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The hypocrisy and political correctness on the left will be the death of us

Posted on Sunday, March 06, 2011 at 08:54 AM

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In Germany when a gunman jumps on a bus crowded with unarmed American Airmen, empties his firearm into them, while shouting Allah Akbar...Would it be jumping to conclusions to assume it is an act of terrorism? Namely Islamic terrorism?

In Texas, Major Nadal Hassan calmly walked into an assembly area filled with his fellow servicemen and repeatedly emptied his weapon into his unarmed comrades killing and wounding dozens. While squeezing the trigger he could be heard to chant Allah Akbahr. Would it be jumping to conclusions to consider it had an Islamic terrorism tie in...Somewhere?

President Obama told us not to jump to conclusions about the terrorist attack in Texas. Over a year later the White House still has not been able to say this was an act of Islamic terrorism, even though there is overwhelming evidence that it was.

So in this context, the demeaning, pretzel-like show put on by U.S. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley yesterday was illuminating. His attempt to justify how the German act of terrorism, really couldn't be construed as an act of terrorism.... turned out to be not only puzzling it was downright disturbing. Perhaps it was emblematic of the "Wildebeest Syndrome"? ( Dazed and confused, out maneuvered by its hunter)

Crowleys show put the politically correct mentality that permeates the White House and washes down to the Apparatchiks of his party into the spotlight. Just like when the Director of Homeland Security decided to refer to Islamic terrorism from now on as "man made disaster". It is nonsensical. A naive belief that if you don't mention the bogeyman's name, or change his name to something different, then it magically loses its power and really doesn't exist.

But you will notice there was no reticence by the Department of Homeland Security to recognize and boldly label the "real threats to America": Our returning veterans and right wing groups (Tea Party). Huh?

When Congresswoman Giffords was shot and others killed in Tucson recently by a crazed lone gunman, the din from the left & the main stream media caused spontaneous stigmata from the ears. They were falling all over themselves to blame it on Sarah Palin/ Tea Party,

Willful blindness? Partisan manipulation? The "wildebeest syndrome"? Take your pick or choose them all.

Editors Note: March 13, 2011, under pressure from the Obama administration ... P.J. Crowley resigned as spokesman for the State Department.

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justhimself | Mar 07, 2011, 03:53 PM EST

The left is in denial. They are not in touch with the real world, give them more power and we will be ruled with DEMENTIA.

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ShamrockShore | Mar 07, 2011, 02:56 PM EST

The Elephant in the room will not be noticed 'til it wears a burka. Surely the word "terrorist" is someone who invokes terror. Whether acting alone or with others. This PC guff is crazy and cowardly. A human faculty is the ability to judge and make decisions based on that judgement. Lets hear it Folks!

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rpmschevy | Mar 07, 2011, 01:46 PM EST

And RinehartS you are licensed Doctor to make such a ridiculous statement? Hey CanadianPat you are mostly correct, in times of war, that may be true, but per US Law, terrorism is defined as "...means premeditated, politically motivated violence". It could be a lone gunmen, however, the point of the article is that when facts have been made present, then stop using politically correct terms and speak as it is. You know the enemy does. Or should we ask the Islamic terrorists to kill thousands of Canadians and maybe you would then think differently.

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Murph46 | Mar 07, 2011, 12:48 PM EST

Hey Getlin Deuce-It's scary ,your views seem to mesh so well with mine! keep em coming!

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slainte39 | Mar 07, 2011, 12:46 PM EST

Any slant or spin to blame the "evil left" is this guy's agenda. Won't work on most average, thinking people. Talk about right wing propoganda...worse than left wing propoganda.

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FastEddy | Mar 07, 2011, 12:44 PM EST

The score so far: Lightning strikes have killed more American Citizens than terrorists of all stripes. Homeland Security PPR has caused more grief for American travelers than the IRS.

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Monsoonman | Mar 07, 2011, 12:12 PM EST

If any of you care to know, our Irish hybrid/American state department spokesman Phillip J. (PJ) Crowley was George Soros' right hand at The Center For American Progress. Yeah you gots to know it takes a silver tongued lad to spoon feed us bs, while telling us its sugar....out here to the rubes in the styxx. Just make sure you "sound" like you know what you are saying is true, that's all that (media) matters.

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Getlin2 | Mar 07, 2011, 12:03 PM EST

I am not saying that Obama was not born here, or that he is secretly a muslim. What I am saying is that his early upbringing in muslim Indonesia has so ingrained muslim thinking in him that he cannot speak the truth about muslim terrorism.

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Monsoonman | Mar 07, 2011, 11:30 AM EST

If Max Cady type Christian gunmen were emptying their weapons into crowds of unarmed people while reciting their favorite Bible verse, or blowing themselves up in the middle of shopping centers, or hijacking airplanes full of people and slamming them into crowded buildings, or honor killing their wives and daughters.....the backlash and revulsion against Christianity would be immediate and violent.

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feeneycj | Mar 07, 2011, 11:14 AM EST

One Islamist who independently kills non-Muslims because of religion is an Islamic murderer. Multiple Islamists who plot together to kill, encourage via internet and other media to kill, share dangerous plots and inflame hate rhetoric against non-Muslims, are Islamic terrorists.

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Murph46 | Mar 07, 2011, 11:05 AM EST

Liberal puke pol.correct krap!

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cainneach | Mar 07, 2011, 10:26 AM EST

So if the gunamn were wearing a cross and whispered "Forgive them Lord, they know not what they do" he would be part of Extremist Christian Conspiracy and not simply a homicidal manic?

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SeamusMor | Mar 07, 2011, 10:14 AM EST

Political Correctness: "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

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RinehartS | Mar 07, 2011, 10:02 AM EST

Thank you CanadianPat, bunkerisland and gksmithlcw. Farnan you're an idiot.

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bunkerisland | Mar 07, 2011, 09:30 AM EST

Of Course the immediate answer is replace Obama with McCain a true war hero who knows how to stamp out terrorism, maybe human rights along with it, put Sarah as his defense sec. and start striking across the Bering Sea to those dangerous Russians. Don't forget to cut more taxes. Who needs education, a decent infrastructure, or social security?

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