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Hagee’s lawyers demand 120 videos of the pastor removed from YouTube.

Huffington Post reports that more than 120 videos of controversial pastor John Hagee have been removed from YouTube at the request of his lawyers. The move comes just a week before Hagee’s Christians United for Israel conference meets in Washington — where Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) is scheduled to speak. Hagee’s lawyers gave no explanation for why so many were removed, or why others were permitted to remain on YouTube.



49 Responses to “Hagee’s lawyers demand 120 videos of the pastor removed from YouTube.”

  1. Marie says:

    Hiding the evidence.


  2. Uncle Ho says:

    Dear Rev. Hagee,

    phuck you.

    sincerely,
    Uncle Ho


  3. getplaning says:

    I guess he has a problem with that 1st Amendment thing.


  4. Bob says:

    He didn’t want you to see ‘2 girls and a Hagee’.


  5. RUCerious says:

    Clearly, Hagee does Dallas is off limits…


  6. Badmoodman says:

    Removing all video archiving of himself, Hagee’s planning on becoming the next L. Ron Hubbard.


  7. belac says:

    You’re so ‘right’ jabberjaw…
    you just want to make sure everything is ‘fair and balanced’…
    I totally ‘respect’ that.


  8. DieNowForPeace says:

    There’s nothing to stop the viral nature of the “tubes”.

    See break dot com for example…


  9. LibertyLover says:

    Can one copy-write being “bat-shit crazy?”


  10. joe cantwell says:

    i’m no hagee fan

    but i’ve the videos

    and it’s very embarrassing

    stuff. it’s for true believers

    only.

    *

    he had to remove it

    or he’d look very stupid.

    that’s the story here.

    :)


  11. Chocolate Jesus says:

    >phuck you.

    I suggest you put the strength of your belief into action by posting more Hagee stuff to youtube and encouraging your friends and neighbors to do the same :)

    also, do it under permutations of his name, maybe under “hitler” , etc etc


  12. lokidog says:

    Next up:

    Hagee’s lawyers petition to have Joe Lieberman removed from Hagee’s rectum.


  13. Paul W says:

    Uh…it’s a little late Hagee, the country already knows what a deranged wingnut you are. The trick is to hide the evidence before everyone sees it.

    http://progressiveworldreview.com


  14. katy says:

    take heart – from C&L this morning:

    StirFry Says:
    [...]
    Looks like the Veracifier’s (TPMtv) and other exposé type videos are still in tact on youtube.

    I could care less about seeing that POS on youtube. I prefer them in an exposé-type video with a commentary rather than a video from a Hagee supporter… …


  15. Chocolate Jesus says:

    > What was removed was apparantly
    > copyrighted material.

    hey genius…pretty much every video thats ever been made since well, moving pictures were invented, is automatically copyrighted without any action being taken by the author (at least in american law)…so tell us something we don’t know..


  16. paleolib says:

    Actually Jibberish there is a story here. The clips Hagee’s goon squad had taken down include footage shot by Max Blumenthal and others, much of which was posted last year. Fair use issues aside it is hard for him to claim a copyright over someone else’s video of his public speech, especially when he allowed the alleged violation to continue for so long. Thanks however for dropping the annoying Nader facade and reverting to your right wing roots.


  17. Zimzone says:

    Hagee is a steaming pile of shit, scaring people out of their money.

    Cheney is a steaming pile of shit, scaring people out of their money.

    Bush is a steaming pile of shit, scaring people out of their money.

    McCain is a steaming pile of shit, scaring people out of their money.

    What do they all have in common? Fear & Money.


  18. ralph the wonder llama says:

    jabberjaw is proving himself to be quite a concern troll, isn’t he?

    Every once in a while, he asserts his “progressive” values, yet ten out of eleven posts defend a right-winger or criticize TP.

    But at least jabberjaw’s “not a Hagee fan”, so we can comfortably assume he’s one of us. hey, let’s let jabberjaw stand guard while we all get some shut-eye, huh? We can trust ‘im.


  19. shoeless says:

    YouTube? So, Sen. Stevens was right! The internet is a series of tubes!


  20. Zimzone says:

    Ralph, do Llamas only spit in NeoCon faces?

    Llamas are cool, but Sharks are cruel.


  21. Zimzone says:

    RUCerious Says: Clearly, Hagee does Dallas is off limits…

    But Hagee is the size of the Dallas city limits…


  22. DavidHart says:

    I would like to know exactly why YouTube would accede to these demands.


  23. Zimzone says:

    Pastors Gone Wild! Must See Video!


  24. Buckie Boy says:

    Hagee’s lawyers gave no explanation for why so many were removed….

    Because no explanation is needed, we all know why.


  25. RUCerious says:

    Could someone please put a hidden camera in the dressing rooms behind Hagee’s oversized mega church choir changing rooms?

    I’ll bet there’s a whole lotta asssqueeezin for the Lord going on there!


  26. RUCerious says:

    DavidHart ~ And the answer is:

    $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$


  27. DRxJ says:

    Zimzone Says:
    Pastors Gone Wild! Must See Video!

    Or NOT!

    The last thing I need is an image of Jimmy Swaggart with his p*cker in his hand, crocodile tears and all, crying “I…Have…Sinned…Against…YOUUUUU!”

    Blech.


  28. nanlichi says:

    Daryll, oh Daryll. Yoohoo. Over here. We are making fun of that fatfck preacher again, step in and tell us how we are all wicked and going to hell. Someone besides JJ has to defend the pus gut POS.


  29. shoeless says:

    Or, we might even see Daryll shaking off Rev. Hagee’s devil.


  30. hussein toasterhead says:

    Bob Says:

    He didn’t want you to see ‘2 girls and a Hagee’.

    July 8th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
    _______

    In that case, the Internet owes him a debt of gratitude. Ain’t nobody wants to see that.


  31. Zimzone says:

    Will McCain speak at the Hagee / Israel circle jerk?


  32. ninique says:

    my guess is that he wanted his foolish predictions about “the end” removed since the truth of the matter is no one knows the future! He doesn’t want to look like an ass in case he ends up being wrong. He thinks he can predict the future but even his bible never true specifies a date for any end so he needs to stop playing God and STFU!


  33. ninique says:

    and how can you call yourself a Christian and shout for the support of a preemptive strike against Iran in the same breathe anyway? this guy is leading his sheep to the slaughter. Beware of false prophets, guys. Especially ones with huge ranch mountains and make over 1.2 mil.


  34. ninique says:

    hahaha… and meant mansions not mountains, lol! oh well, same thing, eh?


  35. DRxJ says:

    hussein toasterhead Says:
    Bob Says:
    He didn’t want you to see ‘2 girls and a Hagee’.
    July 8th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
    _______

    In that case, the Internet owes him a debt of gratitude. Ain’t nobody wants to see that.

    Or, as Kermit the Frog says…”What the hell is wrong with you???”


  36. Hussein McCain says:

    Jabberjaw, are you Ann Coulter?


  37. geopolitics and beer says:

    Would it be legal for someone to dress up like Hagee and do a dramatic reading of his transcript?


  38. Fred says:

    jabberjaw Says:
    What was removed was apparantly copyrighted material. What was allowed to remain was not copyrighted material. I’m not a Hagee fan, but there’s no real story here.

    From your link:

    Hagee and McCain mutually severed ties when the videos and theological viewpoints became a campaign issue and a basis for media headlines.

    Since when did a sermon, speech or comment become copyrighted material…..just trying to distance themselves from their real agenda…temporarily.


  39. GL2814 says:

    Hagee is nothing more than a fat, hypocritical, loud-mouthed, mercedes driving little toad.


  40. cage free brown says:

    HA!
    because if it weren’t for You Tube everybody involved would still be denying that he ever said such things.

    can you imagine if we had You Tube in election ‘04?
    can you imagine if we DIDN’T this time? I’ll bet George Allen can!


  41. Fred says:

    cage free brown Says:

    Reminds me of cops putting camera’s in their cars and then getting busted for thier own illegal activities…..ironic.


  42. pete says:

    What the Hell does it say for the Message, and the Messenger, when they see a need to hide what they say? Hagee is a snake and I sincerely hope that this is a reaction to falling revenue and attendance at his mega church. Every time one of these fundy ratbags goes down it increases our odds of long-term survival.


  43. vinylspear says:

    Here’s an example of free speach and what should be done to gas bag Hagee

    http://www.fartingpreacher.org/mediatemp/1140374960-25.wvx


  44. vinylspear says:

  45. dixie blood says:

    I guess this Christianista, fascist just couldn’t face his own scumbaggery!

    That’s soooo… like Jesus!!!! Hiding and Lying and sh!t!!!


  46. Game of Life says:

    HAHAHAHAHA

    how can hagee be ashamed of his own outlier bs. it’s too late hagee it’s on the net. you stopped .000000000000001 company.


  47. Game of Life says:

    ralph the wonder llama Says:

    jabberjaw is proving himself to be quite a concern troll, isn’t he?

    Every once in a while, he asserts his “progressive” values, yet ten out of eleven posts defend a right-winger or criticize TP.

    That move is called the repug tug. they forget they are on a progressive blogs or they want to “shock” someone with their strained freaky blurt of truth.

    Hey jabbedinthejaw (or dropped on your head.)


  48. Max-1 says:

    .

    IGNOENCE = TRUTH

    .


  49. Max-1 says:

    oops…
    I McSpelled ignorance…



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