Giuliani on San Bernardino Attack: If You Can't Tell It's an Act of Terror, You're a 'Moron'

Townhall ^ | Dec 03, 2015 | Leah Barkoukis |

[detective]

While there is still much to be learned about Wednesday's mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., there's certainly enough to call it a terrorist attack, according to former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani. And if you can't come to that conclusion, well, you’re a "moron," he says.

[detective]

Obama is either a moron or a traitor and a liar.

[Cicero]

All of the above.

[Eddie01]

Let’s hear from all Freepers on this. I’d like to know where you stand.

I stand with Giulianai. What say you?

[Jack Hammer]

Nice to hear some straight talk from someone in politics - for a change.

[henkster]

Rudy’s not perfect, but he’s right. On this topic, he knows more than anyone else.

[Paladin2]

Calling Jihad “terrorism” is Errorism.

[nuconvert]

Tell it like it is, Rudy

[AmericanInTokyo]

Moronic traitor.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Jihad is the duty of every muslim.

This was jihad.

Call it what it is.

Muslims waging their never-ending war on everyone else until we submit. It has been going on since 622 A.D.

[Sacajaweau]

I love the guy. He gave Saudi Arabia their check back after 9-11.

He's got oo. He'd make a great governor for NY.

[boycott]

Rudy has been right about a lot of things .......

[BenLurkin]

[capydick]

Rudy's not perfect, but hes right. On this topic, he knows more than anyone else.

He is consistent as hell on this topic and I believe, he could have been / should have been on other topics when he ran for President. But - he listened to the experts within the bureaucracy of the GOPe on how best to run a campaign. They got rich and he got squat.

[KC Burke]

Plain spoken and concise. Rudy is a great guy and a good Republican — just not a conservative.

[Gasshog]

Obama is at war with the USA. He Suckes!

[Blue Highway]

I think he is ALL THREE!@

[Blue Highway]

Has anyone asked Trump if he think Congress should seek to impeach and remove the president after all this incompetence and blood on his hands.

[KeyLargo]

“We do not yet know the motive,” David Bow­dich, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles office, said at a news conference. “It would be irresponsible and premature for me to call this terrorism.”

“At this stage, we do not yet know why this terrible event occurred,” President Obama said at the White House. “It is possible this was terrorist-related, but we don’t know. It is also possible this was workplace related.”

[novemberslady]

Rudy didn't have to buy a vowel...

And Rudy knows a liar and a traitor when he sees one.

[x]

Sure, but governments cultivate their own definitions and distinctions.

The FBI defines terrorism as: The unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a Government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.

But what if a lot of what's done is just out of hatred, malice, anger or vengeance, with no political goal or hope of any policy change? Does that make it a hate crime, rather than terrorism?

There's also a lot of ambiguity about "mass shootings." Do you include acts of terror, gang violence, crime-related shootings, killings of family members, arguments between friends, shootouts with the police?

The stereotype is somebody randomly shooting up strangers in a public place, but people who want to make a political point include incidents that don't fit that pattern at all.