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Too Politically Correct?

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Too Politically Correct?

Published: Tue, 10 Nov 2009

Description: Speculation that coverage of Fort Hood shooting suspect is shaded by his Muslim faith

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" the bottom of the hour President Obama today attended a memorial for the victims of Fort Hood shootings the Fort Hood shootings that. President saying that no faith justifies the murders. That no just and loving god looks upon them with favor. Which brings up the subject of the suspects Muslim faith and whether political correctness has shaded the coverage of that factor. Here's correspondent James drives."

" Once the bullets stopped flying at Fort Hood speculation began flying principally over the motive that drove the suspected gunman army major an adult -- despite mounting evidence Hassan Harvard increasingly conflicting views about America. Views that may have concealed in to a -- hottest mindset. Many in the mainstream media have pointed to other potential motivations that lead away from consideration of -- songs Muslim beliefs."

" We're dealing with a very different kind of war here we know that there is. Tremendous degree of stress with a sworn I think to military we'll tell you that it's a new available and nobody knows exactly what to do with a."

" What's storyline they run with religion. Of course not kept that. He's still Moslem they run with post traumatic stress syndrome because. That gives them a chance to take a shot at a couple wars they never liked from the get go."

" Probably top army officers have acknowledged that the massacre may have been a terrorist act. In a series of emails sent 24 hours after the shootings and obtained by Fox News one kernel and a two star command instructed subordinate officers. Please send a message to our training centers the logistics support bases and the divisions advising them of their responsibility. To provide this commander status of their respective anti terrorism plans. Publicly however the army's chief of staff seemed reluctant to acknowledge what appears to be the dominant factor in the psychiatrist Felton Sean -- worldview it's his turn toward Islamist views and."

" I think the speculation that could potentially. Heightened backlash against some or Muslims Muslims soldiers. And what happened before it was a tragedy. But I believe it would be even greater tragedy of our diversity becomes casualties here."

" Some other commentators took note of -- songs faith only by way of impugning other sectors of American society they find repugnant. Such as conservatives."

" I -- and he's a Muslim. It's -- in flames all of fears I think he's probably just a nut case but it knew without a label attached to a middle get the right -- gone and it's just needs a very tragic for -- much sports."

" It's incredible that Evan Thomas would politicize. The attack at Fort Hood the way he did. I think he is knee deep in political correctness as so many people are including now as we know the united states military political correctness. Is turning out to be the death of this country."

" A satirical belonged to -- report wondered if today's New York Times covering Lincoln assassination would overlook the fact that John Wilkes Booth after shooting the president shouted out a confederate motto. And would report instead the Booth was psychologically unstable frightened of the civil war coming to an end. And of having to face a peacetime -- surplus. Brett."

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