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Cerridwen

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10. Nope. He visited a mosque and showed respect to the Imam (edited: wrong "outrage")
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 09:33 AM
Jun 2014

by following their traditions and replying in their language in their conversations.

The r/wers of the blogosphere have taken events out of context, twisted them, assembled them in a Byzantine knot and presented them as truth with the usual toxic dose of paranoia and outrage.

NYTimes: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/28/world/asia/obama-malaysia.html

LATimes: http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-obama-malaysia-20140426-story.html

NY Daily News changed the focus: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/president-obama-visits-malaysia-article-1.1770452

The r/w gets wind of it: http://cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/imam-obama-end-oppression-muslims-obama-imam-pray-me

The rabid r/w takes it from there to your facebook.

How to manufacture outrage in 6 easy steps.

Edited: Oops. Sorry. I was replying to the wrong manufactured "outrage" of the moment.

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Allah means God. Lex Jun 2014 #6
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I was just thinking that. LisaLynne Jun 2014 #15
Nope. He visited a mosque and showed respect to the Imam (edited: wrong "outrage") Cerridwen Jun 2014 #10
They can count to six? nt LisaLynne Jun 2014 #16
I figured they'd have to repeat a couple of steps. Cerridwen Jun 2014 #17
If they unzip their pants. nt msanthrope Jun 2014 #18
!!! Richardo Jun 2014 #26
Did he have a bullhorn? GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #11
It's my understanding that Obama's jihad is only the the author of that Facebook post. onehandle Jun 2014 #12
Of course Obama didn't Lee-Lee Jun 2014 #13
I ran that through an arabic to english translator, sufrommich Jun 2014 #14
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I heard that he turned the White House into a mosque just by saying those words NightWatcher Jun 2014 #19
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This person has already had his lobotomy apparently. nt valerief Jun 2014 #27
Generally it it's coming from you-know-who* it is bullshit rock Jun 2014 #29
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