Obama Praises Islam as 'Great Religion'

[henktermaat]

Obama Praises Islam as 'Great Religion'

Obama Praises Islam as 'Great Religion' - Political News - FOXNews.com

"The contribution of Muslims to the United States are too long to catalog because Muslims are so interwoven into the fabric of our communities and our country," Obama said at the iftar, the dinner that breaks the holiday's daily fast."

On WHICH PLANET does bh0 live where the above is true?!?!?!

Call me crazy but I'm not 100% sure that our beloved leader is not a closet Muslim. Who only knows what he says to these groups when the cameras and microphones aren't on.

[mettle]

He is a traitor, and is selling this country out, piece by piece. He IS a muslim.

[henktermaat]

Originally Posted by mettle

He is a traitor, and is selling this country out, piece by piece. He IS a muslim.

But METTLE! Everyone tells us we're CRAZY for thinking that, and for wanting to see a few of his past records.

You're CRAAAAZY man, CRAZY!!!!

[concrete dog]

Originally Posted by mettle

He is a traitor, and is selling this country out, piece by piece. He IS a muslim.

you couldnt drive that nail any straighter +1.

[Phil502]

I wish he would say that about Christianity, of I forgot, he wouldn't know.

[4sarge]

It's Ramadan at Obama's White House

UPDATED 12:02 am: Obama Calls Islam Part of America at White House Ramadan Dinner on the fifth anniversary of Beslan.

President Barack Obama highlighted the contributions made by Muslims to American culture and the “dynamism and diversity” of the Islamic community.
“Islam, as we know, is part of America,” Obama said at a White House dinner celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. “Together we have a responsibility to foster engagement grounded in mutual interest and mutual respect.”
“That’sone of my fundamental commitments as president both at home and abroad,” Obama said. “That is central to the new beginning that I’ve sought between the United States and Muslims around the world and that is a commitment that we can renew once again during this holy season.”
Honoring Ramadan, which began Aug. 22, is the latest part of Obama’s sustained outreach efforts to the Muslim world. The president pledged during a June 4 speech in Cairo, Egypt to “seek a new beginning” between the U.S. and Islam.
Seated next to Obama was Bilquis Abdul-Qaadir, a devout Muslim who, as a high-school basketball player in Massachusetts, scored more than 3,000 points, breaking the state record -- while wearing a traditional hijab." (here)
Singling her out for a round of applause and noting that she’s under five foot five inches tall, Obama said Abdul-Qaadir is “an inspiration not simply to Muslim girls, she’s an inspiration to all of us.”
It should have been Rifqa Bary. Rifqa should have been seated next to Obama. He should have singled her out for singular courage.

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
__________________________________________________ _________________________
For Immediate Release September 1, 2009

Below is a list of some of the expected attendees at tonight’s White House dinner celebrating Ramadan:
CABINET
Secretary Robert Gates, Department of Defense
Attorney General Eric Holder, Department of Justice
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Health and Human Services
DEPUTY CABINET SECRETARIES
Deputy Secretary Dennis Hightower, Department of Commerce
Deputy Secretary Tony Miller, Department of Education
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
Congressman Andre Carson (Indiana 7th)
Congressman John Conyers (Michigan 14th)
Congressman Keith Ellison (Minnesota 5th)
Congressman Rush Holt (New Jersey 12th)
Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN)
DIPLOMATIC CORPS
Ambassador Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al Hussein, Jordan
Ambassador Adel A.M. Al-Jubeir, Saudi Arabia
Ambassador Husain Haqqani, Pakistan
Ambassador Erlan A. Idrissov, Kazakhstan
Ambassador His Excellency Said Tayeb Jawad, Afghanistan
Ambassador Aziz Mekouar, Morocco
Ambassador Peter N.R.O. Ogego, Kenya
Ambassador Roble Olhaye, D’jibouti
Ambassador Michael Oren, Israel
From the Washington Post here: (hat tip Laura)
Asked about the unusual step of inviting the Israeli ambassador to the dinner, the White House described it as a small part of the event." we thought it was an opportunity to reach out to ambassadors of nations with sizable Muslim populations, including the ambassadors of France, the [United Kingdom], India, and Israel."

It's indecent.
Ambassador Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat, Indonesia
Ambassador Klaus Scharioth, Germany
Ambassador Meera Shankar, India
Ambassador Nabi Sensoy, Turkey
Ambassador Sir Nigel Elton Sheinwald, United Kingdom
Ambassador Sameh Hassan Shoukry, Egypt
Ambassador Samir Shakir Mahmood Sumaida’ie, Iraq
Ambassador Pierre Nicolas Vimont, France
Chargé d'Affaires Sheikh Mohammed Belal, Bangladesh
Chargé d'Affaires Ilango Karuppanan, Malaysiav
Chargé d'Affaires Mohamed O Maiga,
Chargé d'Affaires Angela Oi Foong Shim, Brunei
Chargé d'Affaires Baba Gana Wakil, Nigeria
Mr. Maen Areikat, Chief of Mission, PLO
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
Ms. Bilquis Abdul-Qaadir, University of Memphis
Professor Azizah Al-Hibri, University of Richmond School of Law
Ms. Reema Ali, Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights
Mr. Hasan Chandoo, Oppenheimer & Co.
Nathan Diament, Director, Institute for Public Affairs, Orthodox Union*
Imam Plemon El-Amin, Atlanta Masjid al-Islam
Mr. Wahid Hamid, PepsiCo
Ms. Dina Hammad
Mr. Lutfi Hassan
Ms. Nashala Hearn
Ms. Rosalind Hearn
Imam Yahya Hendi, Chaplain, Georgetown University
Pastor Joel Hunter, Northland Church*
Mr. Nooman Husain
Mr. Imad Hussain
Mr. Sanford Ibrahim, CEO, Radian Group
Mr. Jameel Jaffer, Staff Attorney, ACLU
Mrs. Elsheba Khan
Dr. Mansur Khan, UMMA Community Clinic
Ms. Farhana Khera, Muslim Advocates
Lt. Commander Abuhena Saifulislam, U.S. Marine Corps
Mr. Kareem Salama
Imam Yusuf Saleem, Masjid Muhammad
Dr. Ingrid Mattson, President, Islamic Society of North America
Mr. Farooq Mitha
Ms. Dalia Mogahed, Director, Gallup Center for Muslim Studies*
Ms. Hutham Olayan, Olayan America Corp.
Mr. Eboo Patel, Interfaith Youth Corps*
Imam Yusuf Saleem, Masjid Muhammad
Rabbi David Saperstein, Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism*
Ms. Mina Trudeau, Executive Director, El Fatiha Foundation
Mr. J. Saleh Williams, Congressional Muslim Staffers Association
Mr. Mohamed Zakariya, Zakariya Calligraphy
*denotes members of the President’s Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships

This release has been corrected. hat tip Laura
Terror has a place setting at the White House
Robert takes down Mattson, one attendee, here
Dalia Mogahed here Eboo Patel here

UPDATE: Pols chowing down with US front for Hamas. OT ..."break fast" totally stolen from the Jews' Yom Kippur (like they steal everything else from us).

California Pols Break Fast with Hamas Front IPT News

Dozens of California lawmakers are expected to gather in the state Capitol this evening for an Iftar dinner – the meal breaking the daily fast for Muslims during the month of Ramadan.
In doing so, the politicians are partnering with a group that federal law enforcement officials say is a Hamas-front.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations' (CAIR) California chapter issued a news release Monday boasting that the dinner is co-hosted by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Speaker Karen Bass and Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and 35 other lawmakers.

[jim b]

So this traitor can say that America is not a christian nation and then turn around and say that Islam is a part of America. I think that shows where his affiliation lies. Anybody that can not see that this guy is a muslim is blind.

Good to see that our friend Lugar was there in support as well.

[Lucas156]

Originally Posted by jim b

So this traitor can say that America is not a christian nation and then turn around and say that Islam is a part of America. I think that shows where his affiliation lies. Anybody that can not see that this guy is a muslim is blind.

Good to see that our friend Lugar was there in support as well.

Exactly

[haldir]

But is Rifqa Bary free to practice her religion, Mr. President?
Tonight at the Iftar Dinner in the State Dining Room at the White House, Barack Obama said this:

So on this occasion, we celebrate the Holy Month of Ramadan, and we also celebrate how much Muslims have enriched America and its culture -- in ways both large and small. And with us here tonight, we see just a small sample of those contributions. Let me share a few stories with you briefly.
Elsheba Khan's son, Kareem, made the ultimate sacrifice for his country when he lost his life in Iraq. Kareem joined the military as soon as he finished high school. He would go on to win the Purple Heart and Bronze Star, along with the admiration of his fellow soldiers. In describing her son, Elsheba said, "He always wanted to help any way that he could." Tonight, he's buried alongside thousands of heroes in Arlington National Cemetery. A crescent is carved into his grave, just as others bear the Christian cross or the Jewish star. These brave Americans are joined in death as they were in life -- by a common commitment to their country, and the values that we hold dear.

One of those values is the freedom to practice your religion -- a right that is enshrined in the First Amendment of the Constitution. Nashala Hearn, who joins us from Muskogee, Oklahoma, took a stand for that right at an early age. When her school district told her that she couldn't wear the hijab, she protested that it was a part of her religion. The Department of Justice stood behind her, and she won her right to practice her faith. She even traveled to Washington to testify before Congress. Her words spoke to a tolerance that is far greater than mistrust -- when she first wore her headscarf to school, she said, "I received compliments from the other kids."

It would have been a really memorable Iftar if Barack Obama had brought out Rifqa Bary after Nashala Hearn, and had made a strong appeal to the assembled Muslim dignitaries to respect the freedom of conscience and discard the traditional Islamic death penalty for apostasy.

Indeed, that would have been an Iftar that would have lived forever in the memories of those who value human rights.

[4sarge]

Carson And Lugar Attend White House Dinner Celebrating Ramadan


I don't hear the Left cracking up over President Barack Obama holding a Muslim dinner at the White House like they typically reacted whenever President Bush conducted Christian events there. Sen. Richard Lugar (R) and U.S. Rep. Andre Carson were among the guests at the dinner. Here's what President Obama had to say:

“Islam, as we know, is part of America,” Obama said at a White House dinner celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. “Together we have a responsibility to foster engagement grounded in mutual interest and mutual respect.”

“That’s one of my fundamental commitments as president both at home and abroad,” Obama said. “That is central to the new beginning that I’ve sought between the United States and Muslims around the world and that is a commitment that we can renew once again during this holy season.”

Honoring Ramadan, which began Aug. 22, is the latest part of Obama’s sustained outreach efforts to the Muslim world. The president pledged during a June 4 speech in Cairo, Egypt to “seek a new beginning” between the U.S. and Islam.

Hat tip to Atlas Shrugs for making the guest list available.

So what about our supposed best ally freeing the Lockerbie terrorist, Mr. President, who was then treated to a heroes welcome upon returning to Libya? That did a lot to smooth relations between Americans and Muslims, didn't it? I also haven't heard the Left complaining about a record number of U.S. soldiers being killed in Afghanistan in August. The 51 soldiers killed in August topped the previous record in July of 45. This has proven to be the deadliest year for American troops fighting radical Islamic resistance groups with 182 fatalities to date.

UPDATE: It looks like President Obama is blocking Scottish authorities from releasing any information about communications between his administration and the Scottish government concerning the release of the Lockerbie terrorist bomber