John McCain, Newt Gingrich, Tom DeLay, Joe Lieberman, and Rick
Santorum (who is Catholic) have all appeared with John Hagee. And
that's just from my personal recollection and some cursory googling
-- I'm sure the list of politicians who have appeared with Hagee is
even longer. None of them did so because of anti-Catholicism. They
appeared with Hagee because of his leadership in Christians United
for Israel. President George W. Bush gave a welcoming statement to
the group's Washington Summit earlier this year. Hagee has advised
Texas Gov. Rick Perry on divestment from Iran.
I'm no Hagee fan myself, but let's be honest: By appearing at
Cornerstone Church, Mike Huckabee is trying to appeal to that
constituency -- conservative evangelicals and other Christian
Zionists -- not the miniscule anti-Catholic vote. If Hagee's
theology or other views make him beyond the pale, then there are a
lot of politicians who should be condemned.
topics:
John McCain, Catholicism, Iran, Israel
