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Not Only Are #NotAllMuslims Terrorists, But According To Hillary, NONE Of Them Are

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I note with no small sense of relief that Hillary Clinton plans to bring the same skills, judgment, and quiet competence to the White House that she exhibited as Secretary of State.

David Martosko, Daily Mail:

An acid-tongued Hillary Clinton ripped into conservatives on Thursday for what she said was an ‘obsession in some quarters’ with the notion that the global spread of terrorism is a byproduct of the Muslim faith, denying that the two are connected in any way…

‘Muslims are peaceful and tolerant people and have nothing whatsoever to do with terrorism.’

Exactly. It’s not like an Islamic terrorist is going to join the NRA or the Republican Party or any of the other real enemies of freedom. Let’s not get sidetracked here, people.

Islam is good. Therefore, anyone who does something bad in the name of Islam isn’t really a Muslim. BOOM. (Well, not literally.)

In addition to deploying the No True Scotsman fallacy, Hillary has some other very specific plans to stop the Islamic State That Has Nothing To Do With Islam:

By Allah, she’s thought of everything!

Read the indispensable Ace of Spades for a succinct explanation of this evasive horsecrap. If you don’t really have a plan to solve a problem, just list a series of equally non-specific steps. That way, stupid people and Democrats* will think you’ve actually said something. Ace’s example:

Here’s my three-step plan for losing weight and gaining muscle:

1. Lose weight
2. Gain muscle
3. Lose weight while gaining muscle

The Underpants Gnomes from South Park are a great example of this sort of “thinking.” And fortuitously enough, the first new episode of Mr. Show on Netflix — yeah, yeah, it’s called With Bob & David, but that’s the joke, because it’s totally the same show — had a funny sketch about this very tactic.

To recap, here’s How to Have a Plan Without Actually Having a Plan:

1. Announce your goal
2. Pretend the announcement is an accomplishment
3. Browbeat and shame anyone who scoffs or asks for details

Hell, it’s been working just fine for Obama. Eight more years!

(Hat tip: John Hinderaker)

*Which is, of course, redundant.