Pat Roberston shows his true colors AGAIN

[MellowOne]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/25/AR2005082501806_pf.html

Is Anything Wrong With Pat Robertson Making a Killing?
'Age-Defying' Shake Stirs Questions About Business Practices And Nonprofit Status

By Bill Sizemore
The Virginian-Pilot
Friday, August 26, 2005; C08



NORFOLK -- While controversy boils over Pat Robertson's call for the assassination of Venezuela's president this week, another controversy is bubbling about one of his ventures.

Seems his "age-defying" diet shake isn't just a philanthropic endeavor anymore. The televangelist is looking to turn a profit from it.

After four years of touting the benefits of his weight-loss shake via his nonprofit Christian Broadcasting Network and sending the recipe to any viewer who asked for it, Robertson has licensed the shake for national distribution by General Nutrition Corp., a Pittsburgh-based health-food chain.

Robertson says he is exercising his right to engage in a business venture, but an evangelical watchdog group says he is abusing his nonprofit status. Moreover, a Texas bodybuilder who thought he was going to be Robertson's Jared is quite publicly angry that he's not.

Phil Busch had dreamed of inspiring millions of Robertson's viewers to lose weight drinking the evangelist's shake, just as Jared Fogle did for Subway sandwiches. Busch says he lost 198 pounds in 15 months drinking Robertson's concoction, leading to an on-camera interview with the Virginia Beach-based broadcaster on the daily TV show "The 700 Club" last month.

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[belle]

1. Gee, there's a shocker.

:eyes:

[allalone]

2. if any one has the recipe they should post it and pull the rug out

from under his plan

[okieinpain]

3. man, pat robertson is going to put his foot so far up jesus ass when

he returns it won't even be funny.

:~)

[ComerPerro]

4. He is brilliant

He has figured out how to make millions and millions of dollars off of complete idiots, he has set up for himself a very profitable and tax exempt Political Action Committee, and now he is on his way to getting a tax-exempt business.

Incredible.

[MellowOne]

5. He lives the life-style of a billionaire

While showing pictures of starving children in Africa pulling on the heartstrings of the American public. They say he's a genius.

[Christa]

8. Starving kids in Africa

he collects money for satelite tv while they dont have electricty }(

[FreedomAngel82]

15. Of course

And didn't he once take donations from elderly women that was supposed to be for missionary work but instead was for a private diamond mine? I remember hearing about this on Guy James' show not too long ago.

[PA Democrat]

26. Robertson used planes bought with charitable donations

and which were supposed to be used for humanitarian purposes, almost exclusively for his private diamond mining business.

http://www.gregpalast.com/detail.cfm?artid=49&row=1

I believe that all he got was a slap on the wrist for this, a rather small fine considering his wealth.

[NYC]

6. That's a taxable business.

Time to tax Pat Robertson.

[LunaSea]

9. Amen! n/t

[karlrschneider]

7. Hm. I wonder if the tele-tubby Jerry Foulball buys that shit...

if so, it works about as well as ROBert$on's 'prayers.'
:grr:

[catmandu57]

10. God or Manon, hmm god or Manon

I think ole bro pat has made his choice.

[FreedomAngel82]

16. Knowing him

he'll say that God told him to. :eyes:

[Kurovski]

18. Do you mean "Mammon"?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammon

[catmandu57]

20. Yep

thank you.

[Kurovski]

21. You're welcome. He definitely made his choice,

jus'like George!

they're both part of the "Slammin' for Mammon" crew.

[Totally Committed]

11. I bet the main ingredient is Kool-Aid... n/t

TC

[DemGirl7]

22. And he wants to distribute this shake for the masses to be brainwashed

nothing beats some yummy right-wing kool-aid.

[AX10]

12. I agree...

and those so called 'liberal' comedians showed their true colors.

I walked from "The Aristocrats". Nothing funny in that 'movie'.

It seems that the 'liberal entertainers' are just as bad as the right wing fundies.

:puke:

Pat Robertson can go $%#* himself.

[MindPilot]

13. Pat, Fred and Jerry make me so proud to be an Atheist

Any one care to start a pool on when one of them will say this hurricane is god's punishment for New Orleans' decadence?

[MellowOne]

24. I thought of that as well

Supposedly, every disaster or disease is a punishment to us wicked people.

[MeDeMax]

14. Pat is worth over, 500 Million

and he sold a TV programme to Rupert Murdoch for 1.9 Billion.

Whatever he says or doesn't say, the man is able to persuade
everyday middle class americans to hand over their money to him.


<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4182962.stm>

<http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-uspat284401708aug28,0,3096408.story?coll=ny-nationalnews-headlines?

[Junkdrawer]

25. And I wouldn't give you a penny for his soul...

Evil, disgusting man.

[SofaKingLiberal]

17. Jesus he Knows me

..Won’t find me practising what I’m preaching
Won’t find me making no sacrifice
But I can get you a pocketful of miracles
If you promise to be good, try to be nice
God will take good care of you
Just do as I say, don’t do as I do


... Genesis

[oasis]

19. Pat doesn't gamble but owns racehorses.

[Junkdrawer]

23. Miracle "age-defying" diet shake (WARNING: May cause squinting.)

BTW: That's my 11 yr. old (quite the comedian, huh?)

[MellowOne]

27. If it's age defying

Then why is Robertson aging and looking so old?

One person loses weight and he markets the stuff? Why is this man so money hungry?