# Is Pat Robertson really Superman? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 27, 2006, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456 "2006-05-27T15:36:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456/21 "2006-05-27T20:20:47Z")
From Wonkette: [http://www.wonkette.com/politics/pat-robertson/pat-robertsons-feats-of-strength-the-unbelievers-176441.php](http://www.wonkette.com/politics/pat-robertson/pat-robertsons-feats-of-strength-the-unbelievers-176441.php) > [@](#): > > Some of you doubt Pat. Sure, you think it’s “big” and “cool” to not believe that the holiest most beloved-by-Jesus man in the world is also the strongest. Here’s what a couple emailers had to say: > > “I am a wrestling coach and longtime weightlifter. The video shows a hip sled loaded with three 45 lb. plates and two of those rubber plates used to make it look like you’re lifting more than you are (deep blue 10, green 25). So I’m guessing 330 lbs, tops; and it’s a HIP SLED, not a squat or a bench press, so yeah, a man of his age and of average vigor who works out regularly could do that. But 2000? Uh-uh.” > > A few more reactions, after the jump. > > "Uh, he’s doing what would be known while squatting as “chicken squats” or “chicken presses”, he doesn’t bring the weights down for a full extension, he’s basically doing freaking calf raises. > > If he did the whole motion of the lift as you’re supposed to he would probably be doing a quarter of that weight, if that." > > And, as our commenters pointed out, he’s not doing full reps, and, well, he’s using his hands. > > Which means only that we must wait for his next video, in which he will run a 3 minute mile while towing a bus with his teeth. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456/22 "2006-05-27T22:03:25Z")
[QUOTE=Happy Clam] Who is Pat Robertson, and what has he to gain from claiming he has the leg muscles of your average Kryptonian? [/QUOTE] He’s this whacked out televangelist, famous for saying things like “9/11 is God’s punishment on the US,” “To the people of Dover, PA. if there’s a disaster in your town, all I can say is don’t pray to God for help. You just voted him out of your city.” and recommending that the US assassination the President of Venezula because he happens to disagree with us on a few things. That, BTW, is the short list. Even better is when people raise a fuss about it, ol’ Pat’ll backpeddle and deny he ever said such things, even though there’s plenty of video tape showing that he _did_ say such things. BTW, Pat is now claiming that God has told him that the East Coast of the US is going to be hit with some major storms this year, and maybe even a tsunami! Gotta wonder how that conversation went. God: You know, Pat, I’ve been thinking, what with hurricane season coming up and all, that I should probably smack the East Coast of the US around a bit. And maybe, just maybe, if you’re _really_ good, I’ll even throw in a tsunami! Would you like that? Pat: Oh, yes, God! I’d love it! Please, please, please hit the US with a tsunami! ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456/23 "2006-05-27T22:16:04Z")
On the other hand, I would be impressed to see him don a kilt and hook a washing machine to his penis. That there’s a real man’s work (and you better believe he’d be saying a sincere prayer for that, at least). ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456/24 "2006-05-28T01:20:14Z")
Wake me up when he can leap tall buildings with a single bound. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456/25 "2006-05-28T01:32:38Z")
[QUOTE=Hung Mung] On the other hand, I would be impressed to see him don a kilt and hook a washing machine to his penis. That there’s a real man’s work (and you better believe he’d be saying a sincere prayer for that, at least). [/QUOTE] Between that image and your name, I really need to scrub my brain. My favorite Robertsism occurred several years ago, when he predicted that the wrath of God would descend on Orlando because Disney World didn’t deny entry to godless faggots. The next major storm hit Virginia Beach VA, which just happens to be the home of Robertson’s own Christian Broadcasting Network. [QUOTE=Happy Clam] BTW, Pat is now claiming that God has told him that the East Coast of the US is going to be hit with some major storms this year, and maybe even a tsunami! [/QUOTE] I believe that the Northwest was the projected target of the tsunami, prolly because Washington and Oregon tend to trade places as the least religious state in the Union. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456/26 "2006-05-28T01:37:43Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] Wake me up when he can leap tall buildings with a single bound. [/QUOTE] Just…not when he’s wearing that kilt, okay? ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456/27 "2006-05-28T02:22:58Z")
Praying for Supreme Justices to die and recommending the assassination of foreign heads of state is barely scratching the surface. After reading about some of Pat’s _real_ shenanigans, it amazes me he’s kept out of prison. ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456/28 "2006-05-28T02:40:20Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] Gotta wonder how that conversation went. God: You know, Pat, I’ve been thinking, what with hurricane season coming up and all, that I should probably smack the East Coast of the US around a bit. And maybe, just maybe, if you’re _really_ good, I’ll even throw in a tsunami! Would you like that? Pat: Oh, yes, God! I’d love it! Please, please, please hit the US with a tsunami! [/QUOTE] Pat: And then, the oral sex! \ Nnnurghhhnnnn. \ ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456/29 "2006-05-28T03:15:36Z")
[QUOTE=RickJay] Chuck Norris can leg press 2,000 pounds with his middle leg. [/QUOTE] Wilford Brimley can nipple-press _4,000_ pounds, due to his diabetes…with the help of Liberty Medical. And Quaker Oatmeal. It’s the right thing to do. Robertson is a consummate :wally ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456/30 "2006-05-28T04:04:14Z")
> [@Fifeyearlurker](#): > > “Skeptical” implies you think that there is a chance that it’s true. I’m gonna go with “horseshit”. Just to clear things up, I definately think it’s bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456/31 "2006-05-28T04:07:15Z")
[QUOTE=SkipMagic] Well now, we know who tugs on Superman’s cape. [/QUOTE] Do you suppose he spits into the wind, too? ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456/32 "2006-05-28T07:11:14Z")
[The Leg Press: The Lamest Exercise in the World](http://www.slate.com/id/2142567/fr/rss/): > [@](#): > > The squat, of course, is the real man/woman’s lower-body workout. It’s such a crucial part of the basic regimen that it’s known as the “king of exercises.” While some consider the dead lift a rival to the throne, the leg press isn’t even close. **It’s the zoning-board commissioner of exercises.** Heh. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456/33 "2006-05-28T07:31:02Z")
> **[Train Your Legs For Bigger Overall Muscles - AskMen](https://www.askmen.com/sports/bodybuilding_60/80b_fitness_tip.html)** > > leg press - Leg development They are claiming that limited motion leg presses are legitimate and that 3000+ pounds is possible. Even so, 2/3rds of what’s humanly possible? I’m not seeing it. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456/34 "2006-05-28T09:33:58Z")
Thank God Pat Robertson has finally found a health program that gives him the strength to lift the ponderous weight of his own gi-normous cock. I dispaired that he was doomed forever to carve deep trenches wherever he walked. Mind you, when he dies he’ll will still have to be buried well below the standard six feet for the sake of decency. ---
**Author:** ![Jebus\_H.Christ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Jebus\_H.Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jebus_H.Christ)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456/35 "2006-05-28T09:54:03Z")
Pat is liar and deserves to get raped by a bear. ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456/36 "2006-05-28T11:32:07Z")
[QUOTE=adam yax] Pat Robertson, man or superman? [/QUOTE] Super _ **Duper** _ Superman! ---
**Author:** ![MidnightRadio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@MidnightRadio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MidnightRadio)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456/37 "2006-05-28T12:17:45Z")
[QUOTE=Otto] …in setting the record he blew out all the capilaries in his eyes. [/QUOTE] Oh, my _God_! Wouldn’t that blind you? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Clam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@Happy\_Clam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Clam)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456/38 "2006-05-28T12:38:54Z")
> [@](#): > > Pat is liar and deserves to get raped by a bear. Bah! Superman can easily beat a bear! He needs to get raped by Doomsday. Or Chuck Norris. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456/39 "2006-05-28T14:04:32Z")
[QUOTE=11811] Super _ **Duper** _ Superman! [/QUOTE] Oh, man…a random _Der Fuhrer’s Face_ reference earns you a major salute from here! ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456/40 "2006-05-28T14:40:25Z")
[QUOTE=Happy Clam] Bah! Superman can easily beat a bear! He needs to get raped by Doomsday. Or Chuck Norris. [/QUOTE] Wilford Brimley. Ol’ Wil could easily EAT a bear, and rape Chuck Norris 'til Doomsday. SuperPat doesn’t stand a chance. He WISHES he had diabetes. But he doesn’t, and he never will. God won’t let him have the glory. Or the walrus mustache. Eat sugar, SuperPat! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pat-robertson-really-superman/358456.md?page=3)