Posted on 07/15/2016 5:54:18 PM PDT by John Semmens
The Bastille Day attack that killed 80 and injured 200 in Nice, France sparked a passionate plea from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich for better security against Islamic terrorism.
Gingrich said he has "no problems with Muslims who respect the rights of others becoming American citizens and moving in next door, but followers of sharia who believe they have a right or duty to wage war on unbelievers have no place in our country. They ought to be deported."
He also called for "greater scrutiny of what's going on in Mosques in America. Many of them seem to serve as recruiting centers for would-be terrorists. Hateful doctrines are preached to incite attacks on innocent civilians like we have seen in France and in this country in Orlando and San Bernardino. On top of this, caches of weapons are frequently concealed on their premises."
President Obama characterized Gingrich's comments as "repugnant. There is no place in our country for such hostility toward the religious beliefs of others. No Muslim should have to fear that his beliefs will expose him to any greater scrutiny than any other religion. The right to practice one's religion free from interference by government is guaranteed by the First Amendment."
Gingrich remained uncowed by the President's criticism. "I'll tell you what's repugnant," he replied, "the President's repeated refusal to defend the people of this nation from attacks carried out by fanatical Islamists. Despite the evidence from their own mouths, Obama professes himself mystified as to the motives of these killers. This is willful blindness or worse."
"No one in this country, not me, not Donald Trump, not the Republican Party, is making a case for preventing Muslims from praying or promulgating their beliefs in a peaceful manner," Gingrich pointed out. "The President's efforts to stigmatize opposition to murder as anti-Muslim prejudice is reprehensible. The right of every American to believe or not believe any religion is trampled by the violence carried out by Islamic terrorists. That is the First Amendment right that the government and the President have an obligation to defend. Thus far, Obama has fallen far short of fulfilling this duty."
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/200443-2016-07-15-semi-news-semi-satire-july-17-2016-edition.htm
OR
http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php?topic=216103.new#new
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Very little semi in this satire? Most of this is not satire.
I used to enjoy getting "caugh"t and seeing others get "caught". It was why I asked you to remove me from your ping list. It just made it more fun.
Too bad there were so many FReepers who took themselves sooooo seriously that they became angry when sucked in and demanded JR change the rules. *sigh*
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