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Pat Robertson, conservative evangelist and Christian Coalition founder, dies at 93 (www.nbcnews.com)
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[–] slugbones@lemmy.ml 71 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Pro life

Dies anyway

How embarassing

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[–] cosmicsploogedrizzle@lemmy.ml 56 points 2 years ago

Oh no...anyway

[–] lori@kbin.social 53 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Thanks for the Pride Month gift Pat. Turns out you're an ally after all.

[–] manifex@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 years ago

OMG, thanks for the laugh!

[–] SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago

First Ronald Reagan, now another homophobe dies during pride

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[–] stefenauris@pawb.social 44 points 2 years ago

To think it happened on Pride month too

[–] thekerker@lemmy.ml 35 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And nothing of value was lost.

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[–] distractionfactory@beehaw.org 32 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This meme came up when I was looking for recent information about him.

Gotta wonder how that conversation would really go.

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[–] ShoePaste@lemmy.ml 31 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Burn in hell, asshole!

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[–] drwho@kbin.social 31 points 2 years ago

One less asshole to worry about.

[–] fomo_erotic@lemmy.ml 29 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Rest in piss.

[–] const_void@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can't wait to find out where his grave is so I can piss on it just like Rush Limbaugh's.

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[–] thatonedude1210@beehaw.org 25 points 2 years ago

Good riddance to bad rubbish, as they say

[–] ram@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 years ago

What a gift we've been given in celebration of pride! 🏳️‍🌈

[–] peeonyou@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago

The world just got a bit less bigoted

[–] stoicandanxious@beehaw.org 16 points 2 years ago

A drink for such a happy occasion is in order this evening.

[–] Burger@burggit.moe 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is he the guy who hosted The 700 Club?

[–] lps2@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes

[–] Burger@burggit.moe 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Good riddance then, rofl.

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[–] gzrrt@feddit.de 14 points 2 years ago

The world is a slightly better place without him in it.

[–] drwho@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago

One less asshole to worry about.

[–] jmp242@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 year ago

I have to say, I won't miss him any. Actually kind of makes me happy.

[–] SanityFM@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Frank Zappa wrote a song about him in the 80s

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[–] SmokeInFog@midwest.social 11 points 2 years ago

🎊🎈🎈🎈🎊

[–] Kichae@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago

Oh good. About fucking time.

[–] DevCat@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Now drive a stake through his heart to pin him into his grave. We don't want that coming back from the dead.

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[–] lemuria@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

Guess a fruitcake's finally hit the expiration date.

[–] albinanigans@beehaw.org 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyy a new gender neutral bathroom just dropped!

[–] drwho@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

One less asshole to worry about.

[–] borlax@lemmy.borlax.com 9 points 1 year ago

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