Yeah He's Crazy. But You're Exaggerating.

Today I woke up to some peculiar news. A known Evangelical figure in the US, one of those who has his own TV show and extensive contacts in the current US government and the Republican Party, proposed that the White House assassinate the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez. According to Pat Robertson, the deeds perpetrated by Chavez that make him "worthy" of such an end are:

1. Destroying the Venezuelan economy and middle class thus creating more poverty in his nation


2. Having socialist/communist links and ideals that he wish to share with the rest of Latin America


3. Creating in Venezuela, an environment for radical Islam and therefore terrorism

Ok... not only is his proposition absurd but what's up with that last reason??? We might not like Chavez or consider him crazy. We might not agree with his "Bolivarian" ideals that have given rise to social discontent in Venezuela and the increase in poverty. We might not agree with his love affair with the past or his admiration of Fidel Castro. But taking leftist Chavez and then suggesting he has connections with Al Qaeda... where is the logic in that?

Almost immediately, Venezuela answered and called Robertson a criminal and demanded that the US denounce his declarations. The White House heeded to these demands and separated themselves quickly from Mr. Robertson's opinions.

That, apparently, was the end of that. In this fasshion, Hugo Chavez can add one more absurd story to his presidency that has been plagued by his crazy paranoia and the reduction of human rights and economic health of his country. We should try and help out Venezuela and let Chavez see his mistakes but never in the way Pat Robertson suggested.

You can read the full story (in Spanish) here: http://estadis.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/301044.html