Posted on 09/10/2010 4:36:59 PM PDT by pissant
President Obama on Friday stressed that the United States is not at war with Islam, blasting a Florida pastor who's threatening to burn copies of the Koran for potentially endangering American forces serving in Muslim lands.
"You don't play games" with the lives of U.S. troops, an animated Mr. Obama said.
In his first formal press conference since May, the president also fiercely defended a New York imam's decision to build a mosque and Islamic community center two blocks from ground zero in New York City, where nine years ago Saturday nearly 3,000 people were killed when planes hijacked by Islamist extremists crashed into World Trade Center.
"We've got millions of Muslim-Americans, our fellow citizens, in this country. They're going to school with our kids. They're our neighbors. They're our friends. They're our co-workers. And, you know, when we start acting as if their religion is somehow offensive, what are we saying to them?" Mr. Obama told reporters in the East Room.
While Mr. Obama had previously defended the right of the Muslim group in New York City to build its mosque, he was asked Friday about the wisdom of the move, given widespread criticism that the location could upset those who lost loved ones in the September 11 attacks.
Going further than he had previously, Mr. Obama replied that one of "the inalienable rights" granted to all Americans was the right to practice their religion freely.
"And what that means is that, if you could build a church on a site, if you could build a synagogue on a site, if you could build a Hindu temple on a site then you should be able to build a mosque on the site," he said.
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Imho, he has no idea what he is going to say until he sees it on the teleprompter.
If he really wanted to make a statement, he could burn photos of obama.
of course, if he doesn’t mind a visit from the secret service...
Keep digging Barry.
In a fight between an Islamist’s First Amendment rights and a Pastor’s First Amendment rights, 0bama comes down squarely in favor of the former and opposed to the latter.
It’s a matter of always favoring Islam with 0bama.
It's not their religion is offensive. It's the military and dictatorship wings of their religion we find OFFENSIVE.
OFFENSIVE as in INVADING and SUBDUING our nation.
One of the comments at the site was awesome:
“Hey Dear O’Bubbles, you cannot change the name of tomorrow because it suits you. You cannot ask US to accept that you deffend the right of the mosque and turn around and chastise the American who wants to burn a book. This one is not for sale. Not at any price. Tomorrow my American heart will once again bleed red white and blue. I will remember those fallen on that Tuesday. And yes I am still pissed at all those who celebrated and participated. And no sir, it is not time go on with it. It will never be enough time. Not for me. I cannot put it any better than ScottinVA did. And if puts a few Muslim noses out of joint, tough. If they, the religion of peace want to start killing and burning and bombing, wait they already do that, becasue a book is burned in our country, and we don’t want a building to thier glory built next to the gavesite of those who died that day, tough. Hey O’Bubbles, know what I find their religion offensive. Know what it would make happy to bring all troops home and use the manpower to secure OUR borders. Let the tribes kill each other. If an American chooses to live abroad these days they should so with the understanding they are a target or can become one at any time. We are at war! Secure US here. Build weapons that truely inspire shock and awe and be willing to use them against anyone who would come here and harm us. It’s the politics that drag the wars out. If it were up to the generals solely these wars would be over. If you come to US, be ready to embrace Elvis, Co-Ca-Co-La and an AMERICAN Constitution. Be ready to be a good neighbor , otherwise stay where you are. That “place” may be a physical location or it can be state of mind, either way love us or leave us. But please sir don’t ask that we tolerate people and cultures who come here and kill us in the name of their religion and then demand we tolerate and accomodate their hateful religion. If Muslims had not killed our troops at embassys, bombed our ships at sea, flown planes into our buildings, no one would be raising an eyebrow about some Mosque next to a non-existant gravesite. Get it? It’s not difficult. Where are the tolerant Muslims who have sensitive hearts speaking out against this Mosque? Where are they O’Bubbles? Please sir, you are disgraceful.”
BRAVO!!
Can I build a Synagogue and Gay Bar in Mecca?
If not, will 0bama come to my defense so vociferously?
Sniveling dhimmis
‘”You don’t play games” with the lives of U.S. troops, an animated Mr. Obama said’
Hypocrite!
Mr Obama we also have freedom of speech... burn baby burn ,,,(koran)
I hate that fking SOB idiot!! WHO THE HELL is he kidding???? IF anything the RATS would love for all our military folk to be murdered by the enemy!
Now if the pastor would have announced that he was going to burn a Holy Bible, piss on a picture of Jesus, cut off the heads of 12 year old Christian or Hindu girls,an American Flag or maybe even burn some churches, the media would have made a International hero out of him. First Amendment, First Amendment, they would thunder.
But one thing should have came through loud and clear: The First Amendment to the Constitution applies only as the acts are approved by the rulers.
That's what he said. He was always going to favor, and defend, those who kill Americans before the American people. In Obomas own words, Islam has priority.
Their religion IS offensive when it expressly forbids denouncing Muslim fascism because they also claim to be Muslim. Why will so called "moderate" Muslims not stand up, publicly chastise Muslim extremists then DO something to help us remove that aberration? Their silence and inaction implies acceptance, perhaps by design.
We are at WAR with them and they started it!
Saudis. Nuke cities starting with 'Me' and the problem goes away.
Typical Obama.
Defend the imam, denounce the pastor.
Imho, he has no idea what he is going to say until he sees it on the teleprompter.
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Agreed. SPOTUS (sock puppet of the untied states)
This can only be explained as Hyperhiphopcrisy
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