they do it over there, but they don't do it here

check out this article on Pat Robertson's fatwah, where the author writes:

...Perhaps, that explains Donald Rumsfeld’s bland response that Robertson “is a private citizen. Private citizens say all kinds of things all the time.”

Of course, Rumsfeld failed to add that if Robertson was Muslim he’d be dragged off in leg-irons and plunked at Guantanamo Bay. Instead, he’ll get a mild public rebuke and retain his prestigious place among America’s class warriors.