Pat Robertson "Remarkably Pleased" With Obama, Gives Bush C-

In an interview with CNN's Suzanne Malveaux, conservative Pat Robertson said he was "remarkably pleased" with President-elect Barack Obama. Not so for President Bush, who he blames for the economic crisis. On President Bush:

ROBERTSON: Well, it's hard to assess blame, but I -- over the years -- I hate to be critical, I mean I am a Republican, and this is the president of the party that I'm a member of -- but I think we've had some serious goofs along the way. The Katrina matter was terrible. The rebuilding of Iraq has been terrible. The hailing (ph) of the economy right now has been terrible.

It hasn't been handled in what I would consider a professional manner.

MALVEAUX: How would you grade the president in light of all of the -- the laundry list that you just listed there?

ROBERTSON: Well you know, history may accord him a higher grade than his contemporaries and I think he's hoping for that, and we are.

But I believe I would look at about a C-minus right now if I were grading him.

On President-elect Obama:

MALVEAUX: Are you looking forward to an Obama administration? A change?

ROBERTSON: I am remarkably pleased with Obama. I had grave misgivings about him. But so help me, he's come in forcefully, intelligently. He's picked a middle of the road cabinet. And so far, if he continues down this course, he has the makings of a great president.

So, I'm very pleased so far.

Video, via Think Progress:

Comments

[lewes17266]

This is hilarious. Those CNN women love Pat Robertson. He is a favorite of theirs and they regularly have that CBN hypocrite tool David Brody on their "most trusted name in news" network. Patty says he is a patriot and a prophet and a descendent of royalty and a strongman and he says he is humble. Many of those CNN reporters and anchors are aware of Gordon Robertson's extramarital affair and how his famous millionaire daddy helped him keep the affair hidden. This sleazy father/son holyman outfit never stopped their lucrative on-air healings and words of knowledge throughout the affair and cover-up. Their crimes are many and their cruelty and abuses of power are many and CNN knows about it, yet offers them their welcome mat. Those gullible evangelical sheep continue believing the lies and sending these frauds their hard-earned money and kneeling at their tv screens, and CNN props up the scam artists. The very people whose job it is to report on fraud are the ones giving frauds their welcome mat.

[mssmith]

Repub4Obama wrote:
"If most posters here would stop whining for just a minute and look at the bigger picture please. Obama is accomplishing what he set out to do - bring us all together. Yes, that includes people you don't agree with. Boo Hoo. Grow up. What did you want BHO to do - persecute and alienate those that have persecuted and alienated you for the last eight years?"

What a bunch of rubbish. THis is not about wanting to persecute or alienate anyone. It is
not about right and left. It is about Obama giving EVERY indication of being MORE OF THE
FREAKING SAME... yet another Korporate Kandidate lapdog of Wall Street and the
plutocrats. Though this time, granted, with more melanin pigmentation. BFD.

See: The Election of the Greatest Con-Man in Recent History By James Petras
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21415.htm

YOU are the freaking "whiner". STOP WHINING about the obvious, undeniable
writing on the wall regarding our (supposed) Great White Hope.

[eraofpeace]

It has begun to dawn on me that many do not want to see change. They prefer a reversal of roles; there should always been an adversary, a battle to fight and revenge to seek.. If the battle tactics of the President-elect is to skillfully make his very opponents see the error of their ways, and he is sucessful, how much is that worth? Yet all some posters can see is vengeance. Obama's campaign tactics worked for him; he is no fool. Perhaps you should save the bitching after you hear what Rick Warren has to say.

Hatred is a virulent from the left as it is from the right.

[amyeom]

Something smells.

[Agent420]

Huffpo is becoming the Fox News of the Internet.

[Alex02139]

Ditto. Obama cult becoming scary.

[SJBrown]

Pat Robinson projected Obama would win the Presidency but "not in Virginia". I think he realizes "his" Virginia has changed. Maybe he is remarkably pleased and a bit surprised.

[myangeldog1]

Wow....I had to pick myself up off the floor after I read this. My first reaction was....yea­h right. But then it h i t me! WOW again to the fact that Obama is having this kind of effect on the extreme right conservatives is remarkable! We're on our way people....­we're on our way to a more unified country...­.and it's about time!! Come On January 20!!

[arspar183]

Robertson has no cred here. He who said God told him Bush would be President, and God told him that Bush should attack Iraq. Now he gives Bush a C-.
The God I believe in does not make mistakes!
Robertson is a phony

[Repub4Obama]

If most posters here would stop whining for just a minute and look at the bigger picture please. Obama is accomplishing what he set out to do - bring us all together. Yes, that includes people you don't agree with. Boo Hoo. Grow up. What did you want BHO to do - persecute and alienate those that have persecuted and alienated you for the last eight years? Well, he's a bigger person that you all are. It is fantastic that Robertson sees great things in Obama. If more conservative, 70+, white televangelists reach out to their 50,000,000 viewers and tell them good things about Obama, how is that going to hurt?

The whining I see here is proof positive that I'm glad none of you are in charge of anything as substantial as our Country's direction.

[Atmus]

I absolutely agree.

We ALL need to move to a higher level in order for us to succeed.

[myangeldog1]

Right on! Time to work together people.

[ZimboChick]

gotta agree with you

[ideveloper]

Bravo Repub4O

[mssmith]

Repub4Obama wrote:
"If most posters here would stop whining for just a minute and look at the bigger picture please. Obama is accomplishing what he set out to do - bring us all together. Yes, that includes people you don't agree with. Boo Hoo. Grow up. What did you want BHO to do - persecute and alienate those that have persecuted and alienated you for the last eight years?"

What a bunch of rubbish. THis is not about wanting to persecute or alienate anyone. It is
not about right and left. It is about Obama giving EVERY indication of being MORE OF THE
FREAKING SAME... yet another Korporate Kandidate lapdog of Wall Street and the
plutocrats. Though this time, granted, with more melanin pigmentation. BFD.

See: The Election of the Greatest Con-Man in Recent History By James Petras
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21415.htm

YOU are the freaking "whiner". STOP WHINING about the obvious, undeniable
writing on the wall regarding our (supposed) Great White Hope.

[garymc8]

When the Catholic church repeatedly demonstrated there ability to move /protect/deny the child molestation problem within their church, they lost any/all moral high ground. Pat Robertson has consistently backed the party that does the most damage to America thru their fake conservatism, in a country founded around the Freedom Of Religion/Separation of Church and State. Pat Robertson lost all moral high ground when he sided with those distinctly UNchristian Neocons. Like all republicans his opinion is irrelevant. Pat gets an F even when using the bell curve.

[frappe]

...yeah, on that part of the bell-shaped curve (the far, far right half, of course) that stretches somewhere beyond into infinity,,,or into areas of ultra-ecle­ctic-anoma­lystic-abs­urdly-ridi­culous-rel­igious-con­servative-­hypocrisy.

[bruster55]

Pat Robertson's opinion is worthless.

[hortonhearsawho2]

We've always known how Remarkable Obama is...We made him President.

[myangeldog1]

Yes we did!!

[BPCentrisAmerican]

You think Pat lost money in the stock market?

[ideveloper]

I'd be very surprised if he didn't - apart from treasuries just about every traditional investment portfolio depreciated since September.

[d00derman]

Bingo.

[frappe]

What?! Bush a "C-"? Are you serious?

America wishes to correct Pat Robertson. Bush gets an "F-". That's right, an "F minus". Bush not only failed, he descended beyond failure, into areas others have not tread.

Our country hasn't seen a failure of this magnitude since the Great Depression. But the sad part is that the failure is not limited to just economics. Bush is far, far worse than Hoover. His failure applies across the board on a wide range of policies and issues -- both foreign and domestic. And, most importantly, he failed in fulfilling his oath to "preserve, protect, and defend" the Constitution of the United States of America.

[hortonhearsawho2]

social promotion.­..

[ideveloper]

I'd say D-----, but only because of the money he put towards AIDS prevention in Africa. And that funny dance he did with the Caribbean band.

[ideveloper]

Or maybe F+

[raddick]

Name one constitution right you have lost? People just repeat all kinds of nonsense they have heard. Anyway, Nat Hentoff used to write that bill clinton was the greatest violator of the constitution. Pretty soon we will hear the same about Obama.

[frappe]

The first right that comes to mind is the right to privacy...­the Constitutional right against unreasonable search and seizure (via warrantless wiretap). Isn't that obvious to you, too?

[hf2008]

Sorry for the "spelling" - my typing is inept.