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More Than 300 Muslims Gather for Seattle Banquet (Democrats vote anti-Israel platform plank)
The Seattle Times ^ | May 9, 2004 | Dominic Gates

Posted on 05/10/2004 2:00:27 PM PDT by quidnunc

American Muslims mingling in a ballroom at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in downtown Seattle last night showed no outward sign of the pressure many are feeling.

At the annual banquet for the Seattle chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the issues of war abroad and civil rights at home surfaced at the podium, and participants were ready with opinions when asked.

Yet this formal gathering of more than 300 people breathed the warmth and intimacy of a close-knit community.

Children dressed in their best filled the room with a family feeling.

Men from Africa, the Middle East and Malaysia greeted each other with broad smiles, tight bear hugs and soft kisses to the cheek.

Young women mostly wore headscarves, and a few had their faces veiled.

One overt political note was sounded as U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Seattle, was introduced and given CAIR's public-official-of-the-year award for his support of the Muslim community.

Before giving McDermott his plaque, Samia El-Moslimany, CAIR vice chair, announced "tremendous news."

She told the crowd that the King County Democratic Party, meeting earlier in the day elsewhere within the Convention Center, had voted into its platform a commitment to "withhold U.S. tax dollars from Israel while it is in violation of international law."

"This is a memorable day," said El-Moslimany.

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(Excerpt) Read more at seattletimes.nwsource.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Israel; Politics/Elections; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: baghdadjim; cair; joseffarah; mcdermott; seattle; zionist
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To: antiRepublicrat
Every time I hear Muslims in U.S politics moving towards Democrats it still gets to me. Democrats are the antithesis of many basic Muslim values. For a starter, big ones are abortion and support of gays

You are correct, but you are forgetting one thing. Democrats = Useful Idiots.

21 posted on 05/10/2004 4:14:28 PM PDT by Wiggins
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To: Libertina
The Seattle Times called me the other day to see if I might subscribe. I got a little pleasure out of telling them why I wouldn't subscribe.
22 posted on 05/10/2004 4:56:13 PM PDT by Libertarianize the GOP (Ideas have consequences)
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To: quidnunc
when are american jews going to finally wake up and leave the DEM party? American Jews are suicidal
23 posted on 05/10/2004 4:59:28 PM PDT by boxsmith13
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To: quidnunc
She told the crowd that the King County Democratic Party, meeting earlier
in the day
elsewhere within the Convention Center, had voted into its platform
a commitment to "withhold U.S. tax dollars from Israel while it is in violation
of international law."


The head of the King County Democrats had tried to get the meeting to be held
after sundown on Saturday...so that Jewish members could attend and debate
the measure.
That was voted down by this band of "diversity is our strength" Democrats.
(heard today on The Michael Medved Show)
24 posted on 05/10/2004 5:01:12 PM PDT by VOA
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To: antiRepublicrat
Every time I hear Muslims in U.S politics moving towards Democrats it still gets to me.
Democrats are the antithesis of many basic Muslim values. For a starter, big
ones are abortion and support of gays.


Al Rantel is the host of a radio talk show on the prominent KABC 790AM station
in Los Angeles (live over the net at www.kabc.com).

Rantel, who is gay, Republican, and supportive of Israel, always just about
pulls his hair out when he hears that the gay-rights folks are allied with the
Palestinian/Muslim groups at UCLA.

It is amazing that the liberal university types and gay-rights groups would
feel affinity witht the Islamics...seeing how their heads would be the first
on the chopping block under Shari'a law.
Oh wait, maybe the Islamics would imitate the Taliban in the case of the gays...
just kill them by pushing a wall on top of them.
25 posted on 05/10/2004 5:05:45 PM PDT by VOA
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To: antiRepublicrat
" Democrats are the antithesis of many basic Muslim values. For a starter, big ones are abortion and support of gays."

Policy of death, lifestyle of death, and religion of death. Works for me.

26 posted on 05/10/2004 5:11:41 PM PDT by monkeywrench
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To: joltinjoe
. The islamo-facists will slit the throats of the gays and baby killers later.

I've got to give the Islamos credit.
They couldn't get the UN to destroy Israel because the USA is always there with a veto.

So they just move here, start hatching baby Islamos like crazy, take over
the Democratic party...and eventually will politically get the USA to cut ties to Israel.
They've studied the "South Africa divestment" scheme and are using a lot of the
same language, such as calling Israel an apartheid country.
They realize that about 30-40% of the USA will swallow this whole and even
wave pom-poms in support.

And once they've gained a modicum of political power...well, having been in
the Democratic party, they'll have a nice long list of all the gays and liberals
that they'll eliminate when nobody is looking.

These guys really do know how to wage multi-generational war!
27 posted on 05/10/2004 5:12:14 PM PDT by VOA
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To: Plutarch
I can't make out what the slide reads. Maybe Freepers can make educated guesses.

"Scarves today; burqas when we've taken over the USA!"
(OK, that's my silly guess)
28 posted on 05/10/2004 5:14:08 PM PDT by VOA
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To: Slings and Arrows; SJackson; yonif; Simcha7; American in Israel; spectacularbid2003; Binyamin; ...
"I move that we henceforth refer to James McDermott as James McDhimmi...."

Indeed! Hey you guys, check this out. Make sure any Jewish Democrat friends see this one. They're not even trying to be covert about it anymore.






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please FR mail me. ~
  -  -
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spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass. (Joshua 21:45)

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'Final Solution,' Phase 2 ~
Warnings ~

29 posted on 05/10/2004 5:14:30 PM PDT by Salem (FREE REPUBLIC - Fighting to win within the Arena of the War of Ideas! So get in the fight!)
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To: VOA
I zoomed in on the slide the CAIR attendees are studying:


30 posted on 05/10/2004 5:21:43 PM PDT by Plutarch
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To: Plutarch
I zoomed in on the slide the CAIR attendees are studying:

Hmmm...I guess the attachment of nails, screws and other shrapnel-stuff is
on the next slide.
31 posted on 05/10/2004 5:26:48 PM PDT by VOA
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To: Salem
The beautiful Pacific Northwest heats up:

-Portland, Oregon- hub of terror? Some Surprising Connections--

32 posted on 05/10/2004 5:28:27 PM PDT by backhoe (--30--)
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To: antiRepublicrat
Every time I hear Muslims in U.S politics moving towards Democrats it still gets to me. Democrats are the antithesis of many basic Muslim values. For a starter, big ones are abortion and support of gays.

You don't understand what the 'Rat Party is: 'tis the antiAmerican Party.

33 posted on 05/10/2004 5:55:59 PM PDT by PeoplesRepublicOfWashington
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To: Salem
Thanks for the ping - I forwarded to my email list.
34 posted on 05/10/2004 5:57:17 PM PDT by TrueBeliever9 (aut viam inveniam aut faciam (where there is a will - there is a way)
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To: quidnunc
Demographics - it's ALL about DEMOGRAPHICS . .

Demographics "There is a demographic catastrophe happening in Europe that nobody wants to talk about, that we daren’t bring up because we are so cagey about not offending people racially,” he said. “And rightly we should be. But there is a cultural thing as well. … By 2020, 50% of the children in Holland under the age of 18 will be of Muslim descent.” He even drew attention to the birth dearth in the West.

“And don’t forget, coupled with this there is this collapse of numbers,” he said. “Western Europeans are not having any babies. The population of Germany at the end of the century is going to be 56% of what it is now. The population of France, 52% of what it is now. The population of Italy is going to be down 7 million people.”

WND Exclusive


FROM JOSEPH FARAH'S G2 BULLETIN
Radical Islam's 'plan'
to take over America

Arab-American author outlines secret
20-year strategy to undermine country


Posted: August 4, 2003
1:00 a.m. Eastern

9. Accelerate Islamic demographic growth via:


What they're saying about "Onward Muslim Soldiers" - An expose of militant Islam.

The FREEPERS Guide To Islamic Terror Websites - CYBERTERRORISM (And It's Sponsors)

Muslims in America

Num. of Muslims in the U.S.:  7  million
Num. of American Muslims associated with a mosque:  2  million
Num. of mosques in the U.S.:  1,209
% of regular mosque participants who are male:  75%
% of regular mosque participants who are African-American:  30%
% of regular mosque participants who are Arab:  25%
Source: "The Mosque in America: A National Portrait," a study conducted by the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Hartford Institute for Religion Research
(April 26, 2001)

35 posted on 05/10/2004 6:50:13 PM PDT by Happy2BMe (U.S.A. - - United We Stand - - Divided We Fall - - Support Our Troops - - Vote BUSH)
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To: Plutarch

Political Correctness – The Islam Way


36 posted on 05/10/2004 6:52:46 PM PDT by Happy2BMe (U.S.A. - - United We Stand - - Divided We Fall - - Support Our Troops - - Vote BUSH)
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To: quidnunc
What do they eat goats?
37 posted on 05/10/2004 6:53:30 PM PDT by Unicorn (Two many wimps around The democrats would rather win the WH then win the war-Tom Delay)
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To: Unicorn
Unicorn wrote: What do they eat goats?

And sheep.

I understand that the eyeballs are considered a delicacy.

38 posted on 05/10/2004 6:59:42 PM PDT by quidnunc (Omnis Gaul delenda est)
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To: quidnunc
I thought(CAIR)wanted us to go to war in Iraq?
39 posted on 05/10/2004 8:23:30 PM PDT by Delphinium
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To: Wiggins
Democrats = Useful Idiots.

Very good point. So in general we can't trust a Muslim who votes Democrat because he's going so far against his morals that there must be an ulterior motive.

40 posted on 05/11/2004 4:50:52 AM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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