Pat Robertson advocates murder
POSTED BY: perfessergee
UPDATED: Saturday, August 27, 2005 09:15
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Originally posted by danfan:
These comments strike me as just plain weird.
Well then, maybe you shouldn't have taken them out of context like you did. I condemned both men, as you could have seen if you actually read my post, instead of looking for whatever lines you wanted to play partisan hack with.
To continue what I started, 'welcome to the party, pal.'
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As for what the outrage is about, speak for yourself. I'm outraged that a public figure proposes government sanctioned murder without due process or a formal declaration of war. I don't give a f*ck whether he's a televangelist or a presidential advisor.
We are in agreement, which you'd have realized if you had taken the time to read my post (don't they teach reading comprehension in schools anymore?). I do not advocate state sponsored murder in any instance. However, I am a realist, and in military crises, government advisors can and often do come up with this kind of solution. Is it right? No, but that's their job -- to try and figure out a way to fix a problem (which seldom happens, usually they make it worse). My response was why others in this thread were so outraged, and why it adds a little extra fuel to my own fire. A man who makes a living claiming to be a man of the cross, who accuses other faiths religious leaders of being evil, turns around and blatantly calls for an assassination and is defended by people. That is twisted, and is in a completely different class than if Rumsfeld would have said the same thing, and you full well know it. Both men would be wrong, one man would be an incredible hypocrite as well as wrong (can you guess which one, or are you confused by this post too?)
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All this left/right maneuvering to condemn it when one guy does it but excuse or mitigate it when another does it just makes me sick. It was wrong then. It's wrong now. End of story.
I didn't start the maneuvering, that was the poster I was responding to. He went right for the "but Clinton" defense of Robertson, and tried to say Ol' Pat was a man of little influence. I called him on it.
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The thought HAS come up that Robertson issued a "terrorist threat" under the Patriot Act. So shouldn't he... er... be detained while the courts try and figure out exactly WHEN he is due his consitutional rights? Then he can hang out at Club Gitmo and compare religions with the other inmates. I mean, detainees.
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I agree with Mr. Robertson. It's high time we just opted for assassinations of the despots and evil people in the way of our oil acquisitions. Wouldn't it be cheaper, and cost so much less by way of the lives of our dear and precious soldiers to kill him off and set up a puppet government paid for by Our Glorious Presidente's oil interests?
As a Christian, I believe we should call for the immediate burning at the stake of anyone who would dare go against the Great Pat Robertson.
Actually, I think we should burn all the heathens, but not because Pat said so. Ok, so some of my best friends are pagans. But its the "We hate Christians" pagans that can all go jump in a tub with a toaster. Freedom of religion and expression extends to cover us white male southern Christian types just as much as it does you wussy left-leaning limp-wristers. But back to Pat. He's a total douche. He's just right this time. Way back in the day (remember the Cold War?) we had all sorts of shady types on the payroll of the government. We are the world police. I don't think it's necessary to prove an evil man is evil when dealing with the scale of dictators. It's kinda self-evident. I condone assassinations, and plan to use them in my rise to power. Go vigilantism! Justice is far, far more important than Law.
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Quote:What? Apply the Patriot Act across the board like that?
Originally posted by SignyM:
The thought HAS come up that Robertson issued a "terrorist threat" under the Patriot Act. So shouldn't he... er... be detained while the courts try and figure out exactly WHEN he is due his consitutional rights? Then he can hang out at Club Gitmo and compare religions with the other inmates. I mean, detainees.
Shirley, you must be joking!
Personally, I NEVER liked Pat Robertson.
I was always partial to Roy Rogers, myself.
Yippeee kai-yeaaa motherChrisisall
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Quote:GJ, you're starting to sound an awful lot like Agent Johnson.
Originally posted by TheGreyJedi:
It's high time we just opted for assassinations of the despots and evil people in the way of our oil acquisitions.
No, the other one.
I was in High School,
head Chrisisall
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Quote:Do you have any idea how much air pollution this would cause? You'd definitely have to apply for an open burning permit!
As a Christian, I believe we should call for the immediate burning at the stake of anyone who would dare go against the Great Pat Robertson. Actually, I think we should burn all the heathens, but not because Pat said so.
"And stop calling me Shirley!" (Airplane)
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well of course! All completely legal and above-board. full permits as applicable. No sense in having the law if I can't manipulate it for my own means. I am a Republican after all.
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Originally posted by rue:
Anyone here read 'Stranger in a Strange Land'? Where religious leaders barely distinguishable from circus carnies are consulted by the president's wife for divine guidance on government policy ...
Close but no cigar. I can't let Saint Bob be misinterpreted. There is a Church of the New Revelation (the Fosterites) which is based quite a bit on carnies, pep rallies, etc. But Mrs. Douglas consults Madame Alexandria Vesant (aka Becky Vesey, who had in fact worked with a carny mentalist and magician) a talented astrologer, for guidance.
Heinlein did have an interesting take on religion, and his future history did include a takeover by a theocracy in the USA.
"Keep the Shiny side up"
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Originally posted by R1Z:
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.
Heck yes. In no particular order:
Gays
Those who support gay marriage or other gay rights
Abortion providers
Birth control providers
Those who support reproductive rights
People with HIV/AIDS
People who want to cure HIV/AIDS
Secularists
Non-Christians
Not correctly doctrinal Christians
You
Me
Face it, If you ain't Pat's kind of people, you're better off dead (in his opinion)
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"'Cause he helps put the fear of God in the common man
Snatchin' up money everywhere he can. . ."
Televangelists are the scum of the Earth. From Jimmy "I'd Kill A Homosexual" Swaggart to Jerry "Everyone I Hate Was Responsible For 9/11" Falwell, it amazes me that these hypocritical asshats manage to stay in business.
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