Democrats Ask Bush, GOP to Denounce Robertson's Remarks
By Melanie Hunter
CNSNews.com Senior Editor
August 24, 2005

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/viewstory.a ... 0824b.html



(CNSNews.com) - Democratic lawmakers are calling on President Bush to denounce Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson's call for the U.S. to assassinate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

"At a time when the invasion of Iraq has caused such damage to the international reputation of the United States, the last thing we need is a prominent Republican advocating assassination as a foreign policy tool," said House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi in a statement.

"President Bush must respond to the Robertson statement forcefully to make clear that his Administration not only understands the reasons why our law prohibits assassination, but is committed to following the law," Pelosi added.

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Robertson, founder of the Christian Coalition of America and a former presidential candidate, called Chavez a "terrific danger" to the United States on his TV show "The 700 Club" and said it would be easier to kill Chavez than invade Venezuela.

"You know, I don't know about this doctrine of assassination, but if he thinks we're trying to assassinate him, I think that we really ought to go ahead and do it," Robertson said. "It's a whole lot cheaper than starting a war ... and I don't think any oil shipments will stop."

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Chavez ally: Robertson a 'fascist'

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/ameri ... .react.ap/


UTNE online :


Pat Robertson, the televangelist who famously blamed gays and abortions for the September 11 terrorist attacks, is suffering another bout with foot-in-mouth disease. On Monday, the founder of the Christian Coalition encouraged the Bush administration to assassinate President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, calling the leader a "terrific danger" to the United States, who would turn his country into "a launching pad for communist infiltration and Muslim extremism all over the continent." "It's a whole lot cheaper than starting a war," he said on his show The 700 Club. "We don't need another $200 billion war to get rid of one, ya know, strong-arm dictator."

Watch video of Robertson's statement, thanks to :

http://mediamatters.org/items/200508220006

MediaMatters.org


UTNE

http://www.utne.com/webwatch/2005_213/news/11774-1.html





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