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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/loretta-sanchez-muslim-caliphate
By ALLEGRA KIRKLAND
DECEMBER 10, 2015, 4:14 PM EST
Sanchez made the comment in an interview on PoliticKING with Larry King, which was flagged by Buzzfeed News.
There is a small group, and we dont know how big that isit can be anywhere between 5 and 20 percent, from the people that I speak tothat Islam is their religion and who have a desire for a caliphate and to institute that in anyway possible, and in particular go after what they consider Western normsour way of life," she said.
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Her comments come amid a wave of heightened anti-Muslim rhetoric, sparked by reports that the married couple who killed 14 in a shooting rampage in San Bernardino, California last week were radicalized abroad. GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump has captured headlines in the days since the attack by proposing a ban for all Muslims hoping to enter the United States.
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abelenkpe
(9,933 posts)A democratic representative from CA said that?!
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)I do, however, give her credit for ridding the House of OxyMoron guest host "B-1" Bob Dornan.
JI7
(89,259 posts)Maeve
(42,287 posts)trotsky
(49,533 posts)Crazy fundies in every cult.
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)to change the constitution.
Warpy
(111,305 posts)because it can be seen as a desire to boot out the colonialists forever, reestablish their own borders, and generally run their own lives the way they've been taught in the mosques. Don't disparage anticolonialism, it's a very strong motivator in the region.
I just doubt any of them want ISIL to run things once the fight is over.
JI7
(89,259 posts)Warpy
(111,305 posts)Two red herrings for the price of one!
JI7
(89,259 posts)Truprogressive85
(900 posts)5-20 % out of billion plus
Screw Her
philosslayer
(3,076 posts)The numbers are 1-2%, and even that is a stretch. I'm just surprised a Democratic Representative from California would so easily besmirch Islam.
JI7
(89,259 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)but I didn't think it was gonna be one of our resident DINOs.
Sgent
(5,857 posts)literally believe that Israel will be restored, a red heifer will be sacrificed and a third temple rededicated.
They have no intention of bulldozing the Al-Aqsa Mosque to make it happen.
Its a dream for the future. Its gods business to figure out how to do it while bringing worldwide peace.