McCain supporter appolgizes to the "great Whore" - PhillyBlog

seand · #1 (**permalink**) 05-15-2008, 11:53 AM

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/05...holic-remarks/

OK its a tad dated but i just wanted to type that title.

seand · #2 (**permalink**) 05-15-2008, 01:02 PM

More Hagee highlights:

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In "Jerusalem Countdown: A Prelude To war" Hagee has stated that Jews brought the Holocaust upon themselves by rebelling against God and that the Holocaust was God's way of forcing Jews to move to Israel where, Hagee predicts according to his interpretation of Biblical scripture, they will be mostly killed in the apocalyptic Mideast conflict Hagee's new lobbying group seems to be working to provoke and which John Hagee believes to be a necessary precondition for the "Rapture" that will lift Christians, but not Jews, bodily into Heaven to enjoy physical immortality amidst paradise.

http://www.talk2action.org/story/2007/3/5/105015/2167

And for where Hagee would like to see American foreign policy go:

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But On July 19, 2006, at a CUFI's Washington DC inaugural event, with GOP Party head Ken Mehlman and US GOP Senators Sam Brownback, Rick Santorum, Kay Bailey-Hutchinson and John Cornyn in attendance ( President George W. Bush sent recorded greetings to the event ) , Pastor John Hagee declared :

"The United States must join Israel in a pre-emptive military strike against Iran to fulfill God's plan for both Israel and the West... a biblically prophesied end-time confrontation with Iran, which will lead to the Rapture, Tribulation [...] and [the] Second Coming of Christ."

Hagee subsequently wrote, in a Charisma Magazine editorial entitled "The Coming Holy War", that the preemptive attack he advocates should be carried out with nuclear weapons.

So how much does McCain share this view with his outspoken supporter?

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Yesterday, hard-line conservative Pastor John Hagee, founder of Christians United for Israel, endorsed John McCain. Hagee said that McCain “is a man of principle, [who] does not stand boldly on both sides of any issue.” McCain, who had been courting the endorsement for over a year, said that he was “very honored by Pastor John Hagee’s endorsement.”

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/...n-endorsement/

seand · #3 (**permalink**) 05-15-2008, 02:10 PM

McCain is not the first Republican presidential candidate (or president) Hagee got access to.

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At July 19th, 2006 Washington DC inaugural event for CUFI, after recorded greeting from George W. Bush, with four US Senators and the Israeli ambassador to the US in attendance, Pastor John Hagee stated : "the United States must join Israel in a pre-emptive military strike against Iran to fulfill God's plan for both Israel and the West... a biblically prophesied end-time confrontation with Iran, which will lead to the Rapture, Tribulation, and Second Coming of Christ."

Sounds like a hell of nuclear bonfire. Remind me to bring marshmellows.

So how did Hagee and McCain hook up? Why John McCain pursued his support over a breakfast meeting in January 2007.

Hagee's summary of his meeting with McCain

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Pastor Hagee's email to members of CUFI :
"CHRISTIANS UNITED FOR ISRAELMembership Update
January 29, 2007
Newsflash!
This morning I had an extended breakfast with Senator John McCain of Arizona. Our topic of discussion was Israel and his candidacy for the Presidency of the United States of America.
Senator McCain's comments concerning Israel are on target! He gets it! While I do not want to put the specifics of our conversation in this update I am glad to report to our leadership and supporters that John McCain is solidly pro-Israel.

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/48397/

Jamaicanmenuts · #4 (**permalink**) 05-15-2008, 07:51 PM

McCain in evolution in reverse and these crackpot preachers need to pay taxes or get the hook.

seand · #5 (**permalink**) 05-15-2008, 09:40 PM

Here's an interesting video about Hagee's UCFI movement and their song and dance about their support for a preemptive attack of Iran as part of an "End Times" strategy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjMRgT5o-Ig

Soooooooooo glad that Hagee believes McCain shares their vision for policy vis-a-vis Israel and war with Iraq.

Gotta love "supporters of Israel" that think all Jews have to convert to Christianity.