Gingrich Says McCain Should Condemn Only Hagee’s Anti-Catholic Comments, Ignores Hagee’s Homophobia

[Leo 9]

Gingrich Says McCain Should Condemn Only Hagee’s Anti-Catholic Comments, Ignores Hagee’s Homophobia»

Appearing on Fox News’s Hannity and Colmes last night, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich defended Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) ties to radical pastor John Hagee, who has repeatedly said that Hurricane Katrina was “the curse of God” for a gay-pride parade planned for New Orleans later that week. Hagee has also called the Catholic Church “the Great Whore” and a “false cult system.”

Host Alan Colmes pressed Gingrich on whether McCain — who said just last Sunday that he was “glad to have” Hagee’s endorsement — should repudiate the pastor for his homophobic suggestion about Katrina. Gingrich completely ignored Hagee’s anti-gay remarks to say that McCain has sufficiently rejected Hagee’s anti-Catholic remarks:

COLMES: John Hagee just told Dennis Prager on his radio show that New Orleans was cursed because they were about to hold a gay pride parade. He has already bad-mouthed the Catholic Church. He has called it the great whore, anti-Christ and things like that. Should we make sure that John McCain repudiates that to a greater extent?

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http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/24/gingrich-ignores-hagee-homophobia/

[Ian David]

1. Frankly, Newt can go fuck himself... frankly. n/t

[AlCzervik]

2. he should just fuck right off.

[DrDan]

3. if there is one person who should be held responsible for the demise of the Repub party,

I would suggest Newt.

If they continue to listen to him, then they are destined to continued failure.

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Gnewt - the pillar of morality and virtue.

A real republican if ever there was one.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

5. Well duh, Catholics are a huge Republican voter bloc.

Gays? Not so much.

[RaleighNCDUer]

7. And anti-gays?

Much.

[GodlessBiker]

6. Talk to us about the sanctity of marriage, Newt. Asshole.