Posted on 08/23/2005 5:08:09 PM PDT by wagglebee
RUSH: There is a network today that is obsessed with Pat Robertson. This network has called me no less than three times asking me when I'm going to talk about it so they can record it. This network hasn't cared one whit about any of the outrageous assassination threats that George Bush gets from members of the left. They don't care. It's so patently obvious. I knew they're going to be listening, that's why I keep saying, "The mainstream media does not set the agenda of this show!"
If you want to find out what I think, report what I think, not what you care about what I think on your interest, but if you want to report on this program, actually report what happens here. But don't think you can call here and set up a premise where I'm going to fall into your trap to help you try to condemn the entire conservative movement. The jig's up! It ain't going to happen anymore -- and if I did say something about it, it would just be to tweak them, where they wouldn't understand it and they'd report it and it would be cast as the absolute worst thing in the world that had ever been said. (ahem)
In fact, I'll tell you what it is in this context. I was talking to guys around here, and I was telling everybody, three different inquiries, and they all want to know what I was going to say about Pat Robertson. I said, "You know what it is…?" In fact before this even happened I got an e-mail from friend today who said, "This Robertson stuff is just unfortunate because you know the mainstream press is going to try to link you with it."
I'm not kidding: five minutes after I get his e-mail is when I get the first inquiry about this! So, H.R. down here today and Snerdley in there, and I said, "You know what would be fun to say?"
They said, "Don't say it! Don't say it! Even if you put it in total context, it will be misreported and they won't report your context, and they'll report as though you actually said it."
I said, "Well, I will have actually said it but in the guise of tweaking them." You think I should say it or not? Snerdley thinks (interruption) Now you think I should? Okay. Here's what I was toying with, because I knew -- and it still may happen. Let's see if it happens. Let's see if what I'm about to say to you ends up being reported as, "and Rush Limbaugh weighed in on the Pat Robertson controversy yesterday by saying," blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Okay, let me say at the outset, I am not weighing in on the Pat Robertson controversy. That's not what this is about. I am tweaking the mainstream press, desperately hoping I criticize Robertson so that they can lump me with him and all of us with him to try to discredit the whole of the conservative movement and so what I would say that we were toying around with here:
Well, Pat, why did you not include Castro?
Again post #14 - the critics of Robertson reminds me how FReepers were foaming at the mouth (Dane, Bayourod) over Tancredo's statement. I guess some people have trouble reading and would rather believe the spin from the MSM.
I'm no fan of Robertson, but all he was doing here was offering an opinion, which many agree with.
Don't you think the reason that the MSM jumped on this is because they will be jumping on ANYTHING because of 'able danger'?
I agree with Rush, why didn't Robertson include Castro?
And I totally agree with Robertson on Chavez; the guy is as loony as the North Korean loon. In fact, I have to wonder if the whole world has gone mad except for us, (Bush) and (Blair).
Pat Robertson is a mainstream figure in conservative politics. What mainstream figures in liberal politics have called for the assassination of Bush? This is a pansy-assed cop-out by Rushbo.
And what if Pat Robertson called for the assassination of Bush? Would Rush still not comment? Is any outrageous comment by any conservative leader acceptable and not worthy of condemnation?
>>>>Some on this thread just do not get it.
And never will.
The terrorists are pure evil. Hugo Chavez is pure evil. PresBush is addressing the issue of terrorism by prosecuting a WOT. I say Mr.President, lift the executive order that makes assassinations illegal and get rid of this crazy bastard.
And I say go for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tonight on NBC Nightly News, Brian Williams said this and I quote directly :
" Is He Serious ? "
"Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson is suggesting that America
assassinate " another " world leader."
And then it was all Cindy , all the time except when Williams was talking about the decorated war hero, Chuck Hagel.
No word yet on whether Hagel spent Christmas in Cambodia.
You should be telling the feminist and the N.O.W. that... after all ? Abortion is their religion.
Ever since I joined Free Republic, I have seen (and I include myself in this) calls to invade/take out/kill every dictator and terrorist on the planet. The world immediately becomes safer when some individuals are either killed or imprisoned. We all know this, why should Robertson be condemned for saying this just because he happens to be an ordained minister (even though, to the best of my knowledge, and I live ten minutes away from his home, Robertson has not preached or conducted church services in decades).
Talk about a death squad!!!!!!!!!!1
To this person, OSBL is a Saint. and Saddam is a angle.
Your right about that, remember when that guy john (jon) I think stewart had on his tv show a picture of Bush's head through a rifle scope
He also turned in his ordination credentials when he ran for president.
yup, I could'nt agree with him more, gotta love when he sticks it to the media
Most of the 700 Club is news and conservative commentary, there is some religious content but it is certainly not the entire program.
LOL at your screenname! Welcome to FR, BTW...
Thank God someone didn't KILL Hitler in 1939 - 40000000 people could have been saved
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