bendog
Diamond Member
Imo, two reasons. First he knew anything he said that did not equate Islam as not being a religion of peace would set off the far right ... even though W made this point repeatedly... including at the natl cathedral 9-11 service.
Second, and no less nefariously, the history of civil rights. The Klan did this less than fifty years ago in the claim of protecting Christianity from black extremists.
They took these two guys into the woods and whipped them until one of them confessed to something he knew was untrue. They then tied these two guys up, drove them to the Miss. River, chained one of them to weights, and pitched him into the river ... while the other guy was forced to watch. They they did the same to the other guy.
And they were only convicted in 2007.
[URL]http://archive.clarionledger.com/assets/pdf/D011479086.PDF[/URL]
FBI mdash Ex-Klansman Charged in 64 Slayings
I think Obama took the opportunity to bring up the ugly, and fairly recent, pass.
Second, and no less nefariously, the history of civil rights. The Klan did this less than fifty years ago in the claim of protecting Christianity from black extremists.
They took these two guys into the woods and whipped them until one of them confessed to something he knew was untrue. They then tied these two guys up, drove them to the Miss. River, chained one of them to weights, and pitched him into the river ... while the other guy was forced to watch. They they did the same to the other guy.
And they were only convicted in 2007.
[URL]http://archive.clarionledger.com/assets/pdf/D011479086.PDF[/URL]
FBI mdash Ex-Klansman Charged in 64 Slayings
I think Obama took the opportunity to bring up the ugly, and fairly recent, pass.