Blessed Are Those Who Mourn For They Shall be Comforted . . .

. . . Just not by Pat Robertson. No one said it better, more succinctly and more eloquently understated than Shepard Smith:

One wonders what sort of joy Robertson feels from dancing on the graves of the poor.

Comments

[Akaky]

What a jackass.

[JB]

A certain Lily Coyle certainly explains things to Robertson here: http://www.startribune.com/opinion/letters/81595442.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DUqEiaDUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

[Jamie]

Aside from the obvious fact that Robertson's remarks are bizzare, ammoral and pretty much the definition of "Unchristian", they also show a total lack of religious conviction. He needs to assert that God is punishing Haitian children for the sins of their forefathers because he is uncomfortable with a world in which bad things happen to good people. His reasoning seems to contradict most of the teachings of Christ, but he would rather be hypocritical than face the psychological dissonance that most of us come to terms with when we are about 5 - that the world is sometimes an unjust place. Most people's moral underpinnings and even, dare I say it, faith, are strong enough to withstand the "slings and arrows" that life throws at them. I am guessing some Haitians may be questioning their beliefs right now, but I bet many of them will come out the other end still holding onto their moral foundation. Robertson's convictions, however, are clearly much too fragile.