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“The War on Terror” now hate speech
IHateTheMedia.com ^ | 02/10/09

Posted on 02/10/2009 4:07:47 PM PST by slomark

Words matter according to President Obama. Especially when they might offend the sensitive terrorists of the world.

“Words matter in this situation,” Obama told Anderson Cooper, “because one of the ways we’re going to win this struggle is through the battle of hearts and minds.”

Obama thinks we can cozy up to moderate Muslims if we choose our words carefully. So “The War on Terror” is out. Instead, Obama uses inoffensive but meaningless platitudes like “the enduring struggle against terrorism and extremism.” ...

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: correctness; obama; political; terrorism
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1 posted on 02/10/2009 4:07:47 PM PST by slomark
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To: slomark

That means he is equating terrorism with Islam?


2 posted on 02/10/2009 4:10:09 PM PST by omega4179 (1.20.13 end of an error)
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To: slomark

11/4/1979—Iranian hostage crisis starts
11/4/2008—Barack Hussein Obama elected

Feb dates
February 1 - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran, Iran after nearly 15 years of exile.

February 3 - Khomeini creates the Council of the Islamic Revolution.

February 7 - Supporters of Khomeini take over the Iranian law enforcement, courts and government administration; the final session of the Iranian National Consultative Assembly is held.

February 10 - February 11 - The Iranian army mutinies and joins the Islamic Revolution.
February 11 - Khomeini seizes power in Iran.

February 14 - In Kabul, Muslim extremists kidnap the American ambassador to Afghanistan, Adolph Dubs, who is later killed during a gunfight between his kidnappers and police.

February 17 - The People’s Republic of China invades northern Vietnam, launching the Sino-Vietnamese War.


3 posted on 02/10/2009 4:10:19 PM PST by combat_boots ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."Aldous Huxley)
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To: slomark
Obama doesn't want to 'cozy up' to terrorists in order to win them over, he wants to use them as 'bad cops' to his 'good cop' to squeeze concessions from middle class Americans.

Hell, he thinks they have a legitimate gripe.

4 posted on 02/10/2009 4:11:03 PM PST by skeeter
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To: slomark

Don’t forget hugs! Hugs are a great way to turn enemies into friends!


5 posted on 02/10/2009 4:11:06 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (Obama must be the Antichrist. No one else would work so hard to destroy the US.)
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To: slomark

So are we now supposed to apologize as they hack our heads off?? What a maroon.

Pray for America, Our Troops and obama’s Guidance


6 posted on 02/10/2009 4:11:07 PM PST by bray (The District of Corruption fits Obama like a Glove)
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To: bray

Neck washers.

They will gladly wash their necks so that their terrorist overlords will not sully their hands when hacking of their heads.


7 posted on 02/10/2009 4:13:05 PM PST by allmendream ("Wealth is EARNED not distributed, so how could it be redistributed?")
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To: slomark

“...battle of hearts and minds...”

I’m sure one of our vets will provide the accurate quote and the source - but it went something like “The way to win their hearts and minds is to grab them by the balls.” (Patton??? But I’m thinking it was more the Vietnam era.)


8 posted on 02/10/2009 4:13:09 PM PST by 21twelve
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To: bray

Honestly, this moron has two brain cells - one’s lost and the other’s out looking for it.


9 posted on 02/10/2009 4:14:18 PM PST by Right Cal Gal (Abraham Lincoln would have let Berkeley leave the Union without a fight)
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To: allmendream

For the smartest President ever he sure is an idiot. Good news is at this rate we will own both houses in 24 mos.

Pray for America, Our Troops and obama’s Guidance


10 posted on 02/10/2009 4:15:29 PM PST by bray (The District of Corruption fits Obama like a Glove)
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To: slomark

Thats because he IS a Muslim. And he hates America.


11 posted on 02/10/2009 4:16:00 PM PST by Danae (Amerikan Unity My Ass)
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To: 21twelve

Okay - answered my own question:

“Grab ‘em by the balls and their hearts and minds will follow.”
~ President Lyndon Baines Johnson


12 posted on 02/10/2009 4:16:29 PM PST by 21twelve
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To: slomark
Obama thinks we can cozy up to moderate Muslims if we choose our words carefully. So “The War on Terror” is out.

Breaking News: Obama equates "terror" with Muslims!

13 posted on 02/10/2009 4:17:15 PM PST by Cementjungle
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To: slomark

hussien reserves his hate speech for conservatives and the likes of sean hannity, rush limbaugh and Fox News as well as you and I....

America’s real enemies are not allowed to be referred to in these deragatory terms by dear leader....


14 posted on 02/10/2009 4:19:07 PM PST by God luvs America (When the silent majority speaks the earth trembles!)
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To: omega4179

It looks like he is not even very good at speaking. What IS he good at besides screwing America?


15 posted on 02/10/2009 4:19:42 PM PST by Soothesayer (The United States of America Rest in Peace November 4 2008)
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To: bray
Electoral victory in 2010! It is indeed what I wish for most. America can survive two years of nearly unfettered Leftism, but four I don't want to have to live through either those years or the longer lasting repercussions.
16 posted on 02/10/2009 4:19:48 PM PST by allmendream ("Wealth is EARNED not distributed, so how could it be redistributed?")
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To: 21twelve

Post 8

I remember that as a pretty common saying, but here is one quote.

“If you’ve got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.”
John Wayne


17 posted on 02/10/2009 4:20:37 PM PST by Peter Horry (Never were abilities so much below mediocrity so well rewarded - John Randolph)
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To: Soothesayer

Well, you’ve seen Bichelle - can you blame him for turning to “America?”


18 posted on 02/10/2009 4:21:16 PM PST by Right Cal Gal (Abraham Lincoln would have let Berkeley leave the Union without a fight)
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To: skeeter
Hell, he thinks they have a legitimate gripe.

That is exactly true and it puts us in the position of, under Obama, reparations to those who's primary desire is our death. It sounds like one of Iran's preconditions for talks will be the beginnings of prosecutions of the Bush administration. Leahy's Truth Commission combined with Conyers' House hearings are our tokens to the Muslims.

19 posted on 02/10/2009 4:21:55 PM PST by JimSEA
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To: combat_boots
BUMP: ===> GOTTA SEE THIS THREAD

New Terror Scare in Saudi Arabia - Alert for 85 al Qaeda Suspects
In what is being described as an "unprecedented global alert," the International Criminal Police Organization
today issued its largest-ever most wanted list for 85 terrorist suspects,
who are sought by Saudi Arabia for allegedly plotting attacks
against the country and for suspected links to al Qaeda.
"Never before has INTERPOL been asked to alert the world
about so many dangerous fugitives at one time,"
said Secretary General Ronald K. Noble in a statement.
"We know that we are approaching the
16th anniversary of the first World Trade Center bombing on Feb. 26, 2009
and therefore must be especially vigilant of fugitive al Qaeda terrorists."


BUMP: ===> GOTTA SEE THIS THREAD

"New Film Uncovers "Homegrown Jihad" group responsible
for nearly 50 attacks on American soil, operating 35 training camps across the nation,
but its name cannot be found on the State Department's list of foreign terrorist organizations
because the terrorism is supported by the US State Dept and Congress....
The group openly recruits through various social service organizations in the U.S.,
including the prison system. Members live in compounds where they agree
to abide by the laws of Jamaat ul-Fuqra, which are considered
to be above local, state and federal authority."


20 posted on 02/10/2009 4:23:26 PM PST by Diogenesis (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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