O'Reilly: 'We Can't Kill All The Muslims' -- So Let's 'Win As Many Hearts And Minds Of Good Moderate Muslims As We Can'

Be fair now. He did clarify that he was playing the devil's advocate. I wish he wasn't and he was voicing his own opinion, but he made it perfectly clear that he wasn't speaking his own mind. Somewhere I wish that was his opinion, but we have to take him on his word.

Um, this is controversial because he's implying we would want to kill all the Muslims if we could, but we can't. So our only realistic (?) option is to settle for making nice with them, even though we really would rather kill them all.

You know, I don't even think he realizes how offensive his comment is. He is woefully ignorant. Moreover, what's with the "good moderate muslims" line. THE MAJORITY OF MUSLIMS ARE MODERATE. It is only radicals that give the rest a bad rap.

He says he's thinking, "as a soldier", so what is the big deal? His Worldview is narrow as Hell, but we knew that. You're stretching the idea of context here, TPM.

Shocking Reaction to Fort Hood: Stupidity Beyond Belief:

http://www.33energy.com/reaction-to-fort-hood-stupidity-beyond-belief.html

Congrats, TPM, on the Huffpoesque headlining.

O'Reilly's point is that Obama is not calling Hasan a "muslim terrorist." O'Reilly sees that Obama is missing a golden opportunity to whip up The Fear Factor. Naturally, O'Reilly is disappointed.

In O'Reilly's world view, the tradgedy at Fort Hood should be exploited. Here is the chance to totally destroy the 4th Amendment. Call a CODE RED National Security Alert! Massively increase electonic spying. The country is unsafe. We need extr-enhanced interrogation techniques. Expand the wars. Bomb Pakistan, Somalia, and Gaza. More terror! More fear! Muslim terrorists! Why isn't Obama screaming?

As much as I dislike BillO, I don't think he even realized the offensiveness of what he was saying, nor do I think he believes we should kill all Muslims if we could.

Note that I don't excuse him, he fully deserves to be called out when he slips. It's the price he should pay for pandering to the stupid.

He should stay in the realm of "négligé situations" and leave serious things such as anti-terrorism to the grown ups.

What I find far more "appalling" than O'Reilly's comments is the willingness of people to see the worst in those who don't share their political views...

I would love to see a poll conducted asking Americans if they think Hasan's actions constitute terrorism... any of you want to guess at the results of such a poll?

You are unable to answer each of the questions.
I must conclude that you think killing innocent non-combantants is not terrorism but a direct strike on a military target is terrorism. You're logic is obviously twisted.

You failed to even attempt any answer to the second question.

The U.S. invasion and occupation of Muslim countries will create more and more resistance. It took the Soviets a couple of decades to figure that out, but I doubt the U.S. can keep this up for more than a few more years. The public is getting tired of the bull shit.

Hasan will be tried by a military court. He will not be charged with any "terrorism" charges, because there is no evidence that he acted on behalf of any terrorist organization.

Not sure why so many right wingers get hard dicks about terrorism. What's wrong with charging the piece of shit with 13 counts of homicide and treason?

Unless you are suggesting that our miilitary purposefully targets civilians, in which case I have nothing further to say to you as you are beyond extreme

I'm sorry - this just isn't clear to me.
When you say "our military" are you referring to the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and various Guard organizations as monolithic institutions?
Or do you mean to refer to the individual members of those institutions, some of whom have expressed the belief that ALL Muslims are the enemy.
Also - when we're talking about purposefully targeting civilians - do you consider throwing frozen bottles of water from moving vehicles at civilians to fit your definition?

But...

...we can drive them stark-raving, batschit crazy.

Here's how:

1 - Create a looped video with this clip and a few dozen similarly stupid things BO has said about followers of Islam.

2 - Forcibly blast the video through all forms of communication in countries with significant Islamic populations.

The reaction in the Muslim world will surely give FOX NEWS something to talk about.

I don't think it's the worst thing O'Reilly ever said. In fact, I think it's kind of funny. He wants so much for this to be "terrorism." O'Reilly, Cheney, and the rest of the neo-cons are desperate for more terrorism. It's their shtick. What would they do without terrorists? They'd be lost, irrelavent. How could they justify torture and occupation of muslim countries? How could they justify State Secrets and dessimating the 4th Amendment? No, sir, we have got to have more terrorist!

yep.

Actually Bill, we can't kill ANY of the Muslims. Or have you forgotten the Sixth Commandment?