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Hugh Hewitt on the The Tancredo Blunder
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| 07/18/2005 Posted at 5:40 PM, Pacific
| Hugh Hewitt
Posted on 07/18/2005 10:58:49 PM PDT by Checkers
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To: Checkers
Check the int'l coverage much less anything outside of talk shows and so far, close to nothing about Tom's comment anywhere.
Much mildew about nothing, imo.
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:21:22 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... "To remain silent when they should protest makes cowards of men." -- THOMAS JEFFERSON)
To: Sir Gawain
"When you get back to Earth you might want to go pick up a copy of the Koran and start reading."
Are we at war with the 1 billion people that are members of the Islamic religion?
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:22:27 PM PDT
by
Checkers
To: Checkers
Are we at war with the 1 billion people that are members of the Islamic religion?Depends if you believe that they actually follow the Koran or not.
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:24:28 PM PDT
by
Sir Gawain
(When in doubt, cite the Commerce Clause)
To: Drago
Our church supports a missionary to the Muslims who knows the language and has many friends in the ranks of militant Muslims.
He estimates that 10% of Muslims are radical. (That's quite a LARGE number of people.) He estimates that 10% are led by scholars who do not subscribe to unlimited Jihad. He further estimates that 80% of peoples who refer to themselves as Muslims are essentially "in name only".
Given those proportions we are clearly better off if the 80% can be induced to sit on their hands while we dispense with the radicals and those from the "scholars" community who bother to stick their heads up.
I suspect that this is the crux of the Bush strategy. I also suspect that it is why Iraq was chosen to prove a point in the Middle East. Iraq was NOT a Muslim state and therefore attacking it was less threatening to the bulk of the Muslims worldwide. Deposing Saddam HAS sent a message to Syria, Egypt, and Libya which has seemed to make a difference.
To: taxesareforever
"Nuking Mecca sounds good to me."
Although may not be enough to stop the murderous jihadists.
Tancredo for President 2008/2012.
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:26:14 PM PDT
by
TAquinas
(Demographics has consequences.)
To: Checkers
Tancredo was an idiot for what he said about nuking mecca and doesn't help with the WOT .. it will only incite the terrorists to come after us even more
Though I wouldn't put Tancredo's comments in the same category as Durbin's ... but it's up there with what Newsweek and Isikoff did
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:26:59 PM PDT
by
Mo1
To: NormsRevenge
"Tom got 13.5%, btw."
If you're right, I stand corrected. I had conceded I wasn't sure of the 10% number off the top of my head.
%13.5 doesn't strike me as a viable result; it's down there with Gary Coleman and the pornstar.
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:27:14 PM PDT
by
Checkers
To: NormsRevenge
"OOPs. I forgot, you're ,, gasssp, one of them.. lol"
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:28:11 PM PDT
by
Checkers
To: Sir Gawain
"Depends if you believe that they actually follow the Koran or not."
Was that a yes or a no?
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:30:07 PM PDT
by
Checkers
To: the_Watchman
"He estimates that 10% of Muslims are radical. (That's quite a LARGE number of people.) He estimates that 10% are led by scholars who do not subscribe to unlimited Jihad. He further estimates that 80% of peoples who refer to themselves as Muslims are essentially "in name only". " I also suspect you/your missionary friend are about right...also I have heard that Islam is a very "de-centralized" religion...ie. Imam's have great regional/local power, and can sway what local Muslims feel/think.
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:33:19 PM PDT
by
Drago
To: Mo1
it will only incite the terrorists to come after us even moreBS. Your argument is the same as the liberals'. You think we can modify our behavior to appease the terrorists. You think if only we acted a certain way they wouldn't hate us so much.
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:33:43 PM PDT
by
Sir Gawain
(When in doubt, cite the Commerce Clause)
To: Checkers
There is no strategic value to bombing Mecca even after a devastating attack on the U.S. In fact, such an action would be a strategic blunder without historical parallel... He speaks of a devastating attack on the U.S. If the attack is truly "devastating," what kind of response would you expect? Furthermore, if you wanted to prevent a "devastating" attack by suggesting an equally "devastating" attack of no strategic value to us, then the coupling of "devastating" attacks becomes strategic, unless cooler heads prevail.
-PJ
To: Checkers
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:34:02 PM PDT
by
TAquinas
(Demographics has consequences.)
To: Checkers
We are at war with the true believers of Islam. You're naive if you think otherwise. Maybe you'll figure it out when your head is on the chopping block.
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:34:33 PM PDT
by
Sir Gawain
(When in doubt, cite the Commerce Clause)
To: Checkers
I bet if there was a poll over 55% of Americans would agree with Tancredo. But then again we would be anti-islam and crazy people.
To: Checkers
Tancredo supporting his base.
To: Checkers
Islam is a perverted "religion." It worships the black rock of Mecca. It worships the ancient temple of Baal. It worships the fallen meteriorite of eons past.
Islam is the root of the first Crusade. Islam is the bastard of Abraham.
Islam is the Johnny come lately to the table of the reverent. In short, it is the late and feble answer to Christ from the impotent groin of Baal. Not only does it fall short, it shames the God of Abraham.
Islam is the infidel. Islam is the shameful. Islam is the godforsaken. Islam is the cause of the misery of today's faithful.
If you think I'm telling the truth, you have the answer in your heart.
Protect your family from these miserable criminals. They deserve the bottom of our feet.
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:37:48 PM PDT
by
krinkrayyado
(Huguenot in my church)
To: Sir Gawain
You think we can modify our behavior to appease the terrorists. You think if only we acted a certain way they wouldn't hate us so much. Did I say that???
No .. I don't believe I did ... But hey nice try
Look .. we have brave men and women who are tying to fight this WOT and the least thing they need right now is some loud fat mouth Congressman shooting off his mouth
Yes .. If we are ever nuked .. I have no doubt there would be a swift and deadly response
But this talk from Tancredo is not useful nor needed
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:38:46 PM PDT
by
Mo1
To: krinkrayyado
Islam is the infidel. Islam is the shameful. Islam is the godforsaken. Islam is the cause of the misery of today's faithful.
Let me guess. Your mommy named you "Islam."
To: Mo1
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:39:45 PM PDT
by
Checkers
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