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Obama says Syrian refugees are no bigger threat to US than ‘tourists’ (A madman occupies the WH)
wash timnes ^ | 11/19/15 | d boyer

Posted on 11/19/2015 6:09:53 AM PST by bestintxas

President Obama said Thursday that Syrian refugees are no more dangerous to the U.S. than tourists, and he accused Republican presidential candidates of stoking fears about the refugees and closing the Guantanamo Bay terrorist detention center to score political points.

Speaking to reporters at a summit in the Philippines, Mr. Obama said the “overwhelming numbers” of Syrians who are applying for entry to the U.S. “are children, women, families — themselves victims of terrorism.” He said they are already subject to rigorous vetting by U.S. security officials. “The idea that somehow they pose a more significant threat than all the tourists who pour into the United States every single day just doesn’t jive with reality,” Mr. Obama said. “So my expectation is after the initial spasm of rhetoric, the people will settle down, take a look at the facts, and we’ll be able to proceed.”

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: batbarians; holywar; infiltrators; islam; jihad; jihadis; judeochristianhaters; massshooters; muslim; obama; obamaisatourist; savages; sendthemback; suicidebombers; syria; terrorists
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To: gleeaikin

He may have been half-right, which is more like being quarter-right. And maybe that’s what he was thinking but that’s not what he said. If the President thinks all he has to do is drop a hint here and there, I’m not in a position to be helping him do his job. The odds are better that it is safer to assume that he is technically incorrect.


61 posted on 11/20/2015 1:07:21 AM PST by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: bestintxas
Congress, or the military to remove the poisoned branches to restore our representative republic!

Either our military can do it, or some one else's will when we fall.

62 posted on 11/20/2015 1:27:00 AM PST by rawcatslyentist (Genesis 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed,)
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To: bestintxas
"Obama says Syrian refugees are no bigger threat to US than 'tourists'"

Tourists usually pay for their own transportation, food and lodging. The responsible ones go home before they run out of money.
63 posted on 11/20/2015 2:46:01 AM PST by clearcarbon
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To: bestintxas

Great song from R.E.M. “world leader pretend”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCQ0vDAbF7s&list=PLJ8BmocBsrxbh2dUGArR0HOjgsqvKBy92&index=4


64 posted on 11/20/2015 3:59:23 AM PST by " And I mean It "
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To: bestintxas

I notice a change in King Barker Hussien’s demeanor as even his coddling
press has begun to challenge him on his blatant disregard
of the muzzie danger. He has gone from arrogant smugness
to overt anger. Look at his eyes and hear his clipped voice.
He is more dangerous than ever. He reminds me of Hitler
when the war began to turn against him. How can this be
happening to ME?


65 posted on 11/20/2015 5:00:56 AM PST by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarmed.)
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To: bestintxas
Killer terrorists with their weapons according to The One.........


66 posted on 11/20/2015 6:05:31 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (B. Hussein Obama: 20 acts of Treason and counting.)
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To: bestintxas; marron; Jim Robinson; basil

In his defense, the tourist he had in mind was Mohammed Atta.


67 posted on 11/20/2015 6:31:36 AM PST by OddLane
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To: bestintxas

The community agitator is in over his head and has completely lost it.


68 posted on 11/20/2015 6:31:52 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (#blackfridaysmatter)
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To: clearcarbon
BTTT.

We don't need any more supplicants.

69 posted on 11/20/2015 6:32:42 AM PST by OddLane
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To: DJ MacWoW

More here than in the UK, oh my. I did not know that.


70 posted on 11/20/2015 6:36:46 AM PST by Yaelle
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To: bestintxas

Obama out.
Trump in.
America saved.


71 posted on 11/20/2015 6:37:19 AM PST by samtheman (I will build a great, great wall on our southern border... - DT)
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To: Yaelle
More here than in the UK, oh my. I did not know that.

If that doesn't scare people I don't know what will!

72 posted on 11/20/2015 6:41:01 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: Jim Robinson

Now that he mentions it, ALL tourism from Muslim countries should be banned!


If it’s not already too late! See post 13 (graphic on ISIS supporter (on Twitter) locations by DJ. That woke me up like a cup of coffee.


73 posted on 11/20/2015 6:44:01 AM PST by Yaelle
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; Calpublican; cardinal4; ColdOne; ..

74 posted on 11/20/2015 11:31:09 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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To: bestintxas

More evidence of the harm of drug abuse.


75 posted on 11/21/2015 9:48:58 PM PST by garjog (Obama: bringing joy to the hearts of Terrorists everywhere.)
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