Pat Robertson advocates murder
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UPDATED: Saturday, August 27, 2005 09:15
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Oh. Well, Pat says he was grossly misintepreted and taken out of context. HAHAHAHAHA!!!! That was almost as funny as Chris!
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Originally posted by SignyM:
Oh. Well, Pat says he was grossly misintepreted and taken out of context.
I disagree (with him, not you). I heard what he said (note: I DO NOT WATCH the 700 Club, I heard it on the news) and he said the guy needed to be 'taken out'. Now perhaps he meant removed in a similar fashion to the like of Saddam (or Noriega maybe) and NOT killed. But thats not the way it sounded to me.
There is a clear differance between advocating assination and advocating regime change. Mr. Robertson's words might have been poorly chosen to reflect the message he wanted to send, but he said words that have a very narrow interpretation and its a violent one.
My impression of the whole incident was that the guy was doing an unscripted commentary that amounts to what we in the legal profession call "talking out your ass". While it can be an effective means of communication, it more often leads to trouble and misubderstanding.
I note for the record that comments made by liberals, including a certain grieving mother or perhaps the entire staff of Air America, against a certain President of the United States are often even more direct and threatening, yet they receive none of the same media or public scrutiny.
H
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Sayin' he needs to be impeached or kicked in the ass doesn't = terminate w/extreme predudice.
two penny Chrisisall
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According to CNN, these are the man's words:
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"If he thinks we're trying to assassinate him, I think we really ought to go ahead and do it. It's a whole lot cheaper than starting a war."
"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 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."
I note his use of the specific word "assassinate." Fortunately there's no "Commandment" that states "thou shalt not be disengenuous," else his followers would be forced to "take him out." In the non-violent sense, of course.
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Originally posted by Hero:
I note for the record that comments made by liberals, including a certain grieving mother or perhaps the entire staff of Air America, against a certain President of the United States are often even more direct and threatening
You state as fact what is merely your opinion. Others may well feel those "comments" are only what the powers that be deserve to face, and that calling leaders on their misdeeds only serves to strengthen the country in the long run by helping expose and weed out harmful ones. Of course, those feelings are also only opinion.
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Originally posted by chrisisall:Chrisisall
I thought the
might have been an indication of your irony, but the -worthiness of the whole issue threw me off. Won't happen again.Yes, ex-gay. Y'see, homosexuality is a result of engrams, di'n'tcha know? In the process of "going clear" all traces of one's gayness clears right up like acne after clearasil.
HKCavalier
Hey, hey, hey, don't be mean. We don't have to be mean, because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
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I think we should ask Ole' Pat (and the other eminent theologians of the Christian Right) if the duly, democratically elected president of another sovereign state (who just happens to dislike us, go figure) is the only person they feel it's ok to kill, or do they have a list of folk it's ok to kill.
And is it only for ok for government sanctioned assination squads to kill him, or can just anybody do it?
And is there a bounty?
We can't really make any plans without details. We need more info. Anybody got Pat's phone number?
To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks. --Robt. Heinlein
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Originally posted by HKCavalier:
Y'see, homosexuality is a result of engrams, di'n'tcha know? In the process of "going clear" all traces of one's gayness clears right up like acne after clearasil.
I thought we were all born potentially bi-sexual, and that role model identification, and the sub-conscious (as well as conscious) choices we make along the road of life are what define us as either hetero, homo, or bi....
Damn, suddenly sexuality's a whole lot simpler!
Steppin' out to Scientology, yeaaa, brother Chrisisall
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Quote:That's on a need-to-know basis, son, And I know all I need to.
Originally posted by R1Z:
We can't really make any plans without details. We need more info.
If God want's this boy sent to him, who am I to ignore a bounty?
Three Hail Mary's and a 45 Chrisisall
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That's on a need-to-know basis, son, And I know all I need to.
If God want's this boy sent to him, who am I to ignore a bounty?
You might email Pat and tell him you're on it.
And be sure to tell God that Pat Robertson OK'd it. I understand that if you're considered for sainthood, using a bent scope is worth more.
To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks. --Robt. Heinlein
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