Straight Talk Express

A conversation between George Stephanopoulos and John McCain:

GS - A lot of Senator Obama's allies and others say that you should condemn the comments of Reverend John Hagee, an evangelical pastor...

JM - Oh, I do. And I did. I said that any comments that he made about the Catholic Church I strongly condemn.

GS - Yet you solicited and accepted his endorsement.

JM - Yes, indeed I did.

GS - So, was it a mistake to solicit and accept his endorsement?

JM - Oh, probably. Sure.

GS - So you no longer want his endorsement?

JM - I'm glad to have his endorsement. I condemn remarks that are...that are..uh...that are any way viewed as anti-anything.

Hagee, incidentally, has referred to the Roman Catholic Church as "the Great Whore" and accused them of having "a Godless theology" and that it spawns a "theology of hate."

Additionally, Hagee claims that the Qur'an contains a "mandate to kill Christians and Jews." He said that Hurricane Katrina was God punishing New Orleans for "a level of sin that was offensive to God". More from Wikipedia:

Another reason for God's wrath [against New Orleans], Hagee claims, was the Bush administration's pressure on Israel to abandon settlements and the associated land. Therefore, God took American land in a "tit for tat" exchange.

Additionally, Hagee received $1.25 million in 2001 alone for his position as CEO of the non-profit corporation Global Evangelism Television. Hagee later argued: "I deserve every dime I'm getting."

Right... enough of that. Let's attack Obama some more for not wearing a flag pin.

"Most readers will be shocked by the clear record of history linking Adolf Hitler and the Roman Catholic Church in a conspiracy to exterminate the Jews." - Rev. John Hagee, 2007