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Obama’s Orlando funeral dilemma
American Thinker ^ | June 12, 2016 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 06/12/2016 8:54:01 AM PDT by bkopto

What will President Obama do about the memorial service that is certain to follow the awful carnage in Orlando this morning? He has a clear pattern, but this incident does not fit in very well.

In Charleston, SC, the decision was easy. The victims were black and the perpetrator was a white racist. Two check marks, so a presidential visit was assured.

In San Bernardino, the perpetrators were Islamic, and the victims were of multiple ethnicities, including protected classes. A mixed signal, but because the perps were of a group that must be shielded from any public perception of collective responsibility, a presidential visit was out of the question.

But now in Orlando, we have a Muslim perp, but the victims are another highly favored group that collectively is a bedrock constituency of the Democrats: gays.

What’s Obama to do?

If he snubs the memorial service, he risks offending gays. But if he goes, he risks highlighting Islamic hostility to gays, as well as the threat of global jihad.

If I had to bet, I’d say he plays golf.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; US: Florida; US: New York; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; afghanistan; banglist; florida; gaykkk; guncontrol; gunfreezone; homosexualagenda; libertarians; medicalmarijuana; omarmateen; orlando; pulsenightclub; secondamendment
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To: PROCON
100%, this should be hung on him, 0bama Massacre indeed
41 posted on 06/12/2016 9:50:25 AM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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To: bkopto
Obama is between a rock and a hard place, but he will slither out by screaming about GUNS!!!

One of his sons killed his gay brothers and sisters........hmmm....

42 posted on 06/12/2016 9:53:42 AM PDT by Ann Archy (ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Chode

100%, this should be hung on him, 0bama Massacre indeed


Obama Stonewall Massacre


43 posted on 06/12/2016 9:54:08 AM PDT by OwenKellogg
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To: OwenKellogg
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44 posted on 06/12/2016 9:54:52 AM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: choctaw man

You are KIDDING!!!! The families of the victims in South Carolina got $3.2 MILLION of OUR TAX DOLLARS????? THAT IS RIDICULOUS!!


45 posted on 06/12/2016 9:56:33 AM PDT by Ann Archy (ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Awgie
He will go to the memorial and drone on endlessly about the persecution of Homo’s in America. No mention of the religion of peace. Easy fix.

And that we must control guns.
46 posted on 06/12/2016 9:56:58 AM PDT by Old Yeller (Hillary is Satan's spiritual advisor.)
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To: choctaw man

You are KIDDING!!!! The families of the victims in South Carolina got $3.2 MILLION of OUR TAX DOLLARS????? THAT IS RIDICULOUS!! Because they were BLACK is the only reason I can think of!!


47 posted on 06/12/2016 9:57:06 AM PDT by Ann Archy (ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: bkopto

0bama goes to Orlando, visits the site and then plays golf. They have some great golf courses in Orlando.


48 posted on 06/12/2016 10:02:24 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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To: M Kehoe
Doesn’t the rainbow flag need to be abolished? After all, it enrages Muslims.

Especially during Ramadan.

49 posted on 06/12/2016 10:04:26 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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To: Ann Archy

The victims survivors of 9 11 got a bit as well.


50 posted on 06/12/2016 10:06:22 AM PDT by xp38
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To: xp38

Come on.....that was TOTALLY different!!


51 posted on 06/12/2016 10:07:30 AM PDT by Ann Archy (ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: bkopto

Islam beats homos every time.


52 posted on 06/12/2016 10:07:37 AM PDT by glorgau
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To: Old Yeller

They can drone on ALL they want about gun control, there are 30 hostages that WILL know this was Islamic terrorism they WILL NEVER keep their mouth shut about this!!! They spent 3 hours with this Islamist BASTARD so there WILL BE NO covering this up as a HATE crime ONLY!!! It was BOTH Islamic terrorism and HATE towards gays!!! Wonder what the gay community WILL FEEL now about these BASTARDS infiltrating our country!!!


53 posted on 06/12/2016 10:13:03 AM PDT by Kit cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Kit cat

Not only that, but the LGBT grapevine is like fiber optic cable...betcha those 30 or so are burning up their social media contacts exponentially andctheir friends, andvtheir friends.


54 posted on 06/12/2016 10:23:03 AM PDT by Covenantor (Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
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To: Kit cat

I’ve never understood the left’s embrace of ISLAM as a protected minority. Initially, I assumed it was because Bush had attacked Afghanistan and Iraq. But that doesn’t explain it anymore with Bush having been out of office for so long now.

So many of the same people that recoil in horror when a Christian says a prayer in their presence, go though hoops to not offend a so called religion that will take away any freedom they enjoy as Americans if not their very life. Insane.


55 posted on 06/12/2016 10:26:38 AM PDT by phoneman08
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To: Covenantor

You get they are and they are a RABID BUNCH!!!!


56 posted on 06/12/2016 10:39:40 AM PDT by Kit cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Kit cat

Get=bet


57 posted on 06/12/2016 10:40:09 AM PDT by Kit cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: OwenKellogg
heh heh heh heh...
58 posted on 06/12/2016 10:41:40 AM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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To: Bon mots


59 posted on 06/12/2016 10:48:35 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: phoneman08; All

“I’ve never understood the left’s embrace of ISLAM as a protected minority. Initially, I assumed it was because Bush had attacked Afghanistan and Iraq. But that doesn’t explain it anymore with Bush having been out of office for so long now.”

It is obvious and easy. The left hates the U.S.A. ISLAM hates the U.S.A. Islam hates Chrisitanity. The left hates Christianity.

The left sees islam as a way to destroy western civilization, after which they will take over because they have deluded themselves to believe that their takeover is inevitable.

The left refuses to consider that after Islam wins, as in Iran, they kill the leftists.


60 posted on 06/12/2016 10:59:15 AM PDT by marktwain
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