Reid About It

Pat Robertson, televangelist and metaphorical snake-handler, got some unwanted attention lately when he called for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Robertson has since apologized, and said he was misquoted.

On his own TV show.

That irony is for later, we can come back to it. I'd rather take a look at what Robertson is saying in his attempt to not appear to be an insane nutball, which is somewhat akin to Carrottop refusing to acknowledge he's a prop comic.

What amazes me about the situation is the lengths people will go to absolve themselves of their own actions. Robertson says he's sorry, and he was misquoted.

Well, which is it, slappy? Did you say it and you're sorry, or did you not say it and you're angry you were misquoted by yourself? Pick an answer, and stick with it. Don't just unleash the avalanche of blame-shifting, either own up to it or sue somebody.

Because right now all you're saying is "I never said that, and I'm sorry for saying it." I know most of the time your celestial shareholders love it when you talk out of your ass like that, but you've got to step up and make sense when you're talking to those of us in the real world.