Needless to say, This is not a pleasant prospect:
Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson is considering making an offer for the Virginian-Pilot, a daily newspaper he has criticized for its coverage of him.
Why does Robertson want to buy the paper? Apparently, he doesn't like coverage that exposes him for what he truly is: a dangerous fraud.
Robertson has objected to articles in the newspaper that he said unfairly characterized him and his activities. In 1999, he disputed the Pilot's report that Virginia's consumer protection agency wanted to prosecute his international charity, Operation Blessing, for making deceptive appeals for donations but was overruled by the state attorney general's office.The newspaper, citing a report by the consumer agency, said Robertson made false claims about the use of Operation Blessing airplanes in humanitarian relief efforts in Africa when the planes were used to haul equipment for a Robertson-backed diamond mining venture.
Most recently, Robertson wrote a letter to the editor accusing the Pilot of leaving out key facts provided to a reporter after the newspaper reported in December that nearly half of the faculty members in Regent's counseling program had left and that students had been punished for voicing concerns.
No wonder why Robertson wants to buy the newspaper. And no wonder why he must be stopped from doing so.
P.S. For some fun Pat Robertson quotes, see here. One of my "favorites":
Just like what Nazi Germany did to the Jews, so liberal America is now doing to the evangelical Christians. It's no different. It is the same thing. It is happening all over again. It is the Democratic Congress, the liberal-based media and the homosexuals who want to destroy the Christians. Wholesale abuse and discrimination and the worst bigotry directed toward any group in America today. More terrible than anything suffered by any minority in history.
Republican Mark Earley was Attorney General in 1999. And now Republican Bob McDonnell is Attorney General. And Marion G. "Pat" Robertson gave $71,000 to Bob McDonnell's campaign, making him Bob McDonnell's single largest individual donor. Not to mention other contributions by those connected with Pat Robertson.
The work of the Lord sure does pay well.
"I may not agree with him, but I respect his beliefs."
Now do they see how stupid the statement is?
Here in America, we give evangelicals freedom of religion, speech, assembly, etc., let them have their own TV shows, amusement parks, Veggie movies, etc., and allow them to become millionaires like...Pat Robertson.
Yes, the two situations are remarkably similar! We surely need people with such powers of discernment as Robertson controlling our media...