Posted on 07/15/2016 12:40:43 PM PDT by maggief
"We cannot let ourselves be divided by religion, because that’s exactly what the terrorists want"
U.S. President Barack Obama responded to the Nice attack Friday, urging unity in the wake of the grisly truck attack that left at least 84 dead in France and warning that Americans “cannot let ourselves be divided” by the attacks.
“I know I speak for all of us when I say that these individuals and these networks are an affront to all of our humanity,” Obama said, speaking at the Diplomatic Corps Reception in the White House. In the speech, he reiterated support for the United States and France’s Muslim allies, saying that “Islam a religion that teaches peace and justice and compassion.”
(Excerpt) Read more at time.com ...
On selfie:
Very little shocks or surprises me.
I admit that I would have once thought that no sitting pResident would have the clueless temerity to publish such a vapid, churlish portrayal of himself.
It reveals his utter lack of any redeeming character better than many of his more substantive and consequential misdeeds.
“I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”
- Barack Obama
...because I and Islam are both in our hearts ugly.
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