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If you missed the story because you were too busy watching
American Idol or
Two Broke Girls to tune in to the Christian Broadcasting Network, Reverend Pat Robertson has been doing a little soul-searching since Election Day. Or, perhaps, he's going to an audiologist to have his hearing checked carefully.
After assuring his gullible - no, we meant to say "loyal" - listeners during broadcasts of the 700 Club that Mitt Romney was going to win the presidency, because God kind of told him so, Robertson is now doing some theological backpedaling.
The good Reverend was all but sure God was telling him Mitt was going to win. (Not to mention what Sean Hannity and all the experts on Fox News were saying.) Robertson simply misunderstood. God, that is. Not Hannity.
He listened to God and mixed up His message.
Earlier this year the founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network informed his audience (please, don't forget to send in hefty donations) that he had spent a week listening carefully to
what God was telling him. God was pretty specific, too. Robertson took notes. "Your president holds a radical view of the direction of your country which is at odds with the majority. Expect chaos and paralysis," Robertson said the Lord had warned. Robertson got it all down on a yellow legal pad.
Worse yet, the United States would soon "begin disintegrating." The nation would face the gravest crisis since at least 1960, when CBN was founded. Robertson decided to play 20 Questions with the Almighty. Would it be some kind of cosmic event? "No," sayeth the Lord. An attack by Iran? "Nope," sayeth the Lord. Would the Mayans end up being correct? "No way, José," sayeth the Lord. How about a volcano? "Noooooooooooooooo," sayeth the Lord, in His imitation Mr. Bill voice. (Maybe the Lord, Who is a Big Fan of old
Saturday Night Live shows, was messing with Reverend Pat.)
Comment: Making light of assassination is more on the sad side than humorous. Maybe MI6 has diversified into guerilla PR for the British film industry.