agree with everyone
>who endorses my campaign."
>
>He added that he was "proud" of Hagee's spiritual
>leadership of his congregation at the 17,000-member
>Cornerstone Church.
>
>The Catholic League and Catholics United called on
>McCain to reject the endorsement.
>
>"By publicly addressing this issue, you will reaffirm
>to the American public and to Catholics that
>intolerance and bigotry have no place in American
>presidential campaigns," Chris Korzen, executive
>director of Catholics United, wrote McCain in a letter
>sent Thursday.
>
>McCain's response to the two days of criticism stood
>in contrast to his rapid denunciation of a radio talk
>show host who denigrated Barack Obama, repeatedly
>using Obama's middle name, Hussein, and calling him a
>"hack, Chicago-style" politician.
>
>McCain immediately apologized and said he repudiated
>the statements of the radio host, Bill Cunningham,
>while warming up a Cincinnati crowd for McCain on
>Tuesday.
>
>"Any comment that is disparaging of either Senator
>Clinton or Senator Obama is totally inappropriate,"
>McCain said at the time.
>
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