Lindsey Graham to Voter Suggesting Banning Islam: ‘I Don’t Want Your Vote’

Mediaite ^ | July 3, 2015 | Ken Meyer

[2ndDivisionVet]

Senator Lindsey Graham has made his position clear in the past that he would lead America to a more direct form of engagement with ISIS should he become president in 2016. During an election event in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, he promised his attendees that he would say “exactly what I believe” on the issues, which was soon followed by an opportunity to prove it.

While Graham said at the event that he’s not shy when it comes to voicing his disagreement, he has not yet suggested that the way to deal with Islamic terror extremists is by prohibiting the religion’s observance across America. The Des Moines Register reported that when a potential voter suggested outlawing Islam, Graham shut him down hard, saying, “You know what, I’m not your candidate.”

“I don’t want you to vote for me,” Graham said, cutting him off. “I couldn’t disagree with you more.”

Graham went on to say that he was not looking to please those looking to create a prohibition, instead suggesting that strengthening the military and deploying more troops to Iraq would be a stronger approach.

“He’s got a right to say whatever he wants to say,” Graham said, “but I have an obligation to the Republican Party, to the people of Iowa and the country as a whole to be firm on this. I’m not buying into that construct. That’s not the America that I want to lead.”

[elcid1970]

Lincoln was a captain of Illinois militia in 1832. Short service & no combat, but he did serve.

[Bigg Red]

Probably a plant...

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Yep.

[COBOL2Java]

It’s a lesser evil. Half of FR will now probably take another look at him and consider supporting him because of it.

Snort...

[Norm Lenhart]

The important thing is to get him into the presidency. Then we can hold his feet to the fire. Until then, we gotta keep out powder dry you know...

[2ndDivisionVet]

So Dan Rather is a veteran?

[atc23]

I’m not for Lindsey Graham, but he is 100 percent correct here. If we start asking for a government that can outlaw certain faiths, it will only get abused within a generation or two and used to either create a one-religion state or to outlaw all faith. The suggestion to outlaw Islam is moronic. However, we do have a lot of work to do in taking on Islam in many other ways.

I'm with you, brother -

A much more efficient approach is to gather them all up in a field and set them afire.

[elengr]

Beginning with a few nomads in Saudi Arabia, Islam is now the major religion in these countries: [47 listed]

Islam should be mocked continually and publicly every day as a matter of principle in every Western nation. Moslem immigration should be banned. All professed moslems who are not citizens should be expelled. All citizen moslems who refuse to disavow sharia law should be expelled as well. Islam is not a religion. It is a geopolitical cult of conformance or death.

[COBOL2Java]

The important thing is to get him into the presidency. Then we can hold his feet to the fire. Until then, we gotta keep out powder dry you know...

[elcid1970]

Well, no. He enlisted in the Marine Corps but was medically disqualified. I assume he didn’t make it to boot camp.

How about Gary Hart, who as a 44 year old senator was appointed Lt. Cdr. USNR by Jimmah Carter, and with no prior service at all? IIRC the year was 1979 & Carter was desperate for votes in the Senate.

[Rome2000]

LOL

This degenerate queer needs all the votes he can get.

[2ndDivisionVet]

No, he flunked out of boot camp by wetting his bed, actually.

[Georgia Girl 2]

And they say Trump is hurting the GOP image. There’s a joke.

[HomerBohn]

Don’t worry, pansy. You’ll never get my vote!

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.

[cardinal4]

Well that was easy, he wasn’t getting mine anyway..

[cardinal4]

“He’s got a right to say whatever he wants to say,” Graham said, “but I have an obligation to the Republican Party, to the people of Iowa and the country as a whole to be firm on this. I’m not buying into that construct. That’s not the America that I want to lead.”

That's funny, he never cared about those obligations before..

[broken_arrow1]

No Hay Problema...

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

Not to worry, then.

[EDINVA]

My thought, too... this was a setup by the Graham campaign.

[JimRed]

The suggestion to outlaw Islam is moronic. However, we do have a lot of work to do in taking on Islam in many other ways.

Since Islam is NOT a religion, but a socio-political system masquerading as one, it should not be afforded first amendment protections. Otherwise you'll have to give equal protection to Baal's child sacrifices.