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To: Dan(9698)
Never mind looking it up. Here is what the man actually wrote, in its original context, from pages 260-261 in his book, Audacity of Hope:

"Whenever I appear before immigrant audiences, I can count on some good-natured ribbing from my staff after my speech; according to them, my remarks always follow a three-part structure: "I am your friend," "[Fill in the home country] has been a cradle of civilization," and "You embody the American dream." They're right, my message is simple, for what I've come to understand is that my mere presence before these newly minted Americans serves notice that they matter, that they are voters critical to my success and full-fledged citizens deserving of respect. "Of course, not all my conversations in immigrant communities follow this easy pattern. In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific assurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."

He did not write the words: “I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction", and I can find no record of him ever speaking those words. I'd be happy to hear from someone who has a verifiable quote, though, and I certainly think his ACTIONS show a bias towards islam.

17 posted on 03/02/2015 4:17:34 PM PST by WayneS (Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
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To: WayneS
Thank you for giving us Obama's words, and I think those words might be the touchstone that does him in.

Whatever, Obama needs to go, and my wishful thinking has Congress kicking him out of the White House.

36 posted on 03/02/2015 5:05:37 PM PST by OldNavyVet (http://sunsetridgemsbiology.wikispaces.com/file/view/Darwins+Ghost.pdf)
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