perfidy

Pat Robertson, gadfly and messiah-in-waiting, has announced to the world that God told him that storms and possibly, a tsunami will strike the United States in the coming year. During a prayer retreat this past January, it seems that the almighty interrupted Pat's prayers to deliver this surprisingly vague warning. Maybe the Lord God was mumbling, for as Robertson relates, "If I heard the Lord right about 2006, the coasts of America will be lashed by storms, [and] There well may be something as bad as a tsunami in the Pacific Northwest." I know from personal experience that I, at least, make an effort to pay attention and listen attentively when my Savior gives me hot stock tips or warnings of natural disasters. I am surprised that someone as publicly religious as Mr. Robertson was nodding off while the Lord of Hosts gave him knowledge that is of life and death importance to his fellow countrymen.

But then, he has a history of not paying attention. For instance, in his twisty little mind, he managed to translate "Thou shalt not kill" into "Venezuelan President Hugo Chaves shalt be assassinated by agents of the US government."

As it happens, Robertson is wrong on the particulars of his revelation. The Holy Ghost stopped in for a beer the other night, and told me that the Tsunami will hit the east coast as a result of the collapse of the west face of a volcano in the Canary Islands, and it will be in 2008, the day before the election in November. And of course, storms hit the coasts of the United States every year, and 2006 will be no different.

Myself, I have been waiting for God to demand that Robertson be given a 100 million dollars lest he gathered into heaven. That will be must see tv.