What say RP about POTUS's AGOTUS being concerned about anti-Muslim rhetoric and anti-Muslim violence? Is that a major concern of America?

CSM Charles Hayden — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 23:41:34 -0500

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Dec 5 at 2015 12:54 AM

Capt Seid Waddell — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 00:54:08 -0500

I'm more concerned with Muslim rhetoric and Muslim violence.

Response by SSgt Christopher Brose made Dec 5 at 2015 2:56 AM

SSgt Christopher Brose — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 02:56:23 -0500

The AG shouldn't be concerned about any kind of rhetoric. From anyone. About anything. Rhetoric, the last time I checked, is speech. "Concern about rhetoric" is just another way of saying "thought police."

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Dec 5 at 2015 3:02 AM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 03:02:31 -0500

Thank God! Enough Xenophobic Craps is being spewed by Politicians and Media.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 5 at 2015 3:13 AM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 03:13:11 -0500

"I'm worried".
Way to make a statement.
That'll fix it.

Response by LTC Bink Romanick made Dec 5 at 2015 7:37 AM

LTC Bink Romanick — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 07:37:41 -0500

CSM Charles Hayden why make enemies of 1.6 billion Muslims when only a small fraction of Muslims are terrorists.

Response by 1stSgt Eugene Harless made Dec 5 at 2015 8:06 AM

1stSgt Eugene Harless — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 08:06:25 -0500

How many incidents have there been of people in the US shooting up a Mosque or a place where Muslims are known to congregate recently? Any violence against of a group of US citizens by people based on their belief is a crime, but I don't see a pattern of violence against Muslims. I do see a lot of people who vioce their opposition to Islam, and opine that Muslims can not be integrated into American Culture. There are also people who are against Abortion, Gun Ownership, Religion in General and Gay Rights. It's a basic right of Americans to state their opinion or beliefs. Not everyone who opposes abortion plants bombs in planned parent clinic. Not everyone who is against religion burns down churches. You can not quell fredom of speech because you THINK people may turn violent.

Response by COL Jon Thompson made Dec 5 at 2015 9:43 AM

COL Jon Thompson — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 09:43:02 -0500

I am not sure how much of this is pure rhetoric for that audience and how much she will do. If she going to determine if someone says something that incites violence? Will she go after Donald Trump because he said he would go after the families of ISIS in our attacks overseas? To me it is another attempt by this Administration to deflect attention away from this because it does not fit into his narrative that global warming is the biggest threat. I think the concern among Americans is their safety - from Islamic extremists and all other extremists.

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Dec 5 at 2015 10:23 AM

CPT Jack Durish — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 10:23:32 -0500

When the WTC was attacked on 9/11, I went across the street to the home of a Muslim I knew and offered my home as sanctuary if anyone attempted to intimidate or assault him or his family. I know many other Americans who did the same. I also knew some few cretins who couldn't distinguish a good person with an identity they feared. So what is the AG talking about? She is merely feeding the narrative used by the Left to excuse their attempts to further intimidate and control us (US). That's all. We are under attack on two fronts: The terrorists and our government. Our government, instead of protecting us from terrorism, is using it to further their agenda. As Obama former CofS famously stated, "Don't let a good crisis go to waste".

I can't end without commenting that no one has used hate speech more eloquently to incite strife than this President. He has exacerbated interracial strife by jumping to the defense of every miscreant who has been incarcerated or killed by police without waiting to find out the facts.

Response by 1SG James A. "Bud" Parker made Dec 5 at 2015 12:23 PM

1SG James A. "Bud" Parker — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 12:23:49 -0500

Well, CSM Charles Hayden, the answer to that question leads down a dark path in our Nation's political structure. How can our elected political leadership in Washington, DC seem to not only be immune to world events and the actions of a fanatical religious group and work so hard to sweep their genocidal crimes under the rug? Even current events on the Left Coast that were obviously terrorist related were portrayed initially as "Workplace Violence." Ray Charles is blind, but even he could see that it was terrorist actions.

Response by SGT Robert Hawks made Dec 5 at 2015 12:58 PM

SGT Robert Hawks — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 12:58:14 -0500

It is a disgrace to the American people

Response by TSgt Kenneth Ellis made Dec 5 at 2015 1:33 PM

TSgt Kenneth Ellis — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 13:33:18 -0500

But calling for the killing of police officers and white people is ok.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 5 at 2015 2:01 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 14:01:36 -0500

I put in a long week at work and I focused on CNN Situation room about the Shooting in San Bernardino, CA. I did not hear President Obama's speech. My concern is for the safety of Muslims in general but not at the expense of U of A not wanting 9/11 Memorial as posted here last week. I know Muslims were not consulted. Muslims and Sihks (often mistaken for Muslims) need to be protected too. Joe Dirt reactionairies and Jughead white trash types are uninformed/biasied or too high to know the difference.

There has been too much rascism/tragedies lately on the news by rogue law enforcement in officer involved shootings of African Americans being shot (and I mean the whole magazine) into someone that should have been tazed (with knife) or tackled (no weapon) and this has fostered the Black Lives Matter movement. We do not need to add to this injustice by being cool to Muslims. We have had terrorists like Ted Kazinski and Weather Underground/SLA in the 1970s so we did not assume white people would be them or anti-government radicals.

We need to be vigilant. Even the San Bernardino Christmas Massacre this week was a complete surprise. We can't make the same mistakes like we did against the Japanese Americans in WW2.

Just my opinion.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Dec 5 at 2015 3:04 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 15:04:11 -0500

He should invite a Muslim family to the White House to show America how nice Muslims are.

Response by MSgt Darren VanDerwilt made Dec 6 at 2015 11:29 AM

MSgt Darren VanDerwilt — Sun, 06 Dec 2015 11:29:48 -0500

Personally, and from what I've seen, this is a non issue. Most Americans are very tolerant. What I find interesting though, is how this AG desides to go after a straw man issue yet ignore the New Black Panthers, Black Lives Matter, Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam, etc., and all their hate filled speech that has actually led to police officers being murdured. Hypocrite!

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Dec 6 at 2015 1:57 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Sun, 06 Dec 2015 13:57:46 -0500

Anything is possible in this country. Maybe the politicians will say its our fault for the terrorism.

Response by PO2 Mark Saffell made Dec 7 at 2015 10:34 AM

PO2 Mark Saffell — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 10:34:56 -0500

Id say NO. The concern is are we safe and is the POTUS keeping us safe or is he too worried about PC crap to keep us safe?

Response by LTC Kevin B. made Dec 12 at 2015 2:33 PM

LTC Kevin B. — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 14:33:47 -0500

In my opinion, it should be a concern. First, we have lots of American citizens who are Muslim. I've seen estimates that the Muslim population in the US is ~2.6m. That's roughly the same size as the number of people on active duty and in the reserve forces. We shouldn't ostracize our own citizens. Second, it fuels the propaganda used by extremist groups. We can't let this become a Holy War or a War Against Islam.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 12 at 2015 3:30 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 15:30:38 -0500

I dont think so, my question is if they want to come over and fight I will give them my address because I carry and have a good arsenal.

Response by SPC Ken Sawyer made Dec 31 at 2015 7:29 PM

SPC Ken Sawyer — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 19:29:13 -0500

Funny how no one has an issue with the hate that comes from the muslims here in the country.

Response by 1LT Aaron Barr made Jan 22 at 2016 9:12 AM

1LT Aaron Barr — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 09:12:34 -0500

I'm frankly confused as to whose 5th point of contact the AG has her head, her own or Obama's. The overwhelming bulk of the violence in the world today has its source in mohammedism and anybody whose read the koran, sura and hadiths knows exactly why. The degree of 'radicalism' exhibited by a mohammedan is a direct function of how closely they follow these satanic verses and the closer they do to literal, the more 'radical' they are. Nonsense like this is why an ever-increasing number of American (and Europeans) view their own governments as not only not representing their interests and protecting their safety but working actively against them.

Response by 1LT Aaron Barr made Apr 4 at 2016 9:32 AM

1LT Aaron Barr — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 09:32:43 -0400

I'm far more concerned about our mealy-mouthed, spineless denial of the obvious nature of mohammedism and its enmity to us. Our culture and theirs are completely incompatible and we should never have allowed any of them into our country.

Response by CPT Ahmed Faried made Apr 15 at 2016 4:00 PM

CPT Ahmed Faried — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 16:00:32 -0400

The responses I'm seeing are just as I expected.