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Who Would Jesus Assassinate?
Pat Robertson has gone over the edge. He actually is calling for the U.S. to kill Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
“We have the ability to take him out, and I think the time has come that we exercise that ability,” Robertson said Monday on the Christian Broadcast Network’s “The 700 Club.”
“We don’t need another $200 billion war to get rid of one, you know, strong-arm dictator,” he continued. “It’s a whole lot easier to have some of the covert operatives do the job and then get it over with.”
“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.”
Now, I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t know all the details about what’s currently going on between our country and Venezuela. But I find it preposterous for a religious leader to call for the murder of a foreign head of state.
Captain Ed nailed it when he said:
The Monroe Doctrine forbade Europe from interfering in Western Hemisphere politics, establishing American independence on both continents. It did not mean that we reserved the right to stuff Chavez into a trunk and toss him into the Pacific. Nor do we have any proof, or even any allegations, that Chavez has invited al-Qaeda or any Islamists to join up with him.
I always rolled my eyes whenever my liberal friends would rail against Robertson for being a homophobe. And I don’t think much of televangelists as a general rule. But this guy has stepped way over the line. Apparently it’s not the first time, either. I don’t follow his blathering, but in reading back on some of the crap that has squeezed out of the sphincter in his face over the years, I’m appalled that he claims to be a Christian.
It’s one thing to hold that opinion about Chavez (like the Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler does). And something entirely different to voice that opinion to the news media. As a religious leader, he should hold himself to a higher standard.
He claims to be a Christian. But I think Christ dealt with religious leaders like him when he walked the planet. Those guys were called Pharisees. They were steeped in scripture and religion, and especially well-versed at being “holier than thou”. As I recall, Jesus thought these guys were the lowest of the low because of how they led people astray.
I see very little difference between Pat Robertson and the Islamic imams who call for jihad and beheadings. Both are religious nuts driven by hate.
Posted by FullMetalPatriot
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT
