The “Rev.” Pat Robertson is at it again, asking — as one commenter at another blog put it — who would Jesus whack? And his answer? Why, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, of course. Robertson fears “communist infiltration and Muslim extremism” if the US government doesn’t get rid of Chavez, and he says assassination is the way to go. After all, it’s much cheaper than starting another war with an oil-rich country that hasn’t attacked us.
“We have the ability to take him out, and I think the time has come that we exercise that ability,” Robertson said Monday on the Christian Broadcast Network’s “The 700 Club.”
“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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“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.”
Does Pat really think he has any moral authority left? It’s time for him to remove the word “Christian” from anything associated with his broadcast network. He could substitute “Dominionist” or “Power Hungry” or maybe just “Wacko”.