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rtracey

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18. wow

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2015, 05:17 PM

Feb 2015

And are we not concerned that Ben Carson says the Founding Fathers and ISIS are similar in their fight.

“A bunch of rag-tag militiamen defeated the most powerful and professional military force on the planet. Why? Because they believed in what they were doing. They were willing to die for what they believed in,” Carson told a luncheon audience of national committee members. “Fast forward to today. What do we have? You’ve got ISIS. They’ve got the wrong philosophy, but they’re willing to die for it while we are busily giving away every belief and every value for the sake of political correctness. We have to change that.”

He may be saying that ISIS is wrong, but to use ISIS and the founding fathers in the same sentence, with the same breath, to me equates Hitler's Nazi movement with Israel.

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Reports: Jordan To Execute Extremist After Pilot Burned Alive [View all] Purveyor Feb 2015 OP

Honestly, in the case of ISIS there should be a presumption of death penalty geek tragedy Feb 2015 #1

anyone against drone striking in this case? uhnope Feb 2015 #17

not at all samsingh Feb 2015 #27

I oppose the death penalty bluestateguy Feb 2015 #2

Though I oppose civil capital punishment, this is a war Dawson Leery Feb 2015 #3

They shouldn't be allowed back but with EU Historic NY Feb 2015 #6

I agree. The EU is STILL afraid to put their foot down on this. 7962 Feb 2015 #14

They never had the intention of releasing the pilot... Historic NY Feb 2015 #4

They seem to be trying to come up with more and more tblue37 Feb 2015 #11

That's likely true daleo Feb 2015 #32

"I hope they id & take out the english speaking guy, soon ... " Botany Feb 2015 #12

+1 hamsterjill Feb 2015 #13

Sadly he was murdered a month ago, so all the "negotiations" for his release was a complete sham! George II Feb 2015 #22

apparently the pilot had been murdered in early jan. so this is all lies. samsingh Feb 2015 #28

My god--burning alive. I can't imagine a worse agony. Barbarians. nt tblue37 Feb 2015 #5

This is horrendous rtracey Feb 2015 #19

Salem hanged witches rpannier Feb 2015 #21

Yes My fault rtracey Feb 2015 #23

And the U.S. had a field day with its enslaved and freed Africans/African Americans. BumRushDaShow Feb 2015 #31

WARNING the link has video of the act..by ISIS Historic NY Feb 2015 #7

Horrible. But remember 840high Feb 2015 #8

"An eye for an eye and the whole world is blind". mahannah Feb 2015 #9

Yeah, but its the West's fault etc etc. PragmaticLiberal Feb 2015 #10

It would've shown up eventually! nt 7962 Feb 2015 #15

Sometime I'll post a chronology of why and how this brutally extreme "terrorism" came about.... George II Feb 2015 #16

it goes back much further than that.... BUT... Adrahil Feb 2015 #20

wow rtracey Feb 2015 #18

I am against Jordan and IS 'death penalties' Sunlei Feb 2015 #24

isn't being executed by a Muslim woman grounds for not getting any virgins in "heaven" flying_wahini Feb 2015 #25

In reality they don't have a choice not to do so. NutmegYankee Feb 2015 #26

Don't think they'll care rpannier Feb 2015 #29

In this case, I wouldn't mind if the drones soaked Ilsa Feb 2015 #30