Pat Robertson said gay men have a secret ring that spreads HIV when they shake hands

[DonViejo]

A 2013 video of his extremely homophobic statements is getting attention after Rush Limbaugh spent years celebrating the HIV deaths of gay men.

[Mike Nelson]

1. Well...

... that makes perfect sense - for Pat Robertson!

[LakeArenal]

2. Assuming gay men don't shake hands with each other.

[leftieNanner]

3. Ooh!

A Super Secret Gay Decoder Ring! It must come in the Gay Cereal!

I cannot believe Pat Robertson is still alive - and still relevant enough to have a TV show!

[gay texan]

10. They sure did

Got mine in my box of Golden Girls Cinnamon Smacks

[leftieNanner]

13. LOL!

Thanks for the chuckle.

[Blue Hal]

4. Hasn't Gawwwd "Called You Home" Yet?

(Oral Roberts reference.)

[Cirque du So-What]

5. Isn't that old bastard dead yet?

That’s a *me* reference.

[Blue Hal]

12. LOVE your username, my friend!

I call it Cirque-du-So-Lame.

[Cirque du So-What]

19. It's a circus alright

It’s not MY circus, however, and they’re sure as shit not MY monkeys.

[dhill926]

6. lotta gay friends...I'm a dead man...

[magicarpet]

7. Pat Robertson dead....?

Get real,... good ol Pat intends to run for president again in 2024.



Robertson/Palin - 2024

[Binkie The Clown]

8. He missed that fact that it's also a secret decoder ring

for receiving messages from the Jewish space station.

[Mr. Evil]

18. Now we have Gay Jewish Lazers?!

[SWBTATTReg]

9. Another person whom we'll celebrate the death of, when he finally passes, like rush l.

A secret ring? what does this idiot say when neither of them have a ring on? Where in the bible does it does say nonsense like this?

And my dad knew this moron back in Oklahoma, thank god our family didn't associate or deal w/ these cretins at his church. Sometimes, one can be too dumb or too much of a moron to not want to deal w/ them. Since pat r. is so evil, I don't mind putting a 'pox' on him and those around him, even though I'm of the faith that I pray to God everyday to watch ALL of us, family, friends, enemies, etc. Being moronic enough hasn't worked in knocking him off the air. I continue to hope.

[bullimiami]

11. He has a secret language that spreads hate when he opens his mouth.

[AllaN01Bear]

14. i was about to say something but im glad i didnt. read the comments below

i got sick and tired of hearing that mans mouth spout nonsense.

[niyad]

15. It is said that certain deaths come in threes. Could this threesome be rush, billo, and cryptkeeper?

[SergeStorms]

16. What with COVID raging throughout the country...

gays had better come up with an elbow attachment, since shaking hands is now taboo. The elbow bump is the preferred method for saying hello or sealing a deal, so if gays want to infect the world (which is apparently what Robinson believes) elbows are the new hands.
What a tool this guy is. The best medical attention in the world is the only thing that keeps this creep from meeting the grim reaper.

[Cartoonist]

17. He's lying

This is what they use

[TomVilmer]

20. Officers warned me about activists trying to infect people by rings...

Transcript of Pat Robinson interview by Terry Meeuwsen at the Christian Broadcasting Network.

Pat: I MUST CONFESS I DON'T KNOW ALL OF THE IMPLICATIONS ABOUT AIDS. I USED TO THINK IT COULD BE CONTAGIOUS BY SALIVA. I DON'T NECESSARILY THINK -- YOU DIDN'T GET AIDS. SO UNLESS THERE IS A CUT OR SOME BODILY FLUID TRANSMISSION, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO CATCH IT. BUT IT IS A HORRIBLE THING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. THERE ARE LAWS NOW -- I THINK THE HOMOSEXUAL COMMUNITY HAS PUT THESE DRACONIAN LAWS ON THE BOOKS TO PROHIBIT PEOPLE FROM DISCUSSING THIS PARTICULAR INFLICTION. YOU CAN PEOPLE YOU HAVE A HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, BUT YOU CAN'T TELL ANYBODY ABOUT AIDS. YOU DIDN'T CATCH ANYTHING, SO KEEP GOING TO CHURCH AND PRAISE THE LORD.

Terry: I THINK YOU WERE DOING A GOOD THING BY TRANSPORTING THIS MAN. I HAVE KNOWN MANY PEOPLE IN AIDS AND HAVE NEVER FELT FEARFUL. EVEN IF YOU HAD HAD A CAR ACCIDENT.

Pat: I THINK PEOPLE IN THE GAY COMMUNITY, THEY WANT TO GET PEOPLE. THEY'LL HAVE A RING, AND YOU SHAKE HANDS, AND THE RING HAS A LITTLE THING WHERE YOU CUT YOUR FINGER.

Terry: REALLY?

Pat: REALLY. IT IS THAT KIND OF VICIOUS STUFF, WHICH WOULD BE THE EQUIVALENT OF MURDER. FOR THAT ONE, GO BACK TO YOUR CHURCH. YOU'RE FINE.

Terry: I AGREE.


Pat Robertson later defended his remarks:

In my own experience, our organization sponsored a meeting years ago in San Francisco where trained security officers warned me about shaking hands because, in those days, certain AIDS-infected activists were deliberately trying to infect people like me by virtue of rings which would cut fingers and transfer blood.

I regret that my remarks had been misunderstood, but this often happens because people do not listen to the context of remarks which are being said. In no wise were my remarks meant as an indictment of the homosexual community or, for that fact, to those infected with this dreadful disease.