“There are millions of peaceful Muslims in the world. There are millions of peaceful Muslims in the US. This is not about the Islamic faith.”
Republican Senator Ted Cruz, today on NPR’s Morning Edition
Trump Supporters, You’re No Brothers Of Mine
The good news is that Donald Trump will never become President of the United States. Of course, he could never win in a general election. He understands numbers, and they don’t add up. His sexist comments have alienated women voters, 
his racist comments have alienated Hispanic, African American and Asians voters, and his religious bigoted comments have alienated Muslims voters.
Politicians from Speaker of the House Paul Ryan to conservative journalist Jeffrey Goldberg are coming out in unity to criticize Trump and those who support his religious bigotry against Muslims.
Heck, even neoconservatives like Dick Cheney are speaking out against the absurdity of Trump’s “solution” to terrorism by radical Islamists: “Well I think this whole notion that somehow we need to say no more Muslims and just ban a whole religion goes against everything we stand for and believe in. I mean religious freedom’s been a very important part of our, our history.”
But what should enrage anyone with a pulse is how Trump’s hate appeals to a relatively small section of the American electorate: mostly white, mostly male, mostly uneducated, and largely self-proclaimed Christians.
The Trump supporters could claim to be Christ followers all day long. Go to church. Read your Bibles. Say your prayers.
All the while, hate women, minorities, and Muslims.
Keep up your God talk, but you’re no brothers of mine.
Our Terrorist President?
Lots of people believe that all Muslims are terrorists. These people sometimes even believe President Obama is a Muslim. (As an aside, from logic, that would make the President of the United States, also, a terrorist.)
Yesterday, in a speech to the nation, the president said this about the Islamic State: “ISIL does not speak for Islam. They are thugs and killers, part of a culture of death, and they account for a tiny fraction of more than a billion Muslims around the world — including millions of patriotic Muslim Americans who reject their hateful ideology.”
If President was a Muslim, one must ask, how could he say things like this about his fellow Muslim brothers and sisters?
Click here to read the speech.
Don’t Second Guess
“So, the guy said the new hard disc I bought and installed is broken. I’m now at $173.78. But it still doesn’t work. As you could see. Drive back to Fry’s. Exchange faulty hard drive. Instal new hard drive. Again. If I’m lucky, I save $100. Cheaper price-wise. But cost much higher: about two hours of driving and repairing.
I used to spend lots of emotional energy in the world of “would of, could of, should of”—hindsight. Not no more. I made a decision to fix my computer. Didn’t work out as I intended. I still made the right decision. Not looking back. Because, if I had known how many problems I was going to run into before I finished, I can’t think of a project I would have (ever) started.”
You’re 7 Times More Likely To Be Killed By A Right-Wing Extremist Than By A Muslim Terrorist
Ever wonder why certain people of this country aren’t talking about this little thorny fact—that since September 11, “Islam-inspired terror attacks ‘accounted for 50 fatalities over the past 13 and a half years.’ Meanwhile, ‘right-wing extremists averaged 337 attacks per year in the decade after 9/11, causing a total of 254 fatalities.'”
I suppose it’s just not a big deal when white right wingers, many self proclaimed Christians, murder. But if you’re skin is darker and you’re a Muslim, seal the borders.
Read about it HERE: