The Big Revealing Problem With The ‘Christians Only’ Syrian Refugee Plan
It didn’t take long for Republicans to find a novel way to politicize the terrorist attacks in Paris, and not just through the normal bleating about doing what President Obama is already doing, but doing it more/better/louder. Now they have made the refugees fleeing terrorist violence in Syria into a political wedge, and they’re doing it in the most obvious, despicable fashion imaginable. Refusing to take any refugees from Syria wasn’t enough for some Republicans, many of whom have floated the suggestion that we take only Christian refugees from Syria.
The political benefits of this are obvious; you get to simultaneously make irrationally panicked people feel like you’ve got their safety at heart, pander to the “good” Christian people in your base by identifying them as the good guy, while also pandering to the Pamela Geller types who hate Muslims even more than they love Jesus. Meanwhile, you force Democrats into a position where they’re defending an easily-demonized group of people.
The success of this plan, though, depends on never uttering it within earshot of a reporter with more than two functioning brain cells, a feat which former Florida Governor and current Republican presidential wishful Jeb Bush couldn’t quite pull off. I’d like to give Kasie Hunt credit for making this look easy, but it actually was easy:
Jeb!: You’re a Christian. you can prove you’re a Christian.
Kasie Hunt: How?
Jeb!: I think you can prove it. If you can’t prove it, then you know, you err on the side of caution.
So, ISIS has all these sophisticated capabilities, but they can’t…READ MORE
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By: Tommy Christopher
Tommy Christopher is The Daily Banter's White House Correspondent and Political Analyst. He's been a political reporter and liberal commentator since 2007, and has covered the White House since the beginning of the Obama administration, first for PoliticsDaily, and then for Mediaite. Christopher is a frequent guest on a variety of television, radio, and online programs, and was the villain in the documentaries The Audacity of Democracy and Hating Breitbart. He's also That Guy Who Live-Tweeted His Own Heart Attack, and the only person to have ever received public apologies from both Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.
15 responses to The Big Revealing Problem With The ‘Christians Only’ Syrian Refugee Plan
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FatRat November 18th, 2015 at 16:19
Besides figuring who is a Christian, what is a Christian? Do the Coptics and Mormons count? How about Mega Church Christians? What if there is a mixed marriage, Muslim and Christian? Do you only take the Baptised baby and leave the infidel baby? /s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65RipfZQBPg
Suzanne McFly November 18th, 2015 at 19:26
Man I miss that show lol
FatRat November 18th, 2015 at 19:29
Amen!
Suzanne McFly November 18th, 2015 at 16:44
The only way to beat ISIS is by having Muslims on our side, and the right is busy telling them ‘okay, you can help but don’t come here’. Who thinks that will work?
tracey marie November 18th, 2015 at 16:45
The right does not want to beat the terrorists, they want more war and destruction.
F_cons November 18th, 2015 at 16:59
As they are owned by the MIC, it’s predictable and proven by history
Suzanne McFly November 18th, 2015 at 19:25
Some even own big parts of the MIC, cheney for one.
Suzanne McFly November 18th, 2015 at 20:31
Well that is one of the things that makes them rich.
TiredOldGuy November 18th, 2015 at 17:01
Kinda like “hey you, black guy … vote R (if you can get a ballot)”. Or “Hey Mexican … vote R and we’ll let you clean our toilets”. R outreach at its finest.
anothertoothpick November 18th, 2015 at 16:55
I’ll take circumcision for ten Alex.
bpollen November 18th, 2015 at 19:54
Hello, my name is Abu… and I am SOOOO Christian!
Syzygy November 18th, 2015 at 22:23
Here’s your religious test. Good morning folks! Here’s your bacon, egg and cheese breakfast sandwich. What? You don’t want bacon? Why would that be? Everybody likes bacon!
Kick Frenzy November 18th, 2015 at 23:06
With how many vegetarians there are in the world?
They could be a Muslim… or a hippie, lol.
And what if they’re Jewish? Do they count?
Syzygy November 18th, 2015 at 23:27
Just pointing out the absurdity. Of course, there would have to be further investigation..
Kick Frenzy November 19th, 2015 at 09:48
Yeah, I started out being silly.. then I thought of the Jewish thing and how that’s a good question to ask the Republican candidates.