Obama's teachable Sharia moment

Praying Muslims block traffic on Madison Avenue in New York City.

Obama's teachable Sharia moment

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Tuesday, August 17. 2010

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By Frank Gaffney, Jr.
The Center for Security Policy

On Friday night, Barack Obama gave his full-throated endorsement to a mosque and "cultural center" on private property that has been purchased in Lower Manhattan adjacent to the site where the World Trade Center's twin towers once stood. By Saturday, however, he wanted the American people to know that he was not commenting on "the wisdom" of putting such a mosque by that hallowed ground - just "the right" of its backers like Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf to do it, pursuant to the Constitution's protection of religious freedom.

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#1 Anonymous on 08/17/10 at 11:11 AM

Are you really shocked though? People picked him apart before the election and now everything is falling into place for everyone to see for themselves.

#1.1 Anonymous on 08/17/10 at 04:26 PM

Most dont see. All they see is a black man is office giving out money. Democrats love it.

#2 Glenn Koons on 08/17/10 at 12:19 PM

There are two teachable moments here. 1. Where are the so called moderate Muslims in America who right out front, come out and blast every Islamofascist jihadist terrorist attack worldwide as well as against America and Western nations as well as Israel? 2. When I see American Muslims as well as liberal Dems come out foresquare against every jihadist-sharia-madrasses type Muslim entry into America's communities, then I will believe this Govt. is actually protecting our domestic as well as international security.

#3 wdm on 08/17/10 at 01:15 PM

Please type this word in your search engine and think it will shine light on Obama...taqiyya.

#3.1 Anonymous on 08/17/10 at 03:13 PM

Sounds like you hit a homerun.

#3.2 Sheila Tolley on 08/24/10 at 09:58 AM

Then please type in the words Post Turtle into your search engine. obama, Bush and Clinton are there.

#4 Anonymous on 08/17/10 at 03:09 PM

This country needs to stand up now and in a big way. We are about to loose it all! The article is true. I know that those who love obama will get on here and say different. I say to you. WAKE UP AND EDUCATE YOURSELF. Find out what is really going on. This is not a black or white thing. It is an American thing.

#4.1 Anonymous on 08/18/10 at 07:56 PM

Your kind is about to lose it all!
The rest of us is sitting back waiting to see you lose it.

#4.1.1 Anonymous on 08/19/10 at 08:57 AM

Yo kind thinks they gonna be gettin more handouts but where u think the money gonna come from. The USA is broke. They bout to cut them food stamps

#5 Anonymous on 08/17/10 at 05:15 PM

Praying on Madison Ave.....would have been a perfect time to fly an air plane up their american hating butts. Oh man, guess I shouldnt have said that. Is it racist? Well I dont give a crap. This is America. We allow these idiots here and bow down to them. What about our rights? Do we have rights anymore? Amercian children could not sing the national anthem at the lincon memorial. Americans were stopped from praying on the steps of the supreme court.....And we allow these banshee screaming anti american muslims to block traffic to pray. DOES ANYONE SEE A PROBLEM WITH THAT?

#5.1 Sheila Tolley on 08/19/10 at 09:31 AM

Run over the Bastards. They are not pedestrians.

#5.2 Sheila Tolley on 08/19/10 at 09:34 AM

I agree totally. We let them do as they please with their diaper covered heads. obama needs one on his head also. obama is such a wimp.

#6 Anonymous on 08/17/10 at 05:52 PM

Now that the terrorist have been given american rights and are allowed to be tried in a civilian court, and interrogation information cant be used because we violated their rights...what is going to happen with those terrorist? I bet not a damn thing. Thanks OBAMA. Thanks for creating laws to protect the terrorist. The military thanks you too. Im sure if we interrogate them nicely and say please they will tell all. Thank you Obama for approving of a mosque to be built at ground zero. Thank you for sending that Iman, courtesy of the tax payers, on a trip to his country to raise more money from his terrorist friends to build the mosque. Thank you Obama for inviting them to the white house during ramadam and celebrating with them. Thank you for taking multiple vacations. I know you must be stressed out and tired from screwing America throughly. Thanks Obama for sending aide money to pakistan, even though we have no money. Lets not forget they are supporting terrorist in Afghanistan. Maybe they will like us more. Thank you Obama for wanting to give amenisty to illegal immigrants. Thank you for taking Arizona to court and wasting more tax payer money. Lets not forget to thank the democrats and liberals also. They deserve just as much credit if not more for ruining this country.

We as Americans have to respect the feelings of others. What about our feelings? What about what we want. Its sad. We can no longer pray in public, especially not in school. Schools no longer say the Pledge of Allegiance. Why? If you live in America then what the problem. Those with issues dont have to participate. The military cant have a prayer day. How offensive. God has been taking out of everything. Im surprised they are still printing money because it says "In God We Trust." Do people have a problem taking our money? Oh no. No one, including muslims, arent going to turn down our money. Why not put all of that money towards our national debt. Stop helping all of the countries and help AMERICA. I suppose that makes too much sense.

#6.1 Sheila Tolley on 08/19/10 at 09:42 AM

Here is our one hope, Anonymous. When obama gets through with his silly a$$ four years and the Democrats are forced to admit that he was sworn in but OOPS was actually not a legal American......everything he changed, should be void because his signature was illegal, as well as, his American citizenship. The Democrats are afraid to go ahead and admit that they know he is illegal because they do not know how to handle the uproar. Will we still have to pay for bodyguards for him after he is deported to Kenya. If I was one of his bodyguards....I would be looking at available jobs at Walmart. I would not like Kenya.

#6.1.1 inform-yourself on 08/22/10 at 01:45 AM

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/citizen.asp seriously..this is why southerners are typically stereotyped as ignorant rednecks...

#7 Anonymous on 08/17/10 at 07:21 PM

Just having the name obama should have sounded
an alarm. It did me.

#7.1 Sheila Tolley on 08/19/10 at 09:52 AM

You AIN'T kidding. With hussein as a middle name. It just don't fit. He has proven that right. I wonder when he calls meetings if people go? I just know I would be fired for purposely forgetting we had a meeting. I worked for a boss like him once. He was so insignificant and incompetent like obama. Fewer and fewer people showed up for his morning "bring me up to date meeting." Finally, he sent out a letter that said he was no longer having the morning meetings. The competent, non-butt-kissers got a good laugh from that memo, we had not been for months. I sent my fellow competent managers an official memo to inform them to "No longer attend the meeting that they were not attending anyway." I hope they are all reading this.

#7.1.1 Peter Moylan on 08/20/10 at 02:32 PM

It rung my bell...hell, the fact when he stated "my Muslim faith" and the interviewer quickly corrected him saying "you mean your Christian faith?" and Obama said " uhmmm...yea..uhmm... my Christian faith!" then the fact that he thinks we have 57 or 58 States...my God what was AMERICA THINKING?....bunch of dumba$$es!

#8 Anonymous on 08/17/10 at 08:23 PM

Thank God we have the Constitution. Even if some people forget there is a first amendment before the second.

#9 Anonymous on 08/17/10 at 08:57 PM

Should we build Catholic Churches next to playgrounds? Is it illegal? or is it insensitive?

#10 Anonymous on 08/17/10 at 09:23 PM

The catholics should be the least of your worries. Child molestors can live any where they want now......thanks liberal douch bags.

How do you feel about sharia law. This Iman want it incoorporated into american law. He believes it sharia law and refuses to denounce hamas. The taliban just stoned 2 people to death....Yep, cant wait till they try to force that on us too.

Just watched a little CNN ans NBC. They are of course way on the left. There opinion is this same....all of us whom are against the mosque are racitst biggots. That is far from the truth. Thats their only argument. They are so out of touch with reality it is sicking. Anytime someone does not agree with their values, they are considered racist. Cant you come up with a better argument? 65% of Americans are against the mosque. Is this many Americans biggots? You liberal jokes are beyond hope.

#10.1 Anonymous on 08/18/10 at 09:48 PM

I do not get my news from cable tv or talk radio. Try it sometime.

Is this the Iman you are referring to?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/17/ground-zero-imam-helped-f_n_685071.html

If "65% of Americans are against the mosque", it is a sad day for America, the Constitution and for our Founding Fathers.

#10.1.1 Anonymous on 08/19/10 at 08:08 AM

No it is a sad day when we let these idiots win. No one is saying they cant build their Mosque. They can but should not build it at ground zero. Do you not wonder why they want to buid it there? There are already 100 mosque in NY. Why is it so important to put one there? Out of respect, they should choose another place. Do you wonder where the funding is comming from? Probably our on fu**** up government. If the funding is not coming from the middle east, then why not show the world?
Im sure the founding fathers are rolling over in there graves. Im sure they assumed people would use a little common sense.

#10.1.1.1 sorry on 08/19/10 at 11:58 AM

It does not matter why they want to build it. They have a right to build on the "hallowed ground" that is the old Burlington Coat factory 2 blocks away from ground zero.
I dont like drunks either but they have the Constitutional right to drink.
I dont like guns, but people have the Constitutional right to own them.
This is why we have the Constitution…to protect peoples rights when it may not be popular.
This is freedom. It may be in bad taste but that depends on how you view Islam. If you do not understand that there is a difference between radical religious people and peaceful loving religious people, then this will suck for you.

#10.1.1.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 08/19/10 at 01:36 PM

I hope they build all day long and people take it down all night long. But they need to get their a$$es off Madison Avenue before one of the Ragheads get run over. Then I guess they will sue and win the case. If they had built before 09/11/01, we would not be at war. I hope Jimmy Dean opens a sausage and bacon plant next door, and raises his pigs on sight..

#10.1.1.1.2 Anonymous on 08/19/10 at 04:47 PM

I understand the difference. Get one thing straight. This has nothing to do with the constitution. They have every right to build there. I get that. They, since these are the peace loving muslims, should how no problem moving their mosque somewhere else. The want tolerance and respect from us, then they should follow the same rules. If they end up building there THEY are creating a greater divide. They know this has casued a huge problem. Why not do the right thing? By the way your peace loving non radical Imam supports hammas and sharia law. He believes America "ask" for 9/11. Thats the type of person we need running the mosqe. The non radical muslims you speak of do not want the mosque buit there. They understand why. Many have been on the news lately. So please dont educate me on the different types of Muslims. I dont give a shit. Im glad you have such blind faith.

I wonder how long the mosque will stand before it is destryed by some super duper crazy american terrorist.

#10.1.1.2 political paul on 08/24/10 at 06:07 AM

The founding fathers are probably rolling over in their graves due to the fact that the Constitution they drafted guaranteed religious freedom!!!

#11 Big Daddy on 08/19/10 at 11:28 AM

The sad part of this....
They own most Dairy Queens and Americans loves the split!
They own most hotels and Americans lay there butts on some nasty sheets!
They own most gas stations and Americans buy there candy bars,honey buns and there watered down gas!
And finally they lay there tarps or rugs any place they want to "Hate on America"!

We Have To Wakeup And Bring American Justice To Our Homeland!
Vote Vote Vote.....

#12 Anonymous on 08/19/10 at 05:09 PM

Feed em fish heads and .......... you know the rest.

#13 Anonymous on 08/19/10 at 06:06 PM

I wonder if heaven is integrated or does God have to separate his flock of fools.

#13.1 wdm on 08/19/10 at 07:17 PM

Glad to say he will be separating his flock from the public but there will be no integration. If you want to know more about the misery you are going to suffer on that day for being a non-Believer, start reading a Bible.

#13.1.1 Anonymous on 08/19/10 at 08:01 PM

your cute..dont think for a moment that you and 80% of your fellow self-righteous "believers" wont be right there with me.
Jesus is wonderful. His followers are morons.

#13.1.1.1 wdm on 08/19/10 at 09:13 PM

I know I won't be right there with you and you don't even have to be there. It is your decision & your choice. Call a local church and talk to a preacher about it.

#13.1.1.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 08/19/10 at 10:39 PM

Don't listen. You can talk directly to God. You may or may not can trust your preacher, You most likely cannot trust a Priest alone with you, if you are a young boy. You can trust God. His line is never busy, passes no collection plate and will get back to you. Be patient though. He is real busy at the courthouse and jailhouse in Barnesville now. Some elected officials lost their gonads and they are on a big search party. But he will answer. Sometimes his secretary Karma may answer, but you can bet the answer came directly from God.

#13.1.1.1.1.1 inform-yourself on 08/22/10 at 02:15 AM

So I'm assuming you're referring to God in a christian sense yet you include karma..hmmm thats funny considering karma is a buddhist concept. Perhaps the idea of "you reap what you sow" but I'm sorry to say karma is a bit different. please inform yourself..maybe read the bible if you're going to be talking about God

#14 Sheila Tolley on 08/19/10 at 10:41 PM

I swear officer, they looked like speed bumps to me.

I bet they have a big virgin shortage somewhere in Allaland.

#15 Rejoicing in Spite of Foolishness on 08/21/10 at 09:15 AM

It is so very amusing to read some of the hilarious garbage you pitiful backwoods thinking folk post on this little link! You "posters" are truly terrified now huh, shaking in your TEA party shoes even? Funny stuff!Lol! Keep right on trying...you'll never be able to stop what God has already written. And we will keep right on rejoicing at your every failed attempt to derail God's plan. Can't happen! Lol! Never you mind though, He forgives you...because you know not what you do. I love you anyway brethren. May Our Lord keep blessing you President Obama and sheilding you from the attack of meer fools. Amen.

#15.1 Anonymous on 08/22/10 at 09:43 AM

Im so glad you can call people names and judge them. And then turn around an pray for them. You are a hypocrit in its finest form. I hat to tell you more than the little tea party hicks in this town believe the mosqe is wrong. More htan 67% actually....so who is backwoods dumbass. The liberals and democrats are going down. Our great prez had insured that. I think he has surpassed Jimmy Carter in liberal stupidness. So you may think I am stupid....thats ok because the rest of the world feels the same about the USA, thanks to your prez.

#15.1.1 Still Rejoicing on 08/22/10 at 10:23 PM

Yes Dearest...and the whole lot of fools thought Noah to be crazy when he carried out his Master's plan to build the ark too. Maybe you know how that story unfolded? Or maybe you don't (smile). The stats didn't matter much then either. And a promise was made afterwards which the rainbow reminds God's people to hold steadfastly and keep the faith. He says in the book of psalms that his people will gloat. It's been a long, long time coming...but Change IS gonna come! I love you. (smile)

#15.2 WHERE is this place?!?!??? on 08/22/10 at 11:38 AM

Oooh my God in heaven, where in the world is this Barnesville place located? Are they serious there,...I mean like for real? This is not just some parody like joke of a make believe biggoted hillbilly reality tv town?! WoWwww! Do they know yet...uhmm...about the President (shhhh)being black & all that? What? OOOOOhh...really, so that's why they're SCARED to the drunken redneck color? You are so right, there is some f-u-n-n-y stuff on here. LoL!!What they don't realize is NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST PRESIDENT OBAMA SHALL PROSPER! LoL!! The fight has already been fixed (praise God)! Doesn't matter if President Obama is in the 4th round and has taken a blow and it looks like he is about to get knocked out and it's almost over..."The fight has already been fixed". It was predetermined that he would win the fight before it ever began! (Laughing my behind off at y'all biggots) In the end, our president still wins, YOU can't block him and YOU sho can't stop him. It's already written. LoL, I must say though, I'm glad to have found this little site...there's nothing like watching a barrel of maggots squirm when you add a 'lil heat

#15.2.1 Anonymous on 08/22/10 at 08:03 PM

Guess what...your black president wouldnt have been elected if it werent for white people voting for him. I guess they were voting for the white half. The only thing he has won is the trophy for the biggest dumbass is history. I fear the democratic party will never recover. White America voted him in and gave him a chance. He has blown it. His own party doesnt even want him around....sad. Boo hoo. I cant wait until next year comes around and all of you Afro Amercians find out he hasnt done anything for you either. He could care less about you. I would guess at least 25% of the black population didnt vote and another 25% couldnt vote because of their criminal records. I can only hope and pray that all democrats will be ousted in november, and then obama will not get another bill passed.

If your arent from around here, how did you get tipped off to this great site?????

#15.3 Whoowee on 08/22/10 at 10:35 PM

...and the church said amen! Preach on Rejoicing! It's a brand new day and He is coming like a thief in the night. Whoowee I feel good all over! I feel good. I feel so good. Thank you Father.

#15.3.1 Anonymous on 08/23/10 at 02:50 PM

Yeah, just keep waiting with your hand out for your "free" health care. lol keep waiting

#15.3.1.1 LoL!!!!!!!!!!! on 08/23/10 at 06:26 PM

You silly, silly Barnesvillian...I am a physician! So is my wife - LoL!!! Healthcare is the least of my concerns :-) It was one of our patients that tipped me to your little hillbilly town. I had to see it for myself, I could not phathom a place like this still existing in my most precious US of A! You people are made for reality TV. Hahhhh, hahhhh, ha haaaaahhhhh......whooooo. oh my gosh oh my gosh OOOOOO Myyyyy Goshhhhhhh! Way too funny! BARNS---ville! Yea U! LoL, LoL!!!

#15.3.1.1.1 Anonymous on 08/24/10 at 04:15 AM

If you are a physician then I'm an astronaunt. Professionals don't make comments like yours. Their education prevents it!

#15.3.1.1.1.1 A to Z on 08/25/10 at 05:24 AM

Uhmm...and no professionals wore klan garments & hoods due to their education level either right? Only difference is now you all are afraid to wear the uniform. The tide has changed my dear friend, just sit back, relax and watch. I love you.

#15.3.1.1.1.1.1 Anonymous on 08/25/10 at 02:57 PM

The Klan was a peaceful organization with only a handful of extremists. Their movement was to preserve our heritage and way of life. The extremists were the only ones the news reported on. Much like Islam today. ;)

#15.3.1.1.2 Anonymous on 08/24/10 at 08:51 AM

Your no more a physician than I am...but in case you are, you should be very worried about Obabacare....the laugh is on you. Please tell me where your practice is so that i can make sure to avoid you at all cost.

#16 Anonymous on 08/24/10 at 05:29 AM

bet everybody hates queers here too and marijuana is devils weed hahah..the fact is youre all most likely southern baptists who hate minorities and liberals..why? because youre wasting away in bville with no way to advance your life and just eat up any conservative garbage thats fed to you..the worst thing is youll never realize any of this...guess ignorance is bliss

#16.1 Anonymous on 08/24/10 at 08:46 AM

Dont be blaming us christian rednecks because your president is an idiot. Its funny that its ok for you to call us names but you cant take hearing the truth about obama. He preached hope and change did he not? well us Americans are still waiting on that to happen. Maybe you can educate me and tell my why my opinion is wrong...go for it.

#16.1.1 Anonymous on 08/24/10 at 08:10 PM

ha! No blame my friend just pointing out the sad state of things and feel free to mock Obama! Its funny ya know..you would ask someone else to educate you, all of your beliefs have been spoon fed to you. If one always receives his opinions and beliefs from others and then regurgitates these beliefs to aid in the spread of such rubbish..Is he even considered a sentient being?..It would just be nice to hear something original for once sigh...not in this one horse town

#16.1.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 08/25/10 at 12:19 AM

obama has proven he is an incompetent idiot with no help at all. His rubbish was spoon fed to him in Africa right beside his birth certificate.

#16.1.1.1.1 Anonymous on 08/25/10 at 06:03 AM

Please go away.

#16.1.2 Wow on 08/25/10 at 05:31 AM

It has been said that it is better to have one think of you as a fool than to open your idiotic mouth and prove it. You my friend just did the latter.

#17 Anonymous on 08/25/10 at 08:20 PM

I got a question for blacks only. Here's your opportunity to sell Obama.

Please tell me why you support Obama for any reason other than his race.

I formed the opinion that the only reason blacks support him is because of race. Change my mind with facts and not wishful thinking.

#17.1 Anonymous on 08/26/10 at 05:54 PM

What mind lady? You're a puppet, it's already been made up for you. Don't you watch Fox News?

#17.2 Anonymous on 08/26/10 at 07:31 PM

Only prayer can first give you mind. I continue to pray for you and this town. Just keep on living, you'll get there. You simply do not have a choice.

#17.3 Anonymous on 08/26/10 at 07:39 PM

C'mon now hun, be a little bit sensible. How does one go about changing a mindless mass into anything but?

#17.4 Anonymous on 08/26/10 at 07:42 PM

Here goes...read your bible if you have one.

#17.5 fact checker on 08/26/10 at 10:42 PM

that is a very easy one. please be brave enough to name any business(es) you are even "remotely" associated with. blacks and hispanics will be more than happy not to patronize it/them. that is a fact. go ahead.

#17.6 Please stop on 08/26/10 at 10:54 PM

you all are very embarressing people. Please stop. Ignorance with ignorance is not the answer. God made all of us, not just the whites. Jesus died for the redemption of our souls. Do not stoop to the level of a fool, it makes you no better. I continue to pray for you all.

#18 wow on 08/29/10 at 06:54 PM

I can't believe I grew up in this town! I don't even have words to describe what I feel about these comments. The thick ignorance of the citizens of Barnesville is suffocating.

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