Lieberman: Hagee Like Moses, Bloggers Would Have Bashed Him Too

Joe Lieberman spoke at John Hagee's Christians United for Israel last night, and for the second time he compared the pastor to Moses, the Hartford Courant reports:

In front of a crowd of more than 1,000 people, Lieberman said, "No, I don't agree with everything that Pastor Hagee has ever said." Some of Hagee's words, the senator said, "were hurtful and offensive to some people."

Lieberman again drew a parallel between Hagee and biblical figures, this time saying biblical heroes, unlike the demigods of Greek mythology, "are humans -- great humans, but with human failings." Lieberman said that Moses had his shortcomings, too.

"Dear friends, I can only imagine what the bloggers of today would have had to say about Moses and Miriam."

Hagee has said that Adolf Hitler was fulfilling God's will by driving the Jews to Israel. After that and other controversial statements came to light, John McCain decided to reject Hagee's endorsement, which he previously courted and defended.

Comments

[joebiz]

Moses or the Moses-cult-of-personality is wrong. It is most likely that Moses was an invented character, a myth. Moses did not exist, and neither the parting of the Red Sea, burning bush, 2 tablets, etc . . . .

See academic source: M. Dijkstra, 'The Law of Moses: the Memory of Mosaic Religion in and after the Exile' in Rainer Albertz and Bob Becking (eds. Yahwism After the Exile: Perspectives on Israelite Religion in the Persian Era van Gorcum Ltd, 2003 SBN 978-9023238805 p96

[jfor]

I thought Moses was taller, thinner and said stuff like "soylent green is people" and "get your paws off me you damn dirty apes".

[Nommo]

The Ibis Quill v The Thebes Papyrus

"The Gold Calf Karat Standard"

"Ten? People are Scratching Their Heads"

"Dredge the Red Sea? We Report".

[SeriousBlack]

Is this one of those sarcastic stories?

No?

Wow.

[oxford]

Again we find proof that, as Chris Hitchens has postulated: Religion spoils everything.

[wndrwrthg]

Can we get hagee to wander for 40 years in the desert, and take joe with him?

[alguien]

i suppose they could just go to palm springs...

[OBXartist]

Leiberman has simply become a single-issue politician and, as with single-issue voters, that obsession eventually leads you down the rabbit hole to some very strange places. The more obsessively one focuses on that single issue, the more bizarre positions must be taken to avoid cognitive dissonance. Once Leiberman staked out his rigid position on the war, everything else that followed, from his support of John McCain to fraternizing with these Armageddon-promoting religious nuts, was inevitable.

[LPK]

Joe does not mind his faith and his people being insulted if he can get some cash for his future campaigns. He would sell his mother for campaign cash.

[MissKaren]

There is a Hebrew term, shlang, which has a delicious double meaning. It means snake when translated literally and the male organ when used in slang (yes, there is a slang shlang). That means Lieberman is either a snake in the terms of traitor or a putz.

[lvdragonlady]

My God, Joe has completely lost it now.
Explain to me again, why he is running off at the mouth?

[Angus703]

My roomate last night pointed out that liberals talk smack about Lieberman more than conservative do about Chuck Hagel. I thought about this for a while and came up with more reasons for a liberal to be pissed off at Lieberman than a conservative pissed off at Hagel.

With this I am continuing to add to my list.

[DesertLight]

Love to see your list. H@gel wasn't b00ted out of office and ostracized either. So I am interested.

[BenMAF]

HAGEE: "that land belongs to the Jewish people TODAY, TOMORROW, and FOREVER because it is their covenant by the word of God."

GEORGE WALLACE: " I say segregation TODAY, segregation TOMORROW, segregation FOREVER."

Sounds the same for a reason...people tend to emulate their heros.

[jeffp26]

I'll bet Moses is proud. NOT.

MCCloneBush and his little mini-me, the pygmy Lieberman have jumped over the line this time.

I can't wait til the dems throw joe to the gop dogs.

[FogBelter]

So Lieberman is now comparing a twisted, pseudo-christian hack to Moses? I'd start watching for locusts, frogs and incurable boils if I were the good Senator.

[freshnotbitter]

Joe Lieberman call Hollywood. they are casting for the next "Joker".

[hmmmmmer]

Leiberman is one crazy Jew, like Hagee is one crazy Christian. Add all the other blow hards into the mix and the nation is getting kookier!