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The Patriot Post Digest 6-13-2016
From The Federalist Patriot
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Mid-Day Digest
Jun. 13, 2016
THE FOUNDATION
“A universal peace, it is to be feared, is in the catalogue of events, which will never exist but in the imaginations of visionary philosophers, or in the breasts of benevolent enthusiasts.” —James Madison (1792)
FEATURED RIGHT ANALYSIS
The Latest Islamist Attack: 49 Dead in Orlando1
Memo to Obama: This is not a “gun problem.”
By Mark Alexander
Islamic cultures worldwide are as “tolerant” of homosexuals as they are of women, so it was no surprise to learn that the murder of 49 people and wounding of more than 50 others in a homosexual bar in Orlando Sunday was committed by a radical Islamist.
Omar Saddiqui Mateen was the son of Afghan immigrants. Born in New York, he was a divorced security guard prior to the assault. After the attack, his father posted a video message noting that his son should have refrained because “God himself will punish those involved in homosexuality.”
The FBI agent in charge, Ron Hopper, said the assailant bragged about “having ties to terrorist organizations.” He added in the most politically correct phrasing, “We do have suggestions that that individual may have leanings toward that particular ideology.” Now, what “particular ideology” that might be? Mateen was interviewed three times during two FBI investigations in 2013 and 2014. The assailant called 911 and swore allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State shortly after his initial assault. Peter King (R-NY), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, confirmed the connections between Mateen and ISIL2, and the Islamic State claimed credit for inspiring the attack.
I have spent a few years consulting with counterterrorism analytical groups over the course of the last five presidential administrations. While the focus of those groups has always been the prevention of WMD attacks — and Obama’s Iran deal3 certainly ratchets up the potential of that threat vector — the most likely terrorist threats have always been low-tech.
As I wrote in “Islamic Jihad — Target USA4,” “The most likely near-term form of attack against civilians on our turf will be modeled after the conventional Islamist assaults in the Middle East — bombings and shootings, as we have now seen in Paris, London, Berlin, Brussels, Sydney, Toronto, Boston, New York and Washington. These attacks were low tech but effective in terms of instilling public fear.” Indeed, the 9/115 attacks started with box cutters, and subsequent attacks at Fort Hood, Boston, Chattanooga, San Bernardino and now, Orlando have all been low-tech.
Predictably, Barack Obama used the tragedy to pander and promote his “gun control” agenda. “We know enough to say that this was an act of terror and an act of hate,” declared Obama. But, he added, “We’ve reached no definitive judgment on the precise motivations of the killer.” Yet he certainly had reached a definitive judgment on the course of action: “The shooter was apparently armed with a handgun and a powerful assault rifle. This massacre is therefore a further reminder of how easy it is for someone to get their hands on a weapon that lets them shoot people in a school, or in a house of worship, or a movie theater, or in a nightclub. And we have to decide if that’s the kind of country we want to be. And to actively do nothing is a decision as well.”
The words “Muslim” and “Islam” never crossed his lips6. Fact is, Obama is the one “actively doing nothing” — about radical Islamic terror.
Hillary Clinton joined in, saying, “This was … an act of hate. The gunman attacked an LGBT nightclub during Pride Month. To the LGBT community: Please know that you have millions of allies across our country. I am one of them. … We need to keep guns like the ones used [in Orlando] out of the hands of terrorists or other violent criminals. This is the deadliest mass shooting in the history of the United States and it reminds us once more that weapons of war have no place on our streets.”
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who just gave voting rights7 to murderers still in prison, tweeted, “Praying for victims, families & an end to senseless gun violence.”
The Leftmedia was no different. MSNBC’s Joy Reid declared, “Whether it’s a hate crime or whether it’s related to something related to international terrorism, we’re not getting to the core issue, which is how easy it is to get a gun.”
Memo to the Demo-gogues and MSM pundits: The assailant is a “murderer,” not a “gunman.” The attack occurred in a “gun free” zone. And if Obama could wave his executive “magic wand” and remove all firearms from the United States, may I remind you that Islamists worldwide have murdered far more civilians with simple bomb components. Recall that there were more than three times the number of casualties in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing by a couple of deranged psychopaths, than in Orlando. That bomb was composed of readily available fertilizer and diesel fuel.
Again, this is not a “gun problem,” and for the record, tens of millions of innocent men women and children have been slaughtered once their means of self-defense was confiscated. See Stalin, Hitler, Mao, et al.
Oh, and if not blaming guns, leftists were also blaming Christians. ACLU staff attorney Chase Strangio8 (aptly named), declared, “The Chrisitan Right has introduced 200 anti-LGBT bills in the last six months and people blaming Islam for this. No.”
And a couple of footnotes: First, don’t buy any of the “lone wolf” rhetoric — Islamic terrorist assailants worldwide are tied to one ideology: Islam. Second, it is worth noting that an Islamist imam, who preached that it was merciful to murder homosexuals9, came to Orlando in April of this year. And a final note on Obama’s constituents — Mateen was a registered Democrat voter.
Our prayers are with the families of the dead and wounded.
TOP RIGHT HOOKS
Obama — The ‘Serious’ President10
In his appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” Thursday, Barack Obama put his eight years of “accomplishments” to song as he, Fallon and house band The Roots slow jammed the news11. Obama jammed, “In short, climate change is real, health care is affordable and love is love.” (That last one referencing the Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage).
The skit wasn’t the first time — nor will it be the last — where Obama plugged for Hillary Clinton and used his bully pulpit to attack the Republican nominee. Fallon asked Obama during the skit, “Mr. President, since you’re here, I’ve got to ask you, have you been watching all the election coverage this week about Donald Trump?”
Obama replied, “No, but I have been watching my new favorite show, ‘Orange Is Not the New Black.’”
Just a month ago, Obama attacked Donald Trump by saying the reality TV personality is not fit for the job of commander in chief. “We are in serious times, and this is a really serious job,” Obama mused. “This is not entertainment. This is not a reality show. This is a contest for the presidency of the United States.”
Yet Obama has used the frivolity of pop culture to advance his agenda, from schmoozing with YouTube stars12 to prancing around the White House with a selfie stick13. These may be serious times, but Obama doesn’t see it as beneath him to engage in a little spectacle to reach the masses with his propaganda. |
