Aren’t comedy writers supposed to be on strike?
I find Larison’s comments regarding the CBN quite entertaining:
Pat Robertson has a broadcasting network? Really? I had no idea! Coverage of Giuliani on his network already had been generally positive for some time. Evangelicals are also probably capable of changing channels to find other news sources (some may even be able to read!), but I suppose that would be more ridiculous speculation on my part.
Now, don’t get me wrong. I actually tend to respect Robertson, Dobson, Bob Jones, the late Jerry Falwell, et al. I’m (usually) proud be grouped into the same religious category as they. However- any culturally-aware Christian who watches the CBN simply has to know of its cartoonish nature when compared to its counterparts on the channels next door, and I seriously doubt even the most evangelical among us (which I am certainly NOT one, as my church’s associate pastor once informed me) take it seriously enough to be their primary source of hard news.
But then I think, Jack Van Impe still has a show…
