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ACLU Sues Bush for White House Ramadan Feast [satire]
Scrappleface ^
| 10/28/03
| Scott Ott
Posted on 10/29/2003 7:06:30 AM PST by William McKinley
(2003-10-29) -- The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) today filed suit against the Bush administration, claiming that the annual White House Ramadan feast is an "egregious breach of the separation of church and state."
"This is worse than saying 'under God' during the Pledge at public school," said an unnamed ACLU spokesman. "The President himself hosted this explicitly-Muslim feast in the peoples' house -- the White House. Taxpayer dollars were used to pay for some or all of the food, the decorations, the staff. Forcing the people to pay for a religious event is unconstitutional."
The traditional feast, or Iftar, breaks the daily fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. President Bush began the tradition of hosting an Iftar in 2001.
Keynote speaker General William 'Jerry' Boykin, the undersecretary of defense in charge of finding Osama bin Laden, called the Iftar a "battle between food and eater, with a predictable outcome."
Meanwhile, several Muslim Imams marked the occasion by denouncing Islamic terrorism and calling on faithful Muslims to turn over Osama bin Laden, his deputies and financiers to the United States to face charges in the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington.
TOPICS: Editorial; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: aclu; bush43; iftar; lawsuit; ramadan; scrappleface; williamboykin
As pointed out on
The Corner.
I like when parody is used to make a very valid point. How come the ACLU never takes up cases like this?
To: William McKinley
Wonder why it is that they don't sue the Rats for fund raising in churches or making political speeches.
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posted on
10/29/2003 7:11:32 AM PST
by
Piquaboy
To: Piquaboy
This is a very valid point, and it should go even further.
The USA has help to set up Islamic Afganistan, and I consider this an offense to every American, who believes in separation between church and state. We are paying for this, while I would not wish the curse on anyone to live under an Islamic government. What business does Bush have honoring some religion such as Islam and not others? To me this offensive.
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posted on
10/29/2003 11:05:18 AM PST
by
tessalu
To: tessalu
I bet you are lots of fun at parties.
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posted on
10/29/2003 5:55:13 PM PST
by
Search4Truth
(When a man lies he murders some part of the world.)
To: William McKinley
THe ACLU will lose this case by default. As many of us have been saying-Islam is not a religion. Therefore even if there was something in the Constitution about separation of Church and state, which there is not, this dinner is no violation thereof.
Case closed.
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posted on
10/29/2003 6:03:23 PM PST
by
F.J. Mitchell
(Democrats don't mean centerist as in the center of the road,but as in center of donuts or washers.)
To: William McKinley
Nevah happen
If it aint Christian the ACLU could care less...
They are anti Christ commies& atheists...therefore any other entity who is opposed to
the idea of the founding fathers is A OK with the ACLU
an enemy of my enemy is my friend....
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posted on
10/29/2003 6:51:21 PM PST
by
joesnuffy
(Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
Comment #7 Removed by Moderator
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