Well, it's just a few days since Louis Farrakhan endorsed Obama, Obama denounced, Clinton said he needed to renounce, and he did so there. Or something like that.
But certain GOP nominee John McCain has thus far accepted the endorsement of his own religious hate-mongering fan, a guy named John Hagee.
If you haven't heard of him, he's the evangelical spokesman for God's wrath not just against pro-choicers and gays, but Catholics. He's said, among other crazy nonsense, that Catholic school birthed Hitler's hatred toward Jews.
Folks looking for McCain to denounce Hagee include those not-so-flaming-liberals at Catholics United. But so far, McCain says he's happy to have Hagee on board, and frankly he's in a tough spot.
Catholics are critical to any victory, according to Karl Rove, among others. But so are evangelicals, and denouncing this rootin'-for-armageddon pastor would step on their toes.
Imagine the uproar if Obama had accepted Farrakhan's endorsement, and rightly so. He's said lots of crazy, hateful things, and believes those who don't side with him are bound for hell. It would cost him the Democratic nomination.
But McCain can't denounce Hagee, who's also said lots of crazy, hateful things, and believes those who don't side with him are bound for hell. GOP true believers are indeed a different bunch.
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