>>>http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/09/us/pat-robertson-facebook-remark/index.html?hpt=hp_t5
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>>I have wondered for quite a while, why are such idiots so influential? Why do newspapers even quote him, for example? I mean, there must be lots of people talking nonsense, or even their own doubtful interpretation of religion, so why do people like Pat Robertson get all the press?
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>I'm not sure it's possible for someone to be a bigger horses a$$ than Pat Robertson.

Was it Pat Robertson or one of the other televangelists who did that thing where he asked for donations (in the millions) by a certain date? When the money was not there by the target date the date was moved back. The lord granted him an extension!