White House Reacts To Limbaugh & Robertson

Daily Kos Staff

Thursday January 14, 2010 · 6:03 PM PST

2010/01/14 · 18:03

Today the White House offered their thoughts on the disgusting remarks by Rush Limbaugh and Pat Robertson in the wake of the horrific earthquake that struck Haiti two days ago.

Q: And just one more quick question. What did you think of Pat Robertson's comments yesterday that the Haitians brought this on themselves by making a pact with the devil?

MR. GIBBS: It never ceases to amaze that in times of amazing human suffering somebody says something that could be so utterly stupid, but it like clockwork happens with some regularity. What is -- well, I won't -- [...]

Q: Robert, Rush Limbaugh says that Americans shouldn't donate to Haiti. What do you say about that?

MR. GIBBS: Again, I'd refer you back to the -- again, I think in times of great crisis there are always people that say really stupid things. I don't know how anybody -- I don't know how anybody could sit where he does, having enjoyed the success that he has, and not feel some measure of sorrow for what has happened in Haiti. I think to use the power of your pulpit to try to convince those not to help their brothers and sisters is sad. My sense is that most people, though, because they understand we're part of an amazing world, won't listen, and instead will seek to help those that they know, because through no fault of their own, have suffered an unspeakable tragedy.

Gibbs put it much more nicely than I would have.

White House Reacts To Limbaugh & Robertson

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