What if Loughner were a Muslim?

[DC Vol]

What if Jared Loughner were a Muslim? - CNN.com

[IPorange]

We know what Joevol's and gsvol's reaction would be.

[droski]

let's just say i don't think obama would be calling for a change in the rhetoric.

[joevol320]

this is BS. if laughner was a muslim, the news organizations would have begged for calm and would have danced around the issue all week. just look at the fort hood killer.

they would have demanded we don't judge the whole religion and then would have jumped on anyone saying anything negative

[lumberjack4]

For one thing, if he was Muslim, talk radio would not have been blamed for it.

[lawgator1]

Originally Posted by joevol320

this is BS. if laughner was a muslim, the news organizations would have begged for calm and would have danced around the issue all week. just look at the fort hood killer.

they would have demanded we don't judge the whole religion and then would have jumped on anyone saying anything negative

What's your point? That arguing that he was to some degree enabled by the harshness of the far right is comparable to if he were motivated by religious fervor?

And that people would therefore call for more civility and a more responsible tone?

I mean, Ok. What's wrong with that?

[joevol320]

Originally Posted by lawgator1

What's your point? That arguing that he was to some degree enabled by the harshness of the far right is comparable to if he were motivated by religious fervor?

And that people would therefore call for more civility and a more responsible tone?

I mean, Ok. What's wrong with that?

what are you talking about?

what i'm saying is that the media would be demanding and preaching that American not make any assumption. Unlike the accusations they've made this past week against conservatives.

[MG1968]

Originally Posted by lawgator1

That arguing that he was to some degree enabled by the harshness of the far right is comparable to if he were motivated by religious fervor?

you keep singing that same tune, when are you going to understand that it's based on lies and hypocrisy?

that's a rhetorical question, btw. I know you'll never abandon your belief that Sarah Palin and Glen Beck told Loughner to assassinate Giffords.

[lawgator1]

Originally Posted by joevol320

what are you talking about?

what i'm saying is that the media would be demanding and preaching that American not make any assumption. Unlike the accusations they've made this past week against conservatives.

They'd be saying that Islamic terrorism is good? You are not making any sense.

Originally Posted by MG1968

you keep singing that same tune, when are you going to understand that it's based on lies and hypocrisy?

that's a rhetorical question, btw. I know you'll never abandon your belief that Sarah Palin and Glen Beck told Loughner to assassinate Giffords.

When did I say this?

[droski]

no one would dare imply liberals cause islamic terrorism even though teh fort hood shooters opinions aligned themselves very closely to liberal pundits.

[MG1968]

Originally Posted by lawgator1

When did I say this?

every time you assert that it was the far right's "angry, violent rhetoric" that led Loughner to go on his rampage.

[azVolFan]

Originally Posted by lawgator1

What's your point? That arguing that he was to some degree enabled by the harshness of the far right is comparable to if he were motivated by religious fervor?

And that people would therefore call for more civility and a more responsible tone?

I mean, Ok. What's wrong with that?

1. Political discourse had absolutely nothing to with this.
2. "More civility" was not called for during the Bush years and the hypocrisy of the left for this is simply astounding.
3. The only ones in your eyes who need "more civility" is the right yet it's been shown time after time that it is actually the left that is guilty of the really disgusting language.
4. "A more responsible tone" ... that's rich coming from you.
5. While the rest of the lefties in this country have been shamed and stopped blaming the right, you have just shown you have no shame.

You are ridiculous.

[joevol320]

Originally Posted by lawgator1

They'd be saying that Islamic terrorism is good? You are not making any sense.






When did I say this?

no.

what i'm saying is they would not have made the accusations and assumptions if he was a muslim as they did with conservatives.

[droski]

i wonder if those saying the poltiical rhetoric is worse tahn ever actually remember the 60s.

[droski]

Originally Posted by joevol320

no.

what i'm saying is they would not have made the accusations and assumptions if he was a muslim as they did with conservatives.

they'd be falling over themselves to talk about how most muslims don't feel this way. instead they are making up connections to the tea party and implying beck and palin want violence.