Posted on 11/25/2010 2:54:28 AM PST by Scanian
Since I'm well aware of how leftists' claims of erudition are as empty as their ideology, not many of their failures surprise me. But an exception came last night when Whoopi Goldberg was interviewed by Bill O'Reilly. The two were discussing their differing views on the nature of the Islamic threat, with O'Reilly maintaining that we have a "Muslim problem" and Goldberg insisting that, no, we have a "terrorist problem." In typical leftist style, she even went so far as to rationalize away the threat, implying at one point that terrorists were as likely to be white guys as anyone else. But as ridiculous as this denial of reality is, it was followed by an admission of ignorance that was truly staggering. It occurred during the following exchange:
"O'Reilly: 'Do you know what a madrassah is?'
Goldberg: 'No, I don't. ' O'Reilly: 'Okay, a madrassah is a school that teaches Islamic jihad, and there are madrassahs all over the Muslim world. They teach four and five-year-old kids to hate people.'
Goldberg: 'Bill, Bill, that may be true.'
O'Reilly: 'It is true!'
Goldberg: 'It may be true; I can't prove it. You've...you've clearly been to them, and I'll take your word for it.'"
Goldberg had no idea what a madrassah was. Wow. Just wow. Could you imagine if Sarah Palin exhibited such a striking lack of knowledge?
Now, if some readers didn't know what a madrassah was, while I would recommend boning up on the subject, it's a different matter: They're not professional commentators (plainly, Goldberg isn't, either). But this is a woman who obviously feels qualified to render opinion publicly on the Muslim threat, and she knows nothing about entities that serve as perhaps the main transmitters of jihadist propaganda to Muslim youth (there are 10,000 madrassahs across Pakistan alone).
And, of course, this has to reflect her knowledge base in general. If she didn't even know about madrassahs' existence, how much has she actually read about the Muslim threat? It's fair to assume that she knows nothing of the history of Islam. Could she possibly be acquainted with the Islamic conquests, from 632 A.D. onwards, of the old Middle Eastern Christian lands? Could she know about how the Muslim hordes then swept across North Africa (also Christian at the time), invaded Spain and Portugal (then Iberia), crossed the Pyrenees Mountains into France (then Gaul), and got within 130 miles of Paris before being stopped by Charles Martel at the Battle of Tours in 732? And could she have any idea that these continued conquests were what inspired the launch of the Crusades in 1095? No, she probably believes that those defensive campaigns were animated by rapacious, imperialistic Europeans who suddenly got in into their heads that they wanted to convert those practitioners of the religion of peace. (Note: Earlier this year, I addressed this in a magazine essay titled "The Crusades: When Christendom Pushed Back.")
It's also hard to imagine that Goldberg could know anything about the Islamic canon's eternal prescriptions for jihad, how Muslim thought involves Sharia law, or how dhimmitude is the inevitable lot of "infidels" in Dar al-Islam. In fact, after the O'Reilly interview, I very much doubt she knows what dhimmitude is.
Now, Goldberg was very pleasant in the interview; she's not a person of ill will. But while she did seem willing to listen to what O'Reilly had to say - she obviously wanted to make amends for an earlier blow-up during O'Reilly's last appearance on The View - there is a difference between listening and trying to comprehend. It's clear that, like all leftists, Goldberg subordinates Truth to her ideology; thus, when the two conflict, instead of amending her ideology, she rationalizes away the Truth. Put more simply, this is when something goes in one ear and out the other.
The ancient Chinese sage Confucius once said, "Wisdom is, when you know something, knowing that you know it; and when you do not know something, knowing that you do not know it." Sadly, Goldberg is ignorant of her ignorance. What's even sadder, though, is that such people can find a place in today's media.
HA! Whoopi is a hateful old wench. From what I've been able to discern, it's evident that she has a deep-seated dislike of white people, especially Conservative Christians that happen to not be "people of color".
“white people, especially Conservative Christians that happen to not be “people of color”.
well, that would maker her racist.
When she comes on I change channel. She is an outrageous jerk. She hates America.
That she most certainly is. To make matters worse, this vile Goldberg creature is a big supporter of deviants in her advocacy of the homosexual agenda.
On top of that, she is one of the ugliest women ever to appear in a public venue:
The all-consuming, contemptuous hatred residing in her heart manifests itself in the utter lack of physical beauty.
Whoopi is the televised example of a Pop Culturalist that is 2 standard deviations below moronic.
I watched the O’Reilly/Goldberg interview on Fox, and it boils down to a guy on the street kind of response: “Who cares that O’Reilly and Goldberg had a tiff?”
Is that what passes for news these days?
NKorea is bombarding SKorea and it gets nowhere near the coverage or buildup that a squabble between 2 rich prima donas gets.
Unbelievable.
Very nice read, thank you for posting the article.
I want to take a leap here and assume that Ms. Goldberg is an educated person. My reasoning here is that she would have to be educated at some level in order to function as a spokesperson for the various concerns she represents.
I myself have no education. I left high school for the Marine Corps in 1966 and after that I went to work in 1974. Up until my semi-retirement a couple of years ago, I went to work every single day. No days off when you own the business.
I knew about everything that the author of the piece laid out concerning the problem that the entire world has had with Muslims for over 1400 years. I have known these things for many, many years. I guess I could have had an extraordinary history teacher in high school, but however I came by this knowledge, I have it and I’ve had it for many years.
The point I’m trying to make here is, how is it that an uneducated carpenter knows all of this history and someone such as Ms. Goldberg does not? Madrassah, the term has been in the news, on TV and print and near every website you can visit for 10 years now. How can she NOT know what those schools teach?
If I had a child this ignorant, I would lock them in the cellar to keep them from getting themselves hurt out in the world because I don’t think they could get out of their own way long enough to save themselves.
Ignorance is bliss. Whoopie proves it.
“NKorea is bombarding SKorea and it gets nowhere near the coverage or buildup that a squabble between 2 rich prima donas gets.”
I agree, and our food is being controlled in the Senate. Who knows what Executive orders our Dear Leader will sign.
Who cares about Whoopi!
Going to college doesnt make a person educated. Life does that. She is just a person that went to college, thinks she is smart and was able to con a lot of people.
Never having been to college myself{went into the USAF right after high school}I always thought that college people were smarter than I was. Then after meeting a few of them, it was like college was just four more years of high school for a lot of them. It was a way to postpone entry into the real world.
“Is that what passes for news these days?”
I was thinking the same thing. Personally I have no interest in the opinions of celebrities. Most of them are ignorant because they are really only interested in themselves. They are all liberals because being only interested in themselves, they do not see the purpose of controlling their own impulses, and like to make a general statement to that effect.They live in worlds where they do whatever they want without much moral discretion, and enjoy exclaiming it since they relish any chance to get in the spotlight. They are also pouty toddlers who do not like to be contradicted, and usually are not since they are buoyed up by a multitude of fans who literally adulate them. So, when they have the audacity to go on national television and show the world just how untutored and uninterested in truth they are, they are not really concerned because they will still have the support of those who hang on their every action.
We were expecting rocket science from Whoopie.
Sheesh.
> ... Goldberg was very pleasant ...
Are you kidding me?
Whoopi Goldberg is a vile, mean-mouthed, mean-spirited racist harpy with less intelligence than God gave goats. She hates our Constitution and all things white, conservative and Christian.
After looking at the headlines I’m surprised it didn’t mention yesterdays story on how she now says she doesn’t believe the japanese didn’t attack Pearl harbor.
Happy Thanksgiving!
8^D
The title is redundant.
I'm pretty sure she has a dick.
8^D
I believe the answer is that Ms. Goldberg isn’t an educated person, she is an indoctrinated person.
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