Two unrelated stories:
1. I know Hugo Chavez is pretty rotten but how did he beat Robert Mugabe to "Right-wing American TV hosts openly call for his assassination" status? I'd have thought Mugabe was a lock for this.
2. Good riddance to the nastiest college hoops coach ever.
Posted by Matt Bruce at August 23, 2005 12:53 PMMugabe's anti-gay stance probably gives him a free pass.
Also, Zimbabwe has no oil.
Posted by: Greg at August 23, 2005 01:43 PMJust where does calling for anyone's assassination fit in Christianity?
No wonder some people think all we Christians are kooks.
Posted by: Dave at August 23, 2005 01:56 PMChavez is committing the mortal sin of allying with Castro. He's giving him cheap oil and picking fights with the U.S.
Mugabe's doing much worse things against his own people, but he isn't directly challenging the U.S., and Zimbabwe is so far away that it's easy not to get obsessed over it. Which is a shame, because Mugabe is number 1 on my list for despots who need to die, soon, for the benefit of their people Kim Jong-Il would be number 1 if I had any confidence that North Korea would be able to profit from it.
Posted by: M.S. at August 23, 2005 05:03 PMoh, and the proper term for Robertson is of course "radical Christian cleric."
Posted by: Greg at August 24, 2005 05:23 AMMugabe prefers to directly challenge Britain on a regular basis, so perhaps the British Pat Robertson has taken a few potshots at him.
Posted by: James Dinan at August 24, 2005 06:08 PM2. Good riddance? Picking the Bearcats to lose earlier than everyone else was a great way to pick up points in March Madness pools.
Posted by: Gel at August 25, 2005 10:07 PM