“Come to think on it, I believe we have been told over and over that Al Qaeda isn’t Islamic at all. Haven’t we?”

Why yes we have, and Mitt Romney told us so (link).

I didn’t refer to Islam at all, or to any other religion for that matter. I spoke about three major threats America faces on a long term basis. Jihadism is one of them, and that is not Islam. If you want my views on Islam, it’s quite straightforward. Islam is one of the world’s great religions and the great majority of people in Islam want peace for themselves and peace with their maker. They want to raise families and have a bright future.

There is, however, a movement in the world known as jihadism. They call themselves jihadists and I use the same term. And this jihadist movement is intent on causing the collapse of moderate Muslim states and the assassination of moderate Muslim leaders. It is also intent on causing collapse of other nations in the world. It’s by no means a branch of Islam. It is instead an entirely different entity. In no way do I suggest it is a part of Islam.

Any number of lefties have sold more or less the same story, though rarely so crudely.

And George W. Bush told an even more offensive version of the story not long after the 11th of September, 2001, making Islam the innocent victim of terrorists trying to “hijack it”. This was a rhetorical move to take our sympathy for and solidarity with the hijack victims and heroes, and give it to Islam. In other words, “Let’s roll!” - for Allah!

This is a bipartisan lie, an elite consensus dishonest narrative. It has been for many years now, and it’s not fading.