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All-Knowing Lawrence O’Donnell Assures Us The World Will Not End On May 21st

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by Alex Alvarez | 10:19 pm, May 11th, 2011

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On tonight’s “Rewrite,” Last Word host Lawrence O’Donnell, though certainly weary from single-handedly defending the world against the menace that is was Donald Trump, summoned the strength to take on charlatans proselytizing about the end of the world. He set his sights on The Doomsday Code, a book by Christian radio broadcaster and Family Radio president Harold Camping. If Camping’s name sounds familiar, you may have listened in on his radio programming – available on 150 outlets. Or, perhaps, you’re aware of his earlier book, 1994?, which had predicted that the Rapture would occur in – You guessed it! – 1994 (?).

Camping is on O’Donnell’s radar tonight because his new book states that, according to information provided in the Bible (specifically, the Book of Jeremiah), the Rapture will unfold on May 21, 2011 at approximately 6 P.M. Pacific Time. For real this time.

I knew O’Donnell’s segment was going to essentially fill my heart with light and laughter and various Lisa Frank cartoons because: 1) Since when does MSNBC cover the Rapture? How exciting! 2) When does anyone, short of cable access hosts shooting segments in their basements, ever seriously discuss predictions about the world’s end? 3) O’Donnell said that he “predicts outcomes of elections.” Like, as part of his job. I had not known this. Color me enticed!

So why did O’Donnell see it fit to devote a segment of his show to something the vast majority of Americans would likely view as, to put it rather folksily, “utter hogwash”? Because no one else will, and because “too many people” are taking Camping’s claims seriously. For Pete’s sake, America, some pregnant woman out there is trying to spend every last penny she has in anticipation of next Saturday’s special event. Who will convince her she’s in the wrong if not an MSNBC pundit?

Please, allow O’Donnell to make his case for you:

I have had to tell Glenn Beck’s audience that the world is not going to end, and now it falls to me to tell Harold Camping’s audience that the world is not going to end. Specifically, it is not going to end on May 21st.

Any plans you have made for the world to end on May 21st are a mistake, a terrible mistake. You should go back to putting money in your 401Ks. And when the world doesn’t end on May 21st and you realize Harold Camping is a complete fraud and you feel confused and adrift in the world and don’t know where to look for guidance, just know that, on May 23rd at 8 P.M, the man who told you the truth about the end of the world will be once again sitting in this chair, telling you more truth.

And from that day forth, having renounced the teachings of Harold Camping, you will always have this program to come to to help you see the light.

Thank you, Mr. O’Donnell. Thank you.

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Glackin

Alex, I got a well needed hell of a good laugh watching this.
Amidst bloody corpse pictures for the elite, rappers in the WH, a Nat’l Debt “drop dead” date, and my Sen. bitching about his military training being leaked by himself, I enjoyed a tongue-firmly -in-cheek look at a truly loony story.
Sorry if it didn’t tickle you.
I guess you’ll have to settle for Newt’s tweet/Facebook/F#X/twit thing for your humor.
Barack Must Go

What a dick !
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Thank you Lawrence, for stating the obvious. I expect this same crushing of the 2012 theories in a year or so
Glackin

Barack Must Go said:
What a dick !

Still hung up (so to speak) on male genitalia, I see.
Take a run down to Asbury Park, the boys’ll love to see you.
rubberneck

If it does, he will totally get away with it.
turk281

Lol. Obviously Lawrence O’Donnell understands the intelligence capacity of his typical viewer.

So refreshing to see a host that doesn’t “talk down” to his audience.
cjd ohio 1

larry is losing his mind, alex is right, he should have a cable access show from his mom basement, the beck of the left
turk281

Hopefully Lawrence will get around to tackling more brave topics like- Why you shouldn’t be mean to cute kittens and People who disrespect the elderly are dicks.
Barack Must Go

Glackin said:
Still hung up (so to speak) on male genitalia, I see.
Take a run down to Asbury Park, the boys’ll love to see you.

I just bought tickets for me and my daughters to see Kid Cudi at the Stone Pony in July, so I’ll keep that in mind….thanks.
ElCapitanAmerica

hahaha! That was pretty funny. I like how O’Donnel turned it into a promo for his show!
Alex Alvarez

Glackin said:
Alex, I got a well needed hell of a good laugh watching this.
Amidst bloody corpse pictures for the elite, rappers in the WH, a Nat’l Debt “drop dead” date, and my Sen. bitching about his military training being leaked by himself, I enjoyed a tongue-firmly -in-cheek look at a truly loony story.
Sorry if it didn’t tickle you.
I guess you’ll have to settle for Newt’s tweet/Facebook/F#X/twit thing for your humor.

Not tickled? Like I wrote above, Lawrence fills my heart with animated unicorns.
ElCapitanAmerica

cjd ohio 1 said:
larry is losing his mind, alex is right, he should have a cable access show from his mom basement, the beck of the left

What O’Donnel is doing here is extremely different than what Beck was doing, he was actually interpreting current events as signs that we are in “end times”, and inviting guests talking about some apocalyptic Islam themed end of the world nonsense. C’mon, it doesn’t really compare.
insideguy

Im a lib but this guy bothers me. I think its because he’s staring right at me and talking in slow motion all the time.
cjd ohio 1

ElCapitanAmerica said:
What O’Donnel is doing here is extremely different than what Beck was doing, he was actually interpreting current events as signs that we are in “end times”, and inviting guests talking about some apocalyptic Islam themed end of the world nonsense. C’mon, it doesn’t really compare.

believe what you want, larry is just as crazy, watch his show for a week, he is really out there
cjd ohio 1

ElCapitanAmerica said:
What O’Donnel is doing here is extremely different than what Beck was doing, he was actually interpreting current events as signs that we are in “end times”, and inviting guests talking about some apocalyptic Islam themed end of the world nonsense. C’mon, it doesn’t really compare.

larry devotes time to debunk this shit, come on
ElCapitanAmerica

I know O’Donnell can be full of pomposity and noisy over silly issues, but I don’t know why I kind of like it when he goes off the rails like this. On the other hand, I could never stand Olbermann, but I can see how some people think they’re similar.
Glackin

Alex Alvarez said:
Not tickled? Like I wrote above, Lawrence fills my heart with animated unicorns.

Mea Culpa.
ElCapitanAmerica

cjd ohio 1 said:
larry devotes time to debunk this shit, come on

Well I think when he did this in the context of Glenn Beck’s statements, actually schooling Glenn Beck on proper eschatology and Biblical interpretation, was a lot of fun from my perspective. I see this as a way to continue that in the “post Glenn Beck” era, but with a comical twist at the end (saying, hey watch me an I can interpret these things for you “morons”).

The problem with O’Donell is that he kinda needed an active TV Beck to play against and he’s not there anymore.
cjd ohio 1

ElCapitanAmerica said:
Well I think when he did this in the context of Glenn Beck’s statements, actually schooling Glenn Beck on proper eschatology and Biblical interpretation, was a lot of fun from my perspective. I see this as a way to continue that in the “post Glenn Beck” era, but with a comical twist at the end (saying, hey watch me an I can interpret these things for you “morons”). The problem with O’Donell is that he kinda needed an active TV Beck to play against and he’s not there anymore.

i guess larry will have to come up with a original thought, thats why i can watch him
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cjd ohio 1

ElCapitanAmerica said:
Well I think when he did this in the context of Glenn Beck’s statements, actually schooling Glenn Beck on proper eschatology and Biblical interpretation, was a lot of fun from my perspective. I see this as a way to continue that in the “post Glenn Beck” era, but with a comical twist at the end (saying, hey watch me an I can interpret these things for you “morons”). The problem with O’Donell is that he kinda needed an active TV Beck to play against and he’s not there anymore.

but i cant watch beck or listen to rush either, so take my opinion with a grain of salt
Barack Must Go

cjd ohio 1 said:
larry devotes time to debunk this shit, come on

You are absolutely right. On one hand we have Beck telling his viewers to stock up at the next can – can sale because the wold is ending next month ( what good is three cases of Spam if we’re all dead ).

I think the supermarkets send him a check each time he tells his people that.

Then two hours later we’ve got Larry going into great detail as to why Beck is crazy and he ( Larry ) will save you.

The only good thing I can say about either of these two kooks is they, well Beck anyway, keeps a lot of mentally unstable people off the streets ( watching them ) when my daughters are out and about going to work, the mall or movies. For that alone I hate to see Beck go.

One more point…. Beck is pulling down approximately $70 million a year, while Larry is basically playing guitar in the subway for spare change. Beck is crazy like a ” FOX ” networks, Larry’s just plain crazy.
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TheEagle

“All-Knowing Lawrence O’Donnell Assures Us The World Will Not End On May 21st”

When I read that headline I get the impression that Alex thinks that the world really might end on 5/21. Or maybe he just likes bashing someone who works for a company that fired his boss. Gotta score those brownie points!
turk281

TheEagle said:
“All-Knowing Lawrence O’Donnell Assures Us The World Will Not End On May 21st”

When I read that headline I get the impression that Alex thinks that the world really might end on 5/21. Or maybe he just likes bashing someone who works for a company that fired his boss. Gotta score those brownie points!

That’s why MSNBC viewers should take it SLOW when they read.

god forbid one points out the silliness of debunking a doomsday cult on prime time cable news. Maybe Lawrence can solve the Sasquatch problem next.
WildMan

Lawrence, you are simply put, a juvenile simpleton! Good God man, please take a 25 year vacation from TV. You actually make many of us wish for the good ol’ days of Olby. Where is he when we need him?
puck30

The only ones looking to the sky on May 21st will be Crazy Larry’s viewers.
ckw

Larry, Larry, Larry…you are such a silly little man, wasting time on primetime cable with such drivel. And you seem to fancy yourself an intellectual. Do you really think your viewers can’t grasp anything more substantive?
Yoda002

turk281 said:
That’s why MSNBC viewers should take it SLOW when they read.

god forbid one points out the silliness of debunking a doomsday cult on prime time cable news. Maybe Lawrence can solve the Sasquatch problem next.

It’s called sarcasm.
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puck30 said:
The only ones looking to the sky on May 21st will be Crazy Larry’s viewers.

No…..They’ll be looking down. That’s where they’re going. HA!
JoeRemi

You simplistic knuckledraggers DO realize this was a satirical segment, right?
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Check out this Judgment Day Q&A:

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A: SHIT! That would seriously blow. May 21st is the end. Really. Trust us. We did the math, and we did it before we got drunk.

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Now I suppose O’Donnell is free to take on those pesky Mayans…
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gordonbloyershow said:
The biggest charlatan in the world is Larry O’Donnell.

You’re literally the biggest charlatan blowhard.
ckw

JoeRemi said:
You simplistic knuckledraggers DO realize this was a satirical segment, right?

Hey genius, you missed the point, not surprisingly. O’Donnell purports to be a commentator on matters of public policy and politics , primarily in the national sphere. Devoting a segment of his prime time show to the ravings of some religious maniac is a waste of valuable cable time. Whether it was satire is beside the point.
Pablo

TheEagle said:
When I read that headline I get the impression that Alex thinks that the world really might end on 5/21. Or maybe he just likes bashing someone who works for a company that fired his boss. Gotta score those brownie points!

My, you sure know how to pack the factual errors in! That was like a clown car of incorrect internet comments.
Pablo

WildMan said:
Lawrence, you are simply put, a juvenile simpleton! Good God man, please take a 25 year vacation from TV. You actually make many of us wish for the good ol’ days of Olby. Where is he when we need him?

Check the bathtub.
Pablo

ElCapitanAmerica said:
What O’Donnel is doing here is extremely different than what Beck was doing, he was actually interpreting current events as signs that we are in “end times”,

Quote?
notsofast

But we can all hope that his show ends on May 21st!
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What a relief! The Skynyrd concert is on the 29th.
george L

Obviously, Mr. Camping plans to retire on May 20th. I thank Mr. O’Donnell for telling me this, since I would not have heard of it otherwise.
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