Donald Trump Literally Wants to do Unspeakable Things And America Loves It
President Obama took to the airwaves Sunday night for a rare prime-time Oval Office address that aimed to quiet the fear and anxiety that have arisen in the wake of the San Bernardino killings and the attacks in Paris, France. Obama called the shootings in San Bernardino an “act of terror,” outlined his strategy to take on ISIS at home and abroad, and called for Congress to act on gun control measures.
Lost in all the coverage of the poorly-received speech was a portion of the address that appeared to be aimed at critics who say the President refuses to acknowledge the role of “radical Islam” in the attacks that have everyone so terrorized. In a rare move, the President called on moderate Muslims to take responsibility for the ideology that has fomented these attacks, and to go beyond merely denouncing violence:
If we’re to succeed in defeating terrorism we must enlist Muslim communities as some of our strongest allies, rather than push them away through suspicion and hate.
That does not mean denying the fact that an extremist ideology has spread within some Muslim communities. This is a real problem that Muslims must confront, without excuse. Muslim leaders here and around the globe have to continue working with us to decisively and unequivocally reject the hateful ideology that groups like ISIL and al Qaeda promote; to speak out against not just acts of violence, but also those interpretations of Islam that are incompatible with the values of religious tolerance, mutual respect, and human dignity.
Of course it received very little notice from the lunatics who won’t be satisfied until Obama uses their exact catchphrase, but it puts him a lot closer to the Bill Maher/Sam Harris camp than say, Reza Aslan. While continuing to say that ISIS doesn’t represent Islam, President Obama is explicitly calling this threat a Muslim problem.
I’m not sure how Muslims are supposed to feel about that (I doubt Christians would appreciate being handed the Planned Parenthood shooting to solve), but the President’s remarks seem squarely aimed at those Americans who are very jittery about terrorism, but who aren’t quite the lunatics that Republicans are. He was proposing a bargain in which he trades an acknowledgement of their anxieties about Islam for their resistance of paranoia and discrimination.
The problem is that President Obama is selling a product that can’t compete. He’s offering proper nutrition, ample rest, and exercise next to a rack full of 5 Hour Energy and herbal boner pills. Ted Cruz is having a moment right now in Iowa, partially on the strength of his desire to “carpet bomb” Syria (a sentiment widely shared even by the “moderate” right), and even the Republicans’ weakest, nice-guy candidate thinks our biggest problem is that we’re trying too hard not to kill civilians.
But if you doubt the marketability of bloodlust in a panicked America, look no further than Donald Trump, who…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.
18 responses to Donald Trump Literally Wants to do Unspeakable Things And America Loves It
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tracey marie December 7th, 2015 at 17:46
Seems the right has fallen into the pit of hate and violence.
whatthe46 December 7th, 2015 at 17:52
they’ve dug in so deep, I don’t know if they will ever be able to get out of it. they are a bottomless pit of hate, violence, bigots and racist.
Suzanne McFly December 7th, 2015 at 17:57
I wont throw them a rope to climb out with, you?
whatthe46 December 7th, 2015 at 18:18
no. but, I’d gladly throw down a heavy duty shovel. the others should be worn down by now.
Suzanne McFly December 7th, 2015 at 20:20
They have no idea what a shovel is and what it is for, you will stump them on that lol.
whatthe46 December 7th, 2015 at 20:31
i’ve got this stupid grin on my face. lololol
granpa.usthai December 7th, 2015 at 20:33
why I advocate rendering them to DPRK potatoe fields for the next several forever generations. dressed only in pink panties so they won’t get lazy in the winter months.
granpa.usthai December 7th, 2015 at 20:34
more like jumped.
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker December 7th, 2015 at 20:59
With both feet!
FatRat December 7th, 2015 at 17:51
Donald Trump approves of collective punishment of relatives. Hmmmmmmm. The head of the family does wrong and you can shoot his relatives in the head. Would those rules apply to CEO’s, heads of the company? Corporations get caught stealing workers pay, insider trading, etc. and maybe shoot a few CEO’s to even the score?
amersham46 December 7th, 2015 at 18:20
The GOP has swung so far to the right Genghis Khan is starting to look like a moderate
granpa.usthai December 7th, 2015 at 20:44
you kidding? -even Adolf has been fed up with them!
even the donald.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuG1SVLvM6Q
rg9rts December 7th, 2015 at 21:29
He’s tapped into the motherload of hate the gopee has cultivated for decades…ain’t it “America the Beautiful”? ♫
Budda December 7th, 2015 at 22:28
Why does the media cover this nonsense?
Journalists would condemn him every time..but there are no journalist in our media.
Boltorama December 7th, 2015 at 22:34
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whatthe46 December 8th, 2015 at 00:45
no originality what-so-ever.
Foundryman December 8th, 2015 at 00:37
10 to 1 this makes him even more popular. He is speaking the unspoken truth what’s been in the background of the republicans for decades. He’s telling them exactly what they want to hear.
Buford2k11 December 8th, 2015 at 08:03
As an American, trump doesn’t speak for me or too me…As far as I am concerned he is an enemy of our country, and is spewing more than hate and fear, but sedition and anti-Constitutional ideas…Trump will be defeated in the end…