Jim ‘Dim’ Hoft’s Outrageous Outrage Of The Day
Courtesy of the Dumbest Man On The Internet, Jim Hoft (aka Gateway Pundit).
President Obama issued this statement on the appalling suicide bombing in Egypt, which targeted Christians:
I strongly condemn the separate and outrageous terrorist bombing attacks in Egypt and Nigeria. The attack on a church in Alexandria, Egypt caused 21 reported deaths and dozens of injured from both the Christian and Muslim communities. The perpetrators of this attack were clearly targeting Christian worshipers, and have no respect for human life and dignity. They must be brought to justice for this barbaric and heinous act. We are continuing to gather information regarding this terrible event, and are prepared to offer any necessary assistance to the Government of Egypt in responding to it.
Which caused Gateway Pundit to throw a hissy fit because -gasp! - Obama mentioned that there were Muslim victims of the blast too! In an unbelievably stupid post titled weirdly in only partial ALL CAPS, “SICK. OBAMA IS MAKING UP MUSLIM VICTIMS In Egyptian Terror Attack”, he screeches:
Not true.
All 21 of the victims in the attack were Christian. No Muslims died in the attack.
Catholic Online reported:
The explosion, during the first hour of the New Year, left 21 dead, 79 injured and questions about possible involvement of al-Qaida. All but eight of the injured and all the fatalities were Christians from Saints Church, located on the eastern side of the coastal city.
He’s afraid to say Islamic extremism.
Now he’s making up Muslim victims too.
Of course, if you’re a sane and intelligent person, you’ll know that when Obama mentioned “deaths and dozens of injuries” in both communities, he wasn’t ‘making up’ dead Muslims, but acknowledging that Muslims were injured too. Jim Hoft, being neither, completely misses the point, but not a chance to gin up outrage and Islamophobia.
What’s really ‘sick’ is people like Gateway Pundit getting upset over any acknowledgement that Muslims are also victims (the vast majority of victims in fact) of Islamic extremism.