Obama Says Pastor’s Plan to Burn Koran is a “Stunt” that Could be a “Recruitment Bonanza for Al Qaeda”
Email ABC News’ Sunlen Miller reports: President Obama says that Florida Pastor Terry Jones’s proposal to burn copies of the Koran on September 11th is “completely contrary to our values of Americans,” a “destructive act” that could engager US troops. Noting that the county has been built on religious freedom and religious tolerance, President Obama told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that the plan amounts to a stunt. “As commander of chief of the Armed Forces of the United States I just want him to understand that this stunt that he is talking about pulling could greatly endanger our young men and women in uniform who are in Iraq, who are in Afghanistan.”
The president said that it could be a “recruitment bonanza for Al Qaeda,” and hopes that Jones, who says he is motivated by faith, “listens to those better angels,” as he prays about whether to proceed on Saturday with his plan. “Now, on the other hand, we are a government of laws,” Obama added, “And so, we have to abide by those laws. And my understanding is that he can be cited for public burning. But that’s the extent of the laws that we have available to us. You know, part of this country’s history is people doing destructive or offensive or harmful things. And yet, we still have to make sure that we’re following the laws.” Read President Obama’s full interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. -Sunlen Miller
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“Pastor”? Traitor.
Posted by: Mary Robson | September 9, 2010, 10:08 am 10:08 am
This book burning event can be used as an opportunity to turn enemies into friends. Instead of burning the holy book, the Pastor should recite a few passages from the Koran, it would pacify Islamic extremists who were hoping to become suicide bombers. The Pastor could then become a goodwill ambassador for the US government reciting phrases from the Koran in the villages of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Posted by: mel vee | September 9, 2010, 10:11 am 10:11 am
I am not in favor of the burning of the Koran, BUT, why is the press advertising this? No one would have even known about is except 30 people that go to the church if the press didn’t make it headline news for over a week. When the Fort Hood shooter MURDERED soldiers he said, “let’s not rush to judgement” but when a loony tune wants to burn a Koran, it is a “recruitment bonanza for Al Qauda.” The Imam was on CNN last night and said if the Mosque is not built at the site in New York, there will be backlash from Muslims. Our National Security depends on how this is handled. Sounds like a threat.
Posted by: wheresmymoney | September 9, 2010, 10:11 am 10:11 am
“I just want him to understand that this stunt that he is talking about pulling could greatly endanger our young men and women in uniform who are in Iraq, who are in Afghanistan.”
Because up until now they were not in harm’s way. One wonders what could have possibly caused Al Queda to hate us in the first place because up until now there have been no Koran burnings. Yet they still want to kill us for our tolerance of all religions.
Posted by: J.R. | September 9, 2010, 10:17 am 10:17 am
Worth repeating
I am not in favor of the burning of the Koran, BUT, why is the PRESS and the ADMINISTRATION advertising this? No one would have even known about is except 30 people that go to the church if the press didn’t make it headline news for over a week. When the Fort Hood shooter MURDERED soldiers he said, “let’s not rush to judgement” but when a loony tune wants to burn a Koran, it is a “recruitment bonanza for Al Qauda.” The Imam was on CNN last night and said if the Mosque is not built at the site in New York, there will be backlash from Muslims. Our National Security depends on how this is handled. Sounds like a threat.
Posted by: we're doomed | September 9, 2010, 10:23 am 10:23 am
I don’t like the idea of the ground zero mosque, but I really couldn’t care less if moves forward and is built because that freedom is what our country is built upon. For the same reason, I don’t care about this Koran buring. It is a stunt and for the President to speak about it brings much more attention to it than it deserves. Those who would react violently to such a stunt already hate us for the freedoms we hold dear.
I do believe this act is showing the blatant hypocrisy in some reactions to Islam vis a vis other religions. When you consider the P*ss christ and the virgin mary statue of elephant dung were considered works of art however insulting they were to christians. I think this pastor should be more creative in his destruction of the Koran considering the history of book burnings and what that represented, but so be it. I’m curious if he will still go through with it.
Posted by: J.R. | September 9, 2010, 10:25 am 10:25 am
I wonder why Obama didn’t say that building a The Ground Zero Mosque is a “Stunt” that could be a “Recruitment Bonanza for the Anti-Muslim Movement”.
Posted by: Noz | September 9, 2010, 10:40 am 10:40 am
Would there be this outcry over “Mein Kampf.”?
No difference.
Both books are the ravings of an extremely dangerous lunatic. That there may be some statements of selfless ethics in the Koran is totally negated by the monumental thrust of the book that to be like Muhammed is to attack the world with a bloodlust if the infidels don’t submit after a warning.
The Koran is a criminal’s confession to a life of unabated murder, thievery, perversion, hedonism, and deception.
A demonstration of disdain and disgust for this book is a statement of standing firm on the battle line in support of everything the Koran is against -liberty, quest for knowledge, moral values, etc.
Also, I find the government’s interference in this man’s plans extremely dangerous, a direct violation of rights to free speech. The intent of which is obviously to blame Islam murders in the aftermath on this one individual rather than failed government policies.
If the plan is to refrain from “provoking” the lunatic’s followers, then that is direct apposition to the policies of the government It should have stayed the heck out of the MIddle East. It has no case of “restraint” to make.
Killings of course will follow in the aftermath regardless and totally irrespective of his actions or the government’s actions.
Again Muhammed grovelers don’t need an excuse.
Posted by: straightshooter | September 9, 2010, 10:40 am 10:40 am
I do understand why people are upset about this. I have one question that I want answered. Why in America are we tolerant of all religions, but Muslims in the Muslim world have no tolerance for any religion but their own? They need to learn the true meaning of TOLERANCE. We have done it here for years.
Posted by: jim | September 9, 2010, 10:40 am 10:40 am
this issue is hilarious. People always protest, pontificate, criticize, and wring their hands over symbolic gestures. Whether it is a nut burning a koran, a hippie burning a flag, a deviant putting a cross in his urine, moslems building victory mosques, etc. Where are the Hollywood stars, the President, the press when certain groups burn actual PEOPLE, not books? Why not protest when acid is thrown in faces of schoolgirls because they want to learn? Or someone is stoned because they have sex? Or a bus is blown up? Or they kill their own daughters because of “shame”? But when a book is threatened to be burnt everyone gets upset? Funny.
Posted by: Ed | September 9, 2010, 10:50 am 10:50 am
I do not agree with the burning but not because I am worried about upsetting Muslims I mean hell they have never worried about upsetting us. I am against it because I believe we should be more civilized than they to many of them have shown to be. I could care less about their sensibilities they certainly care less about ours as demonstrated by their trying to build a Mosque at or near ground zero. My only concern is our turning to be hateful creatures like some of them are. This is all wrong but our leaders never get this worried or upset when some idiot burns the American flag do they. Are we forever suppose to cower to the intimidation of the Muslim threats of violence if we offend them? Screw their sensibilities and when they stand up for woman’s rights, and when they stand up against the terrorist and when they stand up for America I will stand with them until then I really do not care about their sensibilities or their threats and I am disgusted at our leaders for being afraid of their threats of violence. I say if one American is killed because of this kill 1000 of them and keep doing it until they learn they are not special with special privileges and they must be humans like the rest of the world they do not get to be special. They burn bibles, our flags drag our troops through the streets hang them cut their heads off so I say if one person dies from their threats of violence 1000 of them die. Freedom of speech is what America is about I do not care if I agree with the speech or not as I do not agree with this burning but I do agree he or anyone else has a right to do it and so does the supreme court because they allow the burning of our Flag.
Posted by: Wade Johnson | September 9, 2010, 10:54 am 10:54 am
@Jim – I agree, they should learn tolerance, but remember, there are verses in the Koran that demands infidels be killed. If they burn a Bible or Bhagavad-Gita, no Christian or Hindu will strap explosives to themselves and attempt to kill innocent people, but a Muslim will. That’s the reality.
Posted by: Gerald | September 9, 2010, 10:56 am 10:56 am
Robin Roberts says ” Because he has the right to burn the koran doesn’t mean he should do it”. This is exactly what everyone has been saying about Park 51 Mosque. But Robin doesn’t have that same point of view. She wants us to give in to the “wishes” of islam.She is a mouth piece for the Obama administration. She has no credibility.How about her going on TV and telling Muslims to stop killing us and stop burning our flags because we are Christians. She should tell them it makes us angry and could have a backlash on world peace.
Posted by: Jim | September 9, 2010, 11:01 am 11:01 am
“there are verses in the Koran that demands infidels be killed”
There are verses in the Bible that sanction stoning people for wearing the wrong clothes…you people have obviously never read or are intentionally ignoring Leviticus.
Posted by: Skip | September 9, 2010, 11:04 am 11:04 am
In what bizzaro universe is building an Islamic community center in a place where you own the land the moral equivalent of burning somebody else’s holiest book? The fascists in this country have gone completely insane – and it’s time to start calling American fascists by their rightful name. Burning Korans is directly intended to offend your targets. That’s the whole reason for doing it. The Imam had no idea the fascists were going to go nuts on him and make his building an issue. he thought he was in America, where property rights and religious freedom are supposedly honored.
Posted by: nomo stew | September 9, 2010, 11:09 am 11:09 am
Nomo Stew- Really calling them Facist?
Example-The Imam knew that would outrage people to build a Mosque and he is going to do it anyway. The Preacher knows its going to anger Muslims for burning the Koran, and he will do it anyway.
The Problem that the majority of America has is that they have to be careful what they say to and about Muslims, but Muslims dont have to be politically correct in dealing with any other religions. That attitude needs to change.
Posted by: jim | September 9, 2010, 11:22 am 11:22 am
It is the problem of the media which has over-reported the intent of the paster of an unsucceseful small church in Florida. Last November, the media has under-reported the shooting of Ft Hood by refusiing to point out immediately the killer was an Islamic extremist and a terrorist.
Posted by: austin | September 9, 2010, 11:30 am 11:30 am
“that could engager US troops”
DOES NO ONE SPELL CHECK EVER?
Posted by: Rebecca | September 9, 2010, 11:44 am 11:44 am
Am I the only one in the US that realizes there are Muslim American Citizens.. everyone keeps talking about Muslims like they are all in the Middle East-We shouldn’t do it for that sheer fact, we as Americans should respect everyone’s religion that is in the US- and there are many US Citizens that are Muslim, are you kidding me
Posted by: Me2010 | September 9, 2010, 11:52 am 11:52 am
Perhaps simply an excuse for Islamic violence, in protests.
They seem to feed on any excuse for violence, everywhere in the world.
Posted by: Rick McDaniel | September 9, 2010, 12:06 pm 12:06 pm
me2010- People know that there are Muslims in the US, they know that. Here is what America is tired of:
1. Christian cant wear their cross necklace or errings to work because it can offend people. Muslim wears their headscarf to work and its ok because we cant discriminate.
2. Woman sues Florida because they made her uncover her face to take a drivers license picture. she wins and does not have to uncover face. Man kicked out of DMV and license suspended because he would not take off his hat for picture.
3. Bible cant be used in classroom(seperation of church and state. Koran is ok to use because it is a Historical document. What a bunch of Crap.
this is just 3 examples that I have seen. I am sure there are many more. Muslims need to be tolerant it is a 2 way street here.
Posted by: jim | September 9, 2010, 12:10 pm 12:10 pm
Don’t worry folks. The American Civil Liberities Union will protect our right to free speach and expression – I’m sure that they will provide a sufficient supply gasoline for the book burning.
Posted by: Len | September 9, 2010, 12:13 pm 12:13 pm
“President Obama says that New York Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf’s proposal to build a mosque on the September 11th Ground Zero site is “completely contrary to our values of Americans…”
The above crude substitution illustrates why President Obama has lost any credibility as a moral arbiter, whether about mosque sites, stupid Cambridge police, or book burning. Such pronouncements are unfortunately above his pay grade.
Now that the MSM is strangely treating Sarah Palin’s comments about this with respect, maybe it’s time for President GW Bush to weigh in.
Posted by: Bob | September 9, 2010, 12:25 pm 12:25 pm
I’ll bet his mother would be real proud! I don’t like a lot of the Muslim practices, and I am very much against the mosque at Ground Zero, but we need to fight the RIGHT battles, and burning the Koran is pouring gasoline on a fire, that doesn’t need to be lit. This moron is looking for publicity, and the press is giving it to him at what cost?
Posted by: parma hts gary | September 9, 2010, 12:32 pm 12:32 pm
It would be great to see what really happens of the Koran Burning,and see how fast the statements of irrational
behavior effects those officials whom are so judgemental.If the Koran is not burned it will be judged as they saved
the world. What deceit is played upon the American Citizens
Posted by: J P | September 9, 2010, 12:33 pm 12:33 pm
Burn all of those modern translations like the Holman bible but don’t burn the Koran!
Posted by: Bill Cromer | September 9, 2010, 12:35 pm 12:35 pm
time to really say “bring it on”.obamas economy will not turn around just as fdr’s didnt in the 30s. the germans and the japenese turned it around. i think iran and somewhere else in the middle east will turn it around. why do we cower to religious zealots be it of any denomination?time for the “infidels” to take the bull by the horns. do really think after thousands of years warring factions are going to get along? im not religious but history says no.
Posted by: catman | September 9, 2010, 12:42 pm 12:42 pm
Didn’t Obama say the same thing about Gitmo?
Posted by: lfrichar | September 9, 2010, 12:53 pm 12:53 pm
Iman knew full well,the REAL Americans were not going to tolerate this masque so close to the towers,I wish these liberals that are so quick to give our country away,would get the heck out of America,You either lead,follow or get the he!! out of the way! It’s hard working Americans that make this country great,not the “I’d like a “hand out liberals” Just leave our country,and take the koran with you and you iman buddies.This preacher has the right to burn this stupid book,just as much as the haters of America hate us,quit focusing on his burning the stupid book,and focus on his rights.I’m so sorry the liberal/iman type don’t like it,but he DOES HAVE THE RIGHT AS AN AMERICAN.It might be good for the idiots to see that some here in America are sick of their double standard in our freedoms. I don’t like what he is doing,but he has the right,now let’s all go over to the middle”least” and teach them the meaning of freedoms,and how they don’t have a right to try and take ours from us.
Posted by: jackieblue | September 9, 2010, 12:55 pm 12:55 pm
Didn’t Obama say the same thing about Gitmo?
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That’s why he closed it.
Posted by: Progressive and Caring | September 9, 2010, 12:56 pm 12:56 pm
“he thought he was in America, where property rights and religious freedom are supposedly honored.”
nomo, how ironic that you post this last sentence. How is the book burning different than the argument you state? It’s not like the pastor is stealing a Koran from the local mosque, he bought it. Why doesn’t he have the right to burn his property?
Posted by: J.R. | September 9, 2010, 12:57 pm 12:57 pm
Gitmo is still open right? Hey Obama, just like you stepped in it with the mosque issue, you obviously have not learned to say “I have no comment on matters not pertaining to national security”. See, then you don’t have to take sides. You can also simply say “I don’t like it, but we have our freedoms”.
Posted by: lfrichar | September 9, 2010, 12:58 pm 12:58 pm
This “maggot” is NOT a Pastor. Please STOP referring to “it” as a PASTOR. Thank you
Posted by: sara | September 9, 2010, 1:00 pm 1:00 pm
“”"”"That’s why he closed it.”"”"”
Posted by: Progressive and Caring
Really, when last night?
Posted by: lfrichar | September 9, 2010, 1:00 pm 1:00 pm
Hey Jim,the guy in Fl has just as much right to burn the stupid book as the iman has to insult our intelligence in thinking like you do that we weren’t going to get mad about the masque. Good grief there are so many people in this country that won’t be happy untill we are speaking in tongues and praying to allah,and loving us some child molesting muhammad.IF you don’t like being told the truth,then move,get out of America we don’t want your kind here. Leave this great country to those who love it.
Posted by: jackieblue | September 9, 2010, 1:04 pm 1:04 pm
“Really, when last night?”
He closed Gitmo in a figurative, compassionate sense. In his and our hearts…
Posted by: Progressive and Caring | September 9, 2010, 1:21 pm 1:21 pm
Sara,you are no better for calling the Preacher a “maggot” then what you accuse him of being.He is an American,what he is doing is ugly yes,but he is an AMERICAN,THERE FOR HE HAS A RIGHT TO DO IT. FOCUS ON HIS RIGHTS.AND QUIT LISTENING TO THE STUPID LIBERAL LYING MEDIA.
Posted by: jackieblue | September 9, 2010, 1:27 pm 1:27 pm
THRILL IS GONE: Students recruited to fill seats for Obama’s appearance…
Obama VS America
Posted by: Yep I said that | September 9, 2010, 1:28 pm 1:28 pm
TIME: ‘Obama’s Army’ all but disbanded; will have no effect on mid-terms…
Obama VS America
Posted by: Yep I said that | September 9, 2010, 1:30 pm 1:30 pm
“”"”He closed Gitmo in a figurative, compassionate sense. In his and our hearts…”"”"
Posted by: Progressive and Caring
WOW!
Posted by: lfrichar | September 9, 2010, 1:32 pm 1:32 pm
Dems Breaking With Obama’s Economic Plan…
Obama VS America
Posted by: Yep I said that | September 9, 2010, 1:33 pm 1:33 pm
“”"”He closed Gitmo in a figurative, compassionate sense. In his and our hearts…”"”"
Posted by: Progressive and Caring
“ignorance personified” wow.
Posted by: jackieblue | September 9, 2010, 1:39 pm 1:39 pm
He closed Gitmo in a figurative, compassionate sense. In his and our hearts…
Posted by: Progressive and Caring | Sep 9, 2010 1:21:10 PM
Whoa! That’s some STRONG Kool Aid you have there. Or do (did) you work for Boxer?
Posted by: wheresmymoney | September 9, 2010, 1:49 pm 1:49 pm
get a life, they can burn Bibles, chop heads
off, blow themselves up and when our freedom
of speech is question it is time to run
and stick your head into the sand.
Posted by: deadwrestler | September 9, 2010, 1:52 pm 1:52 pm
Hey Flo,
What would you charge him with?? Or are you saying that it is OK to suspend our freedoms in this one instance or is that determination made by Obama? And would the same justification be acceptable if it came from a conservative President? Just curious how far you want to go with that thought.
Posted by: J.R. | September 9, 2010, 1:58 pm 1:58 pm
He closed Gitmo in a figurative, compassionate sense. In his and our hearts…
Posted by: Progressive and Caring
Classic!! I imagine there is nothing the One can do that would cause you to stop making excuses for him.
So was his increase in the use of drones for “precise kills” aslo done in a compassionate sense? How about his continuation of rendition?
Posted by: J.R. | September 9, 2010, 2:02 pm 2:02 pm
A church in Gainesville, FL with 50 members has gained international prominence – WHY?
No one would have heard of this group if the story wasn’t being flogged by the MSM. – WHY?
The State Department, Defense Department, Justice Department, Sec’y of State, Sec’y of Defense, Attorney General, WH Press spokesman, and now the President of the U.S. has felt the need to comment on the future actions of a small-time, looney-tune in Florida. – WHY?
Is the U.S. government and the Mainstream Media so afraid of Muslims burning flags, shouting death to America, and rioting in far away countries – WHY? Muslims in foreign lands have been burning-shouting-rioting-killing over every slight, real or imagined, since 1967. – WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME?
I have no idea why the administration and the media are so wound up over this nothing event, but I suspect it has more to do with demeaning Christians than defending the tender sensibilities of the world’s Muslims.
Posted by: Dave in Colorado | September 9, 2010, 2:20 pm 2:20 pm
Arrest that man!
Charge him with being a threat to national security! President Obama’s troops are in danger with this nut on the loose.
Posted by: Progressive Flo | September 9, 2010, 2:39 pm 2:39 pm
Now the AP states they won’t publish photos of any Koran-burning. Photos of burning American flags are fine, however, and have already been run from Afghanistan.
The MSM gins this whole thing up, and now gins it up further while compromising the basic American value of FREE SPEECH.
Are you all satisfied now?
Posted by: Bob | September 9, 2010, 2:44 pm 2:44 pm
Not a fan of burning books or flags myself. Why is it always religious fanatics that want to burn books?
Meanwhile, Nine Years After 9/11: Are we still unified? Were we ever???? Have we overreacted? What do we do about the nut jobs? Why is the right wing exploiting the anniversary again?
Why wouldn’t the Republicans support health benefits for the 9/11 first responders???
(Enjoyed your interview, Mr. President.)
Posted by: dawn_marie | September 9, 2010, 2:53 pm 2:53 pm
I’ve been watching in the news regarding this pastor wanting to burn copies of the Quran. How absolutely absurd and ungodly is this? Jesus would never do something like this! Instead, He would try and do what He could to bring them to Himself. What good will it do? It will only cause MORE animosity. Yes, God is a God of justice, vengeance, and so on. But He’s a God of Love. He IS Love! And He also LOVES Muslims. We don’t conform, we INFORM. We witness, we do what God would do, and it’s not burning their “bible”!!! It’s no different if they were to burn copies of God’s Bible. The Quran means a lot to these people. It’s what they believe in. We can’t reach the lost by doing things that will deliberately hurt them or make them angry! Hello?! What is this pastor thinking? I’m sorry, but he said he’s “praying” about whether or not to do this, but as far as I’m concerned, no prayer could possibly condone his behavior. And I have to question his prayer, anyway! I have a feeling he’s saying he’s praying about it, to justify what he’s doing. I think he’s trying to get people to think he prayed, and that God said, yeah sure. Go ahead. Burn these books, and crush the hearts of the Muslims. I know this is a free country, and we can do things that we want to do, but at what cost?? There will be repercussions. We have troops overseas to consider. Our safety here, as well.
Posted by: Katrise35 | September 9, 2010, 2:59 pm 2:59 pm
Corrected Headline: Media and Obama Administration’s Continued Focus on Pastor’s Plan to Burn Koran is a “Stunt” that Could be a “Recruitment Bonanza for Al Qaeda”
Posted by: Anonymous | September 9, 2010, 3:42 pm 3:42 pm
I’ve put some thought into this.
Honestly, the question is not “To burn?” or “Not to burn?”. The TRUE question is one of equal representation. Therefore, to be as politically correct as possible, I propose that Pastor Jones simultaneously burns a copy of both the Bible and the Qur’an, thus creating a level of outrage that can be enjoyed by Christians and Muslims alike. The only down side I see is that died in the wool atheists have been omitted from the festivities – my apologies!
Posted by: Len | September 9, 2010, 4:07 pm 4:07 pm
What is it with right wing nuts and people with differing religious views?
“GRAND RAPIDS — Leaders at Fountain Street Church were at a loss for words Sunday after custodial staff arrived to find piles of feces outside each of the building’s doors, accompanied by conservative Christian booklets and fliers.”
Posted by: Ryan C | September 9, 2010, 4:24 pm 4:24 pm
How does this Koran burning stunt help the brave, peace-loving Muslims of Iraq and Afghanistan who have risked torture and death, for themselves and their families, by providing the US military intelligence needed to eliminate the terrorists threatening their villages??
Posted by: Peace through strength | September 9, 2010, 4:33 pm 4:33 pm
“Why wouldn’t the Republicans support health benefits for the 9/11 first responders???” – dawn_marie
Because the Demos added an amendment that had nothing to do with the bill that poisoned it.
The Repubs did the right thing and didn’t support it. If the Demos really wanted to help the 9/11 first responders they would reintroduce a clean bill.
Show some Back Bone Dawn and get upset with your precious Democrats.
Posted by: Noz | September 9, 2010, 8:16 pm 8:16 pm
“Because the Demos added an amendment that had nothing to do with the bill that poisoned it.”
What was the amendment Noz?
Or are you just making things up…again.
Posted by: Ryan C | September 9, 2010, 9:49 pm 9:49 pm
Ryan C wrote:”What was the amendment Noz?
Or are you just making things up…again.”
.
Found it… why can’t you. The DEMS got hoisted on their own little petard.
Posted by: gk | September 9, 2010, 11:53 pm 11:53 pm
Well I didn’t really say that very well now did I Ryan?
Regardless, if you want to know the truth it’s out there and easy to find as gk said. The Demos poisoned the Bill. They are the ones who played political games with it dooming it to failure.
Posted by: Noz | September 10, 2010, 9:01 am 9:01 am
Why can’t the ANIMALS who strap bombs on their smelly bodies and blow people up just do what we do when they burn our Bibles? We consider the nutbags as irrelevant and ignore them. The crazy “pastor” in Florida is an irrelevant nutbag. Ignore him!
I wish this “president” would stop calling Islam a religion of peace. What a LIE.
Posted by: Sunnyr | September 10, 2010, 2:26 pm 2:26 pm
Arrest that man!
Charge him with being a threat to national security! President Obama’s troops are in danger with this nut on the loose.
Posted by: Progressive Flo
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Typical Progressive. The nutbag is protected by the first Amendment. Is what he is contemplating doing offensive to most? Of course it is but you CANNOT deny anyone their freedom of speech, expression, etc. I wonder if you were as outraged when Liberal “artists” displayed a Crucifix in a bottle of urine? I, for one, will not be intimidated by violent, ignorant,screaming, blood-thirsty animals who live to behead Westerners. They need to be annhilated if they can’t control their animalistic impulses. Our military is well trained to fight these PIGS.
Posted by: Sunnyr | September 10, 2010, 2:38 pm 2:38 pm
“Well I didn’t really say that very well now did I Ryan?
Regardless, if you want to know the truth it’s out there and easy to find as gk said. The Demos poisoned the Bill”
You’re citing gk? ROFLMAO!
How did they poison the bill?
What amendment?
Here’s how the GOP described this bill for 9/11 workers.
“Republicans continue to believe that those who responded to the [World Trade Center] attack should get the treatment and liability protection they need because they dutifully answered a call for help,” the policy statement reads.
But this bill, according to Republicans, “creates a massive new entitlement program, exposes taxpayers to increased litigation and is ‘paid for’ with tax increases and potential job losses.”
The GOP stiffed 9/11 workers because they didn’t want to tax foreign companies or be seen creating an entitlement program.
Yet right wingers will be MAKING MONEY off 9/11 events this weekend.
Posted by: Ryan C | September 10, 2010, 3:26 pm 3:26 pm
“Found it… why can’t you. The DEMS got hoisted on their own little petard.”
So which amendment was it, gotta a number?
Posted by: Ryan C | September 10, 2010, 3:26 pm 3:26 pm
Good news for gk and Noz.
The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 is going to be on the agenda next week.
You can watch the GOP vote against 9/11 workers….again.
Posted by: Ryan C | September 10, 2010, 3:33 pm 3:33 pm
Oh really Obama? If you really thought that Islam was a religion of peace you wouldn’t find yourself saying these words. When Christians in Gaza were attacked in June 2007, their property ransacked, looted, and destroyed, there was absolutely no provocation – or retaliation. In fact the attack was a celebration by Muslim extremists: according to an AP report: “After defeating their rivals in Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement, Muslim extremists are focusing their attacks on Christians in Gaza City. Christians in Gaza City have issued an appeal to the international community and a plea for protection against the increased attacks by Muslim extremists.”
The celebration in 2007 by trespassing, burning, destroying, looting, Christian Churches is far worse than a guy in the south burning his own korans on his own property. The AP report continued:
“the Muslim gunmen used rocket-propeled grenades (RPGs) to blow through the doors of the church and school, before burning Bibles and destroying every cross they could get their hands on.”
Posted by: EPU | September 10, 2010, 8:32 pm 8:32 pm
If you want to know how someone may respond to their particular holy book being burned – look inside it.
Posted by: JayThomps72 | September 11, 2010, 8:05 am 8:05 am
He’s a nut, how would you feel if Muslims burnded your bible. Why do religions always have to burn other religions artifacts.put yourself in there shoes
Posted by: Billy ray | September 11, 2010, 3:49 pm 3:49 pm