{"id":2276,"date":"2015-12-06T02:11:22","date_gmt":"2015-12-06T08:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orderofephors.com\/?p=2276"},"modified":"2015-12-06T02:11:22","modified_gmt":"2015-12-06T08:11:22","slug":"loretta-lynch-must-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orderofephors.com\/?p=2276","title":{"rendered":"Loretta Lynch Must Go"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Thursday, Dec. 5, 2015, Attorney General Loretta Lynch threw down the gauntlet in a speech before the Muslim Advocate\u2019s 10th<\/sup> Anniversary dinner in Arlington, Virginia.\u00a0 Speaking just one day after Muslim terrorists, Sayed Rizwan Farook and his Saudi wife, Tashfeen Malik, murdered fourteen innocent people in an unprovoked terror attack on the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California, Lynch said, \u201cOn behalf of our nation’s Justice Department, I am grateful to count you as partners in our work to promote<\/em> tolerance<\/em>, to ensure<\/em> public safety<\/em>, and to protect civil rights<\/em> (emphasis added)\u2026<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

She went on to say, \u201cSince becoming Attorney General last February, I have heard from Arab Americans and Muslims who say they feel uneasy about their relationship with the United States government.\u00a0 Some feel that they have not been afforded the full rights of citizenship.\u00a0 Others are worried about the safety of their families, communities, and places of worship.\u00a0 And, too often, Muslims and Arab Americans have told me that they feel as though they are treated by their fellow citizens, by their government, and especially by those of us in law enforcement as though it were \u2018us versus them.\u2019\u00a0 That is unacceptable, and it is inconsistent with what America is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n

So if a few Muslims are worried about the safety of their families, their communities, and their places of worship, what is that compared to the fear and dread that radical Islamists have spread among the hundreds of millions of peace-loving people of Europe and North America?\u00a0 And if Muslims and Arab-Americans feel as if they are the victims of an \u201cus versus them\u201d political and social environment, just who do they think created that atmosphere?\u00a0 It is not Christians and Jews and other non-Muslims who have rejected Muslims, it s Muslims who have come to our country and have refused to assimilate into our culture.\u00a0 Not only have they not assimilated into our culture, they have let it be known that it is their intention to obliterate our culture and our form of government from the face of the Earth.<\/p>\n

Lynch went on to say, \u201cMuslims and Arab Americans have helped to build and strengthen our nation.\u00a0 They have served as police officers, teachers, civic leaders and soldiers \u2013 strengthening their local communities and safeguarding their country.\u00a0 And the cooperation of Muslim and Arab-American communities has been absolutely essential in identifying, and preventing, terrorist threats.\u00a0 We must never lose sight of this.\u00a0 And, as we work to create a brighter and more prosperous future, we must not fail to heed the lessons of our past.\u201d<\/p>\n

No one but an Obama administration toady could ever stand up in public and say with a straight face that Muslims and Arab-Americans have helped to \u201cbuild and strengthen\u201d our nation, have played a vital role in \u201cidentifying and preventing terrorist threats,\u201d and have worked to \u201cbuild a brighter and more prosperous future\u201d for all Americans.<\/p>\n

When asked to comment on the Obama administration\u2019s attitude toward anti-Muslim rhetoric in the days since the Paris attacks, she said, \u201cMy message to the Muslim community is that we stand with you in this.\u00a0 Where we do see anti-Muslim rhetoric and actions turning into violence, we do take action\u2026 We have charged 225 defendants with hate crimes over the last six years\u2026 most of those in the last three years.\u00a0 Since 9\/11 we\u2019ve had over 1,000 investigations into anti-Muslim hatred, including rhetoric and bigoted actions, with over forty-five prosecutions\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

She went on to say, \u201cI think it\u2019s important, however, that as we again talk about the importance of free speech, we make it clear that actions predicated on violent talk are not American.\u00a0 They are not who we are, they\u2019re not what we do, and they will be prosecuted.<\/p>\n

Looking directly into the camera, she said, \u201cMy greatest fear as a prosecutor, as someone who is sworn to the protection of all the American people, is that the rhetoric will be accompanied by acts of violence… \u00a0When it comes to combating these heinous crimes, our message is simple: If you engage in violence fueled by bigotry \u2013 no matter the object or nature of your hate \u2013 we will bring you to justice.<\/p>\n

Lynch challenged her Muslim audience, saying, \u201cOften, you learn of incidents before law enforcement and I encourage you to report these incidents to the Justice Department.\u00a0 I assure you: each and every report of a potential hate crime is taken seriously and, as our record of recent activity makes clear, we will investigate and prosecute violations of federal law whenever we can.\u00a0 Last year, two Tennessee men were sentenced to more than 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to spray painting swastikas and the words \u2018white power\u2019 on a mosque \u2013 and then starting a fire that destroyed the mosque.\u00a0 And last month, an Illinois man was sentenced to one year in prison after he pleaded guilty to sending a threatening e-mail to a mosque.\u201d<\/p>\n

Either the attorney general has failed to notice that, in recent years, nearly every act of violence stemming from hateful rhetoric has originated in the Muslim community, or she was delivering a stern message to the Muslim community that, unless they behave themselves, they would find themselves praying to Allah five times a day from behind prison walls.\u00a0 However, being Barack Obama\u2019s principal legal henchman, it\u2019s pretty obvious to all concerned, Muslims and non-Muslims alike, that her thinly-veiled threats were directed toward non-Muslims.<\/p>\n

Reaction to the attorney general\u2019s threat was swift and predictable.\u00a0 Radio talk show host Joe Walsh, a former congressman from Illinois\u2019 8th<\/sup> Congressional District (suburban Chicago) produced a U-Tube video describing exactly how he feels about Muslims and challenging the attorney general to have him arrested.<\/p>\n

In his video, he said, \u201cYou come out today and you say you\u2019re going to prosecute Americans who use anti-Muslim speech.\u00a0 That doesn\u2019t happen in this country.\u00a0\u00a0 I can say what I want about Christians, Jews, and Muslims.\u00a0 I think Islam has a real \u201cfricking\u201d problem, alright?\u00a0 There\u2019s a cancer in Islam.\u00a0 And if they\u2019re not gonna\u2019 learn to assimilate, I don\u2019t want them in this country.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou got a problem, Loretta Lynch, with me saying that?\u00a0 Then throw me in jail.\u00a0 Here\u2026 I\u2019ll give you a perfect opportunity.\u00a0 I think Islam is evil.\u00a0 I think Islam\u2019s got a huge problem.\u00a0 I think most Muslims around the world are not compatible with American values.\u00a0 I don\u2019t want \u2018em here.\u00a0 So, what?\u2026 you\u2019re worried about a backlash against Muslims?<\/p>\n

\u201cFourteen Americans were killed three days ago and you come up the next day and say you\u2019re greatest fear is anti-Muslim backlash.\u00a0 Well, you know what?\u00a0 I hope there is a backlash.\u00a0 There should be a backlash.\u00a0 I\u2019m going to encourage a backlash.\u00a0 And you know what, Loretta Lynch?\u00a0 If that bothers you, prosecute me.\u00a0 Throw me in jail.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a written follow-up, Walsh argued that \u201cmost Muslims around the world are (either) terrorists, support terrorism, and\/or support Sharia Law.\u201d\u00a0 He went on to say, \u201cAny Muslim that is a terrorist or supports terrorism should be killed.\u00a0 If \u2018moderate\u2019 Muslims don\u2019t speak out against terrorism, they are our enemy and we should call them out and kick them out of this country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Directing his final words to Loretta Lynch, he said, \u201cIs that \u2018anti-Muslim rhetoric\u2019 that edges toward violence?\u00a0 Go ahead and prosecute me. \u00a0I dare you.\u201d<\/p>\n

As sharply divided as liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, are on these issues, one wonders how those liberals and Democrats who support the Obama administration\u2019s policies on Muslim immigration would react when posed with a problem that brings the question of life-or-death a bit closer to home.<\/p>\n

Since the San Bernardino attack, conservatives have attempted to put the Muslim immigration question into a context that even liberals can understand.\u00a0 For example, on June 13, 2014, CNN reported that more than 4,000 pounds of rib-eye and other fresh beef, produced by the Fruitland American Meat Company in Jackson, Missouri, were subject to recall because of a fear that the meats could contain mad cow disease.\u00a0 The meat in question was distributed by the Whole Foods distribution center in Connecticut, which services all of New England, one restaurant in New York, and one restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri.<\/p>\n

With the understanding that northeastern liberals and Democrats appear quite willing to go along with Obama\u2019s plan to import more than 100,000 Muslims each year because of the belief that only five out of every 100 (5%) of the world\u2019s Muslim population are radicalized, how much of the suspect meat would New Englanders purchase if they were assured that no more than 5% of the meat was contaminated with mad cow disease?\u00a0 If, as an inducement, Whole Foods reduced the price of prime filet mignon and rib-eye steaks to 50\u023c per pound, would New Englanders and New Yorkers be willing to take a chance?<\/p>\n

For the Obama base, the low information voters of America, conservatives have restated the question in terms that even they might understand.\u00a0 They were asked, \u201cIf you were presented with a bowl of 100 M&Ms and told that five of the 100 pieces were toxic (poisonous), how many pieces of candy would you eat?\u201d\u00a0 Even they, accustomed as they are to accepting \u201cfreebies,\u201d would have sense enough to decline.<\/p>\n

When Loretta Lynch was before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee for confirmation in April 2015, most conservatives held high hopes that she would be a welcome change from her lawless predecessor, Eric Holder.\u00a0 However, all hope were dashed when Lynch refused to assure senators that, under her leadership, even the president of the United States would be required to obey the law and to uphold the U.S. Constitution.\u00a0 What a disappointment she has been.\u00a0 She must go.<\/p>\n

As for me, I\u2019m with Joe Walsh.\u00a0 If I can\u2019t criticize radical Islamists, then come get me.<\/p>\n

Paul R. Hollrah is a retired government relations executive and a two-time member of the U.S. Electoral College.\u00a0 He currently lives and writes among the hills and lakes of northeast Oklahoma\u2019s Green Country.<\/em><\/p>\n

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