The Obama White House has now asked us to be sensitive to the sensibilities of those who wish to murder us and to refrain from referring to the jihadist brand of terrorists as… well, as… jihadists.
This happened in the form of White House Counter Terrorism Adviser, John Brennan’s, recent speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. In his speech, Brennan called jihad a “legitimate tenet of Islam” and seemed to suggest we adopt a whole new vocabulary to deal with what we now insensitively call terrorists and jihadists.
I used to make tasteless jokes about the absurdity of political correctness like everyone else. I stopped a while back when it stopped being funny and was just absurd. Under the guidance of Obama it has now become scary. Now, in addition to some mighty good folks that I really do want to be careful not to hurt or offend, we have added wild eyed terrorists that are determined to blow us off the face of the earth or into total submission.
As far as I know, the only major group of terrorists committed to our collective untimely and nasty demise, rely on their religious beliefs as justification for their crimes of hate. They all seem to be Islamists who are pursuing what has become known as “Jihad” against people like me and possibly you. We have commonly referred to them as “Jihadists” and as far as I know those who practice this extreme interpretation of the Muslim faith consider it a badge of honor to be labeled “Jihadist”. I seem to recall that the term Jihad came to my attention via the scriptures of Islam, as well as some excitement years ago about Islamic religious leaders placing a fatwah (I love that term, I wish it didn’t have such a dark meaning. It is kinda fun to say) that somehow seemed to take in all Americans regardless of their character, gender, age, religion or political and/or social media affiliation. I think it a actually includes card carrying American democrats.
Yeah, I know. You think I am exaggerating. Read the following Fox news article if you don’t believe me. Be sure to note the look on Brennan’s face. To me he looks like he is embarrassed but determined to deliver the message prescribed by the boss.
Counterterror Adviser Defends Jihad as ‘Legitimate Tenet of Islam’
![Glenn Beck - States Test the 10th Amendment [1 of 2] - May 7, 2009](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/W_Lv0Nfvkvo/3.jpg)