Posted on 09/24/2016 10:20:38 AM PDT by John Semmens
Donald Trump Jr.'s analogy employing a bowl of Skittles sparked outrage among defenders of increased Muslim immigration to the United States. In the analogy, the son of the presidential candidate took on the argument that only a few terrorists would be able to sneak into the country by hiding among the throng of refugees from Syria. Trump asked "suppose I offered you the opportunity to grab a handful of Skittles from a bowl in which just a few were poisoned, would you take them?"
The astoundingly dense Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif) called Trump Jr. "a rotten apple that hasn't fallen very far from the tree. Junior would have everyone believe that children fleeing the war in Syria are like poison candy. We know that the vast majority are not. And even if there are a few dozen terrorists hiding in the mix, well, the number of Americans that might be killed by them is tiny. The chances of being killed in an automobile crash are far higher. If we continue to allow Americans to be exposed to this risk surely the lesser risk of being murdered by a terrorist can be tolerated."
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio agreed, saying "instances of genuine Islamic terror are vanishingly rare. As we have seen again this past week, the bigger threat is cops shooting unarmed black men. Until we can find a way of putting a stop to this menace I can't see the purported urgency of stemming Muslim immigration just to placate xenophobes like Trump. As my good friend Sadiq Khan has urged, we need to adapt and realize that terror attacks are part and parcel of modern urban life."
Meanwhile, London's Muslim Mayor Sadiq Khan continued his campaign tour on behalf of Hillary Clinton, telling American voters that "immigrants into the West shouldn't have to assimilate. The Quran commands the faithful to go forth and claim the world for Allah. Insisting that these immigrants must give up this holy quest and accept western values violates their freedom of religion."
In related news, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services admitted that it mistakenly granted citizenship to more than 800 Muslims slated for deportation as "security risks." An additional 953 were naturalized despite outstanding deportation orders. Director Leon Rodriguez maintained that "these were honest mistakes that could've happened to anyone. On the one hand, we have the statutory law. On the other, we have the President's 'special action' mandate. Charting a proper course between this Scylla and Charybdis is no easy task. Frankly, I'm surprised the errors didn't amount to thousands or tens of thousands."
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http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php?topic=226438.0
The elites will be safe. They’re forcing the rest of us to grab a handful from the bowl.
A metaphor is far too subtle for the mindless savages on the left.
BESIDES WE DON’T NEED NO STINKIN’ SKITTLES...
...WE HAVE GUMBALLS!!!
5 1/2 minutes of TRUTH Hillary and her leftist BFFs will HATE in this excellent Roy Beck video.
QUESTION: Why are the SAUDIS NOT TAKING IN THEIR FELLOW ARABS? COULD IT BE THEIR FELLOW ARABS ARE TOO DANGEROUS??
Please share!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDceLiPLHWQ
The king-sized ones w/ extra peanut butter.
Point is there is NO reason to subject Americans to the risks posed by Muslim migration. No matter how low those risks might appear today.
The skittles controversy is about as petty as I’ve ever seen.
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