AP: Robertson Assassinations Remarks Not New

[Eugene]

12:32 AM PDT, August 25, 2005

Robertson Assassinations Remarks Not New
By RICHARD N. OSTLING, AP Religion Writer

The Rev. Pat Robertson's suggestion that the United States assassinate
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was the latest in a long line of
incendiary remarks by the religious broadcaster, including at least
one other call to "take out" oppressive world leaders.

Six years ago, Robertson said the U.S. could send agents to kill Osama
bin Laden, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il and Saddam Hussein.

"Isn't it better to do something like that ... to take out Saddam
Hussein, rather than to spend billions of dollars on a war that harms
innocent civilians and destroys the infrastructure of a country?"

<snip>

It wasn't the first time Robertson has made
eyebrow-raising remarks.

<snip September 11 and Iraq war remarks>

And in launching a 21-day "prayer offensive" in 2003 to pray for three
justices to leave the U.S. Supreme Court after it had decriminalized
sodomy, Robertson said: "We ask for miracles in regard to the Supreme Court."

Full article; http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-robertson-past-remarks,1,7710707.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines

[NMDemDist2]

1. I watched Democracy Now! on this and one of the guests called

it "sedition"

I thought that was a good name for what Robertson does. he's such a POS

there's lots of petitions around to sign to get this guy off the air, here's one from DFA if anyone missed it

http://tools.democracyforamerica.com/petition/robertson/