Now, being a simple student of history, I’d like to share a simple analysis — and please, I ask all the Islamapologists reading this to sit down and take a deep breath.
First of all, Pope Urban II called for the Crusade in response to Muslim brigands and raiders who were attacking Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land. I find it rather odd that Obama would refer to something that is over 900 years old in order to make a statement of relativism. The sad truth is that no one is running around in Knights Templar white robes declaring “God wills it.” However, the same enemy that Pope Urban II saw as a threat exists to today and still declares, “Allahu Akhbar.”
As for the Spanish Inquisition, consider that this came after the expulsion of Muslim domination on the Iberian Peninsula for some 700 years.
As a matter of fact, Islamists still refer to Spain as “Al Andalusia” which means to this day still consider it Muslim land — after all it was part of their caliphate conquest. Good thing ol’ Charles “The Hammer” Martel turned back an invading Muslim Army in 732 AD at the Battle of Tours — just as was done by the Venetian fleet at Lepanto in 1571 — just as done by the heroic European Knights at Vienna in 1683. Yes, the Inquisition was horrible and severely affected the Jewish population in Spain. It was however, an overreaction to ensure that Catholicism reigned superior and was never again subjugated as it had been under the Moors of North Africa.
Quote: Cincinnatus wrote in post #11"The mask slipped yesterday."
What mask? He's not hiding his allegiances: “I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”
And this:
"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam."
This statement was his preludial answer to the question many were asking when he didn't attend or send a delegate to the march held in Paris, France after the Charlie Hebdo massacre.
However, to let that sentence stand alone without the words which immediately followed would be unfair:
"Yet to be credible, those who condemn that slander must also condemn the hate we see when the image of Jesus Christ is desecrated, churches are destroyed, or the Holocaust is denied. Let us condemn incitement against Sufi Muslims, and Shiite pilgrims. It is time to heed the words of Gandhi: “Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.” Together, we must work towards a world where we are strengthened by our differences, and not defined by them. That is what America embodies, and that is the vision we will support."
Yet to be credible? Didn't he really mean CYA?
The message to the Muslim world was sent loud and clear, the subsequent words were pure tripe, intended to perpetuate the ruse back in the U.S..
Quote: Cincinnatus wrote in post #11"The mask slipped yesterday."
What mask? He's not hiding his allegiances: “I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”
And this:
"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam."
This statement was his preludial answer to the question many were asking when he didn't attend or send a delegate to the march held in Paris, France after the Charlie Hebdo massacre.
However, to let that sentence stand alone without the words which immediately followed would be unfair:
"Yet to be credible, those who condemn that slander must also condemn the hate we see when the image of Jesus Christ is desecrated, churches are destroyed, or the Holocaust is denied. Let us condemn incitement against Sufi Muslims, and Shiite pilgrims. It is time to heed the words of Gandhi: “Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.” Together, we must work towards a world where we are strengthened by our differences, and not defined by them. That is what America embodies, and that is the vision we will support."
Yet to be credible? Didn't he really mean CYA?
The message to the Muslim world was sent loud and clear, the subsequent words were pure tripe, intended to perpetuate the ruse back in the U.S..
We on the right have seen it since before the beginning. I think you know I wasn't talking about that. The LIVs might start to notice...the ones who are emotionally committed to their "Messiah." They're the ones who have been fooled by the mask that's slipping.
Quote: Cincinnatus wrote in post #11"The mask slipped yesterday."
What mask? He's not hiding his allegiances: “I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”
And this:
"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam."
This statement was his preludial answer to the question many were asking when he didn't attend or send a delegate to the march held in Paris, France after the Charlie Hebdo massacre.
However, to let that sentence stand alone without the words which immediately followed would be unfair:
"Yet to be credible, those who condemn that slander must also condemn the hate we see when the image of Jesus Christ is desecrated, churches are destroyed, or the Holocaust is denied. Let us condemn incitement against Sufi Muslims, and Shiite pilgrims. It is time to heed the words of Gandhi: “Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.” Together, we must work towards a world where we are strengthened by our differences, and not defined by them. That is what America embodies, and that is the vision we will support."
Yet to be credible? Didn't he really mean CYA?
The message to the Muslim world was sent loud and clear, the subsequent words were pure tripe, intended to perpetuate the ruse back in the U.S..
We on the right have seen it since before the beginning. I think you know I wasn't talking about that. The LIVs might start to notice...the ones who are emotionally committed to their "Messiah." They're the ones who have been fooled by the mask that's slipping.
Yes, sir. I understood your initial comment and agreed with it.
I was piling on the "I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction." quote in Cincy's post.
As you said, we who are enlightened, so to speak, have never been under the spell of this charlatan. The mask he wears is for the gullible.