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big_dog

(4,144 posts)
Fri Sep 26, 2014, 04:32 PM Sep 2014

Laura Ingraham: Obama Ebola Assistance Stems From 'Liberal Guilt' to Atone For American Colonialism

Earlier this month, President Barack Obama pledged 3,000 US troops to help West Africa fight the ebola outbreak, which has so far claimed over 2,811 deaths and infected 5,864 people. And yesterday, he stepped up his efforts to curtail the disease, asking Congress for $1.2 billion to combat the disease.

Today, Laura Ingraham mentioned on her show that she thought that sending American troops to West Africa to coordinate the Ebola response — Russia, she pointed out, was only donating $1 million — and that, perhaps, Obama was attempting to atone for American colonialism.

To him, “the military is just another tool in his arsenal to level the playing field, right? I mean, in other words, Africa really deserves more of America’s money because we’re people of privilege,” she said during The Laura Ingraham Show. “We’re people of great privilege, so we should do what we can, we the American taxpayers, to transfer wealth over to Africa. It’s his father’s rage against colonialism, as Dinesh D’Souza wrote about, and maybe this is a way to continue to atone for that.”

“There are all sorts of things we can do, short of sending 3,000 troops out there,” she continued. “And if you’re a left-wing activist in the Saul Alinsky tradition, if a few American military personnel have to be exposed to the Ebola virus to carry out this redistribution of the privileged’s wealth, then so be it.” The New York Times reported a massive shortage of doctors and volunteers in the region, due to the lack of medical infrastructure and the “paralyzing fear” of treating a deadly disease that has already claimed the lives of hundreds of health professionals already. http://www.mediaite.com/online/laura-ingraham-obamas-ebola-assistance-stems-from-guilt-over-colonialism/

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Laura Ingraham: Obama Ebola Assistance Stems From 'Liberal Guilt' to Atone For American Colonialism (Original Post) big_dog Sep 2014 OP
Wow,this twit doesn't have a orginal thought. Wellstone ruled Sep 2014 #1
WTF!!!!! ? bigdarryl Sep 2014 #2
not sure why people give these terrible people a minute of presstime Marrah_G Sep 2014 #3
Saul Alinsky! Dirty Socialist Sep 2014 #4
Why do you continue posting this crap here? Kingofalldems Sep 2014 #5
Has Nothing To do With Being Good People? erpowers Sep 2014 #6
She thinks we should do less? Or nothing? abelenkpe Sep 2014 #7
In this case, jen63 Sep 2014 #8
Cons always think basic human compassion = "liberal guilt" Union Scribe Sep 2014 #9
What a heartless person. logosoco Sep 2014 #10
So that's how the Right is characterizing human compassion these days? Adsos Letter Sep 2014 #11
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
1. Wow,this twit doesn't have a orginal thought.
Fri Sep 26, 2014, 04:39 PM
Sep 2014

Right out of the Rethug come back phrase book written by the Luntz focus groups. At least we liberals have the will and effort to help folks who need it. Damn good feeling to help isn't it. Laura go back to your rat hole please.

Kingofalldems

(38,484 posts)
5. Why do you continue posting this crap here?
Fri Sep 26, 2014, 04:55 PM
Sep 2014

Looks like a headline from free republic or the cave.

Not fooled.

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
6. Has Nothing To do With Being Good People?
Fri Sep 26, 2014, 04:55 PM
Sep 2014

Could it be that President Obama is doing what he is doing because it is what he thinks good peoplewould and should do? I assume President Obama believes America, with its vast resources, can and should play a major role in helping to end the Ebola crisis. In addition, I am pretty sure President Obama is aware that the American military has the equipment necessary to prevent our soldiers from contracting Ebola.

So, when President Obama does not use the American military to lead the world Republicans claim he is weak and leading from behind. However, when he does use the American military to lead they accuse him of having "liberal guilt" and wanting to atone for American colonialism. Someone should ask people like Laura Ingram what they want from President Obama. Do they want he to be strong and lead from the front, or do they want him to be weak and lead from behind?

jen63

(813 posts)
8. In this case,
Fri Sep 26, 2014, 05:21 PM
Sep 2014

it's in the entire world's best interest to do this. It HAS to stay contained. She is a loon.

Union Scribe

(7,099 posts)
9. Cons always think basic human compassion = "liberal guilt"
Fri Sep 26, 2014, 05:30 PM
Sep 2014

The heartless fucks can't process empathy or using our resources overseas to do anything but bomb and kill.

logosoco

(3,208 posts)
10. What a heartless person.
Fri Sep 26, 2014, 05:51 PM
Sep 2014

I would much rather have my tax dollars spent like this than killing people. And I would imagine some of the troops would rather be of service in helping than destroying.

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)
11. So that's how the Right is characterizing human compassion these days?
Fri Sep 26, 2014, 06:26 PM
Sep 2014

Not to mention the very real element of pragmatism involved.

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