Guerillas and bodybags and sharks - oh my!

Church & State, Jan 2002 by Boston, Rob

Robertson: Assassinate World Leaders

Robertson calls for changing U.S. foreign policy to permit assassination of world leaders. Asserts Robertson, "It would just seem so much more practical to have that flexibility.... I just think it's the intelligent thing to do and I don't see anything unChristian about it." (August 1999)

CC Chapters Collapse

Media organizations report that Coalition state chapters are down from 48 to seven. Ex-CC officials admit the group lied about the number of voter guides it distributed. Reports surface that the group is $2.5 million in debt. The Coalition announces plans to move its operation from Chesapeake, Va., to Washington, D.C. (August-November 1999)

Robertson Backs Bush

Robertson announces that he will endorse George W. Bush for president and adds that the Coalition will sit out the election if U.S. Sen. John McCain gets the GOP nomination "You know," Robertson says on CNN, "we're not under the obligation to put out any literature for anybody." (February 2000)

Back Door Treatment: Employees Allege Bias

Ten African-American employees allege a pattern of racial discrimination at the Coalition's D.C. offices. The staffers say they were excluded from prayer meetings, told to enter through the back door and denied use of the lunchroom. (February 2001)

Robertson Resigns

Robertson announces his resignation from the Coalition and turns the group over to Roberta Combs. (Dec. 5, 2001)