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Obama implores minister to call off Quran burning
Yahoo news ^ | September 9, 2010 | Associated Press

Posted on 09/09/2010 6:54:18 AM PDT by Gennie

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is exhorting a Florida minister to "listen to those better angels" and call off his plan to engage in a Quran-burning protest this weekend.

Obama told ABC's "Good Morning America" in an interview aired Thursday that he hopes the Rev. Terry Jones of Florida listens to the pleas of people who have asked him to call off the plan. The president called it a "stunt."

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To: Typical_Whitey

Maybe it is time we stood fast against the muslims rather than caving to them on virtually every issue including putting one of their own in the white house.

You should like me, an angry white male. See below for definition.
Angry White Male (AWM):

The term came into common usage in the early to mid-1990’s. Original source is unknown, but believed to have either originated in the San Franciso Bay area or during a policy and strategies meeting of the National Organization for Women (NOW).

The term is used to disparage and denigrate any white male who supports or holds views and values consistent with traditional America, especially Judeo-Christian oriented ideals.

To escape the brand of AWM, white males must admit to being homosexual, socialist, a member of the Democratic party, a fop, loser, whiner, beggar and/or a victim. White males who are confident, masculine, assertive, articulate, educated and/or married are especially targeted for criticism and ridicule that borders on slanderous and moronic.

Until recently, the term “Angry While Male” had dropped from the left’s radar screen of ‘effective slurs and insults’ to use when attempting to castigate the hated AWM. However, in small pockets of infantile progressives across the nation, the term is making a comeback or more accurately, is being recycled. This is not surprising since the liberals do not produce anything but are extremely proficient at recycling, especially worn-out and trite cliches.


181 posted on 09/09/2010 11:33:36 AM PDT by Neoliberalnot ((Read "The Grey Book" for an alternative to corruption in DC))
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To: hal ogen

OBAMA AND HIS ILK ARE TO BUSY FEEDING THOSE CROCODILES!

An APPEASER is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy, its inherent value is the equal sharing of misery.” Winston Churchill

When will we realize that the terrorists are using our own laws against us.

They speak up and promote hate towards us and we call it ‘free speech’, meanwhile WE can’t say speak out against them and their radical views or it’s called hate speech


182 posted on 09/09/2010 11:34:40 AM PDT by TaraP (An APPEASER is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last)
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To: Gennie; All
"Obama implores minister to call off Quran burning"

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183 posted on 09/09/2010 11:45:20 AM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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184 posted on 09/09/2010 11:47:44 AM PDT by loungitude ( The truth hurts.)
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To: twigs
"Burning books is not a part of American tradition. We believe in free speech and the right to read what we wish."

I think you are confusing the right to speak out in public with the right of a person being able to destroy their own property (not that I agree with this dumbass). What? There are not other Korans for people to read? Apples and oranges.

185 posted on 09/09/2010 11:55:45 AM PDT by A Navy Vet ( An Oath Is Forever.)
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To: Gennie

I’m another person who dislikes denigrating other’s spiritual icons, be it sacred books, statues or whatever. There is conflict between religions whether in groups of 50 or tens of millions. Much blood has been shed. I believe that an appropriate action by the pastor to serve his purposes of casting aside Islam would be to teleprompt those objectional passages of the Koran in sermon with corresspondig written text and then one by one drop the pages with objectional passages into a burn barrel to signify his belief as to where these tenants of Islam belong. No burning of the ‘Book’ but getting the message out.


186 posted on 09/09/2010 12:17:22 PM PDT by noinfringers2
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To: balls
"My thoughts exactly, but I go a little further and say the bad guys on your list don’t deserve to live and the world would be much better off without them. I sincerely value dogs, pigs, and other animals lives far above theirs."

You may have missed the "vaporize yesterday" part.

I'm okay with most mammals, but anyone who believes a loving domestic dog is "bad" can just kiss my little Abby's rear right after she poops.

While I can understand starving people eating anything that has meat, I can't understand why Muslims think domestic dogs are "dirty". Pigs, I can understand because they live in their own filth. However, once they are cooked, yummmmm.

187 posted on 09/09/2010 12:23:32 PM PDT by A Navy Vet ( An Oath Is Forever.)
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To: ohioWfan
Obama is a filthy liar and a Muslim-sympathizing Marxist traitor.

Obama should be impeached and removed. No other action is required.

188 posted on 09/09/2010 12:25:39 PM PDT by Rapscallion (Obama - Arrogant, blaming, incompetent, anti-American, Muslim,racist, and Marxist....Is that enough?)
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To: Gennie

FUBO!


189 posted on 09/09/2010 12:29:43 PM PDT by NoGrayZone (Please Lord, give America a second chance.)
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To: Neoliberalnot
"Maybe it is time we stood fast against the muslims rather than caving to them on virtually every issue..."

Oh, it's long past time as many European nations are finding out. While they may not be the economical powerhouses they once were, some are now on the cutting edge about understanding how liberal muslim immigration policies are killing their societies. Gotta give kudos to France for ending the beginning of Islam in their nation. They passed a national law forbidding jihabs or total face scarves or whatever the goat-friggers call them.

Too bad England is so politically correct that they are now looking at incorporating Sharia Law into their parlimentary system. We need to watch closely as to how well that will work out for them.

190 posted on 09/09/2010 12:44:09 PM PDT by A Navy Vet ( An Oath Is Forever.)
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To: Rapscallion

I pray that with a more conservative Republican majority in both houses come January, that is EXACTLY what happens.


191 posted on 09/09/2010 12:45:56 PM PDT by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
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To: A Navy Vet

Actually, I think the muslims will take over europe.


192 posted on 09/09/2010 1:28:14 PM PDT by Neoliberalnot ((Read "The Grey Book" for an alternative to corruption in DC))
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To: Gennie

Obamma jamma wants it to stop because he promised Saudi Arabia he would “squash the infidel after he got death care through”


193 posted on 09/09/2010 1:50:11 PM PDT by aeonspromise
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To: noinfringers2
"There is conflict between religions whether in groups of 50 or tens of millions. Much blood has been shed."

Yup, and that's why I don't subscribe to ANY religion. Killing over some "belief" with zero empirical facts?

Definition of BELIEF by Websters: 1 : a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing 2 : something believed; especially : a tenet or body of tenets held by a group 3 : conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon especially when based on examination of evidence

Right. "trust or confidence". Like I trust Ahmanutjob with his 12th Iman who is going to majically crawl out of well. Like I trust Jesus Christ to come back and save the believers and let the rest rot in the Tribulation (how nice and forgiving of him). Like I trust Buddha to re-incarnate me into another creature (what a bedbug?). Like I trust the Mayans that the world will end in 2012?

When the major religions were formed, they thought the world was flat!
Must I say that again? They also thought the Sun revolved around the Earth! They thought lightening was a sign from their gods. They thought the Middle East was the beginning of humanity, when it's been proven that homo sapiens and their hunter/gatherer culture originated in Africa.

Other than quacks, who has ever come back from dead to tell us which religion is correct? Don't even go with the "near death" experiences. Lack of blood to the brain pan.

So, someone tell me, which is correct? Buddhism? Hinduism? Judeism? Christianity (though I appreciate its principles of love and tolerance - again, human compassion and empathy)? Islam (inhumane beliefs)? Greek gods? Roman gods? Aztec gods? Mayan gods? Asian royal family human emperor gods that gave the okay to slaughter our people at Pearl Harbor? Amazon deities? African deities?

To me, all religions are based in superstition and a need for people to believe they exist once dead. Maybe humans do grow a kind of conscience that evolves as they grow older and becomes ONE with the Cosmic Energy as the hippies like to say. Who knows?

But, here's a news flash! Did you know you existed when you were a sperm hitting an egg? Of course, you didn't. Did you have logical conscience when you were born? Of course not. You were like a puppy whose only instincts were to suckle on mom's teats.

I base my beliefs in the goodness of humanity, whether created or evolved or intentialy evolved. Those who don't want to subscribe to that mutual goodness are welcomed to die earlier and find their heaven or hell or non-existence. Don't care either way for the bad guys. Just die and go away and let us live in peace on this beautiful planet in the Cosmos.

All the above said and after listening for many years of astro-physicists theories, I still tend to think the "big bang" theory was not without purpose. Who knows what is within and/or beyond our Universe and outside our simplistic reasoning? Just over 100 years ago we couldn't imagine a horseless carriage. But yet, all the various forms of religion knows what is behind all this? Are you kidding me?

This is simple 10 year old stuff. Who? What? When? Why?

194 posted on 09/09/2010 2:10:10 PM PDT by A Navy Vet ( An Oath Is Forever.)
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To: skeeter

Nope, referring to the burning of everything to ancient scrolls to comic books throughout the years by Christian Churches all over the world.

Read a book instead of burning them.


195 posted on 09/09/2010 2:17:52 PM PDT by BigGaloot
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To: rogue yam

Call it what you want, in America alone, not even throughout history, local churches have organized burnings of books ranging from Spider Man comic books to Harry Potter, and Catcher in the Rye to Charles Bukowski.

Not banned, they were burned.

Try reading a book instead of burning one. Just google Book Burnings and you can read a long list of every side of the political and religious spectrum and the books they’ve burned in the past.

Why is it that on this site if you don’t agree with someones issue of the minute (TM) you are suddenly either a leftist or working for nefarious employers to swing the minds of people on the internet?

I remember when this site was about actual conservative issues, not conspiracy theories and reactionary politics.

But, call me what you want. It is your right.


196 posted on 09/09/2010 2:22:30 PM PDT by BigGaloot
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To: Gennie

Obama appointed two devout Muslims to Homeland Security posts. Doesn’t this make you feel safer already? Arif Alikhan as Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Kareem Shora as ADC National Executive Director.
NOTE: Has anyone ever heard a new government official being identified as a devout Catholic, a devout Jew or a devout Protestant...? Just wondering.


197 posted on 09/09/2010 2:33:12 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannolis. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: A Navy Vet

I was raised a catholic and couldn’t believe the drivvel they were trying to brainwash me with even at at age 5. The priest chastised me for questioning him when he couldn’t explain who made God or the Holy Trinity and who’s on first? I just couldn’t hand over my mind to spiritualists and their imaginations. I made honest decisions and feel better about that as I get older and closer to the end (no chance that I will be “saved” on my deathbed. I am not afraid of death and have zero sprituality potential, thank g... goodness!).


198 posted on 09/09/2010 7:14:54 PM PDT by balls
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To: Marathoner

whow nelly! Are we giving in to extortion? muslims are acting like gangsters, usting extortion, and we are supposed to cave????? islam is a group of murderers using religion as a beard!.....


199 posted on 09/09/2010 9:23:54 PM PDT by bareford101 (Be loud! We have nothing – NOTHING - to apologize for in fighting for our Country!!)
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To: Marathoner

whow nelly! Are we giving in to extortion? muslims are acting like gangsters, useing extortion as a weapon..., and we are supposed to cave????? islam is a group of murderers using religion as a beard!.....


200 posted on 09/09/2010 9:24:28 PM PDT by bareford101 (Be loud! We have nothing – NOTHING - to apologize for in fighting for our Country!!)
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