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| "Muslim ban" hypocrisy: Left quiet when Obama also halted visas |
| 2017-01-30 |
| By Andrew Bolt [Herald Sun] There has been hysterical media condemnation of Donald Trump's decision to refuse visas to travellers from seven mainly Muslim countries, including Iraq, for the next 90 days. But why was the Left silent when the Obama administration refused to issue visas to Iraqis for six months? Journalists are also questioning Trump's choice of seven countries from which immigration and visits will be suspended for 90 days, while vetting procedures are checked. Some journalists suggest Trump is corrupt - being driven by vested interests. But, once again, the same seven countries were singled out by President Barack Obama's administration for special security precautions. The choice was his, not Trump's, and no one in the media complained. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #5 Why was there no hue and cry then? Because to a certain mindset Christian in America equals white supremacist, no mo uro. Seriously, I saw that today on Facebook, posted by a gentleman who is the son of very successful Jamaican immigrants, a man who had been a successful wartime photojournalist in Afghanistan and the Middle East -- and therefore should have known better. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-01-30 17:14 |
| #4 To be fair - did we cheer Obama when he did that? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-01-30 16:23 |
| #3 I think Trump stuck to Obama's list to help them look a bit more foolish than usual as they insinuated fake news about his business dealings. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2017-01-30 11:35 |
| #2 The Obama administration rejected 100% of refugee applications from Syrian Christians. No exceptions. Why was there no hue and cry then? |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2017-01-30 10:03 |
| #1 Selective outrage has always been a hallmark of the Democratic Party and LLLs everywhere but they've really taken it to a whole new level since Trump won the primary. |
| Posted by: Eltoroverde 2017-01-30 09:01 |