700 Club Gets Tough
August 23rd, 2005 at 8:39 am by Preston Taylor HolmesPat Robertson has called for the assassination of Venezuela’s tin-pot dictator Hugo Chavez.
Robertson’s fatwa has resulted in a backlash from people on the left and right alike – cries of “hypocrite” and “un-Christian” ring from the bookstores and Unitarian Universalist temples across the country this morning. But if you can get past the shouting to what he actually said, it makes a lot of sense – the only issue is that you usually don’t say this kind of stuff live on television.
Robertson, founder of the Christian Coalition of America and a former presidential candidate, said on “The 700 Club” it was the United States’ duty to stop Chavez from making Venezuela a “launching pad for communist infiltration and Muslim extremism.”
Chavez has emerged as one of the most outspoken critics of President Bush, accusing the United States of conspiring to topple his government and possibly backing plots to assassinate him. U.S. officials have called the accusations ridiculous.
“You know, I don’t know about this doctrine of assassination, but if he thinks we’re trying to assassinate him, I think that we really ought to go ahead and do it,” Robertson said. “It’s a whole lot cheaper than starting a war … and I don’t think any oil shipments will stop.”
Works for me. While we’re at it, get whoever does the job to stop in Cuba and waste Castro on their way back. 2 birds with one stone and what-not.
UPDATE:
After giving it some more thought, I’ve just realized how offended I am by Robertson’s statements. Consequently, I’m going to vote him out of office as soon as he’s up for re-election. And that’s a PROMISE.
August 23rd, 2005 at 8:53 am
Televangelist Calls for Chavez’ Death
Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson called on Monday for the assassination of Venezuelan President H
August 23rd, 2005 at 9:33 am
Who – other than God – decides if the jihad/fatwa whatever – just?
I’m pretty disgusted with this world’s fanatics claiming divinity in their wars. If your faith depends on war/assassins/bombs then there is no faith, only blunt violent force.
Maybe it’s that Pat R.’s diamond mines in south Africa are being threatened by the peasant wokers he employees, or he needs more dollars from the zombie TV nation who listens to him, or maybe he wants to buy some other things in South America and needs another government assist.
I don’t care — you want people killed, YOU go do it. and what-not.
August 23rd, 2005 at 1:08 pm
August 23rd, 2005 at 1:32 pm
Hoo Haa Tuesday
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