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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNikki Haley taps controversial pastor for campaign launch invocation
This preacher is a major league asshole
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https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/haley-taps-controversial-pastor-campaign-launch-invocation-rcna70821
As a presidential candidate in 2000, then-Sen. John McCain told voters he had no use for the religious right movement, denouncing prominent evangelical leaders as agents of intolerance. The message did not resonate with most Republican voters and the Arizona Republicans candidacy fell short.
Eight years later, McCain was determined to learn key lessons from his earlier failure and eagerly forged partnerships with far-right social conservatives. In fact, the GOP senator even welcomed the support of Pastor John Hagee at least for a while.....
In 2018, for example, Donald Trump invited Hagee, the founder of Christians United for Israel, to deliver the official benediction at the opening of a new U.S. embassy in Israel.
This morning, Hagee made another notable political appearance, delivering the invocation at the kickoff event for Nikki Haleys Republican presidential campaign.
After the pastor exited the stage, and the GOP candidate stood at the microphone, Haley said, To Pastor Hagee, I still say I want to be you when I grow up.
Eight years later, McCain was determined to learn key lessons from his earlier failure and eagerly forged partnerships with far-right social conservatives. In fact, the GOP senator even welcomed the support of Pastor John Hagee at least for a while.....
In 2018, for example, Donald Trump invited Hagee, the founder of Christians United for Israel, to deliver the official benediction at the opening of a new U.S. embassy in Israel.
This morning, Hagee made another notable political appearance, delivering the invocation at the kickoff event for Nikki Haleys Republican presidential campaign.
Link to tweet
After the pastor exited the stage, and the GOP candidate stood at the microphone, Haley said, To Pastor Hagee, I still say I want to be you when I grow up.
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Nikki Haley taps controversial pastor for campaign launch invocation (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Feb 2023
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BillyBobBrilliant
(805 posts)1. Holy Crap!
His church is just a few miles from where I live. He is one of the worst of the worst.
Cha
(304,419 posts)2. NH is playing to the Bottom of Pit.
The Lowest of the LOW!
Takket
(22,425 posts)3. "Did John Hagee deliver the invocation at Nikki Haley's kickoff event despite his record of
radicalism or because of it?"
Is that supposed to be a joke? Because if not this person is clearly not familiar with the rethugs. This is how they all "worship"
Cha
(304,419 posts)4. Oh, and that's just GD Stupid.
tanyev
(44,311 posts)5. Wow, Hagee's still alive?
LetMyPeopleVote
(153,746 posts)6. Hagee is a horrible excuse for a human being
GreatCaesarsGhost
(8,606 posts)7. That pos is right out of central casting
spanone
(137,463 posts)8. BECAUSE OF IT
when reThugs tell you who they were, believe them
LetMyPeopleVote
(153,746 posts)9. Nikki Haley with controversial Pastor John Hagee in 2021.