religion is at the root of all evil in the world today

So, like I was saying, religion is at the root of all evil in the world today. Pat Robertson, a “televangelist” whose immense popularity has helped him to accumulate huge worldly wealth, is advocating the assassination of the Venezuelan president. The old hypocrite makes his religiosity the driving force in his twisted, hateful life.
I Googled Pat Robertson and among the million plus hits was the following page from the CBN website:
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/news/050531a.asp
Hugo Chavez vs. America
By Dale Hurd
CBN News Sr. Reporter
That was the “byline” above the article on the page. I wrapped quotation marks around the word because the article seemed more like political rhetoric than journalism. Just a small percentage of the blatant violations of journalistic ethics will be listed below.

“many think he is going to make trouble for the United States”
The operative word here is think; and just who are these many?

“Chavez believes he is in a fight with the devil. But the devil that Chavez fights does not reside in Hell. Chavez believes that the devil resides in Washington.”
Just how did Mr. Dale Hurd acquire access to these facts? One has to assume that Hugo Chavez granted him an interview; only he is able to tell us what Hugo Chavez believes. Would you believe it if I reported that Dale Hurd believes that Pat Robertson is a lying cocksucker?

“and now a new Cuban-Venezuelan alliance, bankrolled by oil profits, threatens to create a block of anti-American states across Latin America”
The fact that the U.S. maintains an embargo against Cuba while practicing preferential trading practices with China Has no bearing on how the U.S. is perceived in South and Central America? We’re the biggest bully on the block and we’re the victims of communist cliques? Such tripe would be funny if it weren’t for the fact that these fear mongers have hordes of the nation’s most gullible under their control.

“and now some fear that a new Cuban-Venezuelan alliance has a plan to create a new block of Leftist-run, anti-American states across Central and South America.”
What other countries, beside Cuba and Venezuela, will make up this alliance? What Central American countries have had their sovereignty insulted and abused by Washington’s “gunship diplomacy?” And yet another vague allusion to nameless others whose fears are reported as if they were more than paranoid delusions designed to promote fear. The merchants of religiosity thrive on fear and the hatred it engenders.

“Meanwhile, Chavez laughs all the way to the bank. He sits atop one of the largest oil reserves in the world. Venezuela owns CITGO. And as America's fourth largest oil supplier, he believes he has the U.S. by the throat. And he just might.”
You mean there’s oil involved? Oh my god! Now, is that coincidence or intelligent design? It seems to me that the fact that most of the world’s oil is under countries that hold some rancor towards us would give the religious right cause to question the validity of Intelligent Design.

"’This is a country where anyone who dares to think and speak differently from the government,” said Machado, “is seen as an enemy.’"
And that would never happen here in Amerikkka! From Dick Nixon through the Reagan-Bush continuum, Republicans have consistently tried to equate dissension with treason. And Pat Robertson AKA the devil’s advocate, has been in the forefront of those who are quick to question the patriotism and the morality of those who disagree with him.
Unable to resist the urge to give the author of that garbage a piece of my mind I sent him the following note:
Judging from the byline, your diatribe is supposed to pass for journalism in much the same way that the hateful Mr. Robertson passes for a Christian. His words can only have been inspired by Satan. I did not realize that "Thou shall not kill." was followed by "unless it furthers your political ambition and your greed."