Kirsten Powers Rips Obama for Being ‘Largely Silent’ on Christian Massacres

O REILLY Personal story ░░░░░░░░ tonight Writing in USA ░░░░░░░░ Fox News analyst Kiersten ░░░░░░░░ has some harsh words ░░░░░░░░ President Obama and his ░░░░░░░░ on Christians being persecuted ░░░░░░░░ us from Washington is ░░░░░░░░ Powers whose new book ░░░░░░░░ Silencing How the Left ░░░░░░░░ Killing Free Speech will ░░░░░░░░ out next month So ░░░░░░░░ the folks what you ░░░░░░░░ Kiersten POWERS Well I ░░░░░░░░ about something that s ░░░░░░░░ going on for a ░░░░░░░░ I ve written a ░░░░░░░░ on it but I ░░░░░░░░ like it s really ░░░░░░░░ a critical tipping point ░░░░░░░░ is Christian persecution in ░░░░░░░░ Middle East and northern ░░░░░░░░ and it s something ░░░░░░░░ the President Obama has ░░░░░░░░ been largely silent on ░░░░░░░░ I sort of pegged ░░░░░░░░ off of this press ░░░░░░░░ he had with the ░░░░░░░░ minister of Italy where ░░░░░░░░ prime minister was asked ░░░░░░░░ twelve Christians who were ░░░░░░░░ overboard for praying the ░░░░░░░░ and the president said ░░░░░░░░ He expressed no outrage ░░░░░░░░ though the topic was ░░░░░░░░ and he could have ░░░░░░░░ addressed it O REILLY ░░░░░░░░ the Italian prime minister ░░░░░░░░ he didn t think ░░░░░░░░ Christians were drowned because ░░░░░░░░ their faith which is ░░░░░░░░ because they were thrown ░░░░░░░░ in the Mediterranean Sea ░░░░░░░░ right by Muslims What ░░░░░░░░ reason would there be ░░░░░░░░ Well and they were ░░░░░░░░ And in fact the ░░░░░░░░ authorities arrested the men ░░░░░░░░ Muslim men and charged ░░░░░░░░ with a hate crime ░░░░░░░░ religiously motivated hare crime ░░░░░░░░ REILLY So the prime ░░░░░░░░ is sadly out of ░░░░░░░░ But do you really ░░░░░░░░ your guy oh that ░░░░░░░░ right You didn t ░░░░░░░░ for him last time ░░░░░░░░ stayed home Do you ░░░░░░░░ expect President Obama after ░░░░░░░░ he said about the ░░░░░░░░ and inquisition who won ░░░░░░░░ use the term Islamic ░░░░░░░░ or jihad do you ░░░░░░░░ expect him to go ░░░░░░░░ of his way and ░░░░░░░░ You know what I ░░░░░░░░ wrong The Muslim extremists ░░░░░░░░ killing Christians and it ░░░░░░░░ got to stop Do ░░░░░░░░ really expect him to ░░░░░░░░ that POWERS I don ░░░░░░░░ think it can be ░░░░░░░░ saying he was wrong ░░░░░░░░ this is a completely ░░░░░░░░ issue The fact is ░░░░░░░░ s an ethnic or ░░░░░░░░ religious cleansing going on ░░░░░░░░ now that he should ░░░░░░░░ And yes I do ░░░░░░░░ him to acknowledge it ░░░░░░░░ I think he should ░░░░░░░░ pressured to acknowledge it ░░░░░░░░ REILLY But he was ░░░░░░░░ not to acknowledge it ░░░░░░░░ the beginning So he ░░░░░░░░ have to say he ░░░░░░░░ wrong POWERS No I ░░░░░░░░ I think he has ░░░░░░░░ these sort of when ░░░░░░░░ s under pressure he ░░░░░░░░ talk about religious persecution ░░░░░░░░ he will always lump ░░░░░░░░ in Sort of like ░░░░░░░░ are persecuted and Christians ░░░░░░░░ persecuted He won t ░░░░░░░░ what s actually happening ░░░░░░░░ REILLY Moral equivalency POWERS ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East O ░░░░░░░░ There are no Christians ░░░░░░░░ down Muslims in the ░░░░░░░░ so the moral equivalency ░░░░░░░░ is foolish He s ░░░░░░░░ to go back thousands ░░░░░░░░ years to pull out ░░░░░░░░ inquisition and the Crusades ░░░░░░░░ s insane So now ░░░░░░░░ do you feel this ░░░░░░░░ so important What it ░░░░░░░░ about you Kirsten Powers ░░░░░░░░ has put this killing ░░░░░░░░ Christians abroad to the ░░░░░░░░ of the list POWERS ░░░░░░░░ you know Bill I ░░░░░░░░ a lot about human ░░░░░░░░ in general I think ░░░░░░░░ issue is near and ░░░░░░░░ to me because I ░░░░░░░░ married to somebody who ░░░░░░░░ a Coptic Christian I ░░░░░░░░ still very close to ░░░░░░░░ and his family and ░░░░░░░░ re in Egypt And ░░░░░░░░ spent time there and ░░░░░░░░ a real connection So ░░░░░░░░ I see these people ░░░░░░░░ I see these Coptic ░░░░░░░░ being beheaded I see ░░░░░░░░ essentially So I really ░░░░░░░░ educated also by spending ░░░░░░░░ with people who are ░░░░░░░░ this region and I ░░░░░░░░ a lot of Americans ░░░░░░░░ t really realize O ░░░░░░░░ No they don t ░░░░░░░░ how many Christians are ░░░░░░░░ there and what they ░░░░░░░░ O REILLY And terrified ░░░░░░░░ have a Coptic Christian ░░░░░░░░ our staff here at ░░░░░░░░ Factor and Christians living ░░░░░░░░ these terror ridden countries ░░░░░░░░ absolutely terrified At any ░░░░░░░░ they could be murdered ░░░░░░░░ because they have a ░░░░░░░░ around their neck or ░░░░░░░░ re saying a prayer ░░░░░░░░ s how bad it ░░░░░░░░ And the leader of ░░░░░░░░ free world says nothing ░░░░░░░░ word POWERS That s ░░░░░░░░ I mean he s ░░░░░░░░ very he occasionally will ░░░░░░░░ something when he feels ░░░░░░░░ but O REILLY Nothing ░░░░░░░░ POWERS he has not ░░░░░░░░ this a priority and ░░░░░░░░ has not also made ░░░░░░░░ just talking about it ░░░░░░░░ doing something about it ░░░░░░░░ terms of providing aid ░░░░░░░░ help to the refugees ░░░░░░░░ Christian refugees There are ░░░░░░░░ camps It s a ░░░░░░░░ situation O REILLY Nothing ░░░░░░░░ hasn t done anything ░░░░░░░░ said anything And he ░░░░░░░░ not alone Many American ░░░░░░░░ leaders absolutely silent as ░░░░░░░░ ve pointed out in ░░░░░░░░ past POWERS That s ░░░░░░░░