Pat Robertson: Mac & Cheese ‘a black thing’
TV preacher Pat Robertson, who once ran for president and had the support of millions of Americans, set the record straight on macaroni and cheese today while hosting yet another episode of The 700 Club.
Pat Robertson, in 1998, gives a thumbs-up to the impeachment of presumed mac & cheese aficionado Bill Clinton.
It’s “a black thing” and he’s never tasted it, he said.
The informative exchange came after Robertson showed a clip of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice saying she enjoyed the gooey delicacy, but only during Thanksgiving, which is almost as unbelievable a statement.
The news shocked the 81-year-old evangelist.
“What is this mac & cheese? Is it a black thing?”
African-American 700 Club co-host Kristi Watts said yes, and that everyone else in the world needed to get on board and start eating more macaroni and cheese.
The show was not, to my knowledge, sponsored by Kraft.
Robertson is no stranger to controversy.
* In September, he said it is OK to divorce someone with Alzheimer’s because it’s a “kind of death.”
* In 2010, Robertson blamed a devastating earthquake in Haiti on that island nation’s alleged “pact to the devil.”
* In 2005, he seemed to suggest Hurricane Katrina may have been God’s punishment for America’s abortion policy.
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Savvy
November 24th, 2011
8:52 pm
(1) Mr. Robertson needs Jesus; STAT and (2) One AA woman in front of Pat Robertson does not speak for all AA’s nor does she speak for the food industry.
SillyRabbit
November 24th, 2011
8:58 pm
Do some reading. It’s an Italian dish. You stupid a** sons of b*tches!!
GW
November 24th, 2011
9:05 pm
Idiot
FalconFan
November 24th, 2011
9:36 pm
Wow…so that’s why I like it. I never knew genetics was involved. And to think all these years I thought it was just a delicious side. So I now can assume white people do not enjoy chicken, watermelon, beer, and mac n’ cheese since these are all black foods and beverages. Thanks for setting the record straight Pat Robertson aka Mr. DUM-AS.
Helen Westover
November 24th, 2011
10:11 pm
His wife should divorce him – he has Alzheimer’s – after all, he thinks it’s fine to divorce others with the disease. What a freaking fraud!
thegrtsmom
November 24th, 2011
10:28 pm
He’s an idiot and Kristi Watts is dumb for agreeing with such an ignorant statement/question. Mac and Cheese is a food “thing” period and no one culture eats this dish any more than the other. WTH, is really going on?! I guess eating collard greens and fried chicken for Sunday dinner is only done in the black household also, huh? This is one of the dumb racist comments that I really hate because it only continues to divide everyone of every color because of some dumb minut reason…who do I need to complain to in order to have this two morons removed from this program?
Pine Needle
November 24th, 2011
10:56 pm
re: For all you Christian-hating leftists, this is from NPR:
The NPR commentator stated, “In the African American kitchen, mac and cheese has attained hallowed status.” He didn’t claim that Mac & Cheese was first developed by the A-A community, nor did he say that it was an exclusive. He simply stated that the dish was enjoyed, and that he enjoyed it in its simplist form.
Robertson’s comments had nothing to do with religion, but rather appeared to be a racist- inspired question. It is unfortunate that Pat Downs, who posted the above quote, is so blind and narrow minded.
TheAntiMe
November 24th, 2011
11:01 pm
This dude is past senile.
Wwowie
November 24th, 2011
11:28 pm
18 pages of comments, people really get upset about MAC and CHEESE!
I always thought it was a southern thing.
Jim
November 24th, 2011
11:50 pm
This wouldn’t be the first ime he’s embarrassef Christians… What a nut!