amazing. One of our "Christian Leaders" caught in a lie.
Pat Robertson, 700 club, Christian Coalition, Moral Majority etc. called for the assassination of Venezuelam leader Hugo Chavez. Watch the transcript here: http://mediamatters.org/items/200508220006
the text here:
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.
Than the media storm. Hannity (mr. conservative) says "some say" he called for assasination. the spin starts here.
Than another guest calls for assassination. Christians calling for us to kill. Calling for us to murder. why?
Robertson hints at it : "without question, this is a dangerous enemy to our south, controlling a huge pool of oil, that could hurt us very badly."
http://mediamatters.org/items/200508250006
"COLMES: Let me ask you this. Pat Robertson considers himself a good Christian. We -- some people consider us a Christian nation. Would assassinating a leader of another country be the Christian thing to do?
SIMMONS: Listen, this is not about Christians. I'm a Christian, as well, but I'm about protecting this country and protecting Americans.
COLMES: Do you want him dead?
SIMMONS: Anyone who -- I absolutely would -- he should have been killed a long time ago.
COLMES: By whom?
SIMMONS: And anyone who blames other -- by anyone, Alan.
COLMES: It's against the law.
SIMMONS: By anyone, Alan. It doesn't matter to me who kills this guy.
COLMES: It's against the law.
SIMMONS: He needs to go.
COLMES: We have an executive order, 12333, Executive Order 12333, put in place in the '70s. We don't do that to other --
SIMMONS: The president can -- the president can order that.
COLMES: Well, should --
SIMMONS: It should have been ordered. This guy -- this guy needs to go."
Now, Robertson denies ever saying he said assassination. He could have meant "just taking him out of power".
LIE!!
http://mediamatters.org/items/200508240005
"ROBERTSON: Wait a minute, I didn't say 'assassination.' I said our special forces should, quote, "take him out," and "take him out" can be a number of things including kidnapping. There are a number of ways to take out a dictator from power besides killing him. I was misinterpreted by the AP, but that happens all the time."
Great, our leaders, where to next?
the text here:
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.
Than the media storm. Hannity (mr. conservative) says "some say" he called for assasination. the spin starts here.
Than another guest calls for assassination. Christians calling for us to kill. Calling for us to murder. why?
Robertson hints at it : "without question, this is a dangerous enemy to our south, controlling a huge pool of oil, that could hurt us very badly."
http://mediamatters.org/items/200508250006
"COLMES: Let me ask you this. Pat Robertson considers himself a good Christian. We -- some people consider us a Christian nation. Would assassinating a leader of another country be the Christian thing to do?
SIMMONS: Listen, this is not about Christians. I'm a Christian, as well, but I'm about protecting this country and protecting Americans.
COLMES: Do you want him dead?
SIMMONS: Anyone who -- I absolutely would -- he should have been killed a long time ago.
COLMES: By whom?
SIMMONS: And anyone who blames other -- by anyone, Alan.
COLMES: It's against the law.
SIMMONS: By anyone, Alan. It doesn't matter to me who kills this guy.
COLMES: It's against the law.
SIMMONS: He needs to go.
COLMES: We have an executive order, 12333, Executive Order 12333, put in place in the '70s. We don't do that to other --
SIMMONS: The president can -- the president can order that.
COLMES: Well, should --
SIMMONS: It should have been ordered. This guy -- this guy needs to go."
Now, Robertson denies ever saying he said assassination. He could have meant "just taking him out of power".
LIE!!
http://mediamatters.org/items/200508240005
"ROBERTSON: Wait a minute, I didn't say 'assassination.' I said our special forces should, quote, "take him out," and "take him out" can be a number of things including kidnapping. There are a number of ways to take out a dictator from power besides killing him. I was misinterpreted by the AP, but that happens all the time."
Great, our leaders, where to next?
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