Proof of the Danger of Mixing Politics and Religion

Presumably there are thousands who watch Pat Robertson and send him money and believe his pronouncements are inspired by God. How can one exaggerate the gall of a television preacher who thinks he know so much about international relations that he would call for the assassination of a foreign leader? How can you trust the honesty of a preacher who would claim that Chavez was elected, deposed by popular will, and then reinstated in defiance of popular will? Where is the slightest evidence that there is any "Muslim influence" in Venezuela? Hugo Chavez has his warts, but is a threat to the moneyed class of the United States only because he is a proponent of land reform, a populist, and an OPEC hawk. Being an OPEC hawk is in the highest tradition of capitalism because he is advocating the highest possible price for oil, like our buddy, Prince Bandar. You might expect the Republicans to be proposing him for the Nobel Prize for Economics.

Before anyone believes Wingnut Robertson on this topic, it would be a good idea to do a little research on Venezuela and Hugo Chavez. Wikipedia tells a similar story, so what possible motive can Reverend Robertson have other than to get rid of an oil hawk, punish anyone who is friendly with ogre Castro, and comfort the rich of Venezuela and their rich American friends at ExxonMobile. Scarey!