Pat Robertson, you dumb fuck (x-posted to my MySpace)
Venezuela to seek legal action against Robertson
29 Aug 2005 02:34:50 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Matthew Robinson
CARACAS, Venezuela, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday his government would take legal action against Pat Robertson and potentially seek his extradition after the U.S. evangelist called for Washington to assassinate the South American leader.
Robertson, who later apologized for the remark, said he was expressing his frustration with Chavez's constant accusations against the administration of President George W. Bush.
"I announce that my government is going to take legal action in the United States ... to call for the assassination of a head of state is an act of terrorism." Chavez said in a televised speech.
The fiery left-wing critic of Bush's foreign policy who frequently charges the U.S. government is plotting to kill him, called Robertson "crazy" and a "public menace."
He said Venezuela could seek Robertson's extradition under international treaties and take its claim to the United Nations if the Bush administration did not act.
Robertson, the founder of the Christian Coalition and a leader of the Christian right that has backed Bush, said on Monday that if Chavez "thinks we're trying to assassinate him, I think that we really ought to go ahead and do it."
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said political assassination was against the law and was not U.S. policy.
Relations between Chavez and the United States, the top buyer of the OPEC nation's oil, have deteriorated since Chavez survived a brief 2002 coup he says was backed by U.S. authorities. Washington says it is not plotting to kill Chavez and denies involvement in the coup.
Chavez said on Friday Bush would be to blame if anything happened to him. In the past, he has said Venezuela, the world's fifth-largest oil exporter, would cut sales to the United States if he was assassinated.
A close ally of communist Cuba, Chavez presents his self-proclaimed revolution as an alternative to U.S. policies in the region.
Washington says Chavez is a negative influence who uses oil profits to fund anti-democratic groups in South America while becoming more authoritarian at home.
U.S. civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, visiting Venezuela on Sunday, called Robertson's remarks "immoral" and rejected U.S. government claims against Chavez. (Additional reporting by Tomas Sarmiento)
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Y'know, I heard about this on the news like, right after he said it, and the first thing I did was slap my hand to my forehead.
Y'know, I voted for President Bush, but damn! To take it so personally just because this dude in Venezuela doesn't like him! Whoop-de-doo!! Who gives a royal shit if this guy is of the paranoid attitude that USA's out to get him! Who cares?! It's his problem! He's the one who needs Prozac!
But oh, good ol' Robertson just HAD to open his mouth. Yeah. Good job.
See, THIS is why it's a good idea to have a journal! You can say whatever the fuck you want in your journal and no one can hold it against you because, guess what?! IT'S YOUR BLOODY JOURNAL! LoL That's why journals are such a good idea! There, you can rant and rave on whatever you want, including the price of tea in China. You can get out whatever angers you, frustrates you, whatever, that way you don't have to EMBARRASS THE EVER-LIVING SHIT OUT OF YOURSELF ON NATIONAL TV!
LMAO!
Seriously. Some Christian that dude is. And really, what he said and what provoked him to say it: he's no different than a dictator.
"How DARE you disagree and how DARE you hate the Almighty President Bush?! OFF WITH YOUR BLOODY HEAD!!!!!"
*sighs and puts fingers to temples* Silly people these days.
29 Aug 2005 02:34:50 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Matthew Robinson
CARACAS, Venezuela, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday his government would take legal action against Pat Robertson and potentially seek his extradition after the U.S. evangelist called for Washington to assassinate the South American leader.
Robertson, who later apologized for the remark, said he was expressing his frustration with Chavez's constant accusations against the administration of President George W. Bush.
"I announce that my government is going to take legal action in the United States ... to call for the assassination of a head of state is an act of terrorism." Chavez said in a televised speech.
The fiery left-wing critic of Bush's foreign policy who frequently charges the U.S. government is plotting to kill him, called Robertson "crazy" and a "public menace."
He said Venezuela could seek Robertson's extradition under international treaties and take its claim to the United Nations if the Bush administration did not act.
Robertson, the founder of the Christian Coalition and a leader of the Christian right that has backed Bush, said on Monday that if Chavez "thinks we're trying to assassinate him, I think that we really ought to go ahead and do it."
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said political assassination was against the law and was not U.S. policy.
Relations between Chavez and the United States, the top buyer of the OPEC nation's oil, have deteriorated since Chavez survived a brief 2002 coup he says was backed by U.S. authorities. Washington says it is not plotting to kill Chavez and denies involvement in the coup.
Chavez said on Friday Bush would be to blame if anything happened to him. In the past, he has said Venezuela, the world's fifth-largest oil exporter, would cut sales to the United States if he was assassinated.
A close ally of communist Cuba, Chavez presents his self-proclaimed revolution as an alternative to U.S. policies in the region.
Washington says Chavez is a negative influence who uses oil profits to fund anti-democratic groups in South America while becoming more authoritarian at home.
U.S. civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, visiting Venezuela on Sunday, called Robertson's remarks "immoral" and rejected U.S. government claims against Chavez. (Additional reporting by Tomas Sarmiento)
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Y'know, I heard about this on the news like, right after he said it, and the first thing I did was slap my hand to my forehead.
Y'know, I voted for President Bush, but damn! To take it so personally just because this dude in Venezuela doesn't like him! Whoop-de-doo!! Who gives a royal shit if this guy is of the paranoid attitude that USA's out to get him! Who cares?! It's his problem! He's the one who needs Prozac!
But oh, good ol' Robertson just HAD to open his mouth. Yeah. Good job.
See, THIS is why it's a good idea to have a journal! You can say whatever the fuck you want in your journal and no one can hold it against you because, guess what?! IT'S YOUR BLOODY JOURNAL! LoL That's why journals are such a good idea! There, you can rant and rave on whatever you want, including the price of tea in China. You can get out whatever angers you, frustrates you, whatever, that way you don't have to EMBARRASS THE EVER-LIVING SHIT OUT OF YOURSELF ON NATIONAL TV!
LMAO!
Seriously. Some Christian that dude is. And really, what he said and what provoked him to say it: he's no different than a dictator.
"How DARE you disagree and how DARE you hate the Almighty President Bush?! OFF WITH YOUR BLOODY HEAD!!!!!"
*sighs and puts fingers to temples* Silly people these days.