BOP
Well-Known Member
What's the over/under on the regime declaring phrases like "radical Islam" to be racist?
Actually, I'm surprised they're allowing the word "terrorist" to be used in the same sentence as, or anywhere near the word "Islam."
http://hotair.com/archives/2015/01/...p-using-radical-islam-to-describe-terrorists/
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the administration doesn’t want to legitimize those terrorists or the “warped” view of Islam they hold. Also, Mr. Earnest said, the phrase “radical Islam” simply is not an accurate way to describe the enemies of the U.S., France and other nations across the globe.
“I certainly wouldn’t want to be in a position where I’m repeating the justification they have cited that I think is illegitimate. They had invoked Islam to justify their attacks,” he told reporters. “I think what I’m trying to do is to describe to you what happened and what they did. These individuals are terrorists. … We have chosen not to use that label [of radical Islam] because it doesn’t seem to accurately describe what happened.”
So let me see if I have this straight: Islamic terrorists who commit atrocities in the name of their god and their prophet are doing it wrong and should choose their verbiage a little more judiciously?
Actually, I'm surprised they're allowing the word "terrorist" to be used in the same sentence as, or anywhere near the word "Islam."
http://hotair.com/archives/2015/01/...p-using-radical-islam-to-describe-terrorists/
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the administration doesn’t want to legitimize those terrorists or the “warped” view of Islam they hold. Also, Mr. Earnest said, the phrase “radical Islam” simply is not an accurate way to describe the enemies of the U.S., France and other nations across the globe.
“I certainly wouldn’t want to be in a position where I’m repeating the justification they have cited that I think is illegitimate. They had invoked Islam to justify their attacks,” he told reporters. “I think what I’m trying to do is to describe to you what happened and what they did. These individuals are terrorists. … We have chosen not to use that label [of radical Islam] because it doesn’t seem to accurately describe what happened.”
So let me see if I have this straight: Islamic terrorists who commit atrocities in the name of their god and their prophet are doing it wrong and should choose their verbiage a little more judiciously?