Pat Robertson is a terrorist.

[greekspeak]

Pat Robertson is calling for Hugo Chavez' assasination. He prays that members of the highest court die. He deliberatly terrorizes anyone who listens to him that God will punish them if they do not toe the line. He scares his "flock: about gays, feminists and his other "enemies" with threats of hurricanes, and divine punishment if his "enemies" do not stop. He targets elderly people for their tiny incomes for his own bloated hate and fear industry. How is he NOT a terrorist?

[ironman202]

1. complain to the FCC Commissioners

<[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>

[LSparkle]

2. Problem is 700 Club is on cable, so FCC has no jurisdiction

I think I heard that earlier today ...

[Penguin31]

4. Not quite

700 Club is also available as a daily syndication offering to any interested local **BROADCAST AFFILIATES** (FCC has quite a BIT of jurisdiction there)

I know here it airs on the FOX affiliate (owned by Sinclair Broadcasting, FWIW)

[KamaAina]

5. 700 Club is also broadcast in many cities

not as many as it used to be, but still enough to bring down some king-hell fines if the Friendly Candy Co. decided to do jack about it...

edit: speling

[RobertSeattle]

9. They are broadcast on at least 140 stations

http://www.700club.com/700club/ShowInfo/Schedule/localtvlistings.asp

[greekspeak]

10. Thanks for the heads up guys

Anyone want to start a jointly signed letter to the FCC about his terror through televangelism? At least on this Chavez thing, I think we could argue that he is advocating and inciting violence against a world leader.

[greekspeak]

3. Its a good idea...but does he do this under their jurisdiction?

Is what is said on cable under their jurisdiction?

[Eric J in MN]

12. The FCC doesn't regulate the content of cable tv. (nt)

nt

[greekspeak]

14. I think we are establishing that stations broadcast Robertson

If so, the FCC most certainly does have power over it.

[Eric J in MN]

15. There is still the question of whether he violated any broadcast rules

of the FCC.

If he had said, "peace on earth would be fucking great," the FCC could fine via the indecency rules.

But advocating murder doesn't violate FCC rules, as far as I know.

[greekspeak]

16. Its not just murder...it the assasination of a leader of a country

I am sure that any Islamic Mullah that advocated the murder of Shrub would immediately be put on the terrorist list. The difference? Oh, yeah. Pat is a Christian. That makes it all OK.

[Eric J in MN]

17. Yes, but the FCC doesn't have a terrorist list. (nt)

nt

[greekspeak]

18. What? So what if it doesn't have a terrorist list?

What does that have to do with the price of tea in China? Surely saying the things he says does not wash.

[Eric J in MN]

19. What do you want the FCC to do?

They can only apply existing law.

[greekspeak]

20. Law vs. their policy

I don't give a rip about their inane policies. I want the LAW followed. If such language is illegal, then it is illegal. Internal policies be damned

[Eric J in MN]

23. I don't know of any law the FCC could apply against Pat Robertson.

nt

[HysteryDiagnosis]

6. I'm reminded of a line in the move 7 Years in Tibet... or was it 3?

No matter... and it may have even been from Kundun.... but it was the communist leader of China speaking to the Dalai lama and it went something like this.... "religion is the opium of the masses". Always liked the way that sounded.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0482730/

[greekspeak]

7. I think that is a Marxist statement originally

Marx/Engels crowd.

[havocmom]

8. At very least, he should lose his tax exempt status

since he used resources from that 'work' to fly supplies into his mining operation...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2028233&mesg_id=2028283

[LaPera]

11. "GOD SAVE US FROM YOUR FOLLOWERS!"

[greekspeak]

13. A favorite bumper sticker of mine along with

"Focus on your own damn family."

[tlsmith1963]

21. Sounds Like a Terrorist to Me

Those "fundies" are completely insane. Especially Robertson. I saw some footage of him from 700 Club where he was praying that "activist judges" should be removed. It just didn't seem right to me. Politics don't belong in religion.

Tammy

[Al-CIAda]

22. You forgot diamond mines and support for Gen. Taylor..murder. nt

[greekspeak]

25. I stand corrected

Please...feel free to add to my list any time, my friend! :hi:

[Generator]

24. Yes he is

He advocates the deaths of human beings for political/religious reasons. And he has for quite awhile. After all isn't this the man that says 9/11 was a just reward? There you go-he and Bin Laden are birds of the same feather.

[Independent_Liberal]

26. Yup, he's a terrorist.

I couldn't have said it better myself.

:)

[DemGirl7]

27. I've been saying that he is one for years...

along with all the rest of the fundies...and the continue to spread the hate, with their little minions in church following them.

[greekspeak]

28. For real...so they are not Muslims but rather Christians

Terror is as terror does. Terror knows no religious bounds.

[Borgnine]

29. It's amazing.

All of this shit is hitting the fan. Bush, Rove, Robertson, Limbaugh... it's like they're all melting away, exposing themselves for what they truly are. They thought they had won. They thought they were in control. Then they started to get sloppy, we started to show signs of life, and they started to get desperate and even sloppier.

[Imagevision]

30. Robertson sounds like a terrorist to me - FBI should detain him!

[wli]

31. so is Bushler n/t

[OrlandoGator]

32. I don't understand why he's not a "radical Christian cleric"

Anyone?

[mitchum]

33. Jesus used to associate with a better class of thieves

You're right; Robertson IS a radical Christian cleric

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

34. I guess fatwas are just fine if "Christians" issue them.

[cascadiance]

35. Going up at the FBI soon....

[samplegirl]

36. Typical

Fox news never mentioned it! Shauns hero~!

[Lugnut]

37. Definition of terrorism

Here's what I found.

Main Entry: ter·ror·ism
Pronunciation: 'ter-&r-"i-z&m
Function: noun
1 : the unlawful use or threat of violence esp. against the state or the public as a politically motivated means of attack or coercion
2 : violent and intimidating gang activity <street terrorism> —ter·ror·ist /-ist/ adj or noun —ter·ror·is·tic /"ter-&r-'is-tik/ adjective


Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.

I'd say Pat Robertson is a terrorist.