Hey, Mr. Bloomberg, if I rubbed your nose in excrement, would you develop a taste for it and ask for more?
Nevermind; you really are that stupid if you want to join the Aspen crowd "rebranding" Islam as a wussified liberal construct that is even more poisonous than are the usual jihadist wingnuts, and sell it like bogus "x ray glasses" to kids. I'd be just as offended if I were a muslim :
This is the U.N.-fostered outfit providing the framework Obama, the American commander-in-chief, will dignify with his presence at its April 6 and 7 meeting in Istanbul. There are many ways one might describe this Alliance: An Iran-spawned Islamic-themed club; another U.N. exercise in equating the desires of despotic regimes with the principles of free societies; a curious vehicle for U.N. officials with odd spots in their past; a diplomatic bordello providing dark nooks for backroom deals. But an alliance of civilizations it is not. ----- "Freedom's Edge: The U.N.'s 'Alliance of Civilizations'," BY Claudia Rosett, 03.26.09, 12:01 AM EST VIA FORBES, http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/25/alliance-of-civilizations-opinions-columnists-obama-un.html
JUNE 3-14, 1996 : (TURKEY : UN HABITAT II CONFERENCE MEETS IN ISTANBUL --see CLINTON HUD SECRETARY HENRY CISNEROS) The UN Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) which met June 3-14 [1996]in Istanbul, painted an alarming picture of the 21st century community. The American ways-free speech, individualism, travel, and Christianity-are out. A new set of economic, environmental, and social guidelines are in. Citizenship, democracy, and education have been redefined. Handpicked civil leaders will implement UN "laws", bypassing state and national representatives to work directly with the UN. And politically correct "tolerance"-meaning "the rejection of dogmatism and absolutism" as well as "appreciation" for the world's religions and lifestyles-is "not only a moral duty, it is also a political and legal requirement."1 -----------The UN Plan For Human Settlements (Obama Plan)," Berit Kjos, June 1996 Berit Kjos Posted on 05/15/2010 7:56:54 PM PDT by bronxville