Stevo you are right. They are not *exactly* the same but they are in same ball park. Different degrees of harshness but the same content -- religious leaders calling for the death of someone.
If what Elphaba says is true:
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There was an article by the LA Times in this morning's paper that states that Robertson "provoked a storm of criticism Tuesday, triggering condemnation from fellow religious leaders and international outrage, while the Bush administration said he was a 'private citizen' whose remarks were 'inappropriate'."
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationw...-home-headlines
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I see this as a good sign.
I do not expect the White House to play this any other way. They are politicians after all and cannot affort to *completely* repudiate Robertson as his base supports them. They just need to put some comfortable distance between themselves and him.
I would like to see more coverage of the "condemnation from fellow religious leaders".