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August 24, 2005
It's *Spelled* "Assassination," But It's Pronounced "Throat-Wobbler Mangrove"
Oh, that Pat Robertson!
After a day spent denying that he said what he was on tape saying, Pat Robertson this afternoon offered his inevitable apology for the oh-so-Christian act of calling for murder. Let's review the day's events, shall we?
"I didn't say 'assassination.' I said our special forces should 'take him out.' And 'take him out' can be a number of things, including kidnapping." -- Robertson, on The 700 Club this morning.
Mudge sez: Right. Because kidnapping is a far more Christian act.
"...there are a number of ways to take out a dictator from power besides killing him. I was misinterpreted by the AP [Associated Press], but that happens all the time," Robertson said.
Mudge sez: Ah, yes... the hackneyed, predictable, and disingenuous fallback card that conservatives play every single time: blame that durn biased media. You know, even as sheep-like as the right wing can be at times, I would think that even the most ardent right-winger would be starting to get sick of that whiny, disingenuous excuse. Of course, it's really hard to get away with blaming the media when you're caught on videotape of your own program, proving that you did say exactly what you claim you never said.
"If he thinks we're trying to assassinate him, I think we really ought to go ahead and do it," said Robertson Monday. "It's a whole lot cheaper than starting a war." -- Robertson on video tape of Monday's 700 Club program.
Mudge sez: Not a whole lot of wiggle room left for you there, Pat. You pretty much got caught with your hand in the collection plate on this one.
"Is it right to call for assassination?" Robertson said. "No, and I apologize for that statement."
Mighty Christian of you to say so, Pat. Of course, it'd be much easier to believe your Christian Taliban-wannabe ass if you hadn't spent all day denying it, blaming someone else for it, and only then being forced to capitulate by your own words.
Still, the biggest disappointment -- and the most revealing action of the whole affair -- was that gutlessly, the White House never issued a personal condemnation of one of his staunchest allies calling for the murder of an opponent. See, as Brent has pointed out in comments on my first post on this subject, Herr Robertson says controversial stuff all the time. It's expected.
But when faced with an ally advocating assassination -- and thus presented with a chance to emphatically declare to the world that such an act is antithetical to everything the United States stands for (or used to, until the Bush cabal seized power) -- Bush chose to remain silent, allowing underlings to offer weak non-denial denials, and deliberately passing up the opportunity. By his silence, he tacitly endorsed Robertson's sad remarks. By his silence, George W. Bush spoke volumes.
