Burning the Koran

[Walks_in_islam]

The loudest of those who scream "bring it" are never the ones on the front lines. They never are the ones who have to face the danger. They are never the ones who have to pay the consequences. They are always the ones who generate the most noise and are always found far, far away from the consequence of their noise.

It's not YOU that the threat is to. It is we, Americans overseas, who work, build, send money back, and pay taxes that the threat is to. We, all of us, build bridges between what we are and stand for and what you cannot possibly understand.

You may not like me and that's OK but my neighbor is also American. He's from Louisiana. They have a 3 yr old and are expecting a baby next week. The guy across the street is American. He's from Alabama. He's married to a british lady. They have two small children. Our soldiers are on the streets across the world trying to stabilize messes that we created to begin with. They are Americans also. If actions back home inflame hatred of Americans somewhere else then the consequences of those actions must be faced by someone else somewhere else. The brunt of that hatred is taken by families who had nothing to do with the action.

You and yours and any of you who want to join the "war against terror" are also invited to volunteer, join the front lines, and scream "bring it" all you want to. Otherwise, if you inflame tensions and stir hatred and if you support stirring hatred then you are no better than they are.

The state department is issuing warnings and tightening security on overseas consulates and embassies as we speak. The cost of this single action comes out of all of our pockets. Were there justice this ignorant corn pone redneck would be given a weapen and dropped with a parachute on the Afghan/Pakastan border. He can run his mouth over there all he wants to and he can face the devil over there all he wants to. As can you or any of your brassy-mouth, brave fellows. Absent that your "bring it" is just foolish noise on the world stage to cover your fear and ignorance of things you know nothing about.

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

What is this, a flippin' threat?!!! Trying to make us cower in fear?

Bring it, buddy!

Good grief and people have confidence and believe this man is honest and sincere in what he is about? Give me a break!

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Walks_in_islam

The loudest of those who scream "bring it" are never the ones on the front lines. They never are the ones who have to face the danger. They are never the ones who have to pay the consequences. They are always the ones who generate the most noise and are always found far, far away from the consequence of their noise.

It's not YOU that the threat is to. It is we, Americans overseas, who work, build, send money back, and pay taxes that the threat is to. We, all of us, build bridges between what we are and stand for and what you cannot possibly understand.

You may not like me and that's OK but my neighbor is also American. He's from Louisiana. They have a 3 yr old and are expecting a baby next week. The guy across the street is American. He's from Alabama. He's married to a british lady. They have two small children. Our soldiers are on the streets across the world trying to stabilize messes that we created to begin with. They are Americans also. If actions back home inflame hatred of Americans somewhere else then the consequences of those actions must be faced by someone else somewhere else. The brunt of that hatred is taken by families who had nothing to do with the action.

You and yours and any of you who want to join the "war against terror" are also invited to volunteer, join the front lines, and scream "bring it" all you want to. Otherwise, if you inflame tensions and stir hatred and if you support stirring hatred then you are no better than they are.

The state department is issuing warnings and tightening security on overseas consulates and embassies as we speak. The cost of this single action comes out of all of our pockets. Were there justice this ignorant corn pone redneck would be given a weapen and dropped with a parachute on the Afghan/Pakastan border. He can run his mouth over there all he wants to and he can face the devil over there all he wants to. As can you or any of your brassy-mouth, brave fellows. Absent that your "bring it" is just foolish noise on the world stage to cover your fear and ignorance of things you know nothing about.

Walks,
Imam Rauf needs to back down.

[Walks_in_islam]

Pressing-On,

I am on record in the mosque building thread on the issue of that ill-advised mosque. I still want to do some shopping this week with my wife and daughter without looking over my shoulder because some corn-pone went out of his way to deliberately offend people who otherwise would be peacefully going about their day. Do the necessary at home on the mosque. Burning Qurans offends ALL Muslims including the Muslims who had nothing, zilch to do with that NY mosque.

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Walks,
Imam Rauf needs to back down.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Walks_in_islam

Pressing-On,

I am on record in the mosque building thread on the issue of that ill-advised mosque. I still want to do some shopping this week with my wife and daughter without looking over my shoulder because some corn-pone went out of his way to deliberately offend people who otherwise would be peacefully going about their day. Do the necessary at home on the mosque. Burning Qurans offends ALL Muslims including the Muslims who had nothing, zilch to do with that NY mosque.

I missed this post. I did know you were on board as not being in favor of the mosque being built. It is pushing forward regardless and you can blame the pastor in Florida if you want, but the whole issue started when Iman Rauf didn't give a hoot what America thought about it. It was a total fabrication, lie and distraction to blame it on religious intolerance when we know there are 100 mosques in NYC. I am sick of the obfuscating.

I think Ann Coulter put the thing in better perspective when she wrote:

In response to Gen David Petraeus' denunciation of Florida pastor Terry Jones' right to engage in a symbolic protest of the 9/11 attacks by burning copies of the Quran this Sept. 11, President Obama said: "Let me be clear: As a citizen, and as president, I believe that members of the Dove World Outreach Center have the same right to freedom of speech and religion as anyone else in this country."

Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida lauded Obama's remarks, saying America is "a place where you're supposed to be able to practice your religion without the government telling you you can't."

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg called Obama's words a "clarion defense of the freedom of religion" -- and also claimed that he had recently run into a filthy jihadist who actually supported the Quran-burning!

Keith Olbermann read the poem "First they came ..." on air in defense of the Quran-burners, nearly bringing himself to tears at his own profundity.

No wait, my mistake. This is what liberals said about the ground zero mosque only five minutes ago when they were posing as First Amendment absolutists. Suddenly, they've developed amnesia when it comes to the free-speech right to burn a Quran.
http://www.anncoulter.com/

Point, score - thank you Ann!