Obama Apologizes On Arab TV?

[Methais]

I heard a couple bits on the radio yesterday about how Obama had gone on arab television and basically apologized to everyone over there.

Anyone have any details or a link to a video or something? I couldn't really find anything except this quote:

"I have Muslim members of my family. I have lived in Muslim countries." He went on to criticize phrases like "war on terror." "The language we use matters," he said. "We cannot paint with a broad brush a faith as a consequence of the violence that is done in that faith's name."

What's he doing, apologizing to terrorists too or something? /facepalm

EDIT: Nevermind, found the youtube. Will have to watch them later when I get back. Someone post a tldr in the meantime :P

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8YHQBYtlF8
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVskG_9qiEg

[Nieninque]

TLDR

[BriarFox]

Sounds like he's saying that he's going to start treating Muslim countries in a more nuanced fashion than has previously been the case. That's a good thing. Not all Christians are as crazy as Mel Gibson, and not all Muslims are suicide bombers.

[Jorddyn]

"I have Muslim members of my family. I have lived in Muslim countries." He went on to criticize phrases like "war on terror." "The language we use matters," he said. "We cannot paint with a broad brush a faith as a consequence of the violence that is done in that faith's name."

What's he doing, apologizing to terrorists too or something? /facepalm


Yes, how dare he speak carefully and thoughtfully. Obviously, it would be much better for him to go onto television and say "All Muslims are terrorists, and we're going to bomb the hell out of them." That'd show 'em. And make us safer.

Jeb Bush in o-twelve!

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

I don't really get how this is horrible or bad.

[CrystalTears]

Sounds like he's saying that he's going to start treating Muslim countries in a more nuanced fashion than has previously been the case. That's a good thing. Not all Christians are as crazy as Mel Gibson, and not all Muslims are suicide bombers.
That's how it sounds to me too.

[Keller]

Wait, are you trying to say there are non-terrorist muslims?

[Clove]

Of course not.

[Keller]

Of course not.

Ok, good. My worldview almost imploded.

[NocturnalRob]

Ok, good. My worldview almost exploded in a terrorist attack.
basically

[Cephalopod]

Wait, are you trying to say there are non-terrorist muslims?

Like Global Warming, I will not believe in a non-terrorist muslim until one fails to blow me up.

[Martaigne]

Like Global Warming, I will not believe in a non-terrorist muslim until one fails to blow me up.

Muslim terrorists are causing global warming. Where have you been?

Oh, and Muslims are putting mercury in our corn syrup, too.

[Parkbandit]

Well, it is all of America's fault.

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[Hulkein]

Yes, how dare he speak carefully and thoughtfully. Obviously, it would be much better for him to go onto television and say "All Muslims are terrorists, and we're going to bomb the hell out of them." That'd show 'em. And make us safer.

Jeb Bush in o-twelve!

Bush never acted like that. I remember plenty of speeches where he was sure to point out it was a very small minority.

PS. What's wrong with Jeb? other than his last name, of course.

[Parkbandit]

PS. What's wrong with Jeb? other than his last name, of course.


Isn't that enough? Bush r evil.. all siblings r 2.

[Jorddyn]

Bush never acted like that. I remember plenty of speeches where he was sure to point out it was a very small minority.

PS. What's wrong with Jeb? other than his last name, of course.

It wasn't Bush that I was mocking.

[Tea & Strumpets]

PS. What's wrong with Jeb? other than his last name, of course.

His name. I wouldn't vote for Hillary solely because of her last name, and I wouldn't vote for Jeb solely because of his last name.

Imagine how embarrassing it would have been if Hillary had won the presidency this last election. Then our last few presidential terms would look like this: Bush, Clinton, Clinton, New Bush, New Bush, New Clinton.

I just don't like the idea of 2 families trading the presidency back and forth.

[Hulkein]

It wasn't Bush that I was mocking.

The "Jeb Bush in o-12" part made it seem like you were.

[Jorddyn]

The "Jeb Bush in o-12" part made it seem like you were.

I can understand that. But it wasn't my intent. If I'm going to mock Bush (which I freely admit I've done multiple times), he provides enough ammo without hitting up his brother.

In this case, I was mocking the mentality displayed in the original post, where speaking thoughtfully and clearly is taken to be apologist and weak.

[Parkbandit]

Huh? What does Jeb Bush 0-12 have to do with anything you just mentioned?

[Jorddyn]

Huh? What does Jeb Bush 0-12 have to do with anything you just mentioned?

Because we'd obviously be in a better position had we elected Bush v3 instead.

[Parkbandit]

Because we'd obviously be in a better position had we elected Bush v3 instead.


But he wasn't running for President.

[Stanley Burrell]

Probably prevented a good handful of idiots from shoving dynamite up their asscracks and self-exploding with the simplicity of this sort of statement.

Muslim extremists have an easy enough time destroying each other. This is sort of ... cloak-and-dagger.

<<What's he doing, apologizing to terrorists too or something?>>

I listened to like, the first two minutes -- He addresses the issue as Palestinian and Israeli; and not, like, Israeli and Hamas.

Fatah, being the representative power of the Palestinians who last turned down a two state solution, being, at best, a grey-area terrorist syndicate, is probably why this is not going to work. At all.

Fucking do something about (e.g.) Darfur and Somalia. Or something south of the Saheel and North of S. Africa, first and foremost, and I'd truly be amazed.

[Jorddyn]

But he wasn't running for President.

Which is maybe why I made it part of a mocking statement? It'd be like you saying "Al Gore, oh-twelve!"

[Methais]

I'm putting this in this thread instead of the rep thread:


http://forum.gsplayers.com/images/reputation/reputation_neg.gif Obama Apologizes On... (http://forum.gsplayers.com/showthread.php?p=879310#post879310) 01-29-2009 09:01 AM How right! Acknowledging that not every Muslim is a terrorist and that they've been largely painted as such is "apologizing to the terrorists"! I'm glad you don't voice your moronic opinion more often. Stick to unnaturally expanding anuses. Douche.

Allow me to take the podium in my average lady disguise, because anonymity on the internet is serious.

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1. Greetings. You're a fucking idiot. To start, I stated in my original post that I didn't watch the videos yet when I posted them (said I'd watch them when I got back).

2. My thing about apologizing to terrorists was from the part where he criticized the term "war on terror". Nothing in my post said OMG OMG OMG OBAMA'S APOLOGIZING TO TERRORISTS WTF ALL MUSLIMS ARE TERRORISTS AND OBAMA'S A SECRET MEMBER OF AL QAEDA!!!!!!!!11 But the term "war on terror" is a war against terrorists, so I see no need to criticize the term. If it were called "War on Muslims", then yeah.

3. You're a roast beef scented used and reused douchebag that needs to L2Read.

4. You're also a huge gaping unwashed fish smelling unshaven vagina marinated in 4 year old ass juice that's been baking in the sun, because instead of just posting that in the thread, you felt the need to rep it instead, without signing it of course because apparently you have to be super extra anonymous. Grats on your -2 rep. You fail at internets. And life.

5. See 1-4.

6. You may nullify this entire post by pointing out where I stated that all Muslims are terrorists. Or you can continue to have down syndrome.

That concludes this meeting. You may go now, and are free to diaf.

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[Parkbandit]

Nice.

[Martaigne]

Damnit, I can't rep Methais yet.

[Methais]

http://forum.gsplayers.com/images/reputation/reputation_balance.gifObama Apologizes On... (http://forum.gsplayers.com/showthread.php?p=879906#post879906) 01-29-2009 02:41 PM INTARNETZ R SHIRIUS BIZNES LAWL! U FAHL 4 TROELING. pwned

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[Keller]

Instead of "or you can continue to have downs syndome," I'd prefer if you said, "or you could continue to act like a grown Trig Palin."

[Methais]

Leave Monty Python out of this.

http://www.coolaggregator.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/michael-palin1.jpg

[Keller]

http://forum.gsplayers.com/images/reputation/reputation_neg.gifObama Apologizes On... (http://forum.gsplayers.com/showthread.php?p=880021#post880021)01-29-2009 04:39 PMTrig Palin will end up having more common sense and decency than you've ever displayed. Ever. You are such a little faggot.

I don't even have the words to describe how much this comment made my day. Thanks! :)