Late Night with Hugo Chavez

[MountainLaurel]

I'm not sure whether Pat Robertson has lost his tenuous grip on reality or is just trying to boost "The 700 Club" in the Nielsens. If it's ratings he's after, he'll probably get them: It's not every day that you hear a brand-name evangelist call for murdering a foreign leader in cold blood. I thought the bumper-sticker slogan was "Jesus Is My Co-Pilot," not "Jesus Is My Hit Man."

Robertson called his target, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a "dictator" -- which is more than slightly ironic. You will recall that the preacher showed his love of freedom by supporting such murderous thugs as Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire and Charles Taylor of Liberia. You'll also recall that, coincidentally, Robertson's companies ended up with valuable concessions to mine for gold and diamonds in those countries.

Say goodnight, Pat; it's time to sign off.

Chavez, on the other hand, is just beginning his run in prime time, and his show promises to be must-see TV. I'm not just flogging a metaphor: Chavez has his own Sunday night talk show -- translated, the title is "Hello, President!" -- and it can only be described as a unique exercise in stream-of-presidential-consciousness.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/25/AR2005082501618.html

[burythehatchet]

1. That's what I want

I want George to sit with us every Saturday night for an hour and just "chat"

[Sequoia]

2. So cool, so cool, why can't our president be like him?