Was that the hurricane that he called on (in Jesus’ name) to smite Orlando because Disney World wasn’t insufficiently down on teh gayz?
And didn’t that hurricane or a following one hit Virginia Beach, pretty much right where Robertson’s church/compound is?
Sure, but that was just God testing Pat, ala Job.
Can’t we cancel people like this? It’s done to anyone else who is someone’s PITA.
I’m not sure which hurricane it was, but you have the incident right.
(Later on, when suitcases of body parts washed up in Virginia Beach and environs, my initial reaction was to ask whether Pat Robertson had asked in Jesus’ name that Disney World be smitten by suitcases of body parts. See you in Hell.)
As Groucho tells it, something like this happened to the Marx Brothers during their vaudeville days, after an unscrupulous theatre owner paid their entire salary in pennies:
…one of my brothers said, in words much stronger than the following, “What a dirty trick! I hope his damned theatre burns to the ground!”
He got his wish. The next morning, the local paper reported that a huge conflagration had destroyed the theatre in the town we had just played. It isn’t often that one is lucky enough to call down a curse on someone and then see it fulfilled within twenty-four hours.
And that’s why you don’t fuck with Harpo.
Oh, is that why all those women were running away from him?
Creativity points there for sure. But be careful you don’t start a major wildfire…
Almost as good as this:
Jesus Built My Hotrod (Redline/Whiteline Version) - YouTube
I suspect that Pat Robertson has negotiated with God over more than one hurricane, but this may have been the one that Dave Barry talked about. According to Barry’s account, when the hurricane that Pat commanded to smite teh gays changed direction and headed straight for him instead, Pat blamed the fact that God was no longer steering at the time (presumably the Creator of the Universe had moved on to more pressing concerns).
Jee-zus, indeed!
Dan
I thought Jesus really only fought vampires, not witches.
I thought it wasn’t so much Jesus fighting vampires as it was the stick he was nailed to.
Jesus Chrysler drives a Dodge.
But his normal car is a Honda. He and his disciples were together in one Accord.
IIRC, he was pretty clear that it was his Father’s Accord.
I always thought that it was his father’s Galaxie…
With all thirteen of them in there it must’ve been the first clown car.