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In response to "So admittedly I'm still trying to process the JLove thing but...wait...what?" by Mel Profit

honestly, I'm more suprised if a natural disaster occurs and Pat Robertson doesn't say something distasteful -- nm

Posted by crash davis (aka crash davis) Jan 13 '10, 16:40

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I think it's kind of fascinating how people suddenly take notice and get more irate over his craziness just cuz it's related to a disaster like this. - Dr.Vermin Jan 13, 16:45 15
- we should pay attention to him when he's just regular nutty? -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 13, 16:52 5
  - Flip that, reverse it. :) - Dr.Vermin Jan 13, 16:57 4
    - We have large reserves of scorn. -- nm - Reagen Jan 13, 17:23
    - we can do both. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 13, 17:00
    - when we're just regular nutty, we should pay attention to him? - ty97 Jan 13, 16:59 1
      - you reversed it the wrong way ... you fool, you've killed us all!!! ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 13, 17:00
- I thin there are two main reasons people are mad at Roberston specifically for this quote. - ty97 Jan 13, 16:49 8
  - This makes sense. I do usually prefer tact in the face of death. - Dr.Vermin Jan 13, 16:55 6
    - Hmm, there are two other sides to the issue that you didn't mention in your IM. That of tasteful jokes to deal with a painful situation ... - Beryllium Jan 13, 16:59 2
      - Well, when it comes to actual *jokes*, I'm hesitant to bring intent into evaluating their appropriateness. - Dr.Vermin Jan 13, 17:04 1
        
        Yeah, that was a good one. :) for some reason, the phrase "Haitian Sensation" just popped into my head ... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 13, 17:07
    - I wish the media had ignored him, but they aren't out to make good decision, they're just out to make money. -- nm - ty97 Jan 13, 16:59 2
      - You could say the same thing about the crazy coot. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 13, 17:01 1
        
        There you go jumping back to bedazzled girl - ty97 Jan 13, 17:22
  - 3. He's also disturbingly opportunistic at such times. -- nm - the liioulu with warmth on its way Jan 13, 16:53
Unfortunately this is too true. - Stephen Jan 13, 16:45
I just wish thew newspeople would have ignored him. - ty97 Jan 13, 16:43
agreed. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 13, 16:41
Won't someone please think of the butterlies. -- nm - PETA Jan 13, 16:41
What'd he do this time? -- nm - the liioulu with warmth on its way Jan 13, 16:41 2
- Jesus killed all the haitians because of voodoo and having a much too good a time making more haitians -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 13, 16:44 1
  - *sigh* -- nm - the liioulu with warmth on its way Jan 13, 16:53
I cannot recollect who this Pat Robertson person is -- nm - Beryllium Jan 13, 16:41 2
- former Presidential Canidate. -- nm - Remlik Jan 13, 16:45
- Lucky man. -- nm - the liioulu with warmth on its way Jan 13, 16:41

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