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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crny925 | Mar 07, 2011, 09:21 AM EST

Amen! Finally, an article that tells the truth about this Administration; they're a disgrace!

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colkelley | Mar 07, 2011, 09:20 AM EST

The Tucson shooter turned out to be a left-winger and the press suddenly found no reason to discuss his political leanings.

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Prevailer | Mar 07, 2011, 08:19 AM EST

And one needs to utilize Pinnochios to lower the esteem of losers to raise your esteem as a great truth-teller. In sports there is a scoreboard conversively in politics and religion and business NOT. Therefore, one can never lose POWER.

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Prevailer | Mar 07, 2011, 07:59 AM EST

"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?" Yes it would be wrong... After all, I could go on a killing spree and yell a bunch of Christian phrases while so doing in order to make everyone think I was affiliated with Christian terrorists... Use your brain.

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CanadianPat | Mar 07, 2011, 07:44 AM EST

Define the term terrorist.If it is restricted to a member of an organization which uses terror as a weapon, then in both cases they would not be terrorist acts but acts of lone mad men.Terrorizing the enemy is part of all arms forces weaponry,so all armed forces including the U.S.Army can be called Terrorist.The term has been miss used for so long that it means nothing!

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Prevailer | Mar 07, 2011, 07:22 AM EST

Its all about WINNING. Its a lotto of agendas to marginalize others and go for points that elevate your views: WINNING.

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DennisQ | Mar 06, 2011, 11:41 PM EST

The term political correctness means a certain orthodoxy among people on the Left; but there certainly is a counter-orthodoxy on the Right. Bush overemphasized the threat that radical Muslims present to us. For example, he called Saddam a jihadist when Saddam was an entirely secular figure.

Islam gets blamed for things that aren't religious at all. The Palestinians seek the return of their homeland, not because of Allah but because Western powers took it away from them. This quest is not a jihad.

Certain American right wingers are indeed inspired by a vision that certainly approaches religious fervor. Timothy McVeigh, for example, was a product of the Elohim City white separatist movement - a connection that was downplayed in the popular press.

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maloney | Mar 06, 2011, 08:34 PM EST

Who is America's worst enemy? The muslims, the liberal government or the left wing. Flip a coin.

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jamieLM | Mar 06, 2011, 07:34 PM EST

Evidently Obama, Napolitano, and others are afraid to "call a spade a spade," in case they might offend the Muslim community and/or lose some votes. What a bunch of wimps! Hel-lo - we Americans know Islamic terrorism when we see it. It is what it is. You can't deal with a problem when you can't even be honest and call it by its rightful name. C'mon, POTUS and others, stop with the "nicey-nice" rhetoric and develop a backbone, instead of being a bunch of PC spineless wonders.

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