CNN Confronts Donald Trump: 'Do You Not Have A Responsibility To Call Out This Hatred?'

BI ^ | 9-21-2015 | Colin Campbell

[Starboard]

Do you not have a responsibility to call out this hatred?"

To which Trump should have responded: "Do you not have a responsibility to call out hypocrisy?"

In fact, CNN hates conservatives and refuses to call out liberal hypocrisy.

[alloysteel]

One could call out the “hatred” of the MSM on topics as varied as “Climate change” (calling for prosecution of “deniers”), the deal with Iran on nuclear development (harsh denunciations of those resisting acceptance of the “deal” as being in FAVOR of war), or the validity of providing EVERY youth in America with a college degree (those opposed are persecuting the poor and minorities).

[Freestate316]

That’s been my assessment of him as well.

[nikos1121]

“Where’s the problem?”

Seriously? I mean, seriously? Just ignore these people in the MSM. Finally, someone who is standing up to them.

Also, my respect for Dr. Carson, went up ten fold. Won’t vote for him this time around, but I look at Cruz, Rubio, Carson etc as young bucks. Get Trump in there now to clean house and get us back on track, then their turn will come.

[RC one]

bingo.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

“including the widely debunked allegation that President Barack Obama is a Muslim.”

Widely debunked? Such as? He’s been in office from Jan. 20th 2009 till now. That very first day on Jan. 20th 2009 he tried to close down Gitmo. When he couldn’t do that, he issued an executive order 2 days later which you can see here..........

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/ClosureOfGuantanamoDetentionFacilities

In other words, the second he took office his #1 priority above EVERYTHING ELSE, was to Isamic terrorists and IT’S BEEN THAT WAY EVER SINCE. That’s ALL he cares about! Empowering and helping to spread not just Islam but radical Islam while kicking the legs out from the US and it’s allies at every opportunity. BULLSHT that it’s been “debunked” that he is Muslim. As Ted Nugent says “If Obama’s a Christian, I’m a gay vegetarian pirate”.

[onyx]

What a pity that Trump didn’t know that Hillary started that rumor Wayback in 2008!

[Ethan Clive Osgoode]

And most Muslims — like most everything — I mean, these are fabulous people. But we certainly do have a problem."

I certainly do have a problem with "most Muslims — like most everything — I mean, these are fabulous people".

Why does being a follower of an evil religion make you a fabulous guy? Or being a half-assed follower of an evil religion?

[Ohioan]

Trump's handling of the first question in the New Hampshire Town Hall, the other night, was very statesmanlike. His disdain for the "politically correct" bullies, will win him a great many votes.

Here is my response to the attack by Chris Matthews & Bill Maher (two of the most ridiculous intellectual pretenders in the media):

"Yes, to be very clear. Donald Trump handled the questions that have Chris & Bill so excited, precisely in the most statesman like manner It was a splendid moment for Trump, if one fully understands the context.

"But before going into that, let me make it very clear. I am not anti-Muslim. I do not favor large scale immigration from the Near East, for the same reason that I do not favor large scale immigration from most places. We do not need new settlers; we do not need cultural diversity. But that is not directed against Islam. Yet none of that has really anything material to do with the subject of what happened at the Town Meeting.

"Trump's approach was not bigoted; not in the slightest. The article shows who was bigoted, and it is those "politically correct" crack-pots, who believe other people have a duty to stifle any thought with which those "politically correct" crackpots do not agree. (The defined category includes Hillary Clinton, and quite a few confused babblers, of which Matthews & Maher are perhaps among the grossest examples.)

"Stifling free expression is not the duty of a candidate; it is not the moral duty of anyone. It is, to be sure, the essence of the "politically correct" crackpot! And Donald has already, clearly distanced himself from the "politically correct" crackpots. In that, he is truly a breath of fresh air.

"Now Islam is not the issue, in dealing with this thread. Obama's upbringing, and ideological orientation, and the bases for all of that, are continuing issues, whether Matthews & Maher want to gobble something otherwise or not. And many Americans are not convinced that Obama was actually born here. Just who are Matthews & Maher to say that no one should be permitted to inquire into such subjects?"

[pieceofthepuzzle]

There's the world we want to exist, and then there's the world that does exist. I want to live in a world in which kindness, charity, honor, personal responsibility, trustworthiness, respect of others, etc. are universal, and in which children are cherished and loved and aren't ever abused, people don't kill people, there are no wars, we don't need locks on our doors, no one is starving, there's no such thing as genocide, and people don't fly airplanes into buildings full of people, etc. But that's not the world I live in.

Tapper's question reflects a combination of typical leftist bias, fanciful and dangerous politically correctness, and the typical ‘gotcha’ approach that is too often seen when the political pundits want to destroy someones candidacy. The only mistake Trump made, IMHO, is not to point out that the initial public questioning of Obama’s religion was by Hillary.

[BenLurkin]

"What's the problem?" Tapper asked.

The September Tenth mentality still lives at CNN. Amazing.

[TomGuy]

The newsies were not too interested in ‘calling out the hatred’ when Trump was being attacked by Carson and Jindal regarding his religiousness a few weeks ago.

The newsies only feign objection when it fits their narrative. Their narrative for the last 7 years had been to defend Obama — even against himself [as Stephanopoulos did when Obama said ‘my muslim faith’].

They perceived the remarks from the man in the audience at the Trump rally a possible 2-fer — get Trump and provide cover for Obama.

So far, the polls have not shown much change due to the guy’s comments.

[TexasCajun]

I'm sure you're like me, misstating my own religion all the time. ...just a slip up, don't know why?

/s

[Ohioan]

The Left has used epithets like "bigot," "bigotry," "racist," etc., as weapons intended to intimidate for over the past sixty plus years. They are the enforcers of "political correctness." When they cease to intimidate, they will design new approaches to the art of intimidation. In the final analysis, when you advocate policies that are indefensible in logic, your only effective methods are indoctrination & intimidation.

That is what has been the method for "change," for the past two generations.

For a Conservative approach to identifying whom the actual bigots are How To Recognize The Bigot In The Argument.

[mkjessup]

Right, right!

Why, sometimes I goof and say “Our Flying Spaghetti Monster, Who Art In Heaven ...”

We’ve all done that, right?

///SARC

[CGASMIA68]

PC synthetic indignation

[McBuff]

Listen here Mr. Jake-off Tapper. . .MUSLIMS have a problem AND their problem has become OUR problem, ok? THEIR problem is this: for some reason, it seems their belief system has an effect on a significant number of Muslims that causes them to fly planes into buildings and mountainsides, strap bombs to their torsos and detonate them in populated areas, leave behind car bombs, bombs in pressure cookers, kill people randomly, beheading people, putting people in cages and setting them on fire, pushing people off 30 story buildings. . .threaten to wipe Israel off the map. . .scream death to America and procure weapons of mass destruction. . .YES, muslims have a frikken problem, you asshat, and we better damn sure know it's OUR PROBLEM NOW. . .and quite frankly, I don't give a sh*t about what you think is an appropiate question for someone to ask.

[MNJohnnie]

Oh please! Spare us the shameless hypocrisy Media.

Go look at the rhetoric that routinely poured out of the mouths of Democrats leader like Joe Biden or Debbie Wassherman Schults.

Democrat Leaders routinely engage in reckless hate based demagoguery and NO ONE in the Media from CNN to Fox EVER calls them on it.

[Sans-Culotte]

I think these supposed traps that are being set for Trump (and Carson) over Muslims are in reality lifting these candidates. Subjects like the criminality of illegal aliens and the fanaticism/sharia tendencies of muslims are the elephants in the room that the PC crowd will not mention. I think most Americans (aside from the America-hating leftist Berkley types) agree that Islam is a dangewrous “religion”.

[BerryDingle]

So Islam is the religion of hatred? I thought it was Peace. Meanwhile liberals are busy hating Christians.