American Muslims Form Group to Re-elect Bush

[Nambe]

Pacific News Service

LOS ANGELES – A newly formed group touting themselves as Muslims for Bush is campaigning for the incumbent President who they feel is the only U.S. politician currently defending Muslims. ..

Hasan said that they are very proud of Pakistan’s involvement in the War on Terrorism. "No country has arrested more members of Al-Qaeda than they have. With countries like Kuwait, Qatar, Pakistan, and Turkey involved, the United States has never had a stronger network of allied countries. President Bush deserves great credit for creating this network and keeping it together.” ..

Muslims For Bush is also announcing $10,000 in prizes for the best artwork, op- ed pieces, and movies that can demonstrate why all Americans, especially American Muslims, should re-elect President Bush. The top prize, of $7,000, will go to the 30 to 60 second commercial that best argues for President Bush’s re- election. The winning commercial may be aired a few weeks before the November 2nd election. ..

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[Maeve]

1. Pullets for Col. Sanders next group to form eom

[Born Free]

29. These guys are like the swift boat group..

A few republican money backed group to give the illusion there is support, nothing more than editing text to make a campaign statement.The ditto heads will run with this believing there is a large grassroots movement when in fact it's just another AstroTurf illusion of a movement, almost like the misleading claims of WMD - the bush teams loves to lie and mislead the politically ignorant

[TowelBoy]

2. Send them to their allies at FreeRepublic.com

I wonder how well they treat Muslims there... :/

[My Pet Goat]

5. Yeah, a Muslim/Free Republic Unity Conference....

I hear Litte Green Footballs will be attending too.

[otohara]

41. LOL

A virtual love fest

[LauraK]

3. Move On guys.

Last poll says you represent 2% of your people and now you just outed yourselves. Stay in your cave.

[Tight_rope]

36. LOL....more died Muslims walking...

[WMliberal]

4. was it ann coulter's love of their ethnicity that swayed them?

[Charles19]

42. Maybe it was....

how Ann Coulter said the U.S. should kill all their leaders, invade all Muslim majority countries and convert them all to Christianity.

It didn't sway this muslim but it sure is an attractive offer!

</end_sarcasm>

[noahmijo]

6. I'm gonna take some flame for this but I don't care I'm sayin it

I do not find it hard to believe at all that Muslims who consider themselves conservative in the same way fundie or fundie leaning Xtians (They are not worthy to be called Christians) do.

So what's the surprise that there are such Muslims, no doubt overjoyed by the fact that Iraq has gone from a Socialist Dictatorship to now a nation ruled mostly by Islamic law?

What's the surprise that many such Muslims who long for the good ol days of wrapping women up like bee keepers support Bush who has turned a blind eye to countries which write such laws into their constitutions like Saudia Arabia? or Iran? (I'm talking the leaders not the people on this one overall)

So put simply I have no doubt that there are Muslims who just like fundie Xtians who love the fact that Bush is helping to make the middle east a more Islamic fundie leaning place to be.

[MichiganVote]

7. Sure they love Bush. He sends our guys to do what they

won't do for themselves--fight against tyranny. Ever heard of a revolution if you don't like your government people?

[leesa]

27. Are they from Iraq and are you SURE Iraq was more of a tyranny than

it is now?

[Ms. Clio]

33. They are Iranian, not Iraqi

But don't let that stop you.

[David Dunham]

8. Bush-Cheney want to exterminate all Muslims, dummies.

This group is like Jews for Hitler.

[kikiek]

16. My thoughts exactly! I don't think they will need to reserve a big hall.

[Davis_X_Machina]

9. What's the Arabic for KaPo? n/t

[Cocoa]

10. if I were a Muslim, I might join this group

a "Muslims for Bush" bumper sticker might help keep the authorities away.

[stevebreeze]

11. Other wise know as friends of Chaliby

:kick:

[bluestateguy]

12. I throw that in with the other urban legends...

like the ones that said "thousands" of black soldiers fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. :eyes:

[Maple]

13. Variation of the

Stockholm Syndrome I would think

[punpirate]

14. I smell...

... the distinctive sulfurous odor of Hill & Knowlton and/or the Rendon Group.

[StandUpGuy]

35. You got it !

Bush doesn't want Muslim votes. He wants whitey to think the Muslims support him.

:puke:

[leftchick]

37. and you my dear punpirate.....

Have an excellent sense of smell.... :)

[Ms. Clio]

15. I wonder just what the money and political connections are

I suspect there's more to this organization than a truly spontaneous, grass-roots effort.

[liveoaktx]

17. Some members

http://www.muslimwakeup.com/mainarchive/000551.php

Two of Bush's top financial backers are Florida-based Iranian Americans. Fred Pezeshkan, president and CEO of Kraft Construction Company in Naples (don't miss Pezeshkan's inspiring video presentation) and Morteza (Mori) Hosseini (right), CEO of ICI Homes, a Daytona Beach real estate development company, have each donated $200,000 to the campaign. For Hosseini, this has bought special access to the President, including an invitation to a White House Christmas party and a private meeting with Bush.

Another major Bush backer is Dr. Malik Hasan, former CEO of the nation's 4th largest HMO, Foundation Health Systems. According to the Times, Hasan has donated "several hundred thousand dollars," earning him a personal visit with the President at his Crawford, Texas ranch.

........

[Ms. Clio]

21. Thanks for that info--it's very revealing

And this paragraph shows just how pathetic their attempts to improve their personal positions at the expense of their community really are:

"For Hasan and his family, however, being a Bush benefactor may get you special visits to the Texas ranch, but not special treatment at US airports. Hasan's wife, Seeme, told the New York Times that her son was "recently surrounded by the police and detained at an airport for no apparent reason other than his ethnic background."

[NEDem]

18. Its all BS

I have a very good friend who is a refugee from Afghanistan, he showed me a poll from a Muslim magazine last week that showed 87% of Muslims in the US supporting Kerry. With an 87% unfavorable rating of Shrub. I don't know the name of the magazine, but when I see him Tuesday I can ask. This voting group is safely in Kerry's corner.

[Tempest]

19. This sounds familiar...

Group supported by a rich, white Republican says Kerry is "rich, white, and wishy washy."

http://www.factcheck.org/article.aspx?docID=239

The newly established group People of Color United (PCU) began running a series of radio ads August 2 that challenges John Kerry's record on "helping and hiring Blacks."

Some of the content is misleading. One ad blames Kerry for ensuring that jobless workers won't be eligible for an extra 13 weeks of unemployment benefits. It's true Kerry missed a crucial vote in which an extension of benefits fell just one vote short of Senate passage, but the measure was defeated mainly because Republicans voted overwhelmingly against it.

The group's name is misleading, too. "People of Color United" says about half its funds have come from Republican insurance-company owner J. Patrick Rooney, who is white.

[cosmicone]

20. In a related news .....

Chickens formed a group to elect the Fox-Coyote ticket to rule the chickencoop.

[nolabels]

25. Bushco is probably giving another one of those ultimatums

Vote for me or I will strip you of your citizenship regardless of where you born. Then ship you off to one of those propped up Middle East countries where they practice torture (The torture will be practiced only under U.S. military supervision, of course)

Rancid from Top to Bottom
Green Lights for Torture

By ALEXANDER COCKBURN
(snip)
By early November, 2001, public opinion here in the US was being softened up for the use of torture. At the start of November the Washington Post published a piece by Walter Pincus citing FBI and Justice Department investigators as saying that "traditional civil liberties may have to be cast aside if they are to extract information about the Sept 11 attacks and terrorist plans." Pincus reported that "alternative strategies under discussion are using drugs or pressure tactics, such as those used occasionally by Israeli interrogators."
(snip)
http://www.counterpunch.org/cockburn05152004.html

[TXDemGal]

22. They have GOT to be kidding.

What do you suppose Rove's current calculation is? "We need to peel off 3% of the Muslim voting population to 'win'"?

[are_we_united_yet]

23. Hmmmmmmm

Sounds like bullshit to me.

[no_hypocrisy]

24. Kind of like the oxymoron(ic) group, Jews for Jesus.

[Kinkistyle]

32. or Log Cabin Republicans n/t

n/t

[leesa]

26. These people must be really stupid. Don't they know they are probably

next in line. They are certainly a disgrace to their religion.

[Kierkegaard]

28. What???

Somebody shoot me. I've seen it all now.

[ksatriyakiller]

30. they support him because bush let bin laden get away!

hahaha, who are "these" american muslims, not the ones i know?

[pinniped]

31. They have no problem with the crusades of 2001 A.D.?

So when is asshole * going to make commercials with Pakistani shutterbugs portrayed as terrorists who came here to kill you?

[Algomas]

34. Has Tom Ridge been notified about this??

Will they be profiled like all the other Muslims in detention at Guantanamo?

[ChrisK]

38. My favorite part of the artical...

The group’s mission is also to increase America’s diversity, prosperity, and education, which according to Hasan, are at all time highs: “The time to create world peace is now! No other country out there is going to do it and no other country is willing.”

Yep, the best way to bring world peace is through war...talking is out, summits are out, diplomacy is out, nation building?, acting like civilized people? sorry, not good enough.

I like how Hasan talks about Pakistan, "No country has arrested more members of Al-Qaeda than they have." ..What are all those Al Qaeda members doing there in the first place?...Nah that countries not a hot bed for radicals, right?...Makes one wonder a bit bit doesn't it?.

I wonder if he will send his children to help in the war by signing up at there local Army office?...oh wait..its "our" war I forgot.

[Surf Cowboy]

39. Obviously a group of rocket scientists...

[fujiyama]

40. The Pakistanis

in that group probably are still more loyal to that country than they are to the US. They're probably thrilled about the massive windfall of cash and military aid their native country is recieving from this administration. As for issues regarding the PATRIOT Act, they're simply masochistic.

The Iranians are probably Chalabi types -- probably already have enough access with Wolfy and the rest...I wonder if they've already fed them enough bad intelligence.

Of course, maybe this could hurt with his freeper support. "Bush has the Moooslims supportin' him."

Muslims that support Bush should visit that board to find out how welcoming the GOP is to Muslims and Arabs.