Someone PLEASE tell me this is satire: Pat Blames Katrina on Ellen/Emmys

[bertha katzenengel]

Rec'd in email:

http://datelinehollywood.com/archives/2005/09/05/robertson-blames-hurricane-on-choice-of-ellen-deneres-to-host-emmys/

ROBERTSON BLAMES HURRICANE ON CHOICE OF ELLEN DEGENERES TO HOST EMMYS

Lesbian is New Orleans native

Hollywood – Pat Robertson on Sunday said that Hurricane Katrina was God’s way of expressing its anger at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for its selection of Ellen Degeneres to host this year’s Emmy Awards. “By choosing an avowed lesbian for this national event, these Hollywood elites have clearly invited God’s wrath,” Robertson said on “The 700 Club” on Sunday. “Is it any surprise that the Almighty chose to strike at Miss Degeneres’ hometown?”

Robertson also noted that the last time Degeneres hosted the Emmys, in 2001, the September 11 terrorism attacks took place shortly before the ceremony.

“This is the second time in a row that God has invoked a disaster shortly before lesbian Ellen Degeneres hosted the Emmy Awards,” Robertson explained to his approximately one million viewers. “America is waiting for her to apologize for the death and destruction that her sexual deviance has brought onto this great nation.”

Robertson added that other tragedies of the past several years can be linked to Degeneres’ growing national prominence. September, 2003, for example, is both the month that her talk show debuted and when insurgents first gained a foothold in Iraq following the successful March invasion. “Now we know why things took a turn for the worse,” he explained.

In order to avoid further tragedy, Robertson called not only for the Television Academy to find a new heterosexual host, but to bar all homosexuals and bisexuals from taking part in the ceremony.

He said employees at the Christian Broadcasting Network had put together a list of 283 nominees, presenters, and invited guests at the Emmys known to be of sexually deviant persuasions.

“God already allows one awards show to promote the homosexual agenda,” Robertson declared. “But clearly He will not tolerate such sinful behavior to spread beyond the Tonys.”

[bertha katzenengel]

1. I can't find any sources but "Newsmeat" and "Dateline Hollywood"

One would think there would be an official statement on the 700 Club site, but I can't find that, either.

[Dave Reynolds]

2. Check the "About Us" link,

they do not seem to be serious.

[bertha katzenengel]

4. thanks, Dave!

[Tom Kitten]

3. well, since you said "please", it's a satire

it fooled me at first also...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=103&topic_id=156148&mesg_id=156148

The front page also had this story!

SEAN PENN RETURNS TO NEW ORLEANS FOR RE-SHOOTS
Actor/activist says some Katrina victims flubbed lines in original rescues

Hollywood – Sean Penn returned on a raft to the hurricane-ravaged city of New Orleans Saturday for what he called “a few simple re-shoots.” The actor and activist returned on a chartered raft along with two cameramen, a cinematographer, a screenwriter doing last minute re-writes, and several victims he rescued last week that he placed back into flood waters and re-rescued. His spokesperson said the re-shoots provided for “better camera coverage” and “more believable dialogue during the crucial moments after Sean pulled victims into his raft.”

[bertha katzenengel]

5. thanks, Tom!

call me lazy... :blush:

[Tom Kitten]

6. you're welcome!

and no, don't say that, you're not lazy at all! :hug: