Put a sock in it
Hat tip to Tony on this one. In order to save money and eliminate a "terrific danger" to our country, televangelist Dr. Pat Robertson said "covert operatives" should assassinate the president of Venezuela, even though assassinations are illegal and -- some would argue -- a violation of the 6th Commandment. He said this on his "700 Club" show this week, in connection with a story entitled Hugo Chavez v. America:
"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."Authorizing covert operatives to take out perceived dangers sounds alot like the Chavez regime itself, and for that matter other fanatical jihadist and communist dictatorships. Evangelicals should be better than that. UPDATE 1, from Bob: ChurchMarketingSucks satirizes the situation and how it impacts the rest of us, here. Download video of the comments here. UPDATE 2: Thankfully, Pat has apologized: "Is it right to call for assassination? No, and I apologize for that statement. I spoke in frustration that we should accommodate the man who thinks the U.S. is out to kill him." DISCLOSURE: Both CBN and Operation Blessing, ministries Dr. Robertson leads, have generously funded Generation Xcel over the years and have profiled various ministry efforts on the 700 Club. They have proven to be sincere and cherished partners in all of our dealings with them.
posted by Jeremy Del Rio @ 8/24/2005 11:54:00 AM
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