Yet another story that flew under the radar ... Frank Lautenberg was so troubled by Pat Robertson's interview on "This Week" that on Monday, he wrote a
"what the hell is going on here?" letter to ol' Marion Gordon.
Dear Reverend Robertson,
It was shocking to hear your cavalier dismissal of the atrocious 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon by describing them as "a few bearded terrorists who fly planes into buildings."
It is hard to believe that an American could so coldly describe the murder of more than 3,000 human beings, the demolition of facilities thought of as indestructible and the crushing psychological damage to our national confidence.
Lautenberg also wrote Frist demanding that he condemn the remarks as well. Well, the same day, Robertson faxed Lautenberg back. Carpetbagger has the response
here.
It's a strange letter, to say the least. While claiming his remarks were taken out of context, he repeats the same assertion he made on Sunday--that abortion, removal of the 10 Commandments, "judicial activism," porn and gay marriage were bigger dangers than terrorism.
I've said it a dozen times--the fact that this man basically has the power to levy blackmail on the Republican Party is a disgrace to the nation.