Clintons Join Billy Graham for Final Revival - (BARF ALERT!)

FOX NEWS.COM ^ | JUNE 25, 2005 | A/P

[CHARLITE]

As his final American revival meeting continued Saturday, a fragile Billy Graham (search) was met onstage by former President Clinton, who honored the evangelist, calling him "a man I love."

Clinton spoke briefly before Graham's sermon and recalled how the man known as America's pastor had refused to preach before a segregated audience in Arkansas decades ago when that state was in a bitter fight over school desegregation.

"I was just a little boy and I'll never forget it," said Clinton, who was joined by his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (search). "I've loved him ever since. God bless you, friend."

Graham called the Clintons "wonderful friends" and "a great couple," quipping that the former president should become an evangelist and allow "his wife to run the country."

Graham, 86, then launched into a short sermon that was interupted by applause five times. Organizers estimated 80,000 people had come to the crusade at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens — about 20,000 more than the opening night Friday. The rally ends Sunday.

The evangelist is suffering from fluid on the brain, prostate cancer and Parkinson's disease. He uses the walker due to a pelvic fracture and is largely confined to his home in Montreat, N.C. He had said previously that the rally "will be the last in America, I'm sure."

[This Just In]

"....they may take it as gospel..."

If anyone takes license and assumes Rev. Graham was not being polite and showing a generous level of class, but rather serious they are undeniably blind.

I'm sure Christians and conservatives alike will believe liberals when they say, "You see!, even Rev. Graham supports them. Therefore right-wingers were wrong all along, and this great couple is vindicated."

[mhking]

Graham called the Clintons "wonderful friends" and "a great couple," quipping that the former president should become an evangelist and allow "his wife to run the country."

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[Dashing Dasher]

Billy has gone mad.

[cyborg]

Graham is just being the gentleman that he is. Clinton can't shine one shoe of him. I can't stand the man.

[goodnesswins]

You have a point....I guess Rev Graham couldn't say, "It's surprising the good Lord hasn't struck you down with lightning yet!"

[Cicero]

I remember Billy Graham visited the White House after clinton was elected. I didn't view it as a stamp of approval, merely a decent effort to reach out to sinners. He has visited every president. It's not for an evangelist to say, "I won't talk to you, because you're a sinner!"

Sure, the clintons are playing this opportunity for all it's worth, but I doubt it will fool many Evangelical voters.

[This Just In]

It is the media that control's the subject/issue on which they wish to focus on.

In all fairness, I can understand the significance of the attention being payed to a man who has affected so many individuals spiritually, through the Spirit of Christ of course.

God knows who needs to hear His word, and no media outlet has any power over His will.

[Paul Atreides]

Being gracious is one thing; being Monica Lewinsky is another.

[SevenofNine]

WTFFFF

[Paul Atreides]

By the way, where is all of this hand-wringing over mixing politics and religion, that the elitists are so fond of doing?

I forgot: it's only when a Republican looks twice at a church, while driving down the road, that gets them worried.

[cyborg]

I would not say that. I think he's being mannerly. What's to say to Bill that he hasn't heard already? The Clintons are sociopaths and don't care.

[Paul Atreides]

He could have just said, "Nice to have you here." and leave it at that. Leave the butt-kissing to the media.

[Brofholdonow]

Can he perform exorcisms, because these two surely have the devil in them!

[Brofholdonow]

Run the country? She can't even find the one set of Rose Law office billing records that were in her possession!

[I still care]

It won't fool the evangelical voters. They know who and what Clinton is. They know a revival isn't about social justice. It just shows how clueless the Clintons are to think that what you talk about in church is racism and politics. That's what they talk about in "liberal" churches -the heck with Jesus.

Does anyone remember when the Clintons came and took front seats at the funeral for an archbishop? The new archbishop specifically mentioned about the culture of life. The Clintons looked nonplussed.

I remember when Rev Graham came to FL, and the Democrat gov, Lawton Chiles came on stage. He was greeted with a crowd of stony faced people clapping very politely. It waa so obvious he was not really wanted there.

[Bars4Bill]

Graham called the Clintons "wonderful friends" and "a great couple," quipping that the former president should become an evangelist and allow "his wife to run the country."

With all due respect, Mr Graham, if Bill Clinton doesn't "allow" his wife to run the country she will crash his Sunday morning sermon with a herd of Code Pink heffers and bitchslap'm upside head with a lamp.

At least sign off with a degree of reality and shame, Reverend. The Clintons have used you for crowds and money.

[Zack Nguyen]

Rick Warren and his church band launching into the Jimi Hendrix song Purple Haze at his stadium rally, or this?

Did that seriously happen?

[andie74]

He peppered his speech with pop-culture references from Madonna to Bono to MTV. He wove a parable about bad decision-making from the plot of "Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith," in which Anakin Skywalker becomes the villian Darth Vader.

Wow. Wonder if the bad decision-making parable got to Bill in anyway.

But...it probably got lost somewhere in the 'you need to be an evangelist' stroke of Bill's ego.

[Hank Rearden]

Is the Barf Alert for Sh#$head Clinton or Billy Graham?

'Cause I could go either way. Or both.

[Millicent_Hornswaggle]

Bill and Hill, hypocrisy at it's finest.