Posted on 08/22/2005 5:43:04 PM PDT by Rebelbase
hristian Broadcasting Network's The 700 Club host Pat Robertson ... founder of the Christian Coalition of America has called for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias.
In a direct transcript of his August 22 The 700 Club broadcast Robertson clearly says:
There was a popular coup that overthrew him [Chavez]. And what did the United States State Department do about it? Virtually nothing. And as a result, within about 48 hours that coup was broken; Chavez was back in power, but we had a chance to move in. He has destroyed the Venezuelan economy, and he's going to make that a launching pad for communist infiltration and Muslim extremism all over the continent.
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.
It's a whole lot cheaper than starting a war ... and I don't think any oil shipments will stop. But this man is a terrific danger and the United ... this is in our sphere of influence, so we can't let this happen.
We have the Monroe Doctrine, we have other doctrines that we have announced. And without question, this is a dangerous enemy to our south, controlling a huge pool of oil, that could hurt us very badly.
We have the ability to take him out, and I think the time has come that we exercise that ability.
We don't need another $200 billion war to get rid of one, you know, strong-arm dictator. It's a whole lot easier to have some of the covert operatives do the job and then get it over with.
Then, let God strike him down. Robertson impugns all Christians with this kind of idiocy. Christianity can no longer take the moral high ground against fatwa issuing Muslims. In fact, the first thing I heard when I turned on the news this morning was, "Pat Robertson issues a fatwa against Hugo Chavez, more in a moment.". Gee, thanks, Pat.
Which ones, Pakistan or Saudi Arabia?
Ba-zing...
This guy is a dangerous moron. Not helpful at all.
Thank you. Very well done.
Why are this fool's opinions considered important?
CBC radio in Canada headlined the morning newscast with this short-bus sky pilot's pronouncement. What an embarassment he is!
Hey, Pat! Just pass the collection plate, build your palaces, and keep your stupid mouth shut - that's the way to profit in the religion business.
So do I.
Chavez is an enemy of this nation and an enemy of western civlization.
Cool, Pat issued a Fatwa!
God Bless you for that....
Sort of. Actually, he was killed by Bolivian soldiers under the direction of the CIA. The head of the project, Felix Rodiriguez, wore Guevara's wristwatch to 41's inauguration.
That's the most sensible thing he has said in years.
Speak away, Patty boy! Not a problem!
But neither is mocking, rejecting, or disputing what he said.
Under the color of biblical authority, he pushes his private inappropriate agenda.(preachers have foreign policies, now?)
I'm sure it's legal, but it's certainly a fit subject for critical commentary.
BINGO!!!
Let all those who think assassinating Chavez is morally wrong, ask themselves this question. No equivocating here. No, ifs, ands or buts either. If you answer yes for one...you have to answer yes for the other. No middle ground.
A positive declaration to an entirely speculative question dismissed as sheer conjecture is MUCH more amusing that balloons and lollipops.
When you ask a Yes/No question, as you did, what kind of answer do you expect? I'll answer for you, a positive declaration (either in the affirmative or in the negative). It does not change the entirely speculative nature of the question you asked, and the answer is as disconnected from reality as the question itself.
Christian Jihad, here we come! Yahoo!
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