Christianist and Wingnut Gathering at Pat Robertson's university

Every now and then Regent University attracts a gathering of theocrats, Christianists, and wingnuts to its campus. One such event occurred yesterday (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SOU_ROVE_REGENT_VAOL-?SITE=VANOV&SECTION=STATE). Fortunately, there was a voice or two of reason to counter the agenda of the other speakers, such as Karl Rove, who I find to be an absolutely despicable human being who borders on a moral (in my opinion, Rove would have fit right in with Hitler's henchmen):

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) -- Former top presidential adviser Karl Rove began a debate Friday on "should America bring democracy to the world" with a simple response to that question: "Obviously, my answer is yes." Former Sen. Max Cleland, D-Ga., said his answer was "yes, by example, but not by force," setting up a complicated and at times testy discussion between the two men - as well as former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey - that was dominated, naturally, by the Iraq war. The men spoke at a forum at Regent University, the Christian school founded by religious broadcaster Pat Robertson.

The most contentious moment during the debate erupted between Rove and Cleland, a Vietnam veteran and former member of the national commission that investigated the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Cleland lost his Senate seat to Republican Saxby Chambliss, who suggested Cleland was soft on terrorism, and Cleland supporters said Rove was behind that. Cleland pointedly asked Rove "why didn't the Bush White House go after Osama bin Laden? Why are we wasting time in Iraq?" Cleland argued that assets have been pulled away from Afghanistan and sent to Iraq, and the two men heatedly spoke over each for a few seconds. McCaffrey, a national security and terrorism analyst for NBC News, called the Afghanistan war "one of the most miserably handled, under-resourced operations imaginable," with the United States pulling out a fair amount of special operations forces.

Earlier, Rove said that anyone concerned about world peace must be concerned about encouraging the spread of democracy. Totalitarian regimes can be sources of violence and instability, so it is in America's national interest to promote democracy - not just elections, but liberty - beyond its borders, said Rove, who resigned in August as deputy White House chief of staff.

Meanwhile, of course, Rove did his up most to build a totalitarian regime right here in the USA, with Chimperator Bush and Emperor Palpatine Cheney trampling all over the Constitution and the rights of American citizens. As one reader suggested, I myself due to my comments could be on a terrorist watch list under the secret domestic spying programs that now exist.