What Does the President Have Against Sin City?

PAjamas Media ^ | Feb. 4 | Neo-Neocon

[AJKauf]

’s not as though Obama can plead ignorance. He has dissed Las Vegas before, and gotten a great deal of negative publicity for it. Surely that must have made an impression on him. Nor can he say his recent remarks about Las Vegas were off-the-cuff; they were carefully prepared and vetted by him in a speech. So why did he repeat the error?

We can dismiss Obama’s claim that he said nothing negative about the city. Although that is technically true — his words were about vacationing itself, using Vegas as an example — he must know that discouraging people from blowing their money in Las Vegas is discouraging people from going to Vegas itself, and that one of the biggest draws there is gambling.

Vegas is a city, but it’s hardly a typical city; gambling and the resultant tourism are its raison d’etre and the driving force behind its economy. Discouraging people from going there has negative repercussions for the financial health of the city of Las Vegas and the state of Nevada.

If Obama didn’t know that originally, he had to have learned it after his previous remarks. So we are left with the conclusion that (a) he is abysmally forgetful; (b) he is abysmally stupid; or (c) something keeps driving him to criticize Vegas. Or perhaps some combination of all three.

My guess is that it’s mostly (c), and that this has the side effect of making him seem forgetful and perhaps even stupid on this topic. I believe that what is driving him so forcefully is his desire to be a preacher/teacher to the great American unwashed, a superior moralizer who likes to lecture inferior others on what they should do with their money.....

[Bob Eimiller]

Muslims consider Las Vegas the epitome and the visible symbol of western societal decadence. Obama obviously has disdain for “sin city” ... hmmm do you wonder why?

[brownsfan]

” I believe that what is driving him so forcefully is his desire to be a preacher/teacher to the great American unwashed, a superior moralizer who likes to lecture inferior others on what they should do with their money..... “

Obama had to have a blackberry. Who did he need informal constant contact with? Could Jeremiah Wright be on Obama’s contact list?

[combat_boots]

“Let us look at the following Noble Verses from the Noble Quran:

“They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: “In them is great sin, and some profit, for men; but the sin is greater than the profit.” They ask thee how much they are to spend; Say: “What is beyond your needs.” Thus doth God Make clear to you His Signs: In order that ye may consider- (The Noble Quran, 2:219)”

“O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones, and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination,- of Satan’s handwork: eschew such (abomination), that ye may prosper. Satan’s plan is (but) to excite enmity and hatred between you, with intoxicants and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of God, and from prayer: will ye not then abstain? (The Noble Quran, 5:90-91)”

As we clearly see from the above Noble Verses, Allah Almighty considered gambling as the work of Satan. Satan is very tempting. Many times we humans can not resist his temptations from doing evil things in life, such as illegal sex, alcohol, bribery, mistreatment of other people, etc....

Allah Almighty commanded us to stay away from gambling in Noble Verse 5:90; “Eschew such(abomination), That y may prosper.” If any Muslim has any respect for Allah Almighty, then he/she should obey His Holy Commands so that he/she may prosper.”

http://www.answering-christianity.com/gambling.htm

[cameraeye]

Spit be upon him!

[TChris]

It's a gangsta thing.

Chicago thugs don't like Las Vegas thugs.

[aruanan]

What Does the President Have Against Sin City?

Radical Muslims are against that sort of thing, unless it's the night before they gear up to attack the United States.

[highlander_UW]

Ironically, even when Obama says something I generally agree with I still think he's an idiot. What I mean is, I do think it's a bad idea to go and blow hard earned money in Vegas...but it's not the place of the president to pontificate on that. So even when he's right he's an idiot in how he approaches it.

BTW, why haven't we seen a speech from Obama on the results from the groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil? It seems just the type of ground breaking, critical issue that draws Obama's attention.

[incredulous joe]

“What Does the President Have Against Sin City?”

It employs the use of free well?

[Elle Bee]

Islam forbids gambling ... could just be pure serendipity

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[pray4liberty]

Las Vegas is the cheap-shot target. Obama is trying to woo back the Christian black constituency, he well knows they disapprove of gambling.