Posted on 06/14/2016 11:48:06 AM PDT by traumer
After years of brushing off criticism for avoiding the term radical Islam, President Obama fired a point-blank broadside Tuesday at his critics, calling the debate a political distraction that will do nothing to combat terrorism.
Speaking from the White House during what was expected to be an update for the public on the fight against the Islamic State, Obama lit into his critics and specifically presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. Their criticism has mounted in the wake of the Orlando terror attack, which Obama declined to publicly link to radical Islam.
Calling a threat by a different name does not make it go away. Theres no magic to the phrase of radical Islam, Obama countered Tuesday. Its a political talking point.
The president faced swift pushback from Republicans on Capitol Hill.
With all due respect Mr. President, youre wrong," Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., said in a statement. "Telling the truth about violent Islam is a prerequisite to a strategy a strategy you admitted you dont have. It is the Commander-in-Chiefs duty to actually identify our enemies and to help the American people understand the challenge of violent Islam.
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That’s it Buckwheat, set that softball on the T. That will teach the mean ol Bully.
Pray America wakes
Didn’t Hillary Clinton use the term “radical Islamism”? Why doesn’t Mrs. Clinton face Pres. Obama’s wrath, too?
says the last man on the planet still calling them "ISIL"
start a speech mocking empty word games and finish that speech in the first person !
The most important thing about defining the enemy as “radical Islam” is the noun, not the adjective.
Exactly ! that is why this POS keeps on with the "ISIL" when everyone else has stopped
I think both Obama and Clinton got some very bad polling numbers, and, Obama jumped into the cesspool of failed POTUS Legacy losers!!! The “Trump” rally in Greensboro, NC this evening, should be quite the “Trump” show...I have taken note that at 4:00 PM today when the doors opened, the waiting line to get into the arena was unending.
Compare that to the Clinton rally In Pittsburgh today with a few union workers and little applause for the “Obama” witch!!! Just love Clinton and Obama fighting for the most TV time. soon....Clinton will be hiding ina corner....asking and pleading to Obama...if she can come out, to say a few words...what freakin’ buffoons!!!
I call it "Islam."
I call it Obama's religion.
America's FIRST Muslim President (and his terrorist handlers) think Americans are idiots. So far, Hussein is right.
Calling a threat by a different name does not make it go away. Theres no magic to the phrase of radical Islam, Obama countered Tuesday. Its a political talking point.
So therefore, there is no need to investigate fire breathing Imams calling for death and destruction, or mosques where they preach, or charities that finance lecture tours for them. Islam is a religion of piece, and such intrusions on their pieceful way of life can stir up animosities./s
And that’s rock bottom real estate if ever there was, since they grow like onions with their heads in the ground.
Yes it is. Includes the Levant. An ancient term that does not recognize the state of Israel. He speaks in code to his brothers in arms.
I guess Hillary jumped out there a little too quick.
When did Sen. Ben Sasse get on the Trump train.
Barak Obama has never had to fight in his life...He is used to his opponents rolling over for him....He may well have a stroke before Trump is thru with him.....heh....
What a fool and an imbecile. What the hell did we do to deserve him as President.
I really have a hard time imagining that King Jesus is sitting enthroned above the stars differentiating between Satan and "radical" Satan. It's all Satan to Him, it's all Satan to me.
..... Heck ... If there was no gun involved then they would be feeling the pain of the poor Terrorist who would be portrayed as a victim as they are fervently attempting to do now that the Perp is ID'd as being gay.
.... The Left is confused now and being torn apart in what ever little gray matter exists in their cranium .... Was gay boy a Perp or Vic? .... Just sit back and watch the narrative change ..... The conservative hatred for gays will become identified by the Left as the trigger issue and Poor Mr. Gunman was just screaming for help!
... They do this every time. Now the Democrats have two narratives to appease their electorate and base .... Too many guns ... And Christianity and Conservative dislike of Gays. They don't look for solutions .... they just want to keep their base happy by revealing the Alynskyesque talking points to help divide the country and give them a reason to exist.
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