Posted on 07/28/2014 4:50:58 PM PDT by Olog-hai
A statement put out today by President Barack Obama on the occasion of a religious holiday is raising some eyebrows. […]
In the United States, Eid (al-Fitr) also reminds us of the many achievements and contributions of Muslim Americans to building the very fabric of our nation and strengthening the core of our democracy. […]The word choice here, that anyone built “the very fabric of our nation” would usually sound hackneyed and overplayed—but, in this particular instance, given that the U.S. didn’t even have its first Muslim-American congressman until 2007, the peculiar word choice has left some scratching their heads. …
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Any leftist who rolls their eyes at accusations that Obama is a Muslim ought to be thinking twice. True, he smokes and eats pork. And he probably doesn’t believe in any being greater than himself. So technically I’ll have to concede he’s not a Muslim.
But consider the speech he just gave for EID with his Christmas greeting in 2013, the he gave with his wife. In his Eid greeting, he talks about Muslim spirituality, and the Muslim contribution to the fabric of American society (even though the only Muslim contribution to American society is that it caused us to form the U.S. Marine Corps to fight the Barbary (Muslim) Pirates, and the fact that we now have to take our shoes off and endure all manner of assaults on our liberties by DHS.
Whereas in his Christmas greeting, he doesn’t even mention Christianity (let alone its undeniable contribution to the “fabric of American society.”
Look for yourself:
This last month has been a time of fasting, reflection, spiritual renewal, and service to the less fortunate. While Eid marks the completion of Ramadan, it also celebrates the common values that unite us in our humanity and reinforces the obligations that people of all faiths have to each other, especially those impacted by poverty, conflict, and disease.
In the United States, Eid also reminds us of the many achievements and contributions of Muslim Americans to building the very fabric of our nation and strengthening the core of our democracy. That is why we stand with people of all faiths, here at home and around the world, to protect and advance their rights to prosper, and we welcome their commitment to giving back to their communities.
OBAMA CHRISTMAS STATEMENT, Dec 2013
THE PRESIDENT: Hello everybody, and happy holidays.
THE FIRST LADY: We know how busy this time of year is for everyone, so we’re not going to take much of your time. But we did want to take a moment to wish you all a Merry Christmas, from our family to yours.
THE PRESIDENT: This is a season for millions of Americans to be together with family, to continue long-held holiday traditions, and to show our gratitude to those we love. And along the way, some of us might even watch a little basketball or eat some Christmas cookies, too.
THE FIRST LADY: Here at the White House, over the past few weeks, we’ve had about 70,000 people from all across the country come visit us and look at our holiday decorations.
This year’s theme was “Gather Around: Stories of the Season.”
And in every room of the house, we tried to tell a story about who we are as Americans and how we celebrate the holidays together.
And we made certain to highlight some of the most powerful stories we know – the stories of our outstanding troops, veterans, and military families and their service and sacrifice for our country.
THE PRESIDENT: Our extraordinary men and women in uniform are serving so that the rest of us can enjoy the blessings we cherish during the holidays. But that means many of our troops are far from home and far from family. They’re spending some extra time on the phone with their loved ones back home. Or they’re setting up video chats so they can watch as the presents are opened. So today, we want all of our troops to know that you’re in our thoughts and prayers this holiday season.
And here’s the good news: For many of our troops and newest veterans, this might be the first time in years that they’ve been with their families on Christmas. In fact, with the Iraq war over and the transition in Afghanistan, fewer of our men and women in uniform are deployed in harm’s way than at any time in the last decade.
THE FIRST LADY: And that’s something we all can be thankful for.
And with more and more of our troops back here at home, now it’s our turn to serve – it’s our turn to step up and show our gratitude for the military families who have given us so much.
And that’s why Jill Biden and I started our Joining Forces initiative – to rally all Americans to support our military families in ways large and small.
And again and again, we have been overwhelmed by the response we’ve gotten as folks from across the country have found new ways to give back to these families through their schools, businesses, and houses of worship.
THE PRESIDENT: That’s the same spirit of giving that connects all of us during the holidays. So many people all across the country are helping out at soup kitchens, buying gifts for children in need, or organizing food or clothing drives for their neighbors. For families like ours, that service is a chance to celebrate the birth of Christ and live out what He taught us – to love our neighbors as we would ourselves; to feed the hungry and look after the sick; to be our brother’s keeper and our sister’s keeper. And for all of us as Americans, regardless of our faith, those are values that can drive us to be better parents and friends, better neighbors and better citizens.
THE FIRST LADY: So as we look to the New Year, let’s pledge ourselves to living out those values by reaching out and lifting up those in our communities who could use a hand up.
THE PRESIDENT: So Merry Christmas, everyone. And from the two of us, as well as Malia, Sasha, Grandma, Bo…
THE FIRST LADY: And Sunny, the newest Obama.
THE PRESIDENT: We wish you all a blessed and safe holiday season.
THE FIRST LADY: Happy holidays everybody, and God bless.
Impeach.
Hardcore leftists like Obama only pretend to have a religious belief when it advancess their interest. Obama’s “Liberation Theology”, for example, was/is a bogus church movement founded and promoted by communists during the early 80s. It began in Latin America and some years later branched into “Black Liberation Theology” by Jeremiah Wright’s comrade James Cone.
Up until our governement armed them at Benghazi , they remained a 'pimple' in the matrix of history
“The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam” - President Barack Hussein Obama
Those slaves the Muslims caught and sold picked the cotton of the Old South, which did contribute to “fabrics” that helped build our nation.
The great zero doesn’t know right from wrong, truth from lie nor does he seem to care.
Something wrong in his head. Would be interesting to know about that scar on his skull.
I just didn't scratch my head, I have to revise my total assessment of Obama.
No longer is he simply a posseur, incompetent, arrogant, ignorant bumbler totally out of his depth...
He is simply the first president in U.S. history to be openly insane.
No ability and no knowledge of leadership is bad enough, but his constant stream of Bullshit* is beyond comical and beyond the pale.
Hey dumbass, democracy and Sharia law are mutually exclusive.
They only build mosques if they can’t more easily murder or drive out Christians, and take over a church.
I vaguely remember someone who did Zero’s ancestory explain he was more Middle EAstern than black, and that he had an ancestor who sold slaves...but that was back in 2008...do you remember any of that on FR?
Well apparently they build a hellava tunnel. :-)
I wonder if the Kenyan dildo has any proof that the Muzzies built America or do you just have to be doing a lot of “recreational” drugs.
Ya our burial shroud, maybe....
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Ah! An empty lot on the south end of Manhattan? Completely destroying the concept of 50 years of striving for racial equality in only 6?
They're changing the name of the Washington Monument to "The Middle Finger"...
My favorite part of the “fabric-building” was the US Marines beating their sheep-molesting azzes in the Barbary Wars.
His Arrogance is a Sunni Muslim. Remember, Muslims are allowed to violate Muslim rules, lie, steal, kill, etc. as long as it advances Islam. So His Arrogance can eat pork, or for that matter marry a porker, as long as it advances the cause. How much action do you see him taking against the Sunni ISIS crime against humanity?
Bammy meant to say “fabrication”....
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