Radical Islam is a political talking point. Itâs not a strategy."
Thank you Mr. President, but could you draw it in crayon for the TEAGOP, that way they might understand.
I am waiting for the Trump reaction statement that takes POTUS to task for pausing when he says âIslamic Extremistâ and its clearly a sign he is league with The Legion of Doom to decimate the Justice League.
I respect Obamaâand many other politiciansâfor the incredible self-control they exert in not simply screaming into the nearest microphone âCanât you SEE that this man is an IDIOT??â The temptation to do so must be enormous, especially when Trumpâs up there making a mockery of the sort of public service career you spent your whole life building.
Once again the President shows that heâs one of the last remaining adults in the room.
I watched the president give a cool, calm presentation about Americaâs terrorist situation. When it was over the reporters at ABC were like âOMG! Did you hear how he dissed Trump?â Pitiful.
Iâm giving thanks once again that we, as a nation, somehow managed to twice elect a smart, composed leader who is able to articulate the nuances and complexities of the issues without pandering or relying on clicheâd talking points. Even when I have disagreed with his decisions I have never doubted that he carefully considered his options, and tried to remove partisan nonsense from the process.
I first voted in 1972, and Obama is the finest president of my lifetime. Heâs going to be tough to top.
Theyâd simply critisize him for how he held the crayon like a pen instead of whole handing it.
I noticed that (unlike Trump) Obama didnât say anything about âputting America firstâ, so therefore he must not be putting America first.
Thatâs how it works, right?
Sure, Obama hunts them down and kills them, but he calls them the wrong name! And after he kills one with a drone strike, he doesnât even walk away from the explosion in slow motion while putting on his sunglasses!
People may or may not like Obama but I think nobody can deny that he is both an excellent orator and great statesman.
This speech was really tour de force. I wish someone here in Europe has actually stood up and reminded us about the core values in a similar manner. I believe it is long overdue.
Chapeau, Mr. President!
I have my own dislike of the manâs handling of the country. However i will not deny his ability to get in front of a crowd and present his argument for why he is doing what he does is on point.
This is just the next step in the Conservative Noise Machine playbook. After years of coining phrases in a successful attempt to define âwhat mattersâ enough people have finally caught on. So, now that more of us refuse to let them define the world by dictating the terms with which to describe it, they are forced to âteach the controversyâ about why people arenât accepting their rhetoric.
Has anyone seen a transcript? Thanks in advance.
Ah never mind, itâs part of a larger speech. If anyone wants to read it, itâs about the bottom 1/3 of http://time.com/4368733/barack-obama-donald-trump-muslim-ban-orlando-shooting/
[quote=âChaz1, post:6, topic:79760â]When it was over the reporters at ABC were like âOMG! Did you here how he dissed Trump?â[/quote]The preferred terminology is âblastsâ or âdestroysâ, of course.
The self-control is impressive, and he can really pack some significance into his pauses.
I do wish he could just say âthis entire thing is about me not being racist enoughâ. Or, I dunno, Iâm not an expert politician.
But hereâs something that occurred to me in the shower earlier. If Trump did an event where he was taking questions from supporters, what if someoneâ a plant, for exampleâ asked, âwhy donât we intern Muslims like we did with the Japanese in WW2?â And maybe thereâd be a couple of people sitting in other parts of the auditorium who would cheer loudly at this (though itâd probably get a cheer anyway). I think thereâs a good chance he might say that was a good idea, if people were cheering. Would he still have a shot at the White House if he endorsed literal concentration camps?
Something for a flashmob group to consider, maybe.
Asked and answered already:
Not that we can count on Trump giving a consistent answer to any given question.
President Obama says âRadical Islam is a political talking point. Itâs not a strategy.â As a Republican, I can agree with the Presidentâs statement, but of course itâs misleading, and not the point. Ignoring âRadical Islamâ (I could also say) is not a strategy either.
The better question is âWhat purpose to any labels serve, at all?â Of course, there are many answers to this, which will further elucidate all those head-nodders in the comments above (I say this in the sweetest, nicest way possible) as to why including the religious (or quasi-religious) aspect to this is valuable, useful, and important to address.
(Ohâand thanks to all of you kind, thoughtful commenters for your utter shredding [read, âopen disparagementâ] of us in the other party in the US. Râs are soooo stoopid! You win!! HarâŚ)
