calling a spade a shovel

[rone]

Jym Dyer at meme_machine_go suggests that we call Pat Robertson's actions by their proper name: he has issued a fatwah.

Comments

[palecur.livejournal.com]

Oh, they care about appearances -- in the right circumstances. You don't want to alienate the base by having any hint of hanging out with the crazier side of things, see.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

So, Robertson's fine as long as he keeps his yap shut. Gotcha.

[palecur.livejournal.com]

Fine by me, hell yeah. In terms of Administration (and, more broadly, Repubs in general) strategery, you might want to wave him around on (on a short choke chain) to get the faithful excited, but in general he's an embarrassment to be paid lip service to, not a core mover/shaker. Kind of like Rev. Jackson's opposite number, only more embarrassing, which is saying something.