Day: August 22, 2005

This is unreal.

The 700 Club looks like a current event / news show, but in reality, it’s Pat Robertson. He’s the show. He’s the one who comments after each little news segment. He’s the one who has the most camera time. Make no mistake about it. This is Pat’s gig.

What happens when you have a TV show that is really just about you and your comments? Well, sometimes you actually say on TV what you think. That can lead to controversy, like it did tonight.

Robertson was doing his little commentary thingy during a discussion that included the mention of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Everyone knows that Chavez has been in a funk lately over the policies of the Bush administration. Recently, he accused the U.S. government of conspiring to topple his government and back plots to assassinate him. U.S. officials have denied this.

Well, Pat started on his rant, filling the air with his audible ponderings, when this came out of his mouth:

There was a popular coup that overthrew him [Chavez]. And what did the United States State Department do about it? Virtually nothing. And as a result, within about 48 hours that coup was broken; Chavez was back in power, but we had a chance to move in. He has destroyed the Venezuelan economy, and he’s going to make that a launching pad for communist infiltration and Muslim extremism all over the continent.

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. It’s a whole lot cheaper than starting a war. And I don’t think any oil shipments will stop. But this man is a terrific danger and the United … This is in our sphere of influence, so we can’t let this happen. We have the Monroe Doctrine, we have other doctrines that we have announced. And without question, this is a dangerous enemy to our south, controlling a huge pool of oil, that could hurt us very badly. We have the ability to take him out, and I think the time has come that we exercise that ability. We don’t need another $200 billion war to get rid of one, you know, strong-arm dictator. It’s a whole lot easier to have some of the covert operatives do the job and then get it over with.

Isn’t that priceless? Can’t believe it, right? Well, believe it. Watch the video here.

I can only imagine what the Left is going to say about this. The MSM has already had a cow, with more birthings expected.

Note to Pat: Many of us would (in a private setting) agree with what you’re saying about Chavez. He’s a loose cannon for sure. But when you get on television and say these things, it only ends up making you look a little wacko. And while you might be used to accusations of wackiness, it hurts the Republican party, it hurts Conservatism, and it sure doesn’t help non-Christians understand Christians any better (it’s that whole ‘Love Thy Neighbor’ thing that trips ’em up).

UPDATE: Backpedal, backpedal. Pat, just stop. It’s better to shut up than to deny what you said.

I’m not a fan. I haven’t attended. I don’t personally know anyone who has.

All I know is this. Thousands are getting ready. You’d think it was the week before Christmas or something.

Countdown.

Do you attend? If you do, tell me why.

I hope I never have to hear about a death in my family by reading a blog. Phone calls or face to face communication, please.

Exhibit “A” – Jennifer Aniston.

Jennifer Aniston to Publish Her Intimate Diary

Jennifer Aniston reportedly plans to publish her intimate diary she kept during her agonizing split with husband Brad Pitt. Aniston wants to prove she is strong and truly “unsinkable” by describing her most private feelings on the collapse of her four-year marriage and Brad’s romance with Angelina Jolie.

Diagnosis – Patient suffers from an inferiority complex and paranoia.

According to some reports, Jennifer Aniston is afraid people will think she is weak, as she appeared crying and confused in an interview to Vanity Fair magazine.

Exhibit “B” – Denial; Patient does not admit she has a problem.

By publishing a diary Jennifer also hopes it will help women deal with infidelity and divorce.

Exhibit “C” – Patient is surrounded by enablers.

A friend told Britain’s Grazia magazine: “Jen’s kept a diary throughout her ordeal. Putting her out-of-control thoughts down on paper was a way to keep things from going haywire.

“She’s thinking about using her experiences to help other women with suddenly being dumped. Jen feels she’s coming across as weak. It’s not the image she wants.”

Recommended Course of Treatment – Get a life. Move on. Take a vacation. Stop it with this Brad obsession. Work. Keep making your millions. Stop listening to the suck-ups who are paid to be around you. Don’t be a victim. Don’t seek revenge. Don’t worry about who’s taking your picture and who isn’t. Don’t worry about not appearing on the cover of the latest magazine. You’re not on ‘Friends’ anymore…get over it. Stop hanging with Courtney and all the other ‘Friends’ stars. They need to move on too and you’re not helping each other. Don’t go all New Age and do the Kabbalah thing like Madonna.

Prognosis – Not good. Patient will not recover and will continue suffering from the disease due to an unwillingness to deal effectively with Exhibits B & C. Patient will eventually succumb to the disease, and by age 50 will be hosting Time Life infomercials on the USA Network and appearing in “Where Are They Now?” filler shows broadcast by TV Networks who have unexpected holes in programming.