From snopes.com: I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.
This statement is a rewording of a passage from page 261 of The Audacity of Hope, in which Barack Obama spoke of the importance of not allowing inflamed public opinion to result in innocent members of immigrant groups being stripped of their rights, denied their due as American citizens, or placed into confinement, as was done with Japanese-Americans during World War II.
The original contains no specific mention of "Muslims": In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific reassurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.
Ivan, You, you, you, you, you beat me to it. I have, on my clipboard, the exact quote you posted, and I think it is awful (grand) that you and I share the same resources.
Aw, nutz... what a shame. There goes another chance to run another false attack at the President. Sure wish he'd said what you thought he said. Then you could ignore the context and just toss it out there as if it meant something other than he really did mean.
The Japanese did not starve in these internment camps nor were they exterminated like our POWs. America was at war and some folks just do not get it. It was a terrible thing to do but it was necessary to place them in camps so we could concentrate on the war and not waste needed manpower fighting internal sabotage by some.
You are exactly right Jim...Japan, who was particiapting in peace talks with us, pulled a surprise attack (well, to the American people, anyway), and at that point, we could not trust them, within or without our borders.
It was NOT necessary to place them in camps and steal all their property and belongings. It was a stupid and cruel thing to do, and UTTERLY unnecessary. It was the same sort of unfair fear-mongering we face from the reactionary conservatives today. Every time we get in trouble, we decide to demonize every person who resembles whoever attacked us.
No, that is what your liberal professor taught you in the federally funded university you attended Chuck...not a real life situation. In real life, there are times when you have to take precautions (like profiling), because otherwise, you and your wife and yougn son may face a car bomb in the taxi cab you just hailed at the airport a few minutes ago. That's life. Taking necessary precautions keeps those things to a minimum.
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I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.
This statement is a rewording of a passage from page 261 of The Audacity of Hope, in which Barack Obama spoke of the importance of not allowing inflamed public opinion to result in innocent members of immigrant groups being stripped of their rights, denied their due as American citizens, or placed into confinement, as was done with Japanese-Americans during World War II.
The original contains no specific mention of "Muslims":
In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific reassurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.
Yes Elizabeth M, he ALMOST SAID EXACTLY THAT.
Stupid!