Enough

I had another blog post in mind for today. That is, until I saw this picture...

After a search for the picture, I was led to (of all things) AsianConservatives.com where more of President Obama's quote was written.

What the website blatantly fails to tell you is where this was said and in what context. The president made these remarks during a speech to the Turkish Parliament in an effort to strengthen relations between the United States and Turkey.

I was outraged by this picture and the image it potrayed. And I wasn't alone. A commenter on the Asian Conservatives website, who is a U.S. Army soldier, said:

"This is an entirely inappropriate backdrop. I'm appalled by the bigotry some people in this nation have towards Muslims."

I, too, am sick and tired of these kinds of images freely propogating in our society. There is good and bad in all religions and, if any of you believe this picture, I am very concerned. 

Not all Islamists are trained to be terrorists. In all actuality, extremists killed our people on 9/11. Muslims who worked in America were killed in the terrorist attacks as well. 

A good friend of mine is a Muslim-American and she has done very well here in the states and abroad. I wouldn't believe for one second that she was a terrorist who wanted to wage war against America. 

I find this image to be disgraceful to our president, our nation and Muslim-Americans. This is exactly what is wrong with our country. I can't believe the lengths conservatives will go to get its message of intolerance across to all who will ignorantly accept it.