Posted on 11/09/2007 6:44:47 AM PST by Leisler
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today urged GOP presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani to reconsider his acceptance of the endorsement of a controversial televangelist known for scathing attacks on Muslims and Islam.
In a news release on his campaign website, Giuliani is quoted as saying he is "encouraged" by the endorsement of Pat Robertson, chairman of the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN). "His experience and advice will be a great asset to me and my campaign," said Giuliani.
SEE: Pat Robertson Endorses Rudy Giuliani for President http://www.joinrudy2008.com/article/pr/964
In 2002, President Bush repudiated rhetorical attacks on Islam by evangelical leaders. Media reports at the time said the president's remarks were prompted by attacks on Islam, particularly those of Pat Robertson, who said that Muslims are "worse than the Nazis." Bush said: "Some of the comments that have been uttered about Islam do not reflect the sentiments of my government or the sentiments of most Americans."
Then Secretary of State Colin Powell echoed the president's remarks when he told a State Department audience, "This kind of hatred must be rejected." The director of the American Jewish Committee called Robertson's "Nazi" comment "outrageous."
On his "700 Club" program, Robertson has repeatedly defamed Islam and Muslims. He called Muslims "satanic," claimed the Quran, Islam's revealed text, is "fraudulent" and said Islam is "a monumental scam." Robertson also called the Prophet Muhammad "an absolute wild-eyed fanatic, a robber and a brigand...a killer" and said the goal of Islam is "world domination."
He called Islam the "religion of the slavers," claimed Americans who convert to Islam exhibit "insanity" and said he would be wary of appointing Muslims to positions in the U.S. government, including judgeships.
In announcing his endorsement of Giuliani, Robertson referred to the "bloodlust of Islamic terrorists."
SEE: Pat Robertson Endorses Rudy Giuliani (Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orxz2mPfB4U
"It is truly disturbing that a presidential candidate of any party would accept the endorsement and seek the advice of a person with such a clear record of anti-Muslim bigotry," said CAIR National Legislative Director Corey Saylor.
CAIR, America's largest Islamic civil liberties group, has 33 offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
CONTACT: CAIR National Legislative Director Corey Saylor, 202-488-8787 or 202-384-8857;
CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787 or 202-744-7726, E-Mail: ihooper@cair.com;
CAIR Communications Coordinator Rabiah Ahmed, 202-488-8787 or 202-439-1441, E-Mail: rahmed@cair.com;
CAIR Communications Coordinator Amina Rubin, 202-488-8787, E-Mail: arubin@cair.com
SOURCE Council on American-Islamic Relations
RG will tell them to “stick it”.
Here we go...
Why doe sn’t cair worry about anti-semitism and anti-Chritian sentiment and stop calling people who don’t share there “religion” infidels.
Its hard to imagine a better endorsement than CAIR coming out against you..........
Listenhilly urges CAIR to soak their heads in a toilet.
If he did that, would he get his money back from Pat Robertson?
If I were a political planner in the Giuliani campaign I would puzzle over this difficult choice for a nanoseond, perhaps, and draft a letter to CAIR telling them to pound sand. But, hey, that's just me.
Congressman Billybob
CAIR’s motto is...
“I will kill you if you say I am violent!”
Another thing, who’s CAIR going to support for November 7th?
This is going to be fun.
The thing about CAIR is its membership is the same as the number of letters in its name.
"..better grab a seat there Akbar"
That bloke tends to get around.
CAIR makes Giuliani an option.
Hey, it beats the day job at Akbar’s Boil Sucker Clinic.
ihooper@cair.com
rahmed@cair.com;
arubin@cair.com
Feel free to submit these addresses to your favorite spammer.
SWMM desires abusive mounting by bearded older gents that stink of goat breath. Call Ibrahim, 202-488-8787 or 202-744-7726.
If Giuliani kow-tows to the arrogant Islamofascists at CAIR, he won’t even get that appointment to the position of Assistant Deputy to the Associate Secretary of Commerce.
Bad move bringing that up again, CAIR. If anybody was uncertain of that statement then, we've all read, heard, and seen five years of daily news of the activities of the ROP since then to give us a basis for comparison.
I sincerely hope that CAIR openly and vociferously endorses Hillary.
I know, wish in one hand, and pi$$ in the other and see which fills up first.
5.56mm
You are unfortunately wrong about that.
The idiots who paid for this stupid ad seem to have a pre 9/11 mindset.
I wonder if it had ever occured to these idiots that we are at war with Islam and that there is simply no singing Kubya with people who have a "my way or the highway" mindset.
Islam does not exist to get along with other religions. these nuts want to turn our nation into a Sharia Law state and eradicate all other religious groups.
To somehow expect us to get along and sing along with this group of nuts is the dumbest, stupidist, mosti idiotic thing on the face of the earth.
There's simply no living toghether with people who want to kill christians. The idiots that paid for this stupid ad obviously have no idea or concept of what is at as stake here in the War of Terror.
And, I also notice that our poor, sorry lazy miserable good-for-nothing excuse for an AG was one of the idiots who signed on to this stupid ad.
These idiots and CAIR can go kiss my grits!!!!!!
Regards.....
To Hell with CAIR! Rudy or any other politician (or any real American) should tell them to go butt a stump!
CAIR is very dangerous.We need to watch them closely and rid ourselves of them.I suggest we all email and ask who they endorse. Probably KLINTON..hat should shoot a bullet through her campaign.
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