Pat Robertson: Assassinating Chavez "a lot cheaper than starting a war"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

http://mediamatters.org/items/200508220006

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 . 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.

— N.C.

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Posted to the web on Monday August 22, 2005 at 4:40 PM EST

[Fire Walk With Me]

1. Same thing with Saddam. But then Halliburton would be broke.

And a ton of Bush friends and campaign contributors as well.

[JAbuchan08]

2. Popular coup huh?

Strong arm dictator, huh? If Chavez refuses to step down when his term in elected office is up, I'll eat my words, but Chavez is no dictator.
hey Pat your a frickin' idiot.

[rox63]

3. Message to the Freeptards

WWJA: Who Would Jesus Assassinate - NO ONE, YOU FRICKIN' IDIOTS!!!!!!

[wtmusic]

4. er, isn't that a crime? nt

[mikelewis]

11. It's only a crime if you kill people of God

[murray hill farm]

5. What?????????

have i woken up in some parallel universe? Where good is bad...and evil speaks as a christian leader? HIs statement is just too evil to be real...isnt it??????????????? What has happened...has everyone gone insane? By his own belief system, he will burn in hell....and yet he preaches this bile. it is beyond the extreme of being anti everything that jesus taught....dont they know THEY are the antichrist?

[Cha]

21. This is Orwell's 21st Century

you've woken up in.

[havocmom]

6. Legal questions: Is it legal to advocate killing someone who is not a

US citizen?

Is it legal to avocate killing someone who is a US citizen?

Moral questions: Is there a difference? Does God love one more than the other?

[marbuc]

7. Monroe Doctrine, Sphere of Influence?

wtf? He is one reference to Manifest Desitiny away from promoting a truly archaic foreign policy model. I thought the Bushies' cold war model was outdated, sheesh. Aren't you glad this guy was never elected President

[Crunchy Frog]

13. Question.

Is the Monroe Doctrine contained in the Old, or the New Testament. I'm a bit rusty on my Bible studies.

[marbuc]

14. Close

The Monroe Doctrine was crafted in 1823, and basically informed Europe that American affairs were our domain, and interference would not be tolerated.

[Crunchy Frog]

15. Really? I could have sworn it was somewhere in the Bible.

Why else would that man of God be preaching it?:sarcasm:

[Cha]

22. I got a bible quote for ya...

"At that time Jesus said to the disciples, 'Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheeps clothing, but unwardly are revenous wolves. By their fruits you will know them. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore, by their fruits you wil know them.'" Matt 7:16-21"

I'm kinda spamming this all over but I think it's important in this climate to expose p robertson and his ilk for what they are..really Bad Fruit.

And I just happen to see this quote on DU last night and thought of it when I read these threads on what robertson said about my man Chavez.

robertson needs to be locked up!

[Crunchy Frog]

23. Pat Robertson: The Bad Fruit. I kind of like that.

Definitely bad, and definitely a fruit.:rofl:

Sorry, I think I'm coming down with something and am getting kind of silly. I think I'd better go to bed before I make a complete idiot of myself.:hi:

[Cha]

25. Bad Fruit..needs to have this

quote from Matthew thrown in his face just before they haul him off in shackles for threatening peoples' lives by assassination.

The very least he needs to have his fucking tv propoganda show thrown off the air.

[OneTwentyoNine]

8. Shit ...kill em all Pat if they don't fit yours or Bush's plans.....

Probably a sad day for Pat because an abortion clinic bomber is put away forever...

[dweller]

9. Quietly contemplating if

at least a barrel of bio-diesel could be easily rendered from that moran.

dp

[dweller]

26. OMG...did i say that?

i really meant that fat fucking stupid heretical antichrist moran.


there, i feel better.
dp

[mikelewis]

10. I think we need to ask ourselves, who would Jesus assassinate ?

Wasn't it in Mark where Jesus sat on the mount and said, "Blessed are the assassins for they shall kill thine enemies?" I can't find it in my Bible but I'm sure the GOP bible has it in it.

[Crunchy Frog]

12. Just another extremist, fundamentalist, terrorist.

Let's all ask ourselves, "who would Jesus assassinate?".

[AntiCoup2K4]

16. WWJK?

Who Would Jesus Kill?

Well, nobody actually. But if He really got pissed off, He might get started in Virginia Beach.

[rrrevolution]

17. New Rule: If you don't play by the US rules, the US takes you out

I find it hard to believe that someone who claims to love democracy would promote the idea that the democratically elected leader of Venezuela should be assassinated because he does not play ball with the US.

Does democracy only count if it is one of the characters we like elected president?

[marbuc]

18. According to Mr. Robertson's interpretation of US foreign policy

this "rule" is an oldie but goodie.

[barb162]

19. Monkey like this idea. Monkey get happy now if happen fast

[Cha]

20. That Freakin Asshole should

be held accountable for that And other simliar pronouncements.

"At that time Jesus said to the disciples, 'Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheeps clothing, but unwardly are revenous wolves. By their fruits you will know them. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore, by their fruits you wil know them.'" Matt 7:16-21"

pat robertson is a Bad Fruit.

[CAG]

24. kick and nominated.... This needs to get to MSM

How come God put our oil under venezuala, iran, iraq, and saudi arabia??

What exactly can another nations state department do within a day or two of a corporate/military coup? Especially when the leader was popularly elected?

Does Pat not support democracy? These people voted Chavez in.

How can a nation be a launching pad for (Godless) communist infiltration AND muslim extremism at the same time?

[Muddy Waters Guitar]

27. Robertson actually said it-- we truly are in Orwell land

A so-called "Christian" religious leader publicly advocating the assassination of a popularly elected (and popular) foreign South American leader. Hugo Chavez is possibly the most Christian leader in the hemisphere, standing up for the poor and confronting the rich and powerful, as Jesus did. Pat Robertson meanwhile is a bloodthirsty Pharisee who claims to be Christian but subverts the most basic Christian principles.

Somehow, I remember something about "Thou shalt not kill" from Sunday School classes. Maybe Pat Robertson missed that part.

Gah-- has the USA really become this Orwellian? When something that's obviously directly contrary to Christian doctrine, is twisted around, Double-Speak style, to become a quintessentially "Christian" statement?