Pat Robertson in hot water over remark

The Vice President of Venezuela, Vicente Rangel, is upset over comments that tv envangelist Pat Robertson made on air. Pat Robertson remarked that the U.S. should assassinate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Robertson was upset over Venezuela's relationship with communist Cuba and also accused them of being "a launching pad for communist infiltration and Muslim extremism all over the continent."

CNN reported that "[Robertson] did not explain how Venezuela was to be used by Muslim extremists. The U.S. State Department Web site says 98 percent of the population are Roman Catholic or protestant."

Full story here. (cnn.com)