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Robertson called for the assassination of Venezuela's president

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  1. No Worries

    No Worries Contributing Member

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    Pat Robertson is one crazy mofo.

    Robertson called for the assassination of Venezuela's president
    Pat Robertson, host of Christian Broadcasting Network's The 700 Club and founder of the Christian Coalition of America, called for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

    From the August 22 broadcast of The 700 Club:

    ROBERTSON: 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.
     
    #1 No Worries, Aug 22, 2005
  2. AggieRocket

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    The political Pat Robertson is a joke. If this guy had his way, we would living in a theocracy. I pay no credence to what he says. In my opinion, men of God should stick to God, regardless of what faith they practice. It makes life a lot easier.
     
    #2 AggieRocket, Aug 22, 2005
  3. tigermission1

    tigermission1 Contributing Member

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    It's Robertson, if he didn't say such crazy things he wouldn't be Pat Robertson.
     
    #3 tigermission1, Aug 22, 2005
  4. pippendagimp

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    What does Chavez or Venezuela have to do w/ Muslim extremism :confused:
     
    #4 pippendagimp, Aug 22, 2005
  5. jo mama

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    not sure if they are true or not, but rumors have circulated around that al-queda is active in venuzuela and some of the smaller islands off their coasts.

    i have a cousin in army intelligence who expects to be sent down there pretty soon. says that is an area that the military is very interested in right now.
     
    #5 jo mama, Aug 23, 2005
  6. vwiggin

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    Are you sure you're not repeating classified information? ;)
     
    #6 vwiggin, Aug 23, 2005
  7. pippendagimp

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    I wonder what "active" means.....maybe they are training on tropical islands in preparation for their attempt to storm Gitmo and help their boys break outta jail :p
     
    #7 pippendagimp, Aug 23, 2005
  8. jo mama

    jo mama Contributing Member

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    no - theres plenty of stuff he wont tell me. when he tells me something like "even if i knew i couldnt tell you" than i know its something important.

    trust me, those dudes arent going to share classified info w/ anyone, not even their mothers.
     
    #8 jo mama, Aug 23, 2005
  9. langal

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    remember when this guy ran for President? It was looking good (for him) for a while. he won a couple of states in the primaries if i recall.

    even a registered Republican like me would probably choose Sharpton over him.
     
    #9 langal, Aug 23, 2005
  10. plcmts17

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    Well, anyone except maybe Pat Robertson. Where's he getting his info from?
    Hmmm, a religious leader calling for the assassination of a head of state. How christian of him :rolleyes: And I thought Khomenei was bad.
     
    #10 plcmts17, Aug 23, 2005
  11. vwiggin

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    I know, I'm just teasing you. :D

    But do let me know when we're pulling out of Iraq, though; I want to know when I should short my Haliburton stocks.
     
    #11 vwiggin, Aug 23, 2005
  12. mc mark

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    How is this Khristian Kompassionate Konservative any different from a terrorist?
     
    #12 mc mark, Aug 23, 2005
  13. wnes

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    bigtexxx, can't wait for you f**king rat pobertson and all his followers
     
    #13 wnes, Aug 23, 2005
  14. Oski2005

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    My uncle says the same thing, but unlike Robertson, my uncle is from a latin american country that was taken over and ruined by communists.
     
    #14 Oski2005, Aug 23, 2005
  15. MadMax

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    ugh...
     
    #15 MadMax, Aug 23, 2005
  16. Dubious

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    By all means, our American god should get his ass and start killing our liberal judges and international enemies, I mean, we are the ones who pray to him and take up all that money to build grand churches in his honor. When do we get a little payback for all our trouble? Would it be so hard for an omnipotent force to just make Rhenquist have a little heart attack or for Chavez to crash his helicopter. Should be childs play for the big guy, that's all I'm saying.
     
    #16 Dubious, Aug 23, 2005
  17. glynch

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    It is always iimportant to realize that Pat Roberson represents a key faction in the GOP. He ran for President and got a pretty good showing in the primaries. He is the guy behind the "Moral Majority" and the take over of the GOP by the Christian Right.

    Like Ed Young of Seoncd Baptist he said that Americans deserved 9/11 because of sin, gays and the ACLU.

    Chavez is probably correct when he says that the US has tried to assassinate him.

    I doubt if we will see Bush and the GOP repudiate Roberson.
     
    #17 glynch, Aug 23, 2005
  18. RocketMan Tex

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    I never knew this. Do you have a link?
     
    #18 RocketMan Tex, Aug 23, 2005
  19. glynch

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    Actually I think he said this happend due to sin, gsys, and the ACLU.

    I'm sure some other posters can validate this. It was in the Chronicle at the time.

    I'll try to locate it.
     
    #19 glynch, Aug 23, 2005
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  20. MadMax

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    did he really?? wow. i don't remember that, but i'm not saying it isn't true.

    falwell was the one who was most vocal on this, if i remember right.
     
    #20 MadMax, Aug 23, 2005
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