Posted on 02/19/2015 9:04:47 AM PST by COUNTrecount
We hear a lot about the United States' Judeo-Christian heritage, but according to President Obama, "Islam has been woven into the fabric of our country since its founding."
That's what the president told a White House conference on "countering violent extremism" on Wednesday.
Obama has said similar things in the past:
"I also know that Islam has always been a part of America’s story,” Obama said in a June 2009 speech in Cairo, Egypt. "Islam has always been part of America," he said in a 2010 statement marking the start of Ramadan. And in a 2014 statement marking Eid, Obama said the holiday "also reminds us of the many achievements and contributions of Muslim Americans to building the very fabric of our nation and strengthening the core of our democracy."
In his speech on Wednesday, Obama was making the point that Western nations must show that they "welcome people of all faiths," at a time when "extremists" are saying that Western nations are "hostile to Muslims."
"Here in America, Islam has been woven into the fabric of our country since its founding. Generations -- (applause) -- Generations of Muslim immigrants came here and went to work as farmers and merchants and factory workers, helped to lay railroads and to build up America.
"The first Islamic center in New York City was founded in the 1890s. America's first mosque, this was an interesting fact, was in North Dakota." (It was established in 1929).
Both of those milestones happened well after America's founding, however. In fact, the new nation's first dealings with Islam were tense and unpleasant.
According to a Heritage Foundation paper, shortly after America's founding, the United States "was dragged into the affairs of the Islamic world by an escalating series of unprovoked attacks on Americans by Muslim pirates, the terrorists of the era," who looted American ships and captured American sailors, holding them for ransom or selling them as slaves.
The paper notes that America's struggle with Muslim pirates from the Barbary States (modern-day Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya) began soon after the 13 colonies declared their independence from Britain in 1776 and continued for roughly four decades.
In his remarks on Wednesday, President Obama said Muslim Americans now serve as police officers, firefighters, soldiers, "and in our intelligence communities and in homeland security."
He said Muslim American heroes are buried at Arlington National Cemetery, "having given their lives in defense of all of us."
"And, of course, that's the story extremists and terrorists don't want the world to know -- Muslims succeeding and thriving in America. Because when that truth is known, it exposes their propaganda as the lie that it is.
"It's also a story that every American must never forget, because it reminds us all that hatred and bigotry and prejudice have no place in our country. It is not just counterproductive. It doesn't just aid terrorists. It's wrong. It's contrary to who we are."
So-called hate crimes against Muslims escalated in this country after the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 -- attacks perpetrated by Islamic radicals -- but they have never reached the level of hate crimes against Jews, according to the FBI's annual Uniform Crime Reporting statistics.
In 2013, for example, 62.4 percent of hate crime victims were attacked because of anti-Jewish bias, while 11.6 percent were victims of anti-Islamic bias.
Compare that with the year before the 2001 terror attacks: In 2000, of the 1,699 victims of anti-religious hate crime, 74.6 percent were victims of an offender's anti-Jewish bias; and only 2.1 percent were victims of an offender's anti-Islamic bias.
President Obama on Wednesday stressed that U.S. is not at war with Islam:"We are at war with people who have perverted Islam," he said.
He also said the West and Islam are not in conflict; and that Islam is not incompatible with modern life, although in the same speech he urged other countries to invest in the education of both males and females -- "because countries will not be truly successful if half their populations, if their girls and their women, are denied opportunity."
In a speech to the same summit on Thursday, Obama noted that many Americans don't personally know a single Muslim, and they form a distorted impression about Islam by what they hear on the news.
That's how the tracks got laid west to east. They just followed the direction that the muslims bowed to. East to west they just followed their butts.
Such a liar. He puts Brian Williams to shame.
See # 66
The first one was presented to William Eaton by the Bey of Tripoli’s brother. Eaton was sent to Egypt with a small force of Marines to recruit a force to overthrow the Bey and install his brother in his place. Eaton led a force of US Marines, Greek mercenaries and Arab tribesmen across the border and captured the city of Derna. While there, Eaton’s force was double crossed by Jefferson who concluded a deal with the Bey, and left the Bey’s brother in the lurch. Eaton and his Marines had to be figuratively dragged off the beach by the Navy, as their other comrades where left to their fate. Eaton hated Jefferson for the rest of his life for this.
This seems to be on overdrive ever since the November 2014 elections, and then this week’s judicial decision against him. Rejection, narcissism, spoiling for a fight...classic.
Obama is a liar. Lying is all he knows.
I believe this type of talk is just preparation for Obama to “convert” and become an openly worshipping follower of Islam once he has left the office of the President.
I was stationed at the U S Embassy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in the early 1980s. I also was TDY in other Moslem countries, as did my contemporaries in the military and the diplomatic service. We were exposed to Islam and got a pretty good feel for it. But we were a miniscule part of the population. Then came the Gulf War where thousands of soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines were exposed to Islam and upon returning to the ZI, spread the word. We’ve been at war full time with Moslems for 12 years now, and even more thousands of troops have rotate and spread the word even more widely. The word is out about Islam, Mr. President.
So, when does this arse clown ever talk about the Buddhists, or the Hindus, or any other religion but Islam? It’s Islam this and Islam that!! We get it you’re a Muslim. Now STFU already!
Yeah, when The Settlers arrived in Plymouth in 1620 they made their way directly to the mosques that were already there being run by “the Indians, who were raising herds of camels!”
I’ll just bet that the turkey’s for the First Thanksgiving were all halal, and the mosques were there handing out “free $hit and complimentary korans!”
Still later, the muzzies implemented their “space program,” teaching the heathen “the art of operating flying carpets.”
Yes siree. Those words were said by a man who loves his country.
Rudy is so right. 0bama does not love America. He loves almost any third world country, ideology more than America’s founding principles.
Wrong. This is a metaphor, $hithead. What do you mean? Do you mean that the $hitcult’s beliefs and values are reflected in the country’s laws and customs?
No they aren’t, but you are doing your best to make that happen.
We’ve been fighting mohammedans almost since our founding.
Enemy agent. Pure and simple. Will finish destroying America in next two years if he possibly can.
“Islam has been woven into the fabric of our country since its founding”
Barky is right!
Captain John Smith, who would lead the Jamestown Colony in 1607, fought against the Islamic Turks and was captured and enslaved by them.
The U.S. Marine Corp Hymn memorializes our war against the Muslim Barbary Pirates, our earliest foreign war.
So yes, Islam has been woven into our history from the very start. As a dangerous enemy of western civilization, to which we belong. Never a trusted ally.
Islam is the mortal enemy of Christianity and western freedom. It always has been and always will be until one or the other is destroyed.
And in Obama we have someone who cheers for the other team.
Obama hates this country.
He’s had a chip on his shoulder since his tortured childhood spent mentoring with communist perverts.
For Obama Islam is a horse to ride...
Islam allows Obama to express his hatred for the United States without having to own that hatred. Islam is Obama’s club - used to ‘fight back’ against the perceived injustices of white culture. Same with Jeh Johnson. The guy actually believes Muslims are like blacks... and that he’ll help them ‘get even’ for the shabby treatment they’re suffering...
There is no shabby treatment.
Muslims are treated with kindness and fairness in the United States. Much more so than they would receive in some thuggy Islamic country. Notice how none of them choose to go back ...
What both men (Obama and Jeh) - and the ‘Nation of Islam’ - don’t understand is true Muslims look down on blacks. They think the ‘made-up Muslim religion’ of American Blacks is a joke.
So many delusions it’s hard to know where to start...
Jews face more discrimination and violence than Muslims ever have in this country. Also until 9/11 Muslim communities within the United States were peaceful.
Black inferiority has married ‘peaceful/violent’ Islam creating a perverse and toxic relationship - a relationship based on lies.
Islam’s a horse democrats ride - a horse they hope will firmly establish their ‘victim status’ once again. It’s not going to work. They’re wrong. Blacks need to work out their own feelings of inferiority - and Islam really is the religion from hell - in it’s current un-reformed form.
As an enemy.
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