Reverend Pat Robertson took time off last week from promoting a new protein pancake mix and scourging "ungodly" sodomites, Muslims, and Democrats to suggest the U.S. should assassinate Venezuela's president, Hugo Chavez.
Unveiling a new bogeyman of far right paranoia, Robertson claimed Chavez was masterminding a sinister Muslim-Communist conspiracy against Christian America.
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A huge international rumpus followed Robertson's comments, forcing him to apologize. The ravings of a religious crackpot wouldn't merit note, except that Robertson is a former presidential candidate and speaks for many members of the Christian evangelical right.
A shrewd businessman, he founded the 2-million-member Christian Coalition, America's most influential right-wing protestant group.
His Christian Broadcasting Network raked in a reported $200 million in donations last year, which calls to mind George Carlin's quip: "If God is so all-powerful, why does he always need money?" more...
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