"One of the best answers of his presidency"

[kpete]

This was simply Barack Obama at his finest, looking straight in the eyes of Faux viewers and putting their bigotry and stupidity to a real shame - with a touch of subtly blaming them of endangering America's national security.

It begins around the 1:30 mark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9Y4Y6lXgqc&feature=player_embedded

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/9/10/899853/-One-of-the-best-answers-of-his-presidency-%28Updated%29

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/10/AR2010091005452.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

Mr. Obama then recognized the pain of families who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. "But I go back to what I said earlier: We are not at war against Islam," he said. "We are at war against terrorist organizations that have distorted Islam or falsely used the banner of Islam to engage in their destructive acts." Failing to make that distinction, the president said, hurts America's ability to fight terrorists.

But failing to make the distinction isn't just a national security problem; it's a betrayal of what this country aspires to be. And since Mr. Obama made that point as persuasively as it could be made, we thought we would just get out of his way and reprint some of what he said:

"The other reason it's important for us to remember that is because we've got millions of Muslim Americans, our fellow citizens, in this country. They're going to school with our kids. They're our neighbors. They're our friends. They're our coworkers. And when we start acting as if their religion is somehow offensive, what are we saying to them?

"I've got Muslims who are fighting in Afghanistan in the uniform of the United States armed services. They're out there putting their lives on the line for us. And we've got to make sure that we are crystal-clear for our sakes and their sakes that they are Americans and we honor their service. And part of honoring their service is making sure that they understand that we don't differentiate between them and us. It's just us.

"And that is a principle that I think is going to be very important for us to sustain. And I think tomorrow" -- meaning Sept. 11 -- "is an excellent time for us to reflect on that."

more:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/10/AR2010091005452.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

[lamp_shade]

1. I posted the video on my facebook.

[twenty20]

2. He only said it because it's true

How could any fair minded American argue with the truth of those salient, core value, observations by President Obama?