"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."
And it has been proposed by some people that Robertson may have made money from the comments.
These aren't the first rather anti-Christian comments Robertson has made. You'll remember my favorite: Robertson has described feminism as a "socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians."
Oddly, Robertson has made comments that are Christian as well.
And he markets an 'age-defying' diet drink as well as praying for the death of those that defy him.
He's a busy guy. Damn.
Well, it isn't as though we haven't been through this before with our Evangelical busybodies.
"Jehovah didn't hesitate to assassinate thousands in his good name."
-- Reverend Jerry Falwell
UPDATE: He was misunderstood! Well, I for one am glad this is all just a matter of having taken the 'go ahead and do it' as an implication that Chavez should be assissinated.
"I said our special forces could take him out. Take him out could be a number of things including kidnapping," Robertson said on his "The 700 Club" television program.
"There are a number of ways of taking out a dictator from power besides killing him. I was misinterpreted," Robertson added.
1 comment:
"Pat Robertson. What the fuck? He's a Christian, right? Soooooo..... the following comments are against the Ten Commandments, aren't they?"
You're kidding, yeah?
When did anything like morality or ethics or simple sense and good will enter into the minds of those who're devout in the belief of their chosen religion?
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