Congressman Defends 'Savage Religion' Comment
CHICAGO -- An Illinois congressman says his comment that suspected terrorists detained at Guantanamo Bay follow a "savage religion" has been misinterpreted.
U.S. Rep. Donald Manzullo told WREX-TV in Rockford, Ill., that alleged terrorists imprisoned at the Navy base are "really really mean people whose job it is to kill people, driven by some savage religion."
The Republican lawmaker confirmed Tuesday those words were his. He said he never specified Islam and apologized for any misunderstanding.
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crazed imam for crusades
Just like fascism... Just because not everybody living in fascist country subscribed to fascist values doesn’t mean that fascism is peaceful and good! Islam is savage religion!
crazed imam for crusades
Just like fascism... Just because not everybody living in fascist country subscribed to fascist values doesn’t mean that fascism is peaceful and good! Islam is savage religion!
crazed imam for crusades
Just like fascism... Just because not everybody living in fascist country subscribed to fascist values doesn’t mean that fascism is peaceful and good! Islam is savage religion!
crazed imam for crusades
Just like fascism... Just because not everybody living in fascist country subscribed to fascist values doesn’t mean that fascism is peaceful and good! Islam is savage religion!
crazed imam for crusades
ILSAM IS SAVAGE RELIGION!
crazed imam for crusades
Why my comments are not being posted??? Political Correctness on Fox?
Lee In KY
It sounds like this Congressman has read the koran.
topich
Savage religion? When did the Navy declare war on Christianity?
jsDway
Christianity has not attacked our military ever!
Becky5
To EL_viking
You are so right. How many wars have been fought over religion. They all have their own god. It is all ridiculous and dangerous. But we don't need . Rep. Donald Manzullo adding fuel to the fire like Bush did calling our war a crusade.
sparker
Any religion that promotes violence is indeed 'savage'. We shouldn't be ashamed to say so, call it what it is. Why cower to evil? Stand up and fight against it! Trying to play patty-cake with terrorist won't get us anything but humiliated. The lack of intelligence won't get us anything either. Our fore-fathers would be disgraced to know how coward our nation has become.
spagetti jimmy
Good for him for pointing out the obvious . If Muslims have allowed their religion
to be co-opted in such a fundamentally negative way , they can hardly blame
others for their perception of themselves, their values, or belief system . Any
REAL repudiation of extremist jihad would manifest itself on a national scale .
Moonraker
IT, I-SLAM, IS A SAVAGE HATEFULL MURDERING RELIGION, MOE-HAM-UD WAS A MURDERING PEDIFILE THUG !
Henri
I just wanted to say hi before Fox has to suspend comments on this story. What does it tell you that you folks even embarrass the folks at Faux News.
J White
The congressman speaks the truth.........................
Rebel
How can a religion be considered savage when all it does is murder innocent and helpless people to instill panic and fear, encourage the slaughter of infidels and unbelievers, and straps bombs and explosives to men, women, children, and helpless animals in order to mass murder their enemies?
Liberals Are Parasites
The Council on American-Islamic Relations says Manzullo's comments were an attack on Islam.
So, they are savages.
sammie
Truth hurts - get over it!
red dot in a blue state
Holy Cats I wish Republicans would stop apologizing. You weren't wrong. Judaists must be stopped along with anyone pushing Sharia Law. We must be clear, every time. You can not push Shari Law and defend the Constitution. They are Polar opposites.
EL_viking
I HATE ALL RELIGION.
You holier than thou pious bible thumping Christians have NOTHING to say!
CRUSADES, Conquistadors, Salem Witch Trials, pillaging Native Americans, David Koresh, Timothy Lavey, the KKK, David Duke, The Inquisition, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Erik Rudolph, Pat Robertson, American Talibangelists,
YOU HAVE NOTHING TO SAY!!!!!
RatherDeadthanRed
You atheists are all the same.
Can you prove God doesnt exist? No you cant. I, on the other hand, KNOW God exists because you cant prove he doesnt!!!
sammie
Go away - YOU have nothing to say that any one here wants to read. Get lost, moron!
Jim in JAX
Ahhhh yes. Pillaging. What fun!!! And the Crusades!!! Great memories of travelling the Middle East. Oh wait.. the first "native Americans" were from Europe so you screwed that one up. And the Inquisition was one religion against others so you screwed that one up too.
EL_viking
But Jim in Jax(off)
You conveniently left out: David Koresh, Timothy Lavey, the KKK, David Duke, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Erik Rudolph, Pat Robertson, American Talibangelists,
Liberals Are Parasites
BLAH BLAH BLAH
EL_viking
And a big middle finger to you!
SALUTE!
Recon
Liberal narcissists are terrified,
of direct unvarnished truth.
It peels off their faux-idealistic facade like a sand blaster.
One-dimensional pretentious image projecting poseurs.
Totally unused to honest hayseed patriots from the back woods,
who 'say what they mean'.
The Obama ruling cabal are skulking gutless cowards, creepy phonies.
Net them, send 'em back to the streets of Chicago,
re-release back into their jungle.
Conservatives & Sarah, America's new COMMUNITY Organizers.
SouthernTang
If the Islam Council doesn't like having the radical arm of their religion called Savage", then I suggest to all of you muslims in this country who think like that,.........................GET THE HELL OUT AND GO BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM!
openeyedAmerican
It Is far better to be Intellectually Articulate and speak out against political correctness. Than to be a blind fool!
TruthSpeaker
Attack on Islam? Good, needs to be done. Islam = Religion of Hate
Roger In Miami
He's right.
And the problem is??????
biker
I won't be pc...the radical arm of the muslim religion is savage...what's the confusion!!
Batters56
Yes it is savage if you follow the Koran to the letter. But then again so is the bible in some parts.
BWAtl
For a minute there it looked like we had a republican with a backbone.
Lee In KY
Yeah, for a fleeting moment I had hope... The I kept reading.
F.ur god
You guys are seriously dense. I can't believe you actually think these things.
Excalibur
.............do you actually think..........????
carri
It is a savage religion. I wouldn't care what they did if they would stay in their homeland, but they come here and blow things up and then whine about how they are treated. Taking lessons from the liberals. I see nothing wrong with calling it what it is....SAVAGE and BRUTAL.
Jim in JAX
He didn't say anything wrong.
American Eagle (OathKeeper)
Islam would deny any other religion the right to exist if it was in their power and it soon might have the power if we do nothing.
sammie
Islam will if Obama has his way.....
IU ERIK
ISLAM IS A SAVAGE RELIGION... Not all Muslims are Terrorists but nearly all Terrorists are MUSLIM... Coincidence? I think not!
CommonSense4u2
so what religion was timothy mcveigh or the unabomber... or the ira...
Lee In KY
Did McVeigh act in the name of his religion? Did he "blow up buildings for Jesus"? I'd agree with you on the Unabomber though - his was a "religion" of environmentalism.
Alexandra
100% Correct.
Joe
Hey! Don't apologize, say what you mean and mean what you say. Any 'religion' that believes as the these nut-jobs believe is savage.
phillyfanatic
God,(the Biblical One not the faux Islamic one) Bless this guy though he is fearing being tarred with PC attacks. He is very very correct. When I see so called moderate Muslims attacking every Islamofascist outrage and denouncing all Islamic terrorist states, I may give them a break but not , not the Islamofascists. Never.
Excalibur
.............Actually, he is correct.............!