Spin, Spin, Spin: Robertson Finally 'Fesses Up
You know, I'm getting sick to death of the spin. All of it and from everybody. Robertson did the popular thing to do when you've been proven to have made a public blunder: spin the thing in order to save face. After two days of getting beat up by everyone from the White House to Chavez himself, Pat Robertson made a courageous and humble statement. Like any good statesman, Robertson said the equivalent of, " I never said that. Those, those people (finger wagging)...they took it out of context!" Yeah, sure, Pat. Actually, this was Robertson's exact statement: "I didn't say 'assassination,'" he told "700 Club" viewers this morning. "I said our special forces should go 'take him out,' and 'take him out' could be a number of things, including kidnapping."Right, it depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is, huh, Pat? Actually, perhaps Robertson meant "take him out" for dinner and a movie, or perhaps a cup of coffee. After all, you know, "take him out" can mean any number of things.
Of course, when that didn't fly and it was demonstrated to him that he actually did call for the assassination of Chavez, he really apologized. The kind of apology when you're more sorry you got caught than sorry for what you did:
"Is it right to call for assassination? No, and I apologize for that statement," Robertson said. "I spoke in frustration that we should accommodate the man who thinks the U.S. is out to kill him."Again, we learn a great lesson from Mr. Robertson...if you say something stupid, blame it on frustration. Certainly, everyone understands frustration. When we're frustrated, we say things we don't mean; we say things we shouldn't be held responsible for. Uh, sorry, Pat. You said it, you meant it...deal with it.
As I said earlier, calling for assassinations is an intolerable practice and those who have the public stage must take responsibility for the things they say and must think before they say them.
Reminds me of a quote by Abraham Lincoln: "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."
[Quotes from CNN.com]
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posted by DAVID C. PRICE at 8/24/2005 10:10:00 PM
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