9/26/2010, 9:42 am
Since Tea-Baggers are attempting to make much of the differences between my strong language condemning Iranian President Ahmadinejad's assertion at the United Nations on September 24, 2010, that the U.S. Government played a role in the 9-11 attack and my wisely benign refusal to criticize the "wisdom" of a "Ground Zero Mosque" being construced by a leader, Imam Rauf, who said U.S. Government policy was an "accessory" to 9-11, I hereby explain the difference.
First, here's what Imam Rauf said:
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Next, here's what I said in refusing to express an opinion about Imam Rauf's plans to build a mosque at Ground Zero:
Next, here's what Iranian President Ahmadinejad said at the United Nations on Sept. 24, 2010 that the U.S. Government orchestrated the 9-11 attack:
Next, here's what I said about what Ahmadinejad said:
For ordinary Americans who might be misled by the Tea-Baggers' incapability of comprehending the clear and obvious nuances between assertions by Imam Rauf and Iran's Ahmadinejad, let me be clear:
Iranian President Ahmadinejad claimed the U.S. Government played a role in 9-11, but Imam Rauf merely claimed that the U.S. Government policy was an accessory to 9-11. The obvious difference, of course, is nuance. It's the difference between overtness and subtlety. The difference between an explicit claim and a subliminal claim. Indeed, it's Rauf's extraordinary skill in use of diplomatic language to convey an idea with subtlety that has made our State Department view him as such a great asset as a spokesman for America in the world of Islam as well as a humanitarian supporter of the Gaza Flotilla.
Thus, Rauf need not overtly retract subliminal views his associates explicitly assert:
I rest my case. Only idiotic bigots could seriously question the fundamental motives of Rauf.
--Fearless Leader.
First, here's what Imam Rauf said:
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Next, here's what I said in refusing to express an opinion about Imam Rauf's plans to build a mosque at Ground Zero:
Next, here's what Iranian President Ahmadinejad said at the United Nations on Sept. 24, 2010 that the U.S. Government orchestrated the 9-11 attack:
Next, here's what I said about what Ahmadinejad said:
For ordinary Americans who might be misled by the Tea-Baggers' incapability of comprehending the clear and obvious nuances between assertions by Imam Rauf and Iran's Ahmadinejad, let me be clear:
Iranian President Ahmadinejad claimed the U.S. Government played a role in 9-11, but Imam Rauf merely claimed that the U.S. Government policy was an accessory to 9-11. The obvious difference, of course, is nuance. It's the difference between overtness and subtlety. The difference between an explicit claim and a subliminal claim. Indeed, it's Rauf's extraordinary skill in use of diplomatic language to convey an idea with subtlety that has made our State Department view him as such a great asset as a spokesman for America in the world of Islam as well as a humanitarian supporter of the Gaza Flotilla.
Thus, Rauf need not overtly retract subliminal views his associates explicitly assert:
I rest my case. Only idiotic bigots could seriously question the fundamental motives of Rauf.
--Fearless Leader.
