Put Out To Pasture

The National Religious Broadcasters recently had elections for their board of directors. Pat Robertson failed to win re-election despite the fact that there were only 36 candidates running for 33 seats. From the Washington Post:

[NRB President Frank] Wright said the elections usually hinge on the relative strength of radio, television and Internet broadcasters, so Robertson might have lost simply because he is a TV guy. But Wright acknowledged that there also was dissatisfaction with Robertson's recent call for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his assertion that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's stroke was God's punishment for the ceding of land to the Palestinians.

It looks like the association now sees Robertson as a burner, not an earner. Can't have coo coo bird Pat out there chasing away all those little old ladies with generous purses.

Speaking of those purses, the NRB also is planning a vigorous lobbying campaign against one of their viewer's casus belli, ala carte cable. The NRB fears that if you can pick your cable channels, you won't be picking them. They're right.