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Christian Grantham was a student activist in the late 90s and later was a consultant to domestic policy forums for the Clinton Administration as well as events for HRC and GLAAD.
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October 20, 2004

700 Club's Televangelist Pat Robertson said the Lord told him their would be casualties in Iraq. When he told the President, Robertson said Bush defied the Lord and told him there wouldn't be any casualties. The White House and the Bush/Cheney '04 campaign are both denying claims made by Robertson. Who is telling the truth?

A White House spokesman denied Wednesday that President Bush told Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson that he did not expect casualties from the invasion of Iraq.

"The president never made such a comment," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said.

Senior Bush campaign adviser Karen Hughes, a longtime confidant of the president, said she was "certain" Bush would not have said anything like that to Robertson.

"Perhaps he misunderstood, but I've never heard the president say any such thing," Hughes said on CNN's "Inside Politics."
[No casualties? White House disputes Robertson comment - CNN - 10-20-04]

White House political adviser Karl Rove told reporters that Bush never said he did not expect casualties. "I was right there," Rove said of the president's conversation with Robertson.
[Bush Predicted No Iraq Casualties, Robertson Says - Washington Post - 10-21-04]