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In reply to the discussion: Outrage after Obama compares ISIS to the Crusades in comments at National Prayer Breakfast [View all]CullenBohannon
(64 posts)136. sort of bad timing
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Outrage after Obama compares ISIS to the Crusades in comments at National Prayer Breakfast [View all]
napkinz
Feb 2015
OP
That'll be a mess to clean up, but fortunately it will be mostly just blood ...
11 Bravo
Feb 2015
#37
There probably would be equal controversy if the President had not attended the NPB like previous
amandabeech
Feb 2015
#73
What was in today's comments was well needed push back against Islamaphobia in America.
Fred Sanders
Feb 2015
#81
Old propaganda ploy to cover for what they want -"accuse others of what you do" - which is wanting Maria Law in America.
Fred Sanders
Feb 2015
#84
If the president wishes to make controversial statements, I would advise him to pick his time and
amandabeech
Feb 2015
#85
In our home country, slavery and Jim Crow all too often was justified in the name of Christ.
Johonny
Feb 2015
#5
I would merely add Balzac's observation that 'behind every great fortune lies
KingCharlemagne
Feb 2015
#92
when you have the right-wing TODAY blaming Islam and all Muslims, and whipping up hate
napkinz
Feb 2015
#27
Exactly right, time to fight back the xenophobia blowing up in the right wing. Fox leads the charge.
Fred Sanders
Feb 2015
#68
as you said, there are those claiming "Muslims are collectively responsible for what ISIS does"
napkinz
Feb 2015
#145
Christians in America setting their hair on fire over the speech reveals them to be not very good
Fred Sanders
Feb 2015
#143
"President's remarks were aimed at people who smear the whole of the world's 1.5 billion Muslims"
napkinz
Feb 2015
#149
No it doesn't except to the simplest of simple minds who also think the Crusades were a nothing.
TheKentuckian
Feb 2015
#126
Massive terrorism in America has been committed by Christians. Slavery for starters.
Fred Sanders
Feb 2015
#144
Middletown Press headline: At prayer breakfast, Obama says ‘no god condones terror’
BeyondGeography
Feb 2015
#15
I remember a West Wing episode compared modern terrorists to the KKK of the 50s and 60s
loyalsister
Feb 2015
#35
Wow! Tell the truth and watch RW extremists freak out! Oh noes...history! Ahhhhh!!!
Rex
Feb 2015
#24
I suppose he could have announced that we are in a clash of civilization in a life or death struggle
Douglas Carpenter
Feb 2015
#28
"clash of civilization in a life or death struggle" ... which is how Bush portrayed it
napkinz
Feb 2015
#46
It is a reasonable statement but the Crusades are kind of old and not exclusive to Christians.
hrmjustin
Feb 2015
#30
No because he was making the point that Christians commit atrocities as well.
hrmjustin
Feb 2015
#40
Oh, I see - I agree. You mean, Christians murdering muslims in the Balkans.
closeupready
Feb 2015
#43
The thing is the Crusades happened a long time ago. Since then Christianity
totodeinhere
Feb 2015
#49
So essentially, Islam right now is where Christianity was hundreds of years ago.
Nye Bevan
Feb 2015
#54
Why do the Crusades, which were hundreds of years ago, come up so often in these discussions? (nt)
Nye Bevan
Feb 2015
#97
The invasion of Iraq ,the aggression throughout throughout the Middle East. the userpation of
Douglas Carpenter
Feb 2015
#98
Well said. The instant outrage of the RW is boringly familiar, it has ZERO credibility.
Fred Sanders
Feb 2015
#86
If this was the first time republican heads had exploded i may listen to what they say
Thinkingabout
Feb 2015
#59
A lot of folk even at DU are ready to press the Obama Outrage button as fast as they can misread a headline.
Fred Sanders
Feb 2015
#72
What he said was truly mild compared to what I would have said. (If I was on a last term)
BlueJazz
Feb 2015
#82
The truth always hurts when it comes crashing down. His placing IS in its proper place in history
Number23
Feb 2015
#89
I am equally sick of Obama's Christian faith and with the Muslim faith and all the rest of them
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2015
#95
faux outrage ... notice how all of a sudden Michelle Malkin cares about gay people ...
napkinz
Feb 2015
#104
A real journalist would ask these assclowns to point out exactly where and how
6000eliot
Feb 2015
#114
Pointing out the obvious that people will do horrible things to people they don't consider people
killbotfactory
Feb 2015
#123