Lawrence O'Donnell: The World Isn't Ending On May 21st! (VIDEO)

Lawrence O'Donnell used part of his Wednesday show to make a stunning announcement: the world is not going to end on May 21st.

Recently, a lot of attention has fallen on one Harold Camping, who has declared that, by his calculations, the world will end on the 21st. As O'Donnell pointed out, the problem with this is that people are actually listening to Camping and doing things like dumping all of their retirement savings before Judgment Day.

O'Donnell, of course, had a solution: instead of turning to Harold Camping, people should turn to...Lawrence O'Donnell:

"I have had to tell Glenn Beck's audience that the world is not going to end and now it falls to me to tell Harold Camping's audience that the world is not going to end. Any plans you have made for the world to end on May 2st are a mistake, a terrible mistake...and when the world doesn’t end on May 21st and you realize Harold Camping is a complete fraud and you feel confused and adrift in the world, and don’t know where to look for guidance, just know that, on May 23rd, at 8 P.M, the man who told you the truth about the end of the world will be once again sitting in this chair, telling you more truth. And from that day forth, having renounced the teachings of Harold Camping, you will always have this program to come to to help you see the light."

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Comments

[lmab]

09:21 AM on 05/20/2011

Just in case.....

http://eternal-earthbound-pets.com/

[French Toast]

01:36 PM on 05/19/2011

If it's not ending then cover something else. I'm sick of you and the channel in general following conspiracy theorists and conservative pot stirrers around like a lost puppy. Go cover a real story then.

I want real news and real commentary. I get it with Bashir and to a lesser extent Maddow when she feels like it but really I'm just waiting for something better.

[skosta]

10:56 AM on 05/16/2011

I wish that just once O'Donnell could interview someone of an opposing view without ranting and raving and not letting them get a word in edgewise.

It's not an interview, it's a soliloquy and it's offensive.

[analogkid1]

05:44 AM on 05/16/2011

http://gristleoflife.wordpress.com/2010/03/23/jesus-is-coming-look-busy/

[LLeGrande]

04:54 PM on 05/15/2011

Is this the Rapture?

You better not be in an airplane during the Rapture with a 'saved' pilot - you'll be flying with no pilot.

I was always sorry that the religious-right pig, Jerry Falwell died at his desk when he really wanted to be taken directly into his heaven in the Rapture.

Lawrence O'Donnell has it exactly correct - it's all garbage.

But it's not the first time that significant numbers of people fell for this garbage.

A few years ago, some charlatan was prognosticating about earthquakes on the New Madras (Missouri) Fault (a big earthquake on it in the mid-1800s rang church bells in Boston).

Schools closed, businesses closed, governments closed. That was it.

Beware of charlatans. All of them.

[apathyman]

04:22 PM on 05/15/2011

Lawrence cracked me up with this. The only way to deal with these nutcases is with ridicule. By the way, If there are any beautiful ladies in New York that believe the world will end on May 21, orgy at my house on the 20 (: gigity gigity

[liry]

03:45 PM on 05/15/2011

Just in case, I'm planning a big party for the 20th!

[BJHenton]

11:18 AM on 05/15/2011

Thanks Lawrence. I'm sure these folks are hanging on your every word. LOL!

[Grada3784]

05:49 AM on 05/15/2011

Let's get it right. Camping isn't sayiing the world ends on May 21. He's got that pegged for 150 days later.

May 21 is when the True Believers board the mother ship and leave.

[The-JuRK]

05:28 AM on 05/15/2011

Lawrence Olber-lite.

[Stewart88]

10:47 PM on 05/14/2011

It can't end yet...there's been no real gnashing of teeth yet unless you count Dubya's two terms.

[The-JuRK]

05:27 AM on 05/15/2011

Yeah, yeah, yeah...Bush's fault........................

[4spiritoftruth]

09:46 AM on 05/14/2011

I believe I'm the reincarnation of Jesus, but this whole Harold Camping bit is a tad over the top IMHO:

http://SpiritOfTruth.me

[buttonman]

09:07 AM on 05/14/2011

Where did Rand get his opthamologist degree? My dog is smarter than he is!

[reynard61]

04:28 AM on 05/15/2011

Can I make an appointment with your dog for an eye exam? I need a new pair of glasses. [/good-natured snark]

[buttonman]

08:47 AM on 05/15/2011

Certainly Moe! You may have an appointment with him anytime, he'd make a good guide dog.

I wasn't kidding, he's a Labrador Retreiver and the smartest dog ever to come into my life.

[darter22]

09:45 PM on 05/13/2011

Are you implying that quitting my job and maxing out my credit cards was a bad idea? We''ll show you next Saturday.

[dil123]

06:59 PM on 05/13/2011

Everyone who believes in the end of the world, please send me one dollar. Send it to me at PO Box 665 Ga. I'd really appreacated it. Thank you.

[liry]

03:42 PM on 05/15/2011

Are you sure it's not PO Box 666???