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Title: Rev. Robertson's Comments Called 'Terrorist Statements'
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KERO Bakersfield
URL Source: http://www.thebakersfieldchannel.com/news/4889509/detail.html
Published: Aug 24, 2005
Author: KERO
Post Date: 2005-08-24 15:28:16 by Zipporah
Keywords: Robertsons, Statements, Terrorist
Views: 201
Comments: 17
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuela's No. 2 man is branding the Rev. Pat Robertson's comments about the country's president "terrorist statements." Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel said the response to the religious broadcaster's suggestion that the United States kill Hugo Chavez would be a test of American anti-terrorist policy. Robertson said Chavez should be taken out to stop the world's fifth-largest oil exporter from becoming, in his words, a "launching pad for communist influence and Muslim extremism." Rangel said it's hypocritical for the United States to speak out against terrorism but do nothing about what Robertson said. The Bush administration has distanced itself from Robertson's words, with State Department spokesman Sean McCormack calling them "inappropriate." Although State Department officials and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Robertson's remarks were inappropriate, they stopped short of condemning them. Rumsfeld said the United States doesn't assassinate foreign leaders. Rumsfeld said he knew of no consideration ever being given to the idea of assassinating Chavez. He noted that Robertson is a private citizen, and private citizens say all kinds of things. Then-President Ford signed an executive order in the mid-1970s that declared political assassination off-limits. Meanwhile, the general secretary of the National Council of Churches said Robertson might want to review the commandment, "Thou shalt not kill." The Rev. Bob Edgar said he's shocked by the televangelist's call on Monday's broadcast of "The 700 Club" for the U.S. assassination of Chavez. Edgar said "it defies logic that a clergyman could so casually dismiss thousands of years of Judeo-Christian law." A day after calling for the U.S, assassination of Chavez, Robertson speculated about biblical roots for Islamic terrorism. Arabs and Muslims view themselves as descendants of Abraham's son Ishmael. On Tuesday's broadcast of "The 700 Club," Robertson said, "The Bible talks about Ishmael as being 'a wild ass.' He's just uncontrollable, and it's almost like this seed of rebellion and uncontrolled anger has, you know, filtered into these people." The founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network added that Islamic terrorists seem to be motivated by "a spirit of murder." Robertson didn't mention the controversy caused by his call Monday for assassination. But CBN said he stands by his statement. Chavez, wrapping up a trip to Cuba, said he hasn't read anything about the religious broadcaster's call for American agents to assassinate him. The United States quickly distanced itself from Robertson's extreme comments.
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#1. To: Zipporah (#0)
What was the latest name for the war? "The Global Struggle Against Extremism", as I recall. Say, isn't a religious figure calling for government assassination of a democratically elected foreign leader rather extreme? Oh, wait, it's only "extreme" if the bad guys do it. Man, sometimes the spin gets downright dizzying. Just the other day I saw a package of donuts labeled as being "extreme donuts", with a picture of a skateboarder silhoutted over an explosive background. "Extreme donuts", my eye. Like all of the kids who skateboard hang out and munch coffee and donuts between skateboarding sessions. Our culture allows for donuts to be marketed as being "extreme donuts" , but when Pat Robertson publicly calls for assassination of a foreign leader that's not extremism. It's madness, it's insanity, it's marketing gone haywire is what it is, which pretty much sums up this entire military campaign...
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#2. To: All (#0)
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#3. To: Elliott Jackalope (#1)
Our culture allows for donuts to be marketed as being "extreme donuts" , but when Pat Robertson publicly calls for assassination of a foreign leader that's not extremism. It's madness, it's insanity, it's marketing gone haywire is what it is, which pretty much sums up this entire military campaign... To say the least.. Robertson either has gone off the deep end or has always held these beliefs but IMO it's more likely he's an arm of the Republican party .. His statements are particularly interesting considering the recent posturing by the administration re Chavez.
What was the latest name for the war? "The Global Struggle Against Extremism", as I recall. Say, isn't a religious figure calling for government assassination of a democratically elected foreign leader rather extreme? Oh, wait, it's only "extreme" if the bad guys do it.
#4. To: Zipporah (#0)
The latest I heard on this on MSNBC a few minutes ago was the dipshit trying to explain that AP 'misinterpreted' or 'took out of context' or some such tommyrot!. The idiot went on to say, 'it happens all the time'. Hello, Idiot! If it 'happens all the time', surely you've learned to quit digging the proverbial 'hole' and are striving to be 'perfectly clear' in all of your assissine (sp) and outrageous or outlandish statements!! The asshole got his proverbial 'teat' in the proverbial 'wringer'---AGAIN!!!
#5. To: Zipporah (#0)
Gawd.........and they have just now 2:55 MDT that he has issued another statement saying he's watched the tape of what he said, and that he retracts what he said in apparent anger about we should just accomodate him and his feeling about the US wanting to kill him, or that the US is out to kill him. Stay tuned.........it may be a long night!
#6. To: Zipporah (#0)
The founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network added that Islamic terrorists seem to be motivated by "a spirit of murder." If that isn't inciting hatred of a group of people, I don't know what is. But it's ok as long as it's not the 'chosen ones'. And talk about hypocrisy with his "motivated by a spirit of murder" comment. What is it robertson just exhorted be done to Chavez?
He's just uncontrollable, and it's almost like this seed of rebellion and uncontrolled anger has, you know, filtered into these people."
If you fall on the side that is pro-George and pro-war, you get your ass over to Iraq, and take the place of somebody who wants to come home.
#7. To: rowdee (#5)
Stay tuned.........it may be a long night! I'm wondering if the regime used the "good Reverend" like a trial balloon of what they would like to do. It's been a few days since he spoke "in anger". And, I'll bet all his comments are fairly well prepared in advance.
Gawd.........and they have just now 2:55 MDT that he has issued another statement saying he's watched the tape of what he said, and that he retracts what he said in apparent anger about we should just accomodate him and his feeling about the US wanting to kill him, or that the US is out to kill him.
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#8. To: robin (#7)
"If I could just get a nuclear device inside Foggy Bottom," he said over the radio. "I think that's the answer." He's tempered his quote from assassination to kid-napping...as if Jorge Senior's crime has set a precedent?
Past Rev. Robertson quote...
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#9. To: christine, Zipporah (#6)
I would like to ask Robertson: Why aren't you Jewish? Why don't you just convert to Judaism and make it official? And move that 700 crap over to the homeland.
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#10. To: wbales (#9)
Robertson is longing for 'Armeggedon'. The man has misled millions of people and if he doesnt reap what he's sown in this life he certainly will in the next.
#11. To: robin (#7)
definitely something is up.........and he's as much a shill for them as anyone. Wasn't he willing, along with falwell to have a convicted death row inmate as vice president? Ya know.........seeing as we got who we did, I probably should rethink my negative feelings about that particular commentary from those two yahoos!
#12. To: Zipporah (#2)
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#13. To: lodwick (#12)
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#14. To: lodwick (#12)
We should thank the Nazis for giving us all those stark, frightening images. How else we gonna learn not to act like that? On the other hand, monkey see...
#15. To: Dakmar (#14)
OMG.. lovely pic of George LOL
#16. To: Zipporah (#15)
pictures worth a thousand words, and I'd come off looking like a complete idiot if I tried to verbalise something like that...where would one begin?
We should thank the Nazis for giving us all those stark, frightening images. How else we gonna learn not to act like that? On the other hand, monkey see...
#17. To: Dakmar (#16)
Think "Static-X"
...where would one begin?
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