Posted by
Gene on Sunday, May 04, 2008 1:49:17 AM
Please see: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/opinion/04rich.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&ref=opinion&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin
Ever the hypocrite, Frank Rich–he of the “Paper of Record,” aka, the New York Times which is known to print all the news that fits, rips John Hagee for his Catholic bashing and compares him to Jeremiah Wright. Well, sorry Mr. Rich, I’ve listened to both and your comparisons are as off base as they usually are.
As a Catholic, I do take great offense at Hagee’s history of blind hatred toward my religion. However, to compare Hagee to Wright is tantamount to comparing Martin Luther to Noam Chomsky; Luther merely despised my Church, Chomsky despises all churches as well as his country, ostensibly the United States.
What bothers Rich isn’t really Hagee’s attacks on Catholicism but rather his love of country and his patriotism, feelings which are antithetical to Mr. Rich’s own sentiments.
What’s most surprising about Rich’s opinions is that, as a Jew, he should appreciate Hagee’s unrelenting defense of Israel.