Issa condemns Donnelly comments on Islamic law

Associated Press ^ | May 8, 2014 5:56 PM EDT | Juliet Williams

[Olog-hai]

Republican Congressman Darrell Issa on Thursday strongly condemned comments by GOP gubernatorial front-runner Tim Donnelly, in which the state lawmaker has tried to tie his Indian-American rival to fundamentalist Islamic law, calling his statements “hateful and ignorant garbage.”

Donnelly, a state assemblyman who is popular with the tea party, has repeatedly said this week that Neel Kashkari supported Shariah banking code when he was a senior official at the U.S. Treasury Department in 2008. On Facebook, Donnelly posted a link to a banking seminar hosted by the department during which Kashkari, a Hindu, delivered opening remarks.

“As far as I’m concerned, this type of stupidity disqualifies Tim Donnelly from being fit to hold any office, anywhere. Donnelly is no longer a viable option for California voters,” Issa, who has endorsed Kashkari, said in a statement. …

[GeronL]

Issa loves him some Islam

[ObamahatesPACoal]

Darrell Issa is for amnesty.

This primary is about the patriotic side like Rohrabacher, McClintock supporters and others against the open borders side Issa and Denham.

I dont know if Rohrabacher or McClintock endorsed but i imagine there supporters will vote for Donnelly.

[wideawake]

This has nothing to do with "loving Islam" and everything to do with misrepresenting Kashkari.

[Williams]

Oh Good God!

[Kansas58]

Huh? Hindu, did you read the story? HINDU! Hindus kill Muslims on a regular basis, in self defense most of the time.

[jennychase]

He is Hindu from Kashmir, where they are kicked out from Kashmir valley by Islamist.
Kashmir Hindus have no love for Islamist.

[Norm Lenhart]

So did the guy support sharia banking or didn’t he? That’s all that matters here.

[BenLurkin]

Bingo!

[Norm Lenhart]

Since Issa couldn’t be bothered to ask, I figured someone should.

[wideawake]

So did the guy support sharia banking or didn’t he?

Kashkari supports people investing however they choose in the free market.

If people feel more comfortable investing in repurchase agreements rather than bonds, they should be allowed to do so.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Kashkari, the TARP-supporting Obama voter. No thanks.

Doesn’t matter if Neel’s Hindu, many idiots reach out to Islamo-fascists.

Donolley is the only logical choice for California voters (for the few logical voters left in the state). Issa can go kiss a Muzzie’s ass.

[Norm Lenhart]

If that’s the case that’s fine. But then Issa slimed a TEA candidate for a true statement.

Typical.

[SoConPubbie]

“As far as I’m concerned, this type of stupidity disqualifies Tim Donnelly from being fit to hold any office, anywhere. Donnelly is no longer a viable option for California voters,”

Hey Issa, your support for Amnesty disqualifies you for California voters.

[SoConPubbie]

This has nothing to do with "loving Islam" and everything to do with misrepresenting Kashkari.

Maybe, but in the bigger picture, since Issa is talking about who is and who isn't qualified to be elected by California Voters, maybe we had better bring in something far more important like Issa's support for Amnesty.

That is a totally untenable position for someone to take and still be a valid choice for California Voters.

[GeronL]

Deciding that someone isn’t qualified over something like that is stupid, besides does he hold leftists to these standards? They say stupid innings every time they open their mouth or laptop

[SoConPubbie]

Deciding that someone isn’t qualified over something like that is stupid, besides does he hold leftists to these standards? They say stupid innings every time they open their mouth or laptop

Oh, I think it is a little bit more than just stupidity.

I really don't think Issa likes the Tea-Party, and anything is fair-game to try and kill off the campaign of a Tea-Party conservative politician.

You are being too kind by half where Issa is concerned.

[stockpirate]

Califonmexico deserves the worst of the worst, they will put in the most leftist of the left, then complain that it isn’t working...

[GeronL]

Agree. All of his fake hearings did nothing but provide cover for the left and media to say the story is old news.

[GeronL]

What free market? There is no such thing in this country