politburo diktat 2.0

Ever heard of Louis Farrakhan? How about Jeremiah Wright, pastor of Obama’s Black Church? If so, you’ve probably also heard of demands that Obama distance himself from them, most recently Tim Russert’s lengthy Farrakhan farrago at the last debate, culminating in Obama’s formulation, “I reject and denounce” Farrakhan.

You might also have read that McCain recently won, and enthusiastically accepted, the endorsement of Rev. John Hagee, an evangelical preacher, who says stuff like:

TG: If you use the Bible as the basis for policy, is there any room for compromise? And if you use the bible as the basis for policy, should Muslims use the Koran as the basis for their policy, and then again, what possible basis is there for compromise at that point?

JH: There is really no room for compromise between radical Islam –

TG: I’m not talking about radical Islam. I’m just talking about Islam in general.

JH: Well Islam in general — those who live by the Koran have a scriptural mandate to kill Christians and Jews.

and this:

JH: All hurricanes are acts of God, because God controls the heavens. I believe that New Orleans had a level of sin that was offensive to God, and they were recipients of the judgment of God for that.

The newspaper carried the story in our local area, that was not carried nationally, that there was to be a homosexual parade there on the Monday that the Katrina came.

and:

“the president’s support for Israel fulfills a biblical injunction to protect the Jewish state,” which “will play a pivotal role in the second coming.”

and, of course:

As millions of people anticipate the release of the latest Harry Potter book and film, we’re reminded once again of Satan’s ongoing attempt to deceive and destroy. The whole purpose of the Potter books is to desensitize readers and introduce them to the occult.

Just for fun, not that I expect it to happen, I call on John McCain to “reject and denounce” Rev. Hagee. No, I can go one better. I call on McCain to “reject, denounce, and disown” Hagee.