noise to signal

I'm sure he meant "... on a date!"

I had a long rant written in my head about Pat Robertson calling for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez... but then I saw DC Simpson's much more eloquent and succinct take on the issue: What would Jesus do?

For accuracy's sake, here's the actual quote:

Robertson, the founder of the Christian Coalition and a presidential candidate in 1988, said on Monday of Chavez, one of Bush's most vocal critics: "If he thinks we're trying to assassinate him, I think that we really ought to go ahead and do it."

"We have the ability to take him out, and I think the time has come that we exercise that ability." He made the comments during his "The 700 Club" television program.

Anyone want to take any bets on how long it'll take the White House to repudiate Robertson's suggestion? Yes, there are spots in the pool for both "a laughably long time" and "never".