Quotes of the day

posted at 10:34 pm on November 10, 2009 by Allahpundit

“The recent attack on the military base in Texas warns that if the occupation policy of the American rulers continues in this way, without them folding the carpets of occupation and transgression in Afghanistan and Iraq, it is natural then that incidents and attacks similar to Texas will spread to the Pentagon and other American military centres.

“According to media reports, the hero of the attack is a Muslim psychiatrist and major in the American army, of Palestinian origin.”

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“The conversation in the first few days after the massacre was well intentioned, but it suggested a willful flight from reality. It ignored the fact that the war narrative of the struggle against Islam is the central feature of American foreign policy. It ignored the fact that this narrative can be embraced by a self-radicalizing individual in the U.S. as much as by groups in Tehran, Gaza or Kandahar.

“It denied, before the evidence was in, the possibility of evil.”

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How many more people have to die before you call a terrorist a terrorist, and do something about it?

Kini on November 10, 2009 at 10:37 PM

I’m looking forward to what my counter terrorism prof says tomorrow about this

“oooh, religion had nothing to do wif it”

blatantblue on November 10, 2009 at 10:38 PM

What really pisses me off is how detached Obama is.

He’s practically defended this muslim creep.

Kini on November 10, 2009 at 10:38 PM

As long as people continue to embrace PC behavior, Jihad and other extremists will prevail. The idiocy of political etiquette is killing us.

anXdem on November 10, 2009 at 10:42 PM

Geraldo thinks Hasan went all postal-Muslim and stuff because he might have had a tooth ache. Bwaaahh.

Well its possible. We shouldn’t jump to conclusions, and yet the Cambridge Police acted stupidly and Beyonce still has the best damn vid of all time.

Geochelone on November 10, 2009 at 10:43 PM

Col. Peters doesn’t stutter does he? Keep it up Ralphie boy!

ncborn on November 10, 2009 at 10:44 PM

I wish that Col. Peters were CinC.
Common sense is in dire shortage right now.

annoyinglittletwerp on November 10, 2009 at 10:44 PM

it is natural then that incidents and attacks similar to Texas will spread to the Pentagon and other American military centres.

bring it

stop hiding and come out like men, you cowards

John the Libertarian on November 10, 2009 at 10:44 PM

Who’s going to protect us, when the FBI, the CIA, and the military continue to let PC Team Barry muzzle the truth?

anXdem on November 10, 2009 at 10:48 PM

(Q2) As for the second question that we want to answer: What are we calling you to, and what do we want from you?

(1) The first thing that we are calling you to is Islam.

(2) The second thing we call you to, is to stop your oppression, lies, immorality and debauchery that has spread among you.

(a) We call you to be a people of manners, principles, honour, and purity; to reject the immoral acts of fornication, homosexuality, intoxicants, gambling’s, and trading with interest.

… It is saddening to tell you that you are the worst civilization witnessed by the history of mankind:

… You are the nation who, rather than ruling by the Shariah of Allah in its Constitution and Laws, choose to invent your own laws as you will and desire. You separate religion from your policies, contradicting the pure nature which affirms Absolute Authority to the Lord and your Creator.

Who can forget your President Clinton’s immoral acts committed in the official Oval office? After that you did not even bring him to account, other than that he ‘made a mistake’, after which everything passed with no punishment. Is there a worse kind of event for which your name will go down in history and remembered by nations?

If you fail to respond to ALL these conditions, then prepare for fight with the Islamic Nation. The Nation of Monotheism, that puts complete trust on Allah and fears none other than Him.

Osama Bin Laden … Letter to Americans

HondaV65 on November 10, 2009 at 10:48 PM

I like what Krauthammer said…I’m paraphrasing…People are worried about a backlash against muslims, but there has been none. The only backlash has come from muslims themselves towards Americans.

SouthernGent on November 10, 2009 at 10:48 PM

But if “fed” is rumored to be written on a man dead from unknown causes, we all know who’s to blame.

exception on November 10, 2009 at 10:49 PM

Southern Gent:

Not to mention the attacks of Muslims against Muslims.

Terrye on November 10, 2009 at 10:50 PM

I truly believe that it will take the horrific murder of thousands in liberal Meccas like New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. before we really start to defend this country and flush ‘political correctness’ once and for all…

… and it doesn’t make me happy to say that.

Seven Percent Solution on November 10, 2009 at 10:51 PM

SouthernGent on November 10, 2009 at 10:48 PM

Yeah, another blog had something similar:

I’m worried about a Muslim backlash.

Why, how many did they kill this time?

lorien1973 on November 10, 2009 at 10:51 PM

Imagine how frustrating it must be for the terrorists to keep telling us year after year that they hate us and want us dead, only to have some well meaning little PC addled post modern new age moron tell them time and again that they are misunderstood.

Terrye on November 10, 2009 at 10:53 PM

“At some point you just gotta knock off the B.S.” Well put, Colonel Peters.

Log on November 10, 2009 at 10:54 PM

I know Allah disapproves, but what the heck:

John Mohammed: Hey look Tim McVeigh and Mohammed Atta are here. Cool. Hey wait a second, it is kinda hot here, what is that red hot poker for, AHHHHHHH…

Nidal Hasan, you are next.

Mr. Joe on November 10, 2009 at 10:54 PM

Who’s going to protect us, when the FBI, the CIA, and the military continue to let PC Team Barry muzzle the truth?

anXdem on November 10, 2009 at 10:48 PM

This mentality was in place long before Obama took office. George W. “Islam is a religion of peace” Bush and his PC Team is far more responsible. And right after 9/11, with a captivated world audience, we had a chance to be honest about the situation, and recognize this is an ideological struggle above all else.

jjraines on November 10, 2009 at 10:54 PM

What really pisses me off is how detached Obama is.

He’s practically defended this muslim creep.

Kini on November 10, 2009 at 10:38 PM

Being honest about what happened in TX does nothing to advance the agenda that Obama and the State Media want, therefore they will do their best to minimize the event and its import.

18-1 on November 10, 2009 at 10:55 PM

I truly believe that it will take the horrific murder of thousands in liberal Meccas like New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. before we really start to defend this country and flush ‘political correctness’ once and for all…

… and it doesn’t make me happy to say that.

Seven Percent Solution on November 10, 2009 at 10:51 PM

Ron Paul will talk about blowback and the lefties will talk about chickens coming home to roost even if there are such attacks. But look at this way, Obama gives a helluva speech so he can wow us with some real stirring oratory as he pontificates over the rubble.

Terrye on November 10, 2009 at 10:55 PM

blatantblue on November 10, 2009 at 10:38 PM

Ask him what a terrorism-inspired attack would look like. If this isn’t it, how can you tell? It must be missing something, or have something extra right?

Fer crissakes, we’ve got a witness who was shot who heard the shooter say ‘Allahu akbar’

apollyonbob on November 10, 2009 at 10:56 PM

What really pisses me off is how detached Obama is.

He’s practically defended this muslim creep.

Kini on November 10, 2009 at 10:38 PM

Actually Obama kind of changed his tune today. I think that so much incriminating information is coming out about this man that a lot of people know they are going to have some explaining to do..and Obama is trying to get out in front of that.

Terrye on November 10, 2009 at 10:57 PM

The news clips that BOR had before Colonel Peters were repulsive. The state run media is destroying our country.

d1carter on November 10, 2009 at 10:57 PM

I just thought of a method to make incidents like Ft Hood a near impossibility in the future …

Arm all U.S. Army Sergeant’s Majors. These men and women are at the top of the enlisted chain with decades of screening under their belt. They are even better screened imo than Lt. Colonels – and certainly better screened than anything below an LTC.

Very low risk and high payoff – as wherever you are – there’s a Sergeant Major not too far off.

The problem at Ft Hood is that only the cops were armed and Hassan walked in and opened up on a concentrated crowd of unarmed Soldiers.

HondaV65 on November 10, 2009 at 10:57 PM

Any word from Osama bin Laden? Surely, if he is still alive he must be making another audio or video tape. Somebody with connections to English version of the Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera must know. Osama is probably thinking … wow, this political correctness is the ticket to the show, er … [with a british accent] I think we’re in now.

Americannodash on November 10, 2009 at 10:59 PM

apollyonbob on November 10, 2009 at 10:56 PM

i get irritated because there is an equivocation of the religion imperative across the board.

no. not all religions are equally hospitable to the growth and formation of violent groups.

blatantblue on November 10, 2009 at 10:59 PM

This mentality was in place long before Obama took office. George W. “Islam is a religion of peace” Bush and his PC Team is far more responsible. And right after 9/11, with a captivated world audience, we had a chance to be honest about the situation, and recognize this is an ideological struggle above all else.

jjraines on November 10, 2009 at 10:54 PM

Oh come on. I remember Bush’s Axis of Evil speech. I remember him going to the UN in September 2002 and giving a speech on the need to stand up to this kind of terrorism. He did more than any other world leader has done, and he took the heat for doing it.

Terrye on November 10, 2009 at 10:59 PM

Chris Matthews “It’s not a crime to contact Al Quaida”.

Schadenfreude on November 10, 2009 at 11:02 PM

Chris Matthews “It’s not a crime to contact Al Quaida”.

Schadenfreude on November 10, 2009 at 11:02 PM

But, according to him – it IS a crime for a Catholic priest to talk to a Congressman.

LOL!

HondaV65 on November 10, 2009 at 11:04 PM

…The idiocy of political etiquette is killing us.

anXdem on November 10, 2009 at 10:42 PM

I keep quoting him/her, but it’s easy to see why. Pure good thought. Thanks for the thought.

PaCadle on November 10, 2009 at 11:04 PM

Ever wonder if O’Reilly believes half of the drivel he puts out there? Sometimes he seems to bend into a pretzel in order to look unbiased. He needs to be replaced.

Star20 on November 10, 2009 at 11:04 PM

Hasan was by all indications an orthodox muslim. I have seen nothing to indicate that he belonged to any break-away muslim sect.

MB4 on November 10, 2009 at 11:05 PM

This mentality was in place long before Obama took office. George W. “Islam is a religion of peace” Bush and his PC Team is far more responsible.

jjraines on November 10, 2009 at 10:54 PM

Remind me again how many times Bush acquiesced to an interview by Al Jazeera?

Oh … that’s right …

ZERO.

HondaV65 on November 10, 2009 at 11:06 PM

A concerned citizen calls into Homeland Security!!!

Ah ya,um I’ve,got this nieghbour next door,and I can
see them in their back yards with these small carpets,
and I see their heads bopping up and down,and their
always yelling Allah Akbar something,……

What! Am I a member of a Tea Party,what does that have to
do with my call…..

Anyhow like I was saying,just last week they were making bombs,exploding them,and machine gun fire,and they were
chanting and screaming Death to America,…..

What!Do I own any firearms,and Am I a former military member
I fail to see why that is importatnt to my call,….

Anyhow,just last week,about fifty of them were barbacuing
and for the entire afternoon into the night,one guy would
scream Death to America,followd by the sound of broken glass
and another one would scream Allah Ackbar something and I wo
uld here,…..

excuse me,did I vote Republican,excuse me again,what..what..
I’m the terrorist,you got to be kidding me,

and your sending a swat team to arrest me,you stupid F^%&^
#$$%&^*&^$$%^&* moron,I’m not the enemy you idiot!!
-(snark).

canopfor on November 10, 2009 at 11:06 PM

Who’s going to protect us, when the FBI, the CIA, and the military continue to let PC Team Barry muzzle the truth?

anXdem on November 10, 2009 at 10:48 PM

This mentality was in place long before Obama took office. George W. “Islam is a religion of peace” Bush and his PC Team is far more responsible. And right after 9/11, with a captivated world audience, we had a chance to be honest about the situation, and recognize this is an ideological struggle above all else.

jjraines on November 10, 2009 at 10:54 PM

C’mon. Are you actually trying to say the idiotic PC culture is Bush’s fault?

anXdem on November 10, 2009 at 11:06 PM

The media is driving the PC correctness on this insanity “it’s tragic that he’s a Muslim”.

May they all be the first to be converted.

It’s not hard to comprehend what happened. A Muslim terrorist gunned down 55 people, one of whom was pregnant.

The Great One didn’t mention this today. All he talked about was “a tragedy…bla, bla, bla”. Hearts and minds in the Muslim world is still more important to him. Who cares if someone wrote a good speech, and he read it well? He’s still a moronic ostrich.

Matthews, Evans et all who suck up to him, may you get yours, soon, all of you.

Schadenfreude on November 10, 2009 at 11:08 PM

Ever wonder if O’Reilly believes half of the drivel he puts out there? Sometimes he seems to bend into a pretzel in order to look unbiased. He needs to be replaced.

Star20 on November 10, 2009 at 11:04 PM

I knew I couldn’t have been the only who noticed. The thing is … he “acts” neutral or supportive on certain issues so that he can press hard the conservative agenda on others. And, the net sum of his agenda is conservative so he thinks we’re all stupid or something when he’s being sly.

I have nothing against a Conservative agenda – in fact – I wholeheartedly support that agenda.

But I DISLIKE DISHONESTY.

HondaV65 on November 10, 2009 at 11:08 PM

C’mon. Are you actually trying to say the idiotic PC culture is Bush’s fault?

anXdem on November 10, 2009 at 11:06 PM

very much responsible for it

blatantblue on November 10, 2009 at 11:09 PM

Being honest about what happened in TX does nothing to advance the agenda that Obama and the State Media want, therefore they will do their best to minimize the event and its import.

18-1 on November 10, 2009 at 10:55 PM

They, and Obama, can’t be honest about admitting that an act of terrorism was committed against the United States by a muslim terrorist that happened to be in the U.S. Army.

Political Correctness when a muslim kills, and calling the white cop acted stupidly. Rush to judgment…. my hiny perpendicular.

What preexisting condition does political correctness fall under?

Kini on November 10, 2009 at 11:09 PM

Awesome column by Brooks.

I wish he would do them more often, and the way things
are going, I suspect he will.

dave c on November 10, 2009 at 11:09 PM

I’m looking forward to what my counter terrorism prof says tomorrow about this

“oooh, religion had nothing to do wif it”

blatantblue on November 10, 2009 at 10:38 PM

You should bring a Koran with you (mark your passages ahead of time) and if he says that just start reading from it, for oh about 5 minutes and then sit back down.

MB4 on November 10, 2009 at 11:10 PM

Also, scroom Casey on his “diversity” insanity. Your job is to protect the Soldiers, their families, and us.

We live in a twilight zone in the U.S. now.

Schadenfreude on November 10, 2009 at 11:10 PM

I’m glad Peters criticized the speech. I didn’t care for it, and I’m glad to hear someone else say that. I read too much praise today.

Spirit of 1776 on November 10, 2009 at 11:11 PM

But I DISLIKE DISHONESTY.

HondaV65 on November 10, 2009 at 11:08 PM

My point, exactly!!

Star20 on November 10, 2009 at 11:11 PM

MB4 on November 10, 2009 at 11:10 PM

ill just bop em off the top me head

yusuf ali version

its so sad

everyone thinks Islam is just another good ollllll religion

tee hee

part of it is. part of it is not

blatantblue on November 10, 2009 at 11:12 PM

very much responsible for it

blatantblue on November 10, 2009 at 11:09 PM

I’m never surprised by your idiotic positions. :D

Yes … let’s call the man who invented the Patriot Act, and came up with the term “Global War on Terror” … an insufferably politically correct moron.

And lets call the guy who went out of his way to make his first interview in the middle east with Al Jazeera, banned the term “War on Terror”, ended EIT’s and went after CIA agents for keeping us safe for eight years …

Let’s call that guy a STAND UP DUDE!

LOL!

HondaV65 on November 10, 2009 at 11:12 PM

“The conversation in the first few days after the massacre was well intentioned, but it suggested a willful flight from reality.

What is suggested was that the Democrat Governemt and its lackey’s in the progressive media are actively trying to return the Nation to its pre 9/11 complacency and head in the sand mentality about fundamentalist Islam, its connection to acts terrorism and its direct threat to the United States of America and its citizens.

In short as soon as someone starts talking about the threat to America from fundamentalist Islam the Democrats and the Media stick their fingers in their ears and start yelling ‘LALALA I CANT HEAR YOU LALALA” just like Clinton did back in the 90′s and we all know how that ended up.

Hellrider on November 10, 2009 at 11:12 PM

Wait’ll one of these sick SOBs sneak into the Congressional offices or a Network building and wreck havoc. The thrills running up their legs will turn to crap running down their legs. Then, and only then, will these ignorant fascist fools face reality.

Griz on November 10, 2009 at 11:13 PM

HondaV65 on November 10, 2009 at 11:12 PM

well

all we heard for 8 years was that Islam was a great religion of peace

so yes his administration bears blame for the propagation of that myth

blatantblue on November 10, 2009 at 11:14 PM

The poster, simplesimon, is quite fine with all of this. It’s okay with him, and the other libs like bleeds blue, shark fin, and crr6. They have all made excuses, under guise of being ‘reasonable’.

They’re the enemy, really. They back this, personally and collectively:

Hasan committed mass murder in the name of Islam. The FBI is trying it’s best to mask this. The MSM is trying to bury details.

simplesimon, crr6, and all the other libs who attack us every day are part of that camp. simon leads the way, speaking for all the other libs who post here. And we know what they do to us day after day.

People, make your own decisions of what’s going on who are the perpetrators.

Liam on November 10, 2009 at 11:14 PM

C’mon. Are you actually trying to say the idiotic PC culture is Bush’s fault?

anXdem on November 10, 2009 at 11:06 PM

very much responsible for it

blatantblue on November 10, 2009 at 11:09 PM

Oh no he is not. That PC culture started a long time before Bush came along. Try the 60s in places like California when we were supposed to learn a new way of dealing with our differences.

I remember when Reagan was president and Hezbellah with the help of Iran killed hundreds of Marines in Lebanon, there was not a word about Islamic terrorism being a global threat. Reagan said it was difficult to know how to punish people who wanted to die. And that was pretty much that.

Terrye on November 10, 2009 at 11:14 PM

Bush failed miserably by not naming the enemy. He started this ridiculous approach of not recognizing the existence of radical Muslims that follow a Jihadist ideology.
.
To all those deluded people who can’t bear to say that Malik killed people due to the jihad approach, I would ask if the 19 WTC attackers were all insane. To anyone with half a brain it is clear that there are a number of Muslims who follow the Al Qaeda approach. Malik had all the signs. The level of denial and pc here is astounding.
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From Casey’s remarks, it is clear that he follows the extreme PC line. If this is the approach of our military leaders, it is time to get out of Iraq and Afghanistan right now. We have absolutely no hope of accomplishing anything there if we have blinders on about our enemies. Let’s stop the hemorrhaging of money and people on a lost cause especially with the insane rules of engagement in effect.

FactsofLife on November 10, 2009 at 11:14 PM

Be careful,

wouldn`t want to upset the current Administration!!

They don`t want to see any,

BACKLASH!!!!!!!!

canopfor on November 10, 2009 at 11:15 PM

Terrye on November 10, 2009 at 11:14 PM

ah yes

but during bush’s time, the whole discussion was most pregnant with meaning, with the American people living in the wake of 9/11

blatantblue on November 10, 2009 at 11:15 PM

Griz on November 10, 2009 at 11:13 PM

No, the dingbat left will never get it. They would rather die than give up their mental disorder.

Really Right on November 10, 2009 at 11:15 PM

I truly believe that it will take the horrific murder of thousands in liberal Meccas like New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. before we really start to defend this country and flush ‘political correctness’ once and for all…

… and it doesn’t make me happy to say that.

Seven Percent Solution on November 10, 2009 at 10:51 PM

i think you’re right. I’ve often wondered why more soft targets haven’t been exploited. Time and again I’ve simply said it was our incredible intelligence community, doing the job we don’t want to! However, to carry out an attack like this with all the red flags he had in our very own military is unbelievably disconcerting. I have no idea now why more targets haven’t been hit…I do know that Hasan and others like him are only making it look more and more possible to do…to others with the will to do so. This is a warning, I think.

I kind of, sort of talked about this here: http://pinkbee.tumblr.com/post/239457532/someone-forgot-their-breathing-exercises (shameless self pimping, I know)

Diane on November 10, 2009 at 11:17 PM

Liberals will defend the acts of our enemies breathlessly gasping at moral relativity as the knife of Islam slits their throats…..the sooner the civil war erupts the better. Pop-pop, fizz-fizz oh what a relief it is……..

dmann on November 10, 2009 at 11:17 PM

13 dead, sacrificed on the alter of Political Correctness.

GarandFan on November 10, 2009 at 11:18 PM

FactsofLife on November 10, 2009 at 11:14 PM

Ya know … I’m not going to blame Obama for inventing political correctness any more than I’m going to blame Bush for inventing it. PC was here long before either of them.

But I will say – anyone who thinks Bush was MORE PC than Obama is is farking batsh’ite crazy.

HondaV65 on November 10, 2009 at 11:19 PM

very much responsible for it

blatantblue on November 10, 2009 at 11:09 PM

No. The acceptance of PCness, and the ridiculous walk-down-denial-aisle about Islamic extremists predates Bush. I sincerely doubt Bush would have ever marginalized the massacre at Fort Hood the way Team Barry and the MSM have.

anXdem on November 10, 2009 at 11:20 PM

Who is looking out for American interests when this man is head of the Iran Desk at the State Department? Are we on a suicide mission with President ObaMao?
http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/11/the_new_iran_man_at_the_state.html

onlineanalyst on November 10, 2009 at 11:20 PM

Lt. Col. Ralph Peters is right on. Obama and the PC police is completely detached to the reality of the situation.
O’Reilly goes out of his way to defend Obama which sickens me.
Obama, the government, and sadly the higher-ups in the military are willfully blind to the radicalization of Muslims here in AMERICA.

cubachi on November 10, 2009 at 11:20 PM

Bush failed miserably by not naming the enemy.

FactsofLife on November 10, 2009 at 11:14 PM

Actually, he did. The Democrat Party fought him at every turn.

RINO….

Liam on November 10, 2009 at 11:21 PM

Bush failed miserably by not naming the enemy. He started this ridiculous approach of not recognizing the existence of radical Muslims that follow a Jihadist ideology.
.

Facts of life:

I heard Bush name the enemy. And the Muslim world definitely thought he named the enemy. I can even recall Bush getting flack from liberals for using the word crusade in a speech.

That is what is so absurd about this argument. As far as some on the right are concerned, Bush did not even bother to name the enemy, as far as much of the Muslim world and Europe were concerned he went to war with Islam while he pandered to the Jews, as far as the American left was concerned he was a war monger and a bigot.

Note the contradictions.

Terrye on November 10, 2009 at 11:21 PM

I sincerely doubt Bush would have ever marginalized the massacre at Fort Hood the way Team Barry and the MSM have.

anXdem on November 10, 2009 at 11:20 PM

The massacre would not have happened if Bush was President.

Make no mistake – Obama sent a message to EVERYONE when he took over and his attorney general immediately went into “witch hunt” mode on CIA interrogators.

The message sent?

“You’d better watch your ass – even if what you’re doing is illegal”.

This has sent a chill throughout the CIA, the FBI, and all the Armed Forces. Who’s going to report a soldier jihadi if he possibly will be smacked with a harassment or profiling charge? Who’s going to do anything even if the charge is made?

HondaV65 on November 10, 2009 at 11:24 PM

anXdem on November 10, 2009 at 11:20 PM

but as i said before

what bush did was more pregnant with meaning

than any president before him

because our whole attention was focused on it because of 9/11

the effects were much more intense, with the whole admin going on about Islam being Peace

blatantblue on November 10, 2009 at 11:24 PM

Need a WW2 mindset on Muslim terror,

and not the Liberal Utopian view,
besides,even the moderate muslims
have a message!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rw5MosKRm4&feature=related

canopfor on November 10, 2009 at 11:25 PM

Who will watch wake the watchers?

One Hundred Thousand Americans Dead?

One Million Americans Dead?

How many American corpses will it take to crush the demon of P.C.?

profitsbeard on November 10, 2009 at 11:26 PM

FactsofLife on November 10, 2009 at 11:14 PM
.
Ya know … I’m not going to blame Obama for inventing political correctness any more than I’m going to blame Bush for inventing it. PC was here long before either of them.
.
But I will say – anyone who thinks Bush was MORE PC than Obama is is farking batsh’ite crazy.

HondaV65 on November 10, 2009 at 11:19 PM

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No one is saying that Bush is more PC than Obama but he was much too PC for someone who was originally believed to be Conservative.
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Right after 9/11 his first words were not to blame the Muslims to avoid backlash and he blamed it on nameless terror. This proceeded to an extreme later in his administration.

FactsofLife on November 10, 2009 at 11:26 PM

Chris Matthews “It’s not a crime to contact Al Quaida”.

Schadenfreude on November 10, 2009 at 11:02 PM
But, according to him – it IS a crime for a Catholic priest to talk to a Congressman.

LOL!

HondaV65 on November 10, 2009 at 11:04 PM

Isn’t that the truth?! I just don’t find it “LOL” though. That’s the world we live in now. Scary.

Oink on November 10, 2009 at 11:26 PM

ah yes

but during bush’s time, the whole discussion was most pregnant with meaning, with the American people living in the wake of 9/11

blatantblue on November 10, 2009 at 11:15 PM

The American people were also flocking to see Michael Moore’s newest movie.

I am sorry, but I am older than you and I have seen this kind of crap go on for decades.

Bush was damned if he did or if he did not.

Ask the Muslim world if Bush declared war against their religion, they will say yes. Ask your average leftie the same thing and you will get the same answer.

I heard Bush give some fine speeches on the subject, and John Howard of Australia and even Tony Blair used the words Islamic extremist…to no avail. The education against such thinking was too ingrained. People fancy themselves too civilized.

Terrye on November 10, 2009 at 11:26 PM

Terrye on November 10, 2009 at 11:21 PM

You’re spot on … and further proof is Obama’s own APOLOGY TOUR. His rhetoric was basically … “I’m not George Bush … we’re not at war with Islam anymore”.

So … Obama definitely thought Bush had sent a negative message to the muslim war – otherwise he wouldn’t have spent the first three months of his administration kissing jihadi ass and bowing to Saudi kings.

HondaV65 on November 10, 2009 at 11:27 PM

Terrye on November 10, 2009 at 11:26 PM

islamic extremist is a poor term

because it implies that what is being done under “islamic extremism” is something external to what islam actually is — something foreign

blatantblue on November 10, 2009 at 11:28 PM

Make no mistake – Obama sent a message to EVERYONE when he took over and his attorney general immediately went into “witch hunt” mode on CIA interrogators.

HondaV65 on November 10, 2009 at 11:24 PM

HondaV65:

That message was sent loud and clear,through Hopey/Changeys
World American Apology Tour!!

And basically said, AMERICA IS THE PROBLEM!!!:)

canopfor on November 10, 2009 at 11:28 PM

Muslims have no problem naming us as their enemy. This isn’t just political correctness, this is insanity.

Mojave Mark on November 10, 2009 at 11:28 PM

FactsofLife on November 10, 2009 at 11:14 PM

Don’t even try your BS game here, RINO. Or, really, you’re just another lib.

Bush tried everything to protect the country and all you Dems did was fight him at every turn.

I dare you–prove me wrong, prove you Demfucks were all for America.

Liam on November 10, 2009 at 11:29 PM

Bush failed miserably by not naming the enemy.
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FactsofLife on November 10, 2009 at 11:14 PM
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Actually, he did. The Democrat Party fought him at every turn.
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RINO….
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Liam

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I’ll bet that I am far more Conservative than you are. The reason that the Conservatives lost the last 2 significant elections is because of the demoralization of the Conservative base by Bush and his toadies that made excuses for him at every turn.
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When did he name the enemy? Near the end of his term, he even dropped the word terror from the public vocabulary.

FactsofLife on November 10, 2009 at 11:30 PM

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No one is saying that Bush is more PC than Obama but he was much too PC for someone who was originally believed to be Conservative.
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Right after 9/11 his first words were not to blame the Muslims to avoid backlash and he blamed it on nameless terror. This proceeded to an extreme later in his administration.

FactsofLife on November 10, 2009 at 11:26 PM

No, actually his first words were this will not stand.

BTW, what exactly did Ronald Reagan do when our Marines were killed in Lebanon? What did Carter do when our embassy was taken? What did Clinton do when the WTC was attacked the first time and the embassies in Africa were destroyed and our Rangers were dragged naked through the streets in Somalia?

Terrye on November 10, 2009 at 11:30 PM

How many American corpses will it take to crush the demon of P.C.?

profitsbeard on November 10, 2009 at 11:26 PM

profitsbeard: THAT is the Question!!:)

canopfor on November 10, 2009 at 11:30 PM

When I hear Bush call muslim women, women of cover, during a speech shortly after 911, I thought it was the stupidest thing I ever heard in my life.

No Trojan horse would be needed today. The gates are open and we’ve got donuts inside. C’mon in!

We light candles while they light churches and synagogues.

deewhybee on November 10, 2009 at 11:30 PM

I’ll bet that I am far more Conservative than you are. The reason that the Conservatives lost the last 2 significant elections is because of the demoralization of the Conservative base by Bush and his toadies that made excuses for him at every turn.
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When did he name the enemy? Near the end of his term, he even dropped the word terror from the public vocabulary.

FactsofLife on November 10, 2009 at 11:30 PM

Ah yes, another one of those socalled conservatives who are too busy eating their own to bother going after the real opposition. Way to go, you guys have been a great help thus far. And of course, it is all Bush’s fault. That is something you have in common with the left. blame Bush.

Terrye on November 10, 2009 at 11:32 PM

stop hiding and come out like men, you cowards

John the Libertarian on November 10, 2009 at 10:44 PM

Exactly. And notice how this particular coward staged his attack before he was “in theatre”, where there would have been a lot more American Soldiers walking around with weapons.

The height of cowardice.

soundingboard on November 10, 2009 at 11:33 PM

This has sent a chill throughout the CIA, the FBI, and all the Armed Forces. Who’s going to report a soldier jihadi if he possibly will be smacked with a harassment or profiling charge? Who’s going to do anything even if the charge is made?

HondaV65 on November 10, 2009 at 11:24 PM

Exactly. Whistle-blowers have never been held in high regard, but now, if anyone dares have the temerity to blow the whistle on a Jihadist, they run the risk of being fired, sued, banished, or mocked on virtually every late night talk show, er, news program.

anXdem on November 10, 2009 at 11:33 PM

And yes, Bush did name the enemy time and again. I heard him myself, if you did not hear it, you were not listening.

Terrye on November 10, 2009 at 11:33 PM

Liberals and radical Muslims have an enemy in common, and that enemy is us. So “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” applies to the left. It does not even matter to them that the friendship is not reciprocated.

Really Right on November 10, 2009 at 11:34 PM

I wish that Col. Peters were CinC.
Common sense is in dire shortage right now.

brilliantannoyinglittletwerp on November 10, 2009 at 10:44 PM

FIFY…and darned tootin!

Laura in Maryland on November 10, 2009 at 11:34 PM

Wait’ll one of these sick SOBs sneak into the Congressional offices or a Network building and wreck havoc. The thrills running up their legs will turn to crap running down their legs. Then, and only then, will these ignorant fascist fools face reality.

Griz on November 10, 2009 at 11:13 PM

Check out the American Thinker piece that I cited. Look at how the Congressional offices are being infiltrated.

onlineanalyst on November 10, 2009 at 11:36 PM

islamic extremist is a poor term

because it implies that what is being done under “islamic extremism” is something external to what islam actually is — something foreign

blatantblue on November 10, 2009 at 11:28 PM

Well, it could be foreign, maybe even alien. It is hard to even imagine that any member of the Religion of Peace could do such a thing. Not an earthly member of the Religion of Peace, let alone an American member of the Religion of Peace. Maybe Hasan was a Klingon Muslim. Maybe that is what our Dear Leader was thinking when he so wisely caution us all not to jump to any conclusions.

MB4 on November 10, 2009 at 11:36 PM

Who gives a dead Muslims axe what Bush did or said, that was then and this is now. Focus you pathetic losers, until we gain control of this argument more Americans will be killed by goat loving neanderthals on OUR WATCH!

dmann on November 10, 2009 at 11:37 PM

It took me about 30 seconds to find this:

US President George W. Bush on Wednesday likened America’s efforts to quell Islamic extremism in Iraq and Afghanistan to the US fight against fascism during World War II.

During the Second World War, “our nation faced evil men with territorial ambitions and totalitarian aims, who murdered the innocent to achieve their political objectives,” Bush said at a commencement speech for new graduates of the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.

“Through a combination of military strength and national resolve, and faith in the power of freedom, we defeated these adversaries — and secured the peace for millions across the world,” Bush told the cheering cadets.

“Now, in the 21st century, our nation is once again contending with an ideology that seeks to sow anger and hatred and despair — the ideology of Islamic extremism,” said Bush, who earlier this month asked the US Congress for 70 billion dollars to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan into early next year, when his successor takes over.

Bush has said that the United States faces a “long struggle” on both fronts, but has insisted that “good progress” has been made in bringing democracy and stability to both war-ravaged countries.

“In today’s struggle, we are once again facing evil men who despise freedom, and despise America, and aim to subject millions to their violent rule. And once again, our nation is called to defeat these adversaries — and secure the peace for millions across the world.

Terrye on November 10, 2009 at 11:37 PM

I’ll bet that I am far more Conservative than you are.

FactsofLife on November 10, 2009 at 11:30 PM

You pompous RINO, don’t even fucking try your ploy. I’m more conservative than you are, a real thing where you fake it all.

you’re as bad as simplesimon, who speaks for all the other libfucks who bother us. You’re just another one, a con in disguise.

The REAL threat to America is all you libs, Dems, and RINOS, who let an enemy keep a foothold in America in name of your precious ‘diversity’. But what you ignorant people forget is that Islam will ice you first.

Liam on November 10, 2009 at 11:37 PM

If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, then roast that bastard. Of course, you’ve got to pluck it first.

hillbillyjim on November 10, 2009 at 11:38 PM

Remember,in World War Two,an American warship was
torpedoed by a German U-Boot,with half the crew lost,
and America was not in the war yet,

and a Liberal President,Roosevelt,did nothing!!

Sound familiar!?

canopfor on November 10, 2009 at 11:38 PM

BTW, what exactly did Ronald Reagan do when our Marines were killed in Lebanon?

Terrye on November 10, 2009 at 11:30 PM

He exercised wisdom.

MB4 on November 10, 2009 at 11:38 PM

Right after 9/11 his first words were not to blame the Muslims to avoid backlash and he blamed it on nameless terror. This proceeded to an extreme later in his administration.

FactsofLife on November 10, 2009 at 11:26 PM

Are you daft?

Look … Bush realized the power of the Presidency – and he chose his words carefully (usually). If he’d gone out there and said “Hey – dunno know what we’re gonna do here – the whole Muslim religion is screwy and this is going to be a problem.”

Then there WOULD have been a backlash against Muslims. If a leader of a Nation suddenly tells his people that a whole religion is off it’s kilter – let’s see … does NAZI GERMANY come to mind here?

So Bush was careful to call Islam a religion of peace – meanwhile – his underlings like Darth Dick Cheney and Sith Lord Donald Rumsfeld – were basically knocking the snot out of Muslim extremists.

That’s the way it’s done.

But … Obama came into office … essentially said the same thing as Bush did – except Obama did it louder, did it on his knees, and with a bib around his neck – then he directed his underlings to shut down Gitmo and turn the cannons on the CIA.

Yeah – case closed – Bush was an insufferable PC dude.

ALL HAIL OGABE!!

WUT?

HondaV65 on November 10, 2009 at 11:38 PM

I’ll bet that I am far more Conservative than you are.

FactsofLife on November 10, 2009 at 11:30 PM

You pompous RINO, don’t even try your ploy. I’m more conservative than you are, a real thing where you fake it.

you’re as bad as simplesimon, who speaks for all the other libf*cks who bother us. You’re just another one, a con in disguise.

The REAL threat to America is all you libs, Dems, and RINOS, who let an enemy keep a foothold in America in name of your precious ‘diversity’. But what you ignorant people forget is that Islam will ice you first.

Liam on November 10, 2009 at 11:39 PM

islamic extremist is a poor term

because it implies that what is being done under “islamic extremism” is something external to what islam actually is — something foreign

blatantblue on November 10, 2009 at 11:28 PM

I disagree.

Terrye on November 10, 2009 at 11:39 PM

Geraldo thinks Hasan went all postal-Muslim and stuff because he might have had a tooth ache. Bwaaahh.

Well its possible. We shouldn’t jump to conclusions, and yet the Cambridge Police acted stupidly and Beyonce still has the best damn vid of all time.

Geochelone on November 10, 2009 at 10:43 PM

I am starting to get a toothache.

Jerricho68 on November 10, 2009 at 11:39 PM

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