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.”

[JimRed]

And I see only one nation in that entire list that isn’t a nightmare for multiple reasons.

Which one? UAE?

[Sirius Lee]

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

Well played, Sir.