The press has devoted significant time to raising questions about Obama’s associations or connections with various public figures, but it is something the press seems far less interested in doing with John McCain.McCain actively solicited John Hagee's support, and did not initially repudiate Hagee's intolerant remarks. On February 29, McCain stated that Hagee "supports what I stand for and believe in." He added that he was "proud" of Hagee's spiritual leadership. Hagge called Catholicism: ‘A Godless theology of hate that no one dared try to stop for a thousand years produced a harvest of hate.’ Hagee stated that Hurricane Katrina was an act of God, punishing New Orleans for "a level of sin that was offensive to God".For tax year 2003, Hagee received almost a million dollars in compensation for his work for GETV that year, which amounted to approximately 16 hours per week. (The GETV Board of Directors, which determines his pay, consisted of John Hagee himself, his wife, his son, and a Cornerstone Church member.)
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