What I don't get: How can the "islamofascism=dangerous" crowd be so indifferent to Saudi Arabia?

[Smith_3]

Any "honest" right winger (oxymoron, I know...) who claims that islamofascism is a threat should be totally up against the BushCo Saudi Arabian oil connection.

What is it with these people? Who crapped in their brain and made them so oblivious to the obvious? I just don't get it.
:shrug:

[Downtown Hound]

1. I call it selective xenophobia

Basically they'll hate whoever Bushco tells them to hate. Thinking for yourself or noticing the glaring inconsistencies in America's criteria for enemy of the month do not factor in.

[John Q. Citizen]

2. What's obvious is nobody talks much about the Saudis or the Israelis.

All this "king" stuff gets me down...

[hobbit709]

3. Because they're OUR Islamofascists.

[rpannier]

4. Because Saudi Arabia is an Islamo-monarchist organization

So, therefore they're the good despots.

Remember madam khan...I mean...jeanne kirkpatrick's infamous "Our allies are authoritarian, and our enemies are totalitarian."

See...there's a big difference:

Islamofascist = bad, Islamo-monarchist = good
Totalitarian = bad, Authoritarian = good
Terrorist = bad, Mercenary = good

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

5. Junkies don't diss their dealer

The only reason the Saudis are tolerated is their OIL.

[Canuckistanian]

6. Because they haven't been told to

Ever notice that the Limbaugh/Savage/Hannity/Beck "advance guard" NEVER EVEN MENTION Saudi Arabia?

Nope, not one word EITHER WAY.

By the way, they never mention Egypt, either, which was practically the birthplace of Al Qaeda and still a hotbed of radicalism.

But you're right, that's some VERY selective hatred if you ask me.

[unpossibles]

8. exactly!

and frankly, anyone ignorant enough to fall for that crap - ie, the Rush listeners, et al - is not going to go out and do their own reading or research.

If they aren't told to hate the Saudi's (yet), then they won't. Hell, some of them probably don't even know where Saudi Arabia is, much less anything about their politics.

Also, if they cannot recognize a dictator at home, then....

[hootinholler]

9. Oh Cmon, they know Saudi Arabia is in that dessert over there. n/t

[LeftishBrit]

7. I've been wondering the same thing!