Televangelist Robertson calls for assassination of Hugo Chavez

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Feel the Christian Love!!!
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By The Associated Press

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson called today for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, calling him a "terrific danger" to the United States.

Robertson, founder of the Christian Coalition of America and a former presidential candidate, said on "The 700 Club" it was the United States' duty to stop Chavez from making Venezuela a "launching pad for communist infiltration and Muslim extremism."

Chavez has emerged as one of the most outspoken critics of President Bush, accusing the United States of conspiring to topple his government and possibly backing plots to assassinate him. U.S. officials have called the accusations ridiculous.

"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," Robertson said. "It's a whole lot cheaper than starting a war ... and I don't think any oil shipments will stop."

Electronic pages and a message to a Robertson spokeswoman were not immediately returned this evening.

Venezuela is the fifth largest oil exporter and a major supplier of oil to the United States. The CIA estimates that U.S. markets absorb almost 59 percent of Venezuela's total exports.

Venezuela's government has demanded in the past that the United States crack down on Cuban and Venezuelan "terrorists" in Florida who they say are conspiring against Chavez.

Robertson accused the United States of failing to act when Chavez was briefly overthrown in 2002.

"We have the ability to take him out, and I think the time has come that we exercise that ability," Robertson said.

"We don't need another $200 billion war to get rid of one, you know, strong-arm dictator," he continued. "It's a whole lot easier to have some of the covert operatives do the job and then get it over with."

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ColdBlooded

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More proof of misplaced priorities for catholics. They should be more concerned with the protestant incursion into latin america than they should be with Chavez. Robertson sticking his nose in things is a tell tale sign.

Not to mention misplaced priorites for Robertson, but that just boils down to him being completly fucking crazy and nothing more.

Q: What does it mean to Chavez? A: He's doing everything right!
 
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MEXICANCOMMANDO said:
Unlike the majority of the Venezuelans who live in Venezuela Robertson isn't Catholic.
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really???? :rolleyes:

ColdBlooded said:
More proof of misplaced priorities for catholics. They should be more concerned with the protestant incursion into latin america than they should be with Chavez. Robertson sticking his nose in things is a tell tale sign.
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I was refering to the Catholic church's reaction to chavez while sleepin on the expansion of protestantism throughout latin america.

The calls by Robertson to assasinate chavez are tougher and more straight out to the point that anything the Cathrolic church has even done Vs. chavez (dispite their hatred of him). It's obviously a way to increase his reach into the venezuelan ex-patriot circles and latin america in general as well.
 
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ColdBlooded said:
I was refering to the Catholic church's reaction to chavez while sleepin on the expansion of protestantism throughout latin america.
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Catholics is a very encompassing term, even by definition, and it seemed as if you were associating Catholicism with Robertson but I see what you were saying.
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It's obviously a way to increase his reach into the venezuelan ex-patriot circles and latin america in general as well
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There was a follow up article posted on yahoo on how Chavez not only wanted the US government to look into what Robertson said but also to do something about the Floridians who are arming and training themselves to try another political coup d'etat against him. If I'm not too lazy I may just pluck up and post it.
 
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LOL things like this say a lot about christians reading comprehension skills. Remember that one part of that book "the bible" where God said "Thou shalt not kill?"
 
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EDJ said:
^VERY COINCIDENTIAL. SO WHY HAS gAS DONE DRAMMATICALLY BUBBLED UP?
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It's not a bubble. It's the oil price rising and it's never going to go down again until the world never uses oil for anything on a massive scale ever again.

Venezuela is opperating back at pre-coup oil production levels and is working on increasing capacity. They are also going through with an abitious new long term & short term plan with their national oil company to do things to massively increase their oil exports and refinery capacity. If the market were only operating on Venezuela as a factor prices would be going down or at least staying the same (especially after regime change in the U.S.)

Reasons see:
Iraq
China
U.S. Refineries
World Consumption

go to www.google.com

type in Peak Oil

^^ You'll get some good answers from that
 
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Robertson Apologizes for Chavez Remarks

This is what goes for an appology these days? :rolleyes:


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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson apologized Wednesday for calling for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, only hours after he denied saying Chavez should be killed.

"Is it right to call for assassination?" Robertson said. "No, and I apologize for that statement. I spoke in frustration that we should accommodate the man who thinks the U.S. is out to kill him."

Chavez, whose country is the world's fifth-largest oil exporter, has emerged as one of the most outspoken critics of President Bush. He accuses the United States of conspiring to topple his government and possibly backing plots to assassinate him. U.S. officials have called the accusations ridiculous.

On Monday's telecast of his Christian Broadcasting Network show "The 700 Club," Robertson had said: "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."

He continued: "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."

On Wednesday, he initially denied having called for Chavez to be killed and said The Associated Press had misinterpreted his remarks.

"I didn't say 'assassination.' I said our special forces should 'take him out,'" Robertson said on his show. "'Take him out' could be a number of things including kidnapping."

He later issued the apology on his Web site.

When the AP had called Robertson on Tuesday for elaboration, spokeswoman Angell Watts said Robertson would not do interviews and had no statement about his remarks. He also declined several interview requests Wednesday.,

On Tuesday, the State Department called Robertson's remarks "inappropriate."
 
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I have to agree with Rumsfield to an extent tho, he IS a free citizen and should be able to say whatever he wants even if it is complete idiocy. However, it's funny how the right is coming out and trying to distance themselves from him. Also, it's funny how he tried to deny it, they played the clip, and then he gave a half-assed apology.

I kinda like Chavez, although he confuses me at times

@Soak Game, that wouldn't be wise because then he'd just be a martyr and strengthen their cause. Individual acts of violence are detrimental to its goals.
 
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