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In January of this year, televangelist Pat Robertson informed his “700 Club” audience that God had revealed the results of the 2012 election to him in a vision, implying broadly at the time that the Almighty was less than pleased with President Barack Obama. According to Right Wing Watch, Robertson recanted on Wednesday, responding to a viewer question about his false prediction, saying he “missed” God’s message about the election result.

“So many of us miss God, I won’t get into great detail about elections but I sure did miss it, I thought I heard from God, I thought I had heard clearly from God, what happened? What intervenes? Why?” Robertson said. “You ask God, how did I miss it? Well, we all do and I’ve had a lot of practice.”


Pat Robertson, The Raw Story 34 Comments [11/27/2012 4:21:40 AM]
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#1474565
Canadia

Backpeddling like any good prophet.

11/27/2012 4:24:58 AM
#1474572
Bad Wolf

In other words, Pat is a false prophet.

I seem to remember the OT had some advice about what to do with false prophets...

Not advocating violence, you understand, I just think he should be held to the same standards he espouses for the rest of Christendom

11/27/2012 4:33:28 AM
#1474574
Woody

Well, with only two candidates you had a 50:50 chance of getting the right result, so if you still get it wrong when Gawd gives you a hint, an intelligent being might consider whether they have ever truly heard from Gawd. But not you. No you back-track and claim to have missed what he was saying. Hmmm...

11/27/2012 4:33:37 AM
#1474624
Ebon

There are only three options here:
1) Pat was lying about ever having a vision.
2) Pat was lying about the content of his vision.
3) God was fucking with him.

11/27/2012 5:02:54 AM
#1474637
KittyKaboom

...a lot of practice 'missing it', you mean. At least you're true to the bible; it has 'missed' a lot of predictions too.

11/27/2012 5:15:06 AM
#1474679
Grimsoncrow

So, not blaming Old Nick this time then?

11/27/2012 5:51:29 AM
#1474696
Titania

Because Fox News is not the voice of God?

11/27/2012 6:26:34 AM
#1474743
Dr.Shrinker

Reason not to listen to Pat Robertson #328,508,647

11/27/2012 7:17:50 AM
#1474747
Swede

How could you misunderstand that God was less than pleased with Mr Obama, when he was obviously very pleased with him and wanted him for a second term in office? It's the exact opposite of what you implied in January, stupid.

I bet it was the Obama-care that changed God's mind, and made him support Obama, right?

11/27/2012 7:22:37 AM
#1474750
Noneofyourbusiness

You and God are not speaking terms.

11/27/2012 7:23:57 AM
#1474751
Tempus

I guess God's a quiet talker, eh Pat?

11/27/2012 7:25:29 AM
#1474760
Mister Spak

"I’ve had a lot of practice.”

You've had 50 years of practice, which is why you're so good at it.

11/27/2012 7:31:41 AM
#1474777
UHM

Or you're just a liar.

11/27/2012 7:54:22 AM
#1474786
Horsefeathers

"According to Right Wing Watch, Robertson recanted on Wednesday, responding to a viewer question about his false prediction, saying he 'missed' God’s message about the election result."

You "missed" a message sent from your omnipotent god? Maybe he should have left a message.

"Thank you for calling. Pat Robertson is currently out of his mind at the moment, but if you would please leave a message he'll be sure to blather it all over TV to his gullible viewers. *beep*"

"So many of us miss God, I won’t get into great detail about elections but I sure did miss it, I thought I heard from God, I thought I had heard clearly from God, what happened? What intervenes? Why?"

This is what happens when you combine religious delusion, senility, and outright insanity. You think you got a message from god, but forgot what exactly it was about.

"You ask God, how did I miss it? Well, we all do and I’ve had a lot of practice."

Practice at being an idiot, but practice none the less.

11/27/2012 7:59:37 AM
#1474787
anti-nonsense

mmm, I love the smell of debunked "prophecies" in the morning, smells like....victory.

11/27/2012 8:00:03 AM
#1474799
Doubting Thomas

Yeah, God was so pissed off at Obama's performance that he's giving him a second term.

You know as well as I do that had Romney won, Robertson would be out there shouting from his pulpit "See? God told me that Obama would lose."

I think Robertson is just another conservative fundie who actually thought that everyone else in the country hated Obama as much as he does and was going to vote him out of office. I think just about every fundie conservative I talked to thought so. That's why they were so genuinely surprised that Obama won, even though all the polls showed him winning. Of course they always trotted out the "I don't believe in polls" which everyone always says when it looks like their candidate isn't going to win. Surrounding yourself with conservative talk radio and Fox News and keeping your head in the sand by ignoring news you don't agree with is not the way to be well-informed.

11/27/2012 8:15:06 AM
#1474812
Kuno

“So many of us miss God, I won’t get into great detail about elections but I sure did miss it, I thought I heard from God, I thought I had heard clearly from God, what happened? What intervenes? Why?” Robertson said. “You ask God, how did I miss it? Well, we all do and I’ve had a lot of practice.”

Well, if your god does express himself as clearly as you do, it is not surprising you misunderstood him.

Seriously, this is just rambling, isn’t it?

11/27/2012 8:27:33 AM
#1474829
Big Jilm

Hmmmm, God said, "no mother fucker" to Cain, Bachman, Santorum, Romney, and Pat fucking Robertson.

Me thinks God isn't on the side of douche-riders.

11/27/2012 8:49:33 AM
#1474841
Papabear

Pat's had a lot of experience being a jacka&& too. That's why he's so damn good at it.

11/27/2012 8:58:19 AM
#1474852
Thinking Allowed

One of three things occurred with Pat here.

1. He doesn't understand the same language as his god.

2. His god is an extreme practical joker.

3. Pat is delusional.

11/27/2012 9:15:31 AM
#1474856
Anon-e-moose

"So many of us miss God"

Therefore you're admitting - albeit subconsciously - that you either realise that your 'God' has gone and you miss him, or the penny's finally dropping; what we Atheists have been saying all along: your so-called 'God' doesn't exist.

Very telling, Patty-boy. Through the mental fug of senility, one shining epiphanic thought has blasted through that one-dimensional mind of yours. With practice, you'll hopefully do a Jonathan Edwards, and - like him - rend the veil of real lies that is religious 'faith'.

11/27/2012 9:21:18 AM
#1474907
Churchy LaFemme

Gee, Pat, you've just admitted you've often misheard, misunderstood or misstated messages you've heard from God. Please explain why we shouldn't think anything you say in the future is just more of the same.

11/27/2012 11:02:56 AM
#1474938
Seeker Lancer

Maybe, just maybe, there are no messages from god, Pat.

11/27/2012 11:59:04 AM
#1474953
The Crimson Ghost

Anon e moose--I love the word fug!

Pat will drop dead before he publicly admits he's full of it; hopefully we won't have to wait much longer.

11/27/2012 12:17:27 PM
#1474970
Osiris

Pat Robertson is a false prophet. If you want to be a good Christian you shouldn't listen to him.

11/27/2012 12:44:09 PM
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