Pat Robinson Clearifies his Statement on Chavez

[mikelewis]

See folks, we were wrong about good ole Pat.

http://www.patrobertson.com/pressreleases/hugochavez.asp

"Is it right to call for assassination? No, and I apologize for that statement. I spoke in frustration that we should accommodate the man who thinks the U.S. is out to kill him......

....There are many who disagree with my comments, and I respect their opinions. There are others who think that stopping a dictator is the appropriate course of action. In any event, the incredible publicity surrounding my remarks has focused our government’s attention on a growing problem which has been largely ignored."

[sepia_steel]

1. oh, i see, pat

when you say something BLATANTLY WRONG, you're a hero. Is that it?

[mikelewis]

2. It's actually worse... It appears that he's for war against a person...

We are in the midst of a war that is draining vast amounts of our treasure and is costing the blood of our armed forces. I am a person who believes in peace, but not peace at any price. However, I said before the war in Iraq began that the wisest course would be to wage war against Saddam Hussein, not the whole nation of Iraq. When faced with the threat of a comparable dictator in our own hemisphere, would it not be wiser to wage war against one person rather than finding ourselves down the road locked in a bitter struggle with a whole nation?

I didn't think a country could declare war on one person. If we did that, killing all those to get to him may be considered a crime. Maybe that's why we didn't do it in Iraq, Pat. You fucking idiot.