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ellenrr

(3,864 posts) Fri Dec 18, 2015, 07:04 AM Dec 2015

Donald Trump, anti-Muslim hysteria and the hypocrites who enabled his rise

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Donald Trump is “a race-baiting, xenophobic religious bigot” who “doesn’t represent my party,” asserted Republican presidential hopeful Lindsey Graham in response to Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims.

But even as the South Carolina senator, who has scarcely seen a Muslim country he didn’t want to bomb, spoke out against Trump’s bigotry, he continued to spew his own.

Addressing a Jewish audience on Sunday, Graham promised that if elected president he would launch a US military ground invasion and occupation of Iraq and Syria to defeat Islamic State.

“There’s no way to defend freedom without fighting against evil, and there’s never been a bigger evil since World War II than radical Islam,” Graham told the crowd.

https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/rania-khalek/donald-trump-anti-muslim-hysteria-and-hypocrites-who-enabled-his-rise

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Donald Trump, anti-Muslim hysteria and the hypocrites who enabled his rise (Original Post) ellenrr Dec 2015 OP

If elected president.... Glamrock Dec 2015 #1

I just read the linked article to find out where Graham said this and the article does not say Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #2

Glamrock

(11,802 posts)

1. If elected president....

Reply to ellenrr (Original post)

Fri Dec 18, 2015, 07:33 AM

Dec 2015

Looks like Iraq and Syria are safe then.

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

2. I just read the linked article to find out where Graham said this and the article does not say

Reply to ellenrr (Original post)

Fri Dec 18, 2015, 08:48 AM

Dec 2015

where or which group, only that the group was Jewish. That's strongly indicative of bias leading the reporting. It certainly is not helpful in terms of addressing Graham about his comments, the intent is obviously not to motivate criticism of Graham by an informed populace.

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