Random Politics & Religion #07

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Paul Ryan's throat reminds me of that area between wang and sack when you shave your balls.

I cannot unsee.

Does it have a seam running through it?

AG Lynch is actively scrubbing references to ISIS out of the 911 transcripts. Nothing like censoring the truth to fit your agenda.

How will liberals defend this?

Nobody is denying it's there, they just don't want to publish ISIS propaganda.

As investigators probe the background of Omar Mateen, whose attack on Pulse nightclub in Orlando left 49 people dead, they say he bore few warning signs of radicalization.

Mateen had allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS in a 911 call during the attack, as The Two-Way has reported. But as further details emerge about the shooter, investigators say Mateen's profile is more like that of a "typical mass shooter" than an individual radicalized by ISIS, as NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports.

In fact, intelligence officials and investigators say they're "becoming increasingly convinced that the motive for this attack had very little — or maybe nothing — to do with ISIS."

Speaking on Weekend Edition Saturday, Dina says that al-Qaida and ISIS-inspired attacks tend to follow a different pattern. She explains:

She adds "this isn't science," but so far the signs of radicalization aren't there, which has led investigators to wonder whether the 29-year-old invoked the name of ISIS to garner more publicity for his deadly attack.

The assault resulted in a hostage situation, and Mateen was ultimately killed in a firefight with law enforcement officers.

Investigators have also been struck by "how closely Mateen's biography adheres to profiles that they associate with typical mass shooters," Dina adds:

Dina says Mateen reportedly beat both his first wife and his second one — and "violence and control and power are often precursors to mass attacks." ...

Citing reports that Mateen may have spent time at the Pulse nightclub, which is frequented by gays and lesbians, and used gay dating apps, Dina adds that investigators are beginning to lean towards a particular narrative: "Mateen may have had some problems with his sexuality, maybe even had some latent attraction to men. And he lashed out at the gay community as a result." ...

Deleting it from the transcript is in fact denying it is there.

Lynch just hired a new spokesman:

Deleting it from the transcript is in fact denying it is there.

The shooter had no connection to ISIS. Propagating the idea that his so-called allegiance was anything more than a convenient excuse for his hatred just plays into terrorist efforts for further radicalization.

I think we need to ban Orlando it will drastically reduce gun violence and the spread of Disney and their propaganda !

Keep telling yourself that. You're just playing out your own confirmation bias.

I wonder if during the WW2 era there was as large of a political voice that was just as scared to call the nazis by their name.

Eh, the enemy was too clearly defined at that point. When it's ambigious, labels can have great psychological effect. That's why you see both sides chucking labels at each other constantly, hoping to see what sticks.

Because well let's be real here... Could it not have a psychological effect on Muslims? Making them feel already further isolated in this great nation of ours? Possibly driving them into a corner? Leading them to make bad decisions?

Why don't we focus on the enemy in front of us which already has clear labels and names instead of being so hellbent on alienating groups of people... Or explain to me exactly how saying the words Islamic extremist really makes a difference. Do you really believe saying that will win the war on terror? Or is this just another hateful thing we wish to perpetrate cuz we are pissed off about something...