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Nancy Pelosi Wishes Everyone Well But Americans

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  August 11th, 2010 at 10:06 PM  | 

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Here is Nancy Pelosi’s twitter feed.

Today she wished Muslims celebrating Ramadan “joy, wisdom, and countless blessings.”

On August 3rd, she wished the Sing Tao newspaper a happy 35th birthday.

On July 6th Nancy Pelosi wished the Dalai Lama a happy 75th birthday.

On July 4th the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives . . . oh, you’ve figured it out. Nancy Pelosi didn’t do a darn thing on Twitter for the 4th of July — no “Happy Birthday America” or “God/Allah/Aqua Buddha bless the USA” or anything else.

Back on August 20th in 1984, Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick gave her famous “San Francisco Democrats” speech in which she said, among other things, “And now, the American people, proud of our country, proud of our freedom, proud of ourselves, will reject the San Francisco Democrats and send Ronald Reagan back to the White House.”

This year we will yet again reject the San Francisco Democrats and send Republicans back to take over Congress.

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  • izoneguy

    Theologically – no. . . . Because his allegiance is to Allah, The moon god of Arabia .

    Religiously – no.. . . Because no other religion is accepted by His Allah except Islam . (Quran, 2:256)(Koran)

    Scripturally – no. . . Because his allegiance is to the five Pillars of Islam and the Quran.

    Geographically – no . Because his allegiance is to Mecca , to which he turns in prayer five times a day.

    Socially – no. . . Because his allegiance to Islam forbids him to make friends with Christians or Jews .

    Politically – no.. . . Because he must submit to the mullahs (spiritual leaders), who teach annihilation of Israel and destruction of America , the great Satan.

    Domestically – no. .. . Because he is instructed to marry four Women and beat and scourge his wife when she disobeys him (Quran 4:34 )

    Intellectually – no. . Because he cannot accept the American Constitution since it is based on Biblical principles and he believes the Bible to be corrupt.

    Philosophically – no. . . . Because Islam, Muhammad, and the Quran does not allow freedom of religion and expression. Democracy and Islam cannot co-exist. Every Muslim government is either dictatorial or autocratic.

    Spiritually – no.. . . Because when we declare ‘one nation under God,’ The Christian’s God is loving and kind, while Allah is NEVER referred to as Heavenly father, nor is he ever called love in the Quran’s 99 excellent names.

    Therefore, after much study and deliberation…. Perhaps we should be very suspicious of ALL MUSLIMS in this country. – - – They obviously cannot be both ‘good’ Muslims and good Americans. Call it what you wish it’s still the truth. You had better believe it. The more who understand this, the better it will be for our country and our future.

    The religious war is bigger than we know or understand. ….

    Footnote: The Muslims have said they will destroy us from within. SO FREEDOM IS NOT FREE.

  • http://www.erickerickson.org Erick Erickson

    One could say the same of Christians. We are just pilgrims passing through.

  • Martin Knight

    Needless to say, I’ve been a Muslim for over thirty years. My parents were Muslim so you can say I was born one. My father has one wife (my Mom – who is a practicing pharmacist), and I’ve never seen him lay a hand on her.

    I’m currently fasting the month of Ramadan, I face Mecca to pray 5 times a day, I know the last two chapters of the Qur’an off the top of my head (in Arabic), And I’ll be married to one particular woman in the next few months. Muhammad (SAW) never hit any of his wives and as I am instructed to follow in his footsteps I shall never lay a hand on my soon-to-be-wife.

    I know that of the 99 names of Allah (which simply means God i.e. think “Jehovah”) they include, the Beneficient, the Sustainer, the Merciful, the Forgiver, all of which add up to love.

    I believe what happened on September 11, 2001 was evil and I know my religion imposes upon me a duty of kindness, promise keeping and justice to all people on the basis of their being human beings and my neighbors, not just on being Muslims.

    In other words, hard though you may find it to believe, I exist – we constitute the vast majority of Muslims in the world.

    But if you truly believe the above, that no Muslim could possibly wish you and this nation well, that we’re Theologically, Religiously, Scripturally, Geographically, Socially, Politically, Domestically, Intellectually, Philosophically, Spiritually opposed to everything an American is supposed to stand for, perhaps you should start a petition to get me off the RedState frontpage and off Redstate in toto.

  • bobojake
  • gekster

    A spiney tribble is much better.

  • izoneguy

    are tortured and killed by Muslims everyday.

    Needless to say but political correctness will be
    the downfall of America.

    I am just tired of it.

  • Achance

    You have a wholly different cultural tradition from that of the Middle East. You and your family have CHOSEN Islam because you find its belief structure compelling. Unless there’s something I don’t know, neither you nor your forebears were compelled to Islam. Nobody in America is going to want to kill you should you tomorrow decide you wanted to become a Methodist, though my Primitive Baptist ancestors might have wanted to do something terrible to me should I have done so.

    The practice of Islam in America by those who have willfully accepted it is a wholly different thing from those who were acculturated to it over many generations or those who were compelled to its practice. Look even at the Christian religions in America and how America’s civil traditions have tempered the control of the church, especially the control of The Church, that would be the Catholic, as in universal, Church.

  • izoneguy

    not to argue with Muslims.

  • Achance
  • gekster
  • Achance

    I was seriously into growing roses in those days; fancy Jackson and Perkins hybrids that you aren’t supposed to be able to grow in Alaska. I’d get them going in my greenhouse and then grow them in clay pots on my deck in Summer. My deck smelled like a French whorehouse from all the roses! Anyway, I started finding my rose bushes all chewed up and smashed every morning. At first I thought it was ravens, but then I caught a glimpse of a porcupine in the night. Took me weeks, and one conversation with the cops for a report of gunfire, to catch him/her. I’ve hunted a lot and killed lots of things but I’d never killed a relatively small animal with a shotgun at close range. I caught that porcupine tearing up my rose bush at about six feet and put a round from the boys’ 20 guage in him/her. Jeeez what a mess! I know all about shoot shovel and shut up, but they left about the part about scrub and hose before you can shovel and shut up!

  • Martin Knight
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  • WoodstockRedCat

    She made sure to plaster herself in a place at the Capitol 4th where she would get face time during the fireworks.
    Good “citizen” and all….

  • throwback59

    sentence includes the word “face.” Just asking.

  • WoodstockRedCat

    n/m

  • bobojake

    My thoughts when back to the late 1950′s when us 4 boys found a fresh road kill one. Being boys we naturally had to pull some of the porcupine quills out of it.
    Guess what they have fish hooks on the end of the quill and it is quite a job to get it out of your hand but we proudly went home and put them in our collection. Getting them out of a dogs nose that had chased a porcupine wasn’t any fun either. In those days we didn’t have a vet in every town and we wouldn’t of had the money to spend unless it was real life threatening.
    American was a better place before obama was born and pelosi got elected to Congress..

  • tomkinney

    Ramadan is a sacred holiday and is observed by a huge number of Muslims who commit themselves to it in a way that is almost unknown to Western Christians these days. When I hitched into Baghdad in early 1966 on my way to Kuwait, I had received a ride by a couple of gentlemen on their way to a large hotel on Rashad St, if memory serves. We drove well into the evening as the sun was setting around us and I still remember the beauty and peace and chatter between the men who picked me up in a Mercedes. Arriving there, they put me up at their hotel, ceiling fans keeping it cool, the same welcoming chatter everywhere. The next day I met an Iraqi who took me to his home, fed me and took me around to see the sights. I was there for three days before I was able to spend a penny of my own money. It was the beginning of Ramadan and hospitality to travelers was in full bloom. My first morning I was awoken early by the sound of a man walking the street beating on a garbage can lid to wake people up so they could eat morning the sun arose.

    I have many concerns about Islamic extremists and even about the alleged existence of moderate Muslims in today’s Mideast, but when I was there, and I was there for many months, I was never criticized for being an American, the supporter of the much hated Israel, as I was treated as me. Myself. I traveled in that fashion for nearly two years in Europe, near east, Mideast and Africa and nowhere were people more kind to me than in the heart of the Mideast.

  • athrillofhope

    The problem here is not with the PEOPLE is Islam, the Muslims. God loves them and Jesus Christ died for them. The problem here is Islam itself.

    A distinction must be made.

    The same distinction must be made with ANY OTHER RELIGION. People point to Christians (or “christians” in name only) to underscore hypocrisy within Christianity. But this is false. There is no hypocrisy within Christianity, just within the far-less-than-perfect disciples of Christ (of which I am the worst).

    This is the point of comparison–not the actions of the adherents. And when you look at the writings of Islam IN CONTEXT, Izoneguy is–I’m sorry–correct. And when you look at the writings of the Bible IN CONTEXT (not twisting it), you see The Plan of Redemption for Mankind Based Upon Love and Sacrificial Shed Blood, from Genesis to Revelation.

    No one hates the Muslims. No one is accusing the Muslims of being responsible for what is written in Islam’s three holy books. But there is a decided difference between a religion founded by a mass murderer and one founded by a peaceful Carpenter. There is a difference between “love they neighbor” and “love your enemies” and “kill the infidel” and non-Muslim.

    We are talking about taking the Muslim-FAITH and comparing to what it means to be an American. And, I’m sorry, Izoneguy is simply making an observation of fact. And, as Erik correctly points out, Christians, too, are “just passing through.” But on the way through, we are taught to “respect those in government” as God has placed them there and to “love those who persecute you.” Islam teaches not about “passing through” but about subjagating–by force, if necessary–the culture. Islam is all about the here and now, a social blueprint for domination and intimidation. Quite the opposite is true about Judaism and Christianity.

  • kb3mkd

    Martin, the problem is most “moderate” Muslims were silent in the wake of 9/11. While most of the world watched in horror, Palestinians, Arabs, Iraqis, and others were dancing in the streets on the evening of 9/11. Other Muslims stood by in silence and hid. They should have spoken up.

    Add to that reports of a Muslim psychiatrist shooting people at Fort Hood, numerous reports of Muslim Jihad teachings right here in America, and an overwhelming list of Muslim teachings that are anti-freedom, and you can see why we would be hard pressed to believe that the Muslim faith is in any way compatible with American Freedoms, particularly freedom of religion.

    On another note, one thing I have wanted to ask a Muslim for some time now. As I understand it,. Muslim religion teaches that Jesus lived a perfect life, that is, he never sinned. Mohammad did not. So how is it, that Mohammad is considered to be a higher prophet than Jesus?

  • izoneguy

    Ground Zero Mosque Hurts Islam
    by Douglas Murray

    http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-08-12/ground-zero-mosque-controversy-and-american-muslims/

    ?Islam is a religion of peace.? That is what every Western leader says every time a Muslim sets something off.

    Subway bombs? ?Peace.? Airline plots? ?Peace.? Car bombs? ?Peace.? It must be hard these days being a violent jihadi. No one in power believes what you say. It?s just impossible to get your message across.

    The U.S. authorities are making the same mistakes, and in exactly the same order, as those that the British government has made. Violent Islam is the problem and therefore some other form of yet to be decided upon peaceful Islam is the solution. Either way, win for Islam. Whatever the question, the answer is ?Islam.?

    In my experience this is a terrible mistake. The answer to violent Islam is not Islam. And contra every liberal pundit practicing their religion of peace and acceptance speech, building a mosque by ground zero is not a counter-argument to violent Islam. It is an apology, and an offering, to it.

    The answer to radical Islam is liberal, pluralistic, democracy. There?s a reason for that. Islam itself is screwed. No major Islamic leader in the world today preaches a message even remotely close to what most of the new American ?let?s build the mosque? crew would find even barely tolerable.

  • Martin Knight

    Muhammad is revered by Muslims above the Prophets that came before him because he is the seal of the Prophets, the last that would ever be sent by Allah (i.e. God) to mankind with the last and final word of God i.e. the Qur’an, and we are enjoined to emulate him.

    Either way, a Muslim would not say Isa (i.e. Jesus), Musa (i.e. Moses), Nuh (Noah) are ranked below Muhammad. It’s sort of like a wall, the top line of bricks is only there by virtue of the lines that came before it. So when we say “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger”, we understand that we are pledging our allegiance to not just Muhammad but to all the Prophets that came before him.

    Interestingly enough, Muhammad himself is said to have looked up Ibrahim (i.e. Abraham) .

  • spnorris

    For the most recent of transgressions & provocations against the United States of America, and to those in favor of this new “community center” Mosque:

    NY is the new Israel, WTC ground zero the new Mt. Moriah, the mosque is the new Dome of the Rock. GET IT?

    There’s a very long history of such “conquests” against anything & everything non-muslim. Look it up & prepare for the incoming storm. Our culture of tolerance has only opened the door to this religious cancer eating our nation under our noses while we focus our battle on the evils of unchecked liberal progressivism. What they do now with this mosque is nothing less than the desecration of a holy, American land mark & grave site. And those that negotiate with and, by extension, ENABLE such paradigms to become even possibilities are at the very least traitorous and should be treated as such. They trade our nation for dollars, they cater to the will of wannabe conquerors, they cry foul of any misspeak against the Muslim onslaught and, in the same breath, decry & reject the merits, virtues, values & practices of anything Catholic, Christian, Jewish or otherwise righteous through the western lens. All this while quoting the first Amendment. These people are despicable on the best of days, and I for one believe they should be sent away. If they choose to not love America the Beautiful, then they should leave her blessed shores never again to darken our ports with their presence.

  • oxowhitney

    and Izoneguy? Maybe my brain is having a senior moment but I don’t see the connection…???

  • izoneguy

    Obama begging Muslims for money

    http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/tg824.htm

    WASHINGTON ? As Muslims in the United States and around the world begin their observance of Ramadan, the U.S. Department of the Treasury recognizes the importance of this period of intense devotion, reflection and charitable giving. Charitable giving and philanthropy are core American values, reflected in many faiths and traditions, and are of particular significance within the Muslim faith during the holy month of Ramadan.

    The Treasury Department fully supports the ability of American Muslims ? and Muslims worldwide ? to fulfill their religious obligations through charitable giving and seeks to advance charitable giving at home and abroad, while protecting the charitable sector from the threat posed by those who seek to abuse this sacred obligation. In recent years, Treasury has strengthened its partnership with the charitable sector and donor community to promote transparency and to safeguard against such abuse.

    The Treasury Department will continue to work closely with the charitable sector and Muslim American communities to promote our common goals of safe and effective charitable activity and to protect the sector from exploitation by terrorist organizations. We look forward to the continued development of this partnership.

    For information about steps that donors and charities can take to guard against terrorist abuse, visit link.

    http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/key-issues/protecting/index.shtml

  • acat

    Looks more, to me, like Treasury is trying to watch, for a change, where the mandatory 10% Muslim gifts are actually going….

    Mew

  • qixlqatl

    Channeling Inigo Montoya, are you?

  • wannabeanncoulter

    Just got an email forward from a professional lefty (how did people annoy each other before email forwards were invented?) linking to a site claiming that Erick didn’t Twitter any 4th of July good wishes either. (I’m not going to link to the site because I don’t want to inflate their hits.)

    Tell me it ain’t so Mr. Erickson!

    Please give me something I can blast out in an email forward of my own….

  • http://www.erickerickson.org Erick Erickson

    (1) I put it up on RedState and sent it out via the RedState twitter feed and (2) I am not the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

  • wannabeanncoulter

    With this ammunition, now I can send out my own email forwards!

  • acat
  • qixlqatl

    that movie has come up a great deal in my life recently, and it is one of my all time favorites :)

  • qixlqatl

    only the normal 5 on my left hand…I am not prepared to die!!