Posted on 08/13/2011 10:23:41 AM PDT by Clairity
1 pm EDT -- moments from now -- awaiting Perry speech announcing he is officially running for president
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Up yours.
You aren’t going to call what is below just Governor’s duties, are you??
OH NO! Will Governor Rick Perry of Texas be the PRO-SHARI’A candidate?
Posted: August 10, 2011 | Author: barenakedislam | Filed under: Say WHAT? | 60 Comments »
The Texas Governor has an unusually cozy relationship with the Muslim community.
ATTENTION BNI READERS: Please share this story with your Facebook or other online friends. It’s pretty much under the radar so far.
Grendel Report – Rick Perry has made a name for himself in the last few weeks by palling around with some radical evangelical Christian figures who are openly hostile to Islam, and have even, in one notable case, called for a ban on Muslim immigration to the U.S. But it turns out that the Texas governor has had surprisingly warm, constructive relations with at least one group of Muslims over the years.
Perry is a friend of the Aga Khan, the religious leader of the Ismailis, a sect of Shia Islam that claims a reported 15 to 20 million adherents worldwide. Sprouting from that friendship are at least two cooperation agreements between the state of Texas and Ismaili institutions, including a far-reaching program to educate Texas schoolchildren about Islam. That’s a partnership that has already prompted a bit of grumbling in far-right corners of the blogosphere and could conceivably become a primary issue if, as expected, Perry enters the presidential race.
The Aga Khan, who claims a direct lineage to the Prophet Mohammed, controls a vast international network of business and philanthropic ventures; he is not a reclusive spiritual thinker, but rather a fabulously rich jet-setter. Perry met the Aga Khan during a 2000 family trip to Paris (the Aga Khan owns a large estate, Aiglemont, north of the city), the Austin American-Statesman reported in 2008. Two years later, Perry spoke warmly at a dinner in Houston hosted by the Aga Khan. Over the years the governor attended other Ismaili events in Texas, culminating in a pair of formal agreements.
One, in 2009, provides for cooperation between Texas and the Aga Khan’s organizations in the “fields of education, health sciences, natural disaster preparedness and recovery, culture
Aga Khan & Rick Perry
and the environment.” Perry was quoted at the official Ismaili website as saying at the signing ceremony that “traditional Western education speaks little of the influence of Muslim scientists, scholars, throughout history, and for that matter the cultural treasures that stand today in testament to their wisdom.”
That sort of rhetoric presents a stark contrast to some other members of the GOP presidential field, who have variously called for resistance to Islamic cultural conquest and outright restrictions on Muslims in public life.
Perry also brokered a 2008 partnership between the University of Texas and Aga Khan University in Pakistan to expand cooperation on programs including the Muslim Histories and Culture Project, which trains high school teachers on Muslim history and culture curricula. “I have supported this program from the very beginning, because we must bridge the gap of understanding between East and West if we ever hope to experience a future of peace and prosperity,” Perry said at the signing ceremony.
….”The results were as follows: Out of 16,892 votes cast, Mrs. Bachmann got 4,823 (28.5 percent). She was followed by Mr. Paul with 4,671 (27.65 percent) and Mr. Pawlenty with 2,293 (13.5 percent).
The rest included Rick Santorum with 1,657; Herman Cain with 1,456; Rick Perry with 718; Mr. Romney with 567; Newt Gingrich with 385; Jon Huntsman with 69 and Thad McCotter with 35. There were 162 write in votes that got less than one percent of the total.
Mr. Perry’s total was striking since his name did not appear on the ballot. He announced his candidacy earlier Saturday, during a speech in South Carolina, but still bested Mr. Romney, who won the straw poll in Ames four years ago.” source
So you are a DU troll, I see...
What’s DU? Do you hang out there?
We have been betrayed on immigration more times, by both parties, than you can shake a stick at.
I want somebody who can beat Obama AND do the right thing. Am I asking too much?
and WHAT President has done a good job on immigration.
as for the medicare Drug program..hubby and I both retired on SS and we did NOT sign on to that...many did not, if it didn't work for you or meet your needs, you didn't need to sign on...would you rather send millions and billions to Africa for their medical needs...and nothing for AMERICANS?
so give me more ideas against GWB..for some reason I just Can not loose my respect for the MAN...I prayed for him daily and just can't seem to talk to God for Hussein or Clinton...
(thanks for not being nasty and calling me stupid)
carole
haircutter
[I’m having a hard time coming up with someone right now too..who has been good ? Maybe a senator, so we could also influence the Senate?]
Santorum possibly? He was very well spoken and likeable in the debate Thurs. night.
Do you have a link to the commercial?
Perry can beat Romney AND Obama.”
I certainly hope so. I don’t agree that Bachman’s chances are zero, but I do think that Perry’s chances of getting the nomination are much better.
Which part? “palling around with some radical evangelical Christian figures”
Not a very good source — pure emotional noise.
Hey Polypuss, what so you to the referring post, hmmm?
I think that’s “pallut.” The rest reads just fine, though.
Y’all take care, now!
Fantastic post. Thank you!
“”Perry, 58, and Khan, 71, struck up an improbable friendship nearly a decade ago, resulting in a UT program exposing schoolteachers to Muslim beliefs and culture.””
I think that passes as more than an occasional speech.
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/region/legislature/stories/04/11//0411agaperry.html
http://governor.state.tx.us/news/speech/5156/
>Whoopsie, They got ya! I was just gonna tell ya to SHHHH. It’s a secret.<
My bad ...
sorry .. i’ll try to be less informed
As far as the relationship being 'unusually cozy', these are the Muslims you want to be cozy with. Not the Muslim Brotherhood like Obama, or the House of Saud, like George Bush. You're comparing the hand of terror and the wallet of terror to the largest actual sect of what could be called moderate Muslims.
You're doing a great disservice to the discussion trying to spin Perry saying nice things to the Ismailis as some kind of nefarious thing.
Nope. I like santorum...he is great.
We need someone with a lot of foreign policy.Not sure if he has that.
Ismaili Islam, the sect referenced in your article, is sterilized version of Shia Islam so mild that it is considered heretical by the other sects. If you feel the need to make your Muslim communities feel welcome, then this would be the group to talk to. All politicians will do this once they wind up with Muslim constituents. As I mentioned in another post, there's Saudi Royals and Muslim Brotherhood groups that the current and last president entertained at length. Ismailis are kittens compared to them.
oh, yeah?
Let’s watch
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