Archive for the ‘Stop saying’ Category

In Philly, Mayor Nutter apparently was replaced by Mayor Nuttier …

January 11, 2016

The most recent former mayor of Philadelphia was named Michael Nutter.

His successor – the current Philly mayor – is James Kenney.

Channeling President Obama, Mayor Kenney hit the airwaves on Friday to declare that the shooting of a Philly cop “had nothing to do with being Muslim”.

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Say, what?

The Mayor’s comments followed a police new conference announcing that the shooter said that he “had pledged allegiance to ISIS and that he targeted an officer because police defend laws that are contrary to the Quran.”

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And, that’s not all …

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“It’s just not who we are” … … and other things that I wish politicos would stop saying.

December 15, 2015

Trump’s plan to temporarily halt visas for Muslims “until we figure out what’s going on” was met with broad-scale indignation.

To summarize the outcry: “It’s unconstitutional … and, even if it isn’t, it’s just not who we are.”

Oh, really?

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Let’s dive a bit deeper on the constitutionality and the “who we are” arguments …

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