Republican Congressman Tancredo Says We Should Bomb Mecca

[ugarte]

if terrorists hit U.S. And this guy is seriously thinking about running for President.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_18-7-2005_pg1_8

[mcctatas]

1. Holy shit...

who's this guys advisor, Anne Coulter (miss "We should invade thier countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity")???

*quote paraphrased*:wtf:

[Erika]

2. What an idiot

Bombing Mecca would consist of bombing innocents. We need to get these radical extremists outof D.C.

[bluestateguy]

3. Let's just take that suggestion seriously for a minute or two

I know it's hard to do, but let's play along with that for a moment (if you can't, then you're excused)

Bombing Mecca would first of all be of no strategic or military value. What military value is in Mecca? None.

Second, it would be impossible to occupy. You think Baghdad is hard to hold. Heh! Non-Muslims are not even allowed into the city, and they are mauled to death if they dare to enter the city.

Third, we would lose all Muslim allies, and I mean all of them. The Saudis (who would go from half-assed ally to outright enemy), Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, the UAE, everybody.

Fourth, you'd have World War III, which I don't think we could win the way things are stacked up right now.

OK, back to reality. Tancredo is a fucking nutcase who should be put in prison for saying shit like that!!!!!

[mcctatas]

5. Great...

your points are all valid and probable if we were to take the course of action this fucking dipshit suggests...now I won't be able to sleep tonite knowing that people like this actually have a say in our country's fate.:puke: :hide: :scared:

[wli]

6. someone mentioned hate speech and the PATRIOT Act

So he probably could be prosecuted for that, never mind the overall unjustness of the law.

[driver8]

16. Yeah, that's the way to keep America safe, dickhead -- let's piss off

EVERY muslim in the world. Can you imagine the repurcussions of such an action?? There would be a steady supply of suicide bombers for years.

[LynnTheDem]

4. Like cavemen, that's the only "thinking" republicans can do; KILL BREAK

DESTROY.

Rightwingnuts out-terrorist any & all terrorists.

[RoyGBiv]

7. Geezus ...

What bothers me the most about idiotic suggestions like this is that they validate the idiots on the general population who think such things would be fine and dandy.

I had some moron wander into my place of business the day of the London bombings. He was watching some of the coverage on television -- I had it on BBC America, which seemed to confuse him actually -- and finally started spouting his "wisdom."

This is almost an exact quote: "You know what we should do? We should drop the A-Bomb on all those people over there and just forget about them. It would solve all our problems."

Oh really. A number of questions and comments came to mind, most of them profane, but I resigned to asking him who "those people" were. His answer was obvious, and I don't care to repeat the racial epithet he used. I asked him to leave, which he did without comment. I'm actually surprised my supervisor hasn't delivered a complaint about the whole thing.

[Oversea Visitor]

8. Dumb fuck

giving OBL how to get a billion follower. US today is worse then a joke..... more like fucking insane.

[ugarte]

10. Insane is right

Maybe the British should have bombed the Vatican because of the IRA.

[punpirate]

11. Well, "dumb fuck" is sort of high on the list...

... of accomplishments of most Republicans these days. They aspire to that. They seek it like most people want to graduate from high school. One really can't be a Republican and want to run for office unless one is an accomplished dumb fuck. It's part of the job description. :P

[punpirate]

9. Well, someone had to replace...

... "B-1 Bob" Dornan and Bob Barr as the premium-grade ranters in the House. :)

He's in a pretty safe district, so if he quits the House to run for president, more power to him. He'll get his head handed to him in Iowa, and that will be that.

[DemonFighterLives]

12. That seems to be their new strategy

Terrorize "them" before or after someone terrorizes you. Sick buggers don't realize that kicking hornet's nests doesn't work.
I wish they could practice in their own neighborhood and see how far this hatred flies.
:argh:

[The_Casual_Observer]

13. Another idiot advocates genocide as a answer to his problems

How many have done that in the past.

[ugarte]

14. Tancredo is the guy who hates Mexicans almost as much as Arabs

What the hell, they all look alike.

[deadparrot]

15. Good. More Iraq-esque fun.

I swear to god, some people just get off at the thought of death and total destruction.

:puke:

[Swamp Rat]

17. Tancredo=NAZI

Tancredo=NAZI
Tancredo=NAZI
Tancredo=NAZI

[devilgrrl]

18. Yeah... that'll work!

:sarcasm:

Will the jihad-i's will blow up Vatican City in retaliation?

[Zero Division]

19. Think he'll be forced to publicly apologize?...

Will his name and his statement be condemned all over the news media in a week long media blitz? Yeah right, and we all know why.

[leftofthedial]

20. Sigh! my local brand of wackjob

courtesy of the Independence Institute

[Endangered Specie]

21. Im sure the Saudis would like that

:sarcasm:

What a dumbass, what else is there to say, just plain dumbass.

[Oversea Visitor]

23. Hmm

No wonder why Prince Bandar the Saudi Ambassador to US went home early.

What will Bush say hey." You dumb fuck, you want to bomb my friends"

:rofl:

[Gemini Cat]

22. Brilliant, dumb-ass!

I guess this another republican method of "winning the hearts and minds" of people. :eyes:
When Coulter made her stupid statement most rational people could sum it up as a stupid statement made by a stupid powerless airhead.
This moran on the other hand... is a rep.
What a bloody stupid thing to say!! :nuke: :scared: