Focus on the fundies: Robertson issues fatwa
This being the silly season, the Pat Robertson call for the assassination of Venuzuelan president Hugo Chavez is all over the news, but here are a few of the more interesting pieces of analysis:
Time: Robertson's statements help Chavez
Conspiracy Planet: Did Robertson profit from his remarks?
Reuters: other Robertson gaffes, including a suggestion to bomb the U.S. State Department
NY Times: reaction from U.S. gov't, liberal critics
And you can view a video and a transcription of Robertson's blurting on Media Matters.
But the best thing about Robertson's unstopped mouth? It made fundies look so stupid that they lost the news cycle for about three days running and thus can't make hay out of yesterday's Calif. Supreme Court ruling that same-sex couples are virtually indistinguishable from opposite-sex couples, at least when it comes to parental rights and responsibilities. So if any dumbass tells you "the family" is in danger because of that ruling, just say "I have only two words for you, asshole: Pat Robertson."
2 comments:
Unfortunately, Pat Robertson isn't a fundamentalist. He is charismatic, which disqualifies him from the fundamentalist label.
You're right. It's all too convenient for me to lump them all together just because their politics tend in the same direction.
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