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This is probably the reason he actually decided not to burn it, given the time-frame.
1 posted on 09/09/2010 4:22:52 PM PDT by OldDeckHand
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To: OldDeckHand

We’re a nation of cowards. Holder was right. I hope Gates has unbunched his pink panties.


2 posted on 09/09/2010 4:24:56 PM PDT by historyrepeatz
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To: OldDeckHand

Im sorry I feel sick about this whole thing. This was a non story. It took onebig doofus, and the media went beserk over it. What was the goal? Does everyone feel better. I actually feel worse and think we look weak and ridiculous. We are a laughing stock to the world.


3 posted on 09/09/2010 4:26:11 PM PDT by GoCards ("We eat therefore we hunt...")
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To: OldDeckHand

Muslims and their threats win again.

And again.

And again.


4 posted on 09/09/2010 4:26:29 PM PDT by mojito
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To: OldDeckHand

During ww2 people burned books by the germans and the japs no one said a thing saying ohhhhh it might hurt our men and women over seas. Oh please don’t say anything bad about the Nazi and the Japs it might get our men hurt. BS!


5 posted on 09/09/2010 4:26:57 PM PDT by guitarplayer1953 (Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to GOD! Thomas Jefferson)
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To: OldDeckHand

Honor killings in the USA -— no problem.
Terrorism in the USA at Army bases —— no problem
911 Atrocities -— downgraded to ‘no problem’
ROE watered down to ‘plain stupid’ -— no problem
Americans murdered by Islam -— no problem

burn some toliet paper -— STOP THE PRESSES


10 posted on 09/09/2010 4:29:12 PM PDT by Diogenesis ('Freedom is the light of all sentient beings.' - Optimus Prime)
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To: OldDeckHand

EXACTLY what the 1st Amendment was written to prevent: Government intervention in our right to freely speak our minds.


14 posted on 09/09/2010 4:31:32 PM PDT by LibWhacker (America awake!)
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To: OldDeckHand

I bet they made him an “offer” he couldn’t refuse. At least this pastor brought a lot of attention to how tolerant muslims are.


15 posted on 09/09/2010 4:33:12 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012 (Proud Infidel)
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To: OldDeckHand

So, Gates, 0bummer, and a whole slew of people got their panties upcracked because of one pastor of a Congregation of some 50. Pastor then decided not to burn the Koran after these consultations.......doing this in good faith that relations with Islamists will thereby be improved. Having put the ball in the Islamists’ court (so to speak) what will be their like gestures in return?


16 posted on 09/09/2010 4:33:48 PM PDT by Islander2
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To: OldDeckHand

"Mr. Jones, remember that little thing called 'Waco'?"

18 posted on 09/09/2010 4:35:57 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: OldDeckHand

Two-point plan:
1. Don’t antagonize them;
2. Back down & encourage them!


23 posted on 09/09/2010 4:38:47 PM PDT by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast
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To: OldDeckHand

What a joke our sec of defense is, to demean himself by stooping to dealing with such a person.


24 posted on 09/09/2010 4:38:58 PM PDT by traviskicks (http://www.neoperspectives.com/Ron_Paul_2008.htm)
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To: OldDeckHand
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances
30 posted on 09/09/2010 4:45:03 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I don't need a newspaper to know the world's been shaved by a drunken barber.)
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To: OldDeckHand

This entire episode is Hussein s fault and he needs to be held accountable for the damage he has done to this country.


32 posted on 09/09/2010 4:47:05 PM PDT by muddler (Diligentia, Vis and Celeritas)
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To: OldDeckHand
Did Sec. Gates bow to pastor Jones or is that only for Muslim generals?


44 posted on 09/09/2010 5:00:33 PM PDT by TigersEye (Greenhouse Theory is false. Totally debunked. "GH gases" is a non-sequitur.)
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To: OldDeckHand

The only reason we have, or use, our military is to defend our freedom.

Our troops are in Afghanistan to force a change there, not here.

Gates’ action was deeply contrary to his responsibilities.


46 posted on 09/09/2010 7:02:16 PM PDT by mrsmith
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To: OldDeckHand
Islam Explained in Layman’s Terms

Adapted from Dr. Peter Hammond’s book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat.

Islam is not a religion, nor is it a cult. In its fullest form, it is a complete, total, 100% system of life.

Islam has religious, legal, political, economic, social, and military components. The religious component is a beard for all of the other components.

Islamization begins when there are sufficient Muslims in a country to agitate for their religious privileges.

When politically correct, tolerant, and culturally diverse societies agree to Muslim demands for their religious privileges, some of the other components tend to creep in as well.

Here’s how it works:

As long as the Muslim population remains around or under 2% in any given country, they will be for the most part be regarded as a peace-loving minority, and not as a threat to other citizens. This is the case in:

United States — Muslim 0.6%
Australia — Muslim 1.5%
Canada — Muslim 1.9%
China — Muslim 1.8%
Italy — Muslim 1.5%
Norway — Muslim 1.8%

At 2% to 5%, they begin to proselytize from other ethnic minorities and disaffected groups, often with major recruiting from the jails and among street gangs. This is happening in:

Denmark — Muslim 2%
Germany — Muslim 3.7%
United Kingdom — Muslim 2.7%
Spain — Muslim 4%
Thailand — Muslim 4.6%

From 5% on, they exercise an inordinate influence in proportion to their percentage of the population. For example, they will push for the introduction of halal (clean by Islamic standards) food, thereby securing food preparation jobs for Muslims. They will increase pressure on supermarket chains to feature halal on their shelves — along with threats for failure to comply. This is occurring in:

France — Muslim 8%
Philippines — Muslim 5%
Sweden — Muslim 5%
Switzerland — Muslim 4.3%
The Netherlands — Muslim 5.5%
Trinidad & Tobago — Muslim 5.8%

At this point, they will work to get the ruling government to allow them to rule themselves (within their ghettos) under Sharia, the Islamic Law. The ultimate goal of Islamists is to establish Sharia law over the entire world.

When Muslims approach 10% of the population, they tend to increase lawlessness as a means of complaint about their conditions. In Paris , we are already seeing car-burnings. Any non-Muslim action offends Islam and results in uprisings and threats, such as in Amsterdam, with opposition to Mohammed cartoons and films about Islam. Such tensions are seen daily, particularly in Muslim sections in:

Guyana — Muslim 10%
India — Muslim 13.4%
Israel — Muslim 16%
Kenya — Muslim 10%
Russia — Muslim 15%

After reaching 20%, nations can expect hair-trigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings, and the burnings of Christian churches and Jewish synagogues, such as in:

Ethiopia — Muslim 32.8%

At 40%, nations experience widespread massacres, chronic terror attacks, and ongoing militia warfare, such as in:

Bosnia — Muslim 40%
Chad — Muslim 53.1%
Lebanon — Muslim 59.7%

From 60%, nations experience unfettered persecution of non-believers of all other religions (including non-conforming Muslims), sporadic ethnic cleansing (genocide), use of Sharia Law as a weapon, and Jizya, the tax placed on infidels, such as in:

Albania — Muslim 70%
Malaysia — Muslim 60.4%
Qatar — Muslim 77..5%
Sudan — Muslim 70%

After 80%, expect daily intimidation and violent jihad, some State-run ethnic cleansing, and even some genocide, as these nations drive out the infidels, and move toward 100% Muslim, such as has been experienced and in some ways is on-going in:

Bangladesh — Muslim 83%
Egypt — Muslim 90%
Gaza — Muslim 98.7%
Indonesia — Muslim 86.1%
Iran — Muslim 98%
Iraq — Muslim 97%
Jordan — Muslim 92%
Morocco — Muslim 98.7%
Pakistan — Muslim 97%
Palestine — Muslim 99%
Syria — Muslim 90%
Tajikistan — Muslim 90%
Turkey — Muslim 99.8%
United Arab Emirates — Muslim 96%

100% will usher in the peace of ‘Dar-es-Salaam’ — the Islamic House of Peace. Here there’s supposed to be peace, because everybody is a Muslim, the Madrasses are the only schools, and the Koran is the only word, such as in:

Afghanistan — Muslim 100%
Saudi Arabia — Muslim 100%
Somalia — Muslim 100%
Yemen — Muslim 100%

Unfortunately, peace is never achieved, as in these 100% states the most radical Muslims intimidate and spew hatred, and satisfy their blood lust by killing less radical Muslims, for a variety of reasons.

It is important to understand that in some countries, with well under 100% Muslim populations, such as France, the minority Muslim populations live in ghettos, within which they are 100% Muslim, and within which they live by Sharia Law. The national police do not even enter these ghettos. There are no national courts, nor schools, nor non-Muslim religious facilities. In such situations, Muslims do not integrate into the community at large. The children attend madrasses. They learn only the Koran. To even associate with an infidel is a crime punishable with death. Therefore, in some areas of certain nations, Muslim Imams and extremists exercise more power than the national average would indicate.

Today’s 1.5 billion Muslims make up 22% of the world’s population. But their birth rates dwarf the birth rates of Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, and all other believers. Muslims will exceed 50% of the world’s population by the end of this century.

Adapted from Dr. Peter Hammond’s book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat.

Well, boys and girls, today we are letting the fox guard the henhouse. The wolves will be herding the sheep!

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.

Devout Muslims being appointed to critical Homeland Security positions? Doesn’t this make you feel safer already??

Was it not “Devout Muslims” who flew planes into U.S. buildings 8 years ago?

Was it not a Devout Muslim who killed 13 at Fort Hood?

47 posted on 09/09/2010 7:18:45 PM PDT by B4Ranch (Conflict is inevitable; Combat is an option. Train for the fight.)
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To: OldDeckHand

Let me start by saying, I think this Pastor has the RIGHT to burn the Korans, but I think it is NOT the right thing to do.

But, with that being said, I have one question for Gen. Petraeus (sp) and Sec. Gates: Are our men and women in the military, in Iraq and Afghanistan NOT currently in danger?

Dumba$$es! Both of them, when it comes to this whole situation!


49 posted on 09/09/2010 8:13:38 PM PDT by ExTxMarine (Hey Congress: Go Conservative or Go home!)
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