Ground Zero Desecration, or Incoherence?
Bensblurb #567 Aug. 17, 2010
Ground Zero Desecration, or Incoherence?
He grew in wisdom and stature and...then became president. He’s since apologized to all religious beliefs foreign and domestic, except American Christians and Jews. Now he’s gone and capped it all off with a beauty of a blunder. His remarks about the mosque at Ground Zero merely continue his campaign to denigrate citizens’ positive beliefs about America‘s exceptionalism in the world.
Despite the mainstream media’s scolding us about our being motivated by bigotry in opposing the mosque there, I’d say instead that we‘re merely displaying patriotism and love of this country and its martyrs. I'd say there's also a well-based fear that too many Muslims can mean trouble in any country. As noted by a Huffington Post reader, "According to a 2007 Pew Research Center Poll entitled "Muslim Americans: Middle Class and Mostly Mainstream," 60% of American Muslims refused to agree with this statement: A group of Arabs carried out the attacks against America on September 11, 2001.”
Sermonizing anyhow...
“As the controversy over the planned Islamic Center near Ground Zero escalates, we have had many secular sermons on the need to recognize that the vast majority of Muslims should not be confused with the terrorists. No argument there. But how much more fruitful our own debates might be if the...Mayor Bloombergs and Speaker Pelosis could extend that same presumption of decency to the American people.”--William McGurn, Wall Street Journal.
And this: “Perhaps the president should have considered the comments of Saudi cleric Muhammad Al-Arifi on Egypt's Al-Rahma TV, on July 19: ‘Devotion to jihad for the sake of Allah, and the desire to shed blood, to smash skulls, and to sever limbs for the sake of Allah and in defense of His religion, is, undoubtedly, an honor for the believer. ... The Koranic verses that deal with fighting the infidels and conquering their countries say that they should convert to Islam, pay the jizya poll tax, or be killed. If the Muslims had implemented this, we would not have reached the humiliation in which we find ourselves today.’--
That's reality, not wishful thinking. This is what we're up against with the Ground Zero project and with the rapid immigration of radical Muslims. All the pronouncements to the contrary won't make it otherwise.” --Columnist Cal Thomas
Obama's Incoherence
“Have any of these people actually read The Audacity of Hope? Anyone who did would not have any trouble recognizing the problem...It’s filled with platitudinous statements such as “Republicans are usually wrong about X, but Democrats aren’t always right,” voiced in the inimitable lecturesome tone of voice from Obama with which we have all become so familiar. Incoherence and hair-splitting is nothing new with this President. However...Obama has rarely blundered into such an emotional minefield as this issue has become...By attempting to once again lecture people on how wrong most of us are on either side of an issue, Obama has exposed himself once again as a person who doesn’t engage well with the American people he seeks to lead.”--Ed Morrissey, in Hot Air.
And....
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd has written that Obama's clarity and successful messaging during the campaign are gone. In place is an "incoherent president," who's "with the banks, he's against the banks. He's leaving Afghanistan, he's staying in Afghanistan. He strains at being a populist, but his head is in the clouds."
Finally...Nearly 70 percent of Americans oppose the mosque plan, according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released last week. In terms of party affiliation, 54 percent of Democrats, 82 percent of Republicans and 70 percent of independents oppose the plan.
Thus, Democrat office holders and candidates in the November elections must be even a bit more upset than before. But hold on. Glenn Beck is coming to Washington with a rally. That should help alleviate the ugly political mood here, right? Sure.
--Ben Blankenship
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Ground Zero Desecration, or Incoherence?
He grew in wisdom and stature and...then became president. He’s since apologized to all religious beliefs foreign and domestic, except American Christians and Jews. Now he’s gone and capped it all off with a beauty of a blunder. His remarks about the mosque at Ground Zero merely continue his campaign to denigrate citizens’ positive beliefs about America‘s exceptionalism in the world.
Despite the mainstream media’s scolding us about our being motivated by bigotry in opposing the mosque there, I’d say instead that we‘re merely displaying patriotism and love of this country and its martyrs. I'd say there's also a well-based fear that too many Muslims can mean trouble in any country. As noted by a Huffington Post reader, "According to a 2007 Pew Research Center Poll entitled "Muslim Americans: Middle Class and Mostly Mainstream," 60% of American Muslims refused to agree with this statement: A group of Arabs carried out the attacks against America on September 11, 2001.”
Sermonizing anyhow...
“As the controversy over the planned Islamic Center near Ground Zero escalates, we have had many secular sermons on the need to recognize that the vast majority of Muslims should not be confused with the terrorists. No argument there. But how much more fruitful our own debates might be if the...Mayor Bloombergs and Speaker Pelosis could extend that same presumption of decency to the American people.”--William McGurn, Wall Street Journal.
And this: “Perhaps the president should have considered the comments of Saudi cleric Muhammad Al-Arifi on Egypt's Al-Rahma TV, on July 19: ‘Devotion to jihad for the sake of Allah, and the desire to shed blood, to smash skulls, and to sever limbs for the sake of Allah and in defense of His religion, is, undoubtedly, an honor for the believer. ... The Koranic verses that deal with fighting the infidels and conquering their countries say that they should convert to Islam, pay the jizya poll tax, or be killed. If the Muslims had implemented this, we would not have reached the humiliation in which we find ourselves today.’--
That's reality, not wishful thinking. This is what we're up against with the Ground Zero project and with the rapid immigration of radical Muslims. All the pronouncements to the contrary won't make it otherwise.” --Columnist Cal Thomas
Obama's Incoherence
“Have any of these people actually read The Audacity of Hope? Anyone who did would not have any trouble recognizing the problem...It’s filled with platitudinous statements such as “Republicans are usually wrong about X, but Democrats aren’t always right,” voiced in the inimitable lecturesome tone of voice from Obama with which we have all become so familiar. Incoherence and hair-splitting is nothing new with this President. However...Obama has rarely blundered into such an emotional minefield as this issue has become...By attempting to once again lecture people on how wrong most of us are on either side of an issue, Obama has exposed himself once again as a person who doesn’t engage well with the American people he seeks to lead.”--Ed Morrissey, in Hot Air.
And....
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd has written that Obama's clarity and successful messaging during the campaign are gone. In place is an "incoherent president," who's "with the banks, he's against the banks. He's leaving Afghanistan, he's staying in Afghanistan. He strains at being a populist, but his head is in the clouds."
Finally...Nearly 70 percent of Americans oppose the mosque plan, according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released last week. In terms of party affiliation, 54 percent of Democrats, 82 percent of Republicans and 70 percent of independents oppose the plan.
Thus, Democrat office holders and candidates in the November elections must be even a bit more upset than before. But hold on. Glenn Beck is coming to Washington with a rally. That should help alleviate the ugly political mood here, right? Sure.
--Ben Blankenship
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posted by Ben Blankenship at
6:26 PM
