Obama Struggles to Explain Why He Stopped Using Phrase ’Radical Islam’

RUSH EXCERPT:

DICKERSON: "In 2008 when you were a candidate for president, you did use the term “Radical Islam.” Why did you stop?" 
OBAMA: "This is an interesting example of where something that shouldn’t be an issue gets magnified. The fact of the matter is that I’ve never been politically or particularly concerned with the phrase. What I’ve been more concerned about is how do we stop violent extremists from killing us. The reason that I haven’t used the particular phrase “Radical Islam” on a regular basis is because in talking to Muslim allies, in talking to the Muslim-American community here, that was being heard as if we were ascribing to crazy groups like ISIL or Al Qaeda the mantle of Islam. ..."