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Deval Patrick: 9/10 person

By Michelle Malkin  •  September 13, 2007 07:18 AM

Yesterday, I asked: Which kind of person are you? A 9/10 person or a 9/12 person?

We know which kind Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick is. As you may have read, he called the September 11 jihad attacks “a failure of human understanding.” Brian Maloney at The Radio Equalizer and Allahpundit have background.

Michael Graham rips into Patrick today in the Boston Herald, where he interviewed 9/11 family member Debra Burlingame:

Maybe he’s living in another world, an imaginary liberal land were every Muslim radical is just one hug away from Methodism, and every criminal can be rehabilitated by a proper diet and midnight basketball.

The rest of us, alas, are trapped in the real world. And in this world, “9/11 is the price we paid for not truly understanding the enemy,” Debra told me. “It was the moral vanity of our politicians that told them the Islamists could be dealt with through diplomacy, or negotiated with.

“The only negotiating they do is with a Kalashnikov rifle.”

I’m still unclear what it is Patrick wants us to understand about the radical Muslims who want to kill us. But thanks to liberals like Patrick and MoveOn.org, the terrorists understand America.

All too well.

Six years after 9/11, and we’re still stuck in a morally equivalent morass where the display of American flags is offensive, where teachers ply conspiracy Trutherism, and where “Have you hugged a terrorist today?” is considered a proper memorial statement.

The Death of the Grown-up, indeed.

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  1. #1
    On September 13th, 2007 at 7:30 am, pickax411 said:

    Deval Patrick’s world is driven by vanity. People with his world view only look at mirrors thus everyone is the same and look just like him. Those that look beyond themselves will see thousands of faces and will look into the eyes of the very few that mean harm.

  2. #2
    On September 13th, 2007 at 7:52 am, DesertLover said:

    just another sickening Clinton wannabe elitist with his head where the sun doesn’t shine … (worked for the 9th Circus of Appeasement, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and was an Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights under Clinton) …

    I suggest that we round up all of these 9/10 clowns from the circus of denial that are so convinced that talking to the terrorists is the answer … send them to talk to the terrorists … tell them they can’t come back until they have successfully converted the terrorists away from violence to a way of peace … anyone want to speculate on how long they’ll be gone or whether they will even come back in one piece … literally …

    time for these people to put their butts on the line for what they say they believe and let them face the terrorists one-on-one to “talk” … I’m sure they are such brave Americans they won’t have any problem standing up for what they believe … will they?

    who knows … they may even have a change of heart and decide 9/12 is a better day to base their lives on …

  3. #3
    On September 13th, 2007 at 9:00 am, swj719AWG said:

    I’m still unclear what it is Patrick wants us to understand about the radical Muslims who want to kill us.

    The radical, violent islamofacists want to subjegate or kill us.

    That is all I need to understand about that part of the muslim world. It’s all any sane person should have to understand. Try and kill me and mine, and we’re going to have words.

    Short words. Repeated often.

    Well, technically it would be one word.

    That word would be “bang”.

  4. #4
    On September 13th, 2007 at 9:13 am, ajmontana said:

    “a failure of human understanding.”

    If this guys head gets any deeper in the sand it’s going to pop up right in the middle of one of their terror training camps and he can speak to them directly. You have got to be kidding me!

  5. #5
    On September 13th, 2007 at 9:17 am, runningonfumes said:

    But, Michelle, he is sooooo handsome! Doesn’t that make up for his lack of moral clarity? (end sarcasm here.)

  6. #6
    On September 13th, 2007 at 9:19 am, DesertLover said:

    swj719AWG

    I have a few additional words to add to your list …

    Remington, Colt, Glock, Winchester, Smith & Wesson are my starters …

    With Beretta and Walther P2K for backups

  7. #7
    On September 13th, 2007 at 9:25 am, swj719AWG said:

    DL, those are just the people who will be adding color comentary. :)

    My Home Security System is run by Mr Smith and Mr Wesson…

  8. #8
    On September 13th, 2007 at 9:26 am, ajmontana said:

    DL,
    We really dont have to send him far, Seattle, he can start by speaking to the two guys on the Ferry, oh wait they went underground and havn’t come forward. Patrick is so out of touch with reality its sickening. I liked you’re post lets send them over and let em have a go of it. lol

  9. #9
    On September 13th, 2007 at 9:32 am, ajmontana said:

    The radical, violent islamofacists want to subjegate or kill us.

    That is all I need to understand about that part of the muslim world.

    DUH!
    That duh was not meant for you swj, you get it. the 9/10 Sandie’s don’t its for them.

  10. #10
    On September 13th, 2007 at 9:40 am, DesertLover said:

    ajmontana

    do you actually think any of them would take up the challenge to go talk to the terrorists? … I don’t

  11. #11
    On September 13th, 2007 at 9:42 am, ajmontana said:

    lol, heck no.

  12. #12
    On September 13th, 2007 at 9:46 am, ajmontana said:

    DL,
    Let them have a practice round here in the states with the MS-13 Scumbags and see how that goes. baby steps. lol :)

  13. #13
    On September 13th, 2007 at 9:49 am, DesertLover said:

    aj

    or let them go spend a month or two talking to the detainees at Gitmo …

  14. #14
    On September 13th, 2007 at 9:51 am, jrlingreenbay said:

    Remember - it’s liberals like this that will be appointed in 2009 by any Democratic President to run agencies like Homeland Security and the Department of Justice.

    People better wake up quickly.

  15. #15
    On September 13th, 2007 at 9:54 am, DesertLover said:

    jrlingreenbay

    good point since many only think about the person they are voting for and not all the ancillary appointments they will make to other jobs …

  16. #16
    On September 13th, 2007 at 9:59 am, ajmontana said:

    jrl,
    I hope that the past 11 months have re-awakened the people that just voted for change, we here knew it was going to be bad and then it happened now look at what we have . God help us all if this trend continues. One barometer we have is if Al Franken makes it to the Senate. :(

  17. #17
    On September 13th, 2007 at 10:14 am, gayle said:

    I say to send every blasted right-wing nutty fruitcake liberal cloaked as a reporter into where terrorist thrive.

    Then watch what happens.

  18. #18
    On September 13th, 2007 at 10:24 am, gunslingerpatriot said:

    My home defense system is run by Mr. Sig and Mr. Songham (aka American TaeKwonDo Association) :)

  19. #19
    On September 13th, 2007 at 10:26 am, ajmontana said:

    We realize this mission we are fantasizing about would never happen but if we did send them we would be sued by their families for knowingly and willingly sending someone to their death. Probably second degree murder. You see it would be all our fault not the murdering terrorists with no other objective than to kill us all.

  20. #20
    On September 13th, 2007 at 10:48 am, englishqueen01 said:

    So are we supposed to hug the jihadists before or after they behead our loved ones or blow up our cities?

    The radical, violent islamofacists want to subj[u]gate or kill us.

    That’s all you need to know. It comes from the jihadists’ own mouths. But liberals are so arrogant they not only think they know what’s best for us, but that they know what jihadists are really thinking.

  21. #21
    On September 13th, 2007 at 11:01 am, Charles B. Simpson said:

    The state of Massachusettes is the land of the Liberals. The home of this clown, Kennedy’s, Kerry, and all those wimpy, cry-baby Red Sox fans. A perfect site for a B-52 target range.

  22. #22
    On September 13th, 2007 at 12:13 pm, Dandapani said:

    I don’t understand liberals. They have ears. Why don’t they just LISTEN TO WHAT THE ISLAMOFACISTS ARE SAYING? “Death to America!” “Behead all who mock Islam!” They want all of us, conservatives AND liberals D-E-A-D!

  23. #23
    On September 13th, 2007 at 12:20 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    Dimocrap from Mass.

    Need I say more?

  24. #24
    On September 13th, 2007 at 12:21 pm, rike101 said:

    Michelle,
    This is no shock to any of us up here in MA. Duvall swept the election by talking softly about hope, smiling alot, and saying absolutely nothing. All the moonbats up here ate it up.

    Obama is Duvall on a national level.

  25. #25
    On September 13th, 2007 at 12:22 pm, ajmontana said:

    Like Michelle has said “Wake up and smell the suicide bomb smoke” These guys are living in fantasy land just off main street in Disneyland.

  26. #26
    On September 13th, 2007 at 12:31 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    I was just on Main street i Disney the past weekend and I did not see one idiot there!

  27. #27
    On September 13th, 2007 at 12:43 pm, feebiebabe said:

    Here’s your ostich bonnet Mr. Patrick ….wear it with pride my man!

    http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/pm/10429cs.jpg

  28. #28
    On September 13th, 2007 at 1:13 pm, ajmontana said:

    On-my-soap-box said:
    I was just on Main street i Disney the past weekend and I did not see one idiot there!

    Well dang soap, If I had known I would have bought you a cold one at the ESPN zone.

  29. #29
    On September 13th, 2007 at 1:40 pm, walterc said:

    “a failure of human understanding.”

    Actully it was a failure of our government understanding a death cult of sub-humans.

    Starting with the taking of the embassy in Tehran in 1979, they told us over and over again, what their plan is. Our government (Carter, Reagan, Bush x2 & Clinton) has spent 25 years thinking appeasement works. And we still get attacked.

    Keep repeating the same stupidity and hope it turns out different.

  30. #30
    On September 13th, 2007 at 1:44 pm, bear1909 said:

    Deval Patrick- a Massachusetts Dhimmicrat; is he a safe driver too? A student of Ghengis Khan? Being groomed for the SCOTUS?

    Another empty suit like BH Obama?

    The news of the jihadist medical student captured in Dearbornistan with a loaded AK47 sort of flies in the face of this Dhimmicrats view of his lower intestine.

    Does he read? If so, what? If not yet, when?

    GAWD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  31. #31
    On September 13th, 2007 at 2:24 pm, nbarry said:

    “A failure of human understanding?” This man has been in psychotherapy too long.

  32. #32
    On September 13th, 2007 at 2:27 pm, ajmontana said:

    I’m sure Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick also thinks that if he were to walk up to a Bear with some Honey he wouldnt be Eaten. Thats about how lame his way of thinking is and the type of head in sand attitude that will lead to greater numbers of lives lost here at home.

  33. #33
    On September 13th, 2007 at 2:54 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    AJ - I would take you up on the cold one but it would have to be O’doules. You on the left coast or the right? I live an hour away from Orlando.

    Might as well change topic. There is nothing worth saying about this fool.

  34. #34
    On September 13th, 2007 at 3:11 pm, ajmontana said:

    West Coast Soap, :)

  35. #35
    On September 13th, 2007 at 3:32 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    Just my luck. I finally get someone to buy me a cold one and he is on the wrong coast! :(

  36. #36
    On September 13th, 2007 at 4:40 pm, jimbo2 said:

    Which kind of person are you? A 9/10 person or a 9/12 person?

    We know which kind Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick is.

    Yet another “useful idiot”.

  37. #37
    On September 13th, 2007 at 4:41 pm, jimbo2 said:

    How can you have “a failure of human understanding” when you aren’t dealing with humans?

  38. #38
    On September 13th, 2007 at 5:53 pm, DanME said:

    What do you expect, he’s from MA - the only state to vote for George McGovern

  39. #39
    On September 13th, 2007 at 7:35 pm, mojoe said:

    I’d like to apologize for my fellow Mass-holes.
    We of the conservative bent are few and far between in these here parts. I feel like I’m well behind enemy lines.

    On September 13th, 2007 at 11:01 am, Charles B. Simpson said:
    The state of Massachusettes is the land of the Liberals. The home of this clown, Kennedy’s, Kerry, and all those wimpy, cry-baby Red Sox fans. A perfect site for a B-52 target range.

    Sir,
    Everything you state is true, but leave my beloved Sox out of this. You aren’t by any chance one of those wimpy, cry-baby Yankees fans are you?

  40. #40
    On September 13th, 2007 at 7:59 pm, John Ansell said:

    That nut is not a Sept 10, person. Sorry MM. He’s an Oct. 11th, 2000 person. (USS Cole Bombed Oct 12, 2000)

  41. #41
    On September 13th, 2007 at 8:27 pm, Alphonse said:

    I think there is a lot of misunderstanding. When I read bin Laden’s fatwa, seems as though his primary concern was U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia, and of course the usual, Zionism. Where does this stuff come from that “they want to kill us all,” and “it is a titanic battle of civilizations.” As near as I can figure, this comes from Jewish talk radio–Dennis Prager, Michael Medved, Michael Savage, and the more zealous religious right, and of course the “neoconservatives.” I love Michael Savage in general, but let’s face it, Jews can get a little nutty on the subject of Israel. By “western civilization is in jeopardy” they mean Israel. Frankly I don’t see why our U.S. boys should get suckered into a loony-tunes Judeo/Evangelical crusade against the Arabs and Iranians. We have to modernize. This is Biblical crap from the sixth century B.C. Is Bush Koresh (Cyrus)?

  42. #42
    On September 13th, 2007 at 8:48 pm, greenLibertarian said:

    Guess you missed the British Muslims calling for nuking London and DC, and the deaths of Bush and Blair.

    Come on, do you really think Bin Laden’s old fatwa really governs all radical Muslims of today?

  43. #43
    On September 13th, 2007 at 9:43 pm, Charles B. Simpson said:

    Dear mojoe,
    No I am not a Yankee fan, just a Phillie fan. We never win, and we never cry. Pa. is as bad as Mass. with the likes of Specter, Casey, and Rendell. Sorry about the dig on your Red Sox, but that is how the rest of America percieves them. Keep loving them, that is all you can do. No offense. As a Red Sox fan you do have the eternal solace of having Ted Williams being a Red Sock first, last, and forever!

  44. #44
    On September 14th, 2007 at 2:44 am, puhiawa said:

    He is one of the stupidest men in America. Truly a smiling idiot. He should be in Hollywood, where his idiocy will be welcomed as intelligence. And when I say stupid, I mean it. This man has an IQ that would not scare a turnip. A black Ted Kennedy.

  45. #45
    On September 14th, 2007 at 6:42 am, Sergeant Tim said:

    Audio of Gov. Deval Patrick, on 9/11/07, can be found here.

  46. #46
    On October 12th, 2007 at 8:04 am, Glibertarian said:

    Sgt Tim, it’s impossible for me to listen to Patrick without hearing Eddie Murphy saying:

    We’re not gonna fall for a banana in the tailpipe

  47. #47
    On October 12th, 2007 at 8:11 am, Glibertarian said:

    On September 13th, 2007 at 9:43 pm, Charles B. Simpson said:
    Sorry about the dig on your Red Sox, but that is how the rest of America percieves them. Keep loving them, that is all you can do. No offense. As a Red Sox fan you do have the eternal solace of having Ted Williams being a Red Sock first, last, and forever!

    Well, the rest of America is wrong then aren’t they?

    We’re not crying about a team that won the World Series in ‘04 and is heading into an ALCS where they’re the favorite.

    But of course that doesn’t lessen our hatred of the Yankees;-)

    ….Go Pats….

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