Tell Me What You Said, Not What You Meant

I can't tell you how often I heard that from my dad growing up.
I'd like to say the same thing to False Prophet Pat Robertson.

Now Robertson says his comments were "misinterpreted" and taken "out of context." Not misquoted, inaccurate or insane.
Hmmmm.

"You know, I don’t know about this doctrine of assassination, but if he thinks we’re trying to assassinate him, I think we really ought to go ahead and do it."

"It’s a whole lot cheaper than starting a war. And I don’t think any oil shipments will stop. "

"We have the ability to take him out, and I think the time has come that we exercise that ability. We don't need another $200 billion war to get rid of one, you know, strong-arm dictator. It's a whole lot easier to have some of the covert operatives do the job and then get it over with."

Apparently, Robertson says this didn't automatically mean assassinate. It could mean kidnap - or say, tickle, imprison, torture, taunt or paddle for that matter.