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kpete

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13. excuse me,

Thu Feb 4, 2016, 10:06 AM

Feb 2016

send them back?

They Are Americans.

OBAMA: You’re part of America, too,” Obama said, his volume rising as he said he was speaking in particular at that moment to young Muslim Americans. “You’re not Muslim or American, you’re Muslim and American. And don’t grow cynical.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/02/03/president-obamas-mosque-visit-will-spotlight-a-new-generation-of-muslim-americans/

peace for ALL,
kp

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How can anyone look at those sweet, smiling faces and feel bigotry or fear? [View all] kpete Feb 2016 OP

Unfortunately..... daleanime Feb 2016 #1

children are everything. wonderful picture of all these American people. roguevalley Feb 2016 #38

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #2

Perhaps atreides1 Feb 2016 #3

That's a beautiful photo malaise Feb 2016 #4

Have you ever seen another President do this in the oval office? Stellar Feb 2016 #5

Does this count? jberryhill Feb 2016 #10

ROFL! nt Stellar Feb 2016 #12

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahha malaise Feb 2016 #20

Harooooooooooooooooo!!!!! Initech Feb 2016 #40

Just what I was thinking. But Google didn't have the correct spelling. I like yours. GoneFishin Feb 2016 #43

I love that picture! B Calm Feb 2016 #50

And let's not forget this: forest444 Feb 2016 #57

Just adorable malaise Feb 2016 #19

Have you ever seen another President cry? Stellar Feb 2016 #23

You know the killing of those children and their teachers and adminstrators malaise Feb 2016 #25

hear, hear! nt Stellar Feb 2016 #30

Once that I can recall jberryhill Feb 2016 #28

He was crying?! Man, he sure cries ugly. nt. Stellar Feb 2016 #31

Looks like he's wearing Mendocino Feb 2016 #35

I thought he fell asleep face down on a walnut shell. GoneFishin Feb 2016 #44

+ 1... Stuart G Feb 2016 #7

Re: Feeling "fear." I don't recall any news reports of gangs of Muslim women and children. WinkyDink Feb 2016 #6

The assholes who feel that way feel the same way about the man in the foreground Orrex Feb 2016 #8

Post removed Post removed Feb 2016 #9

Ummm.. Where they "came from" is the U.S. jberryhill Feb 2016 #11

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #14

"Send the anchor babies back too." You definitely clicked on the wrong link when you came to DU. pampango Feb 2016 #17

excuse me, kpete Feb 2016 #13

Your kidding right! newfie11 Feb 2016 #15

You can't help these people malaise Feb 2016 #21

"Send them back where they came from. I don't care what they claim might happen to them over there, pampango Feb 2016 #16

MIRT Mendocino Feb 2016 #27

The photos are of women and children oberliner Feb 2016 #18

It is when Muslim women and children are vilified and attacked. Rebkeh Feb 2016 #22

Bigotry and fear do not emanate from pictures of smiling women and children oberliner Feb 2016 #36

oh god. just enjoy the picture. it would probably surprise you how many people in this roguevalley Feb 2016 #39

It's a very cool picture oberliner Feb 2016 #42

I see three adult men clearly. Mendocino Feb 2016 #24

Illustration of what ? n/t TubbersUK Feb 2016 #26

Considering there are 4 men and 4 women in that photo, not really sure what your issue is uppityperson Feb 2016 #33

Different types of photos yield different types of reactions oberliner Feb 2016 #37

Any time you see pics of Obama with children, SheilaT Feb 2016 #29

Looking at pics of Pres. Obama with babies and children lowers blood pressure. redwitch Feb 2016 #32

I'm going to miss him Beaverhausen Feb 2016 #45

Because these are children..... BrainDrain Feb 2016 #34

What about this group of men? Bad Dog Feb 2016 #48

Quite funny! smirkymonkey Feb 2016 #53

Thank you. Bad Dog Feb 2016 #54

ahhh yes...... BrainDrain Feb 2016 #59

Which one? Bad Dog Feb 2016 #60

First I fell in love with the little boy with the book closest to the President.. Demoiselle Feb 2016 #41

Here's a smiling face to fear: tclambert Feb 2016 #46

that is his "another Bankruptcy in my businesses was just approved" smile mdbl Feb 2016 #47

How? By using collective guilt. Some men who attend their churches (mosques) do very bad pampango Feb 2016 #49

Those kids are cute!!! The Imam at that Mosque is a purveyor of hate speech against LGBT!!!! Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #51

Good post, important perspective. MH1 Feb 2016 #58

Could I get a link to that quote, please? nt el_bryanto Feb 2016 #62

A soulless Repub.... blackspade Feb 2016 #52

Well, nice thought, but the filth which was (predictably) brought out here closeupready Feb 2016 #55

Flourishes might be a bit of a stretch el_bryanto Feb 2016 #61

Yeah, that's fair. closeupready Feb 2016 #63

Amazing picture!! rwsanders Feb 2016 #56