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Sadiq Khan becomes London's first elected Muslim mayor
Mashable ^ | 5/6/2016 | Gianluca Mezzofiore

Posted on 05/06/2016 2:40:08 PM PDT by HomerBohn

LONDON — Labour candidate Sadiq Khan has been elected Mayor of London, beating his Conservative opponent Zac Goldsmith.

Khan, 45, replaces flamboyant Conservative Boris Johnson after a race characterised by allegations of extremism and racism.

Goldsmith called Khan — who is Muslim — a "radical" and accused him of giving "platforms, oxygen and even cover" to Islamic extremists.

His allegations were echoed by prime minister David Cameron in the parliament, during Wednesdays' question time.

The son of a bus driver from Pakistan, Khan is a former human rights lawyer who branded himself "the British Muslim who takes the fight to the extremists."

Before the elections, he promised to be "a mayor for all Londoners," urging voters to "choose hope over fear."

A difficult campaign

Tony Travers, a local government expert at the London School of Economics, said the introduction of a directly elected London mayor 16 years ago had introduced "an American form of government" that differs from traditional British parliamentary and local government structures.

"Now intriguingly this time — and we've seen a bit of it before — it appears to have brought with it some of the harder American campaign tactics," he said ahead of the result.

A victory for Khan is a bright spot in what looks set to be a grim day for Labour, which has been out of office nationally since 2010.

Opposition parties usually gain seats in midterm elections as voters punish the sitting government. But Labour under left-wing leader Jeremy Corbyn is divided and beset by a controversy over allegations of anti-Semitism within its ranks. The claims gained new momentum when former London Mayor Ken Livingstone — a Corbyn ally — claimed that Adolf Hitler had supported Zionism before he came to power.

Livingstone, Labour lawmaker Naz Shah and several local party officials have been suspended over comments or social media posts about Israel, and Corbyn has faced renewed pressure over his links to pro-Palestinian groups.

About 2,700 local council seats are up for grabs, and Corbyn predicted last week that Labour wouldn't lose ground — but later said that "predictions are not that important."

A poor showing would bolster discontented Labour lawmakers who believe the party is heading for a third straight general election defeat in 2020 if Corbyn — a life-long socialist with strong support among the party's grass roots — is not replaced.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: britain; deathofthewest; eurabia; goodbyeuk; islam; khan; london; mayor; muslim; sadiqkhan; unitedkingdom; zacgoldsmith
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This Muslim referred to 'moderate' Muslims (about as elusive as Conservative Republicans) as Uncle Toms!

Lots of luck London and the UK, you're going to need it, but then you asked for it!

1 posted on 05/06/2016 2:40:08 PM PDT by HomerBohn
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To: HomerBohn

Why would you let Muslims into your country?
Why would you elect a Muslim to office?
Why would you elect someone with the name Sad IQ?


2 posted on 05/06/2016 2:41:46 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: HomerBohn

What is wrong with you Brits???????


3 posted on 05/06/2016 2:43:32 PM PDT by JBW1949
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To: JBW1949

50% of London is Muslim and/or foreign immigrants. London has fallen

British society-white man is evil


4 posted on 05/06/2016 2:44:55 PM PDT by ground_fog
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To: HomerBohn

Britain is a conquered nation. How soon will there be Sharia law in London and Jews and Christians forced out or into servitude?


5 posted on 05/06/2016 2:45:47 PM PDT by Truth29
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This Muslim referred to 'moderate' Muslims (about as elusive as Conservative Republicans) as Uncle Toms!

He made no bones about the fact that he likes his Muslims uppity (terrorists or their sympathizers), yet he still won the election. Stockholm Syndrome on Steroids.

6 posted on 05/06/2016 2:46:20 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: HomerBohn

Which goes to show that being a member of a murderous religion pays dividends. As for me, I’m off to the Rib Shack.


7 posted on 05/06/2016 2:46:24 PM PDT by SkyDancer ("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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To: HomerBohn
 
 
Bad, bad deal. When they hit critical mass enough to get voted into office, the floodgates are open from now on.
 
 

8 posted on 05/06/2016 2:46:28 PM PDT by lapsus calami (What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
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To: HomerBohn

EVERYTHING AMERICA NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THE QURAN.

http://www.c-span.org/video/?314071-10/book-discussion-every-american-needs-know-quran&buy=


9 posted on 05/06/2016 2:46:38 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: stars & stripes forever

The people in Londonistan are nutz!


10 posted on 05/06/2016 2:47:03 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
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To: HomerBohn

And Britannia sinks stern first beneath the waves. In less than a hundred years the King of England will pray to Mecca and will be hailed as the “Islamic Constantine.”

And Western Civilization will fade into history.


11 posted on 05/06/2016 2:47:33 PM PDT by TTFlyer
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To: DannyTN

Well, America did it first. We got a dude named Barak, and he’s more than just a mayor. The west is going down the toilet.


12 posted on 05/06/2016 2:48:26 PM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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To: HomerBohn

The suicide is complete. The rest of EU is about to fall.

Political Correctness is now going to be guilty of eliminating ALL freedom in the Western World.


13 posted on 05/06/2016 2:48:44 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (Don't mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness)
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To: ground_fog

How and why did they ever let this happen?????


14 posted on 05/06/2016 2:48:52 PM PDT by JBW1949
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To: HomerBohn

One word: Taqiya.


15 posted on 05/06/2016 2:49:32 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: HomerBohn

UK is in deep trouble, their capital is now surrounded and controlled by an enemy power.


16 posted on 05/06/2016 2:49:33 PM PDT by thoughtomator
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To: HomerBohn

Bad juju, Brits-historically speaking, this won’t be the first time London was nearly destroyed-but it just may be the last...


17 posted on 05/06/2016 2:49:41 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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"...after a race characterised by allegations of extremism and racism. Goldsmith called Khan — who is Muslim — a "radical" and accused him of giving "platforms, oxygen and even cover" to Islamic extremists. His allegations were echoed by prime minister David Cameron in the parliament, during Wednesdays' question time..."

The question is...are the allegations accurate? I know nothing about this particular race, but my overwhelming suspicion is...yes, given the circumstances of the Islamic presence in the UK. There is no doubt there is an attempt to take over from within, and the country is going tits-up to accommodate. It is a bit frightening, and now this.

My gut feeling is the guy is being a typical pandering politician who will say anything, true or not, to get himself elected, with an overriding mantle of Islamic-approved Taqiya.

Does anyone know any info to the contrary?

18 posted on 05/06/2016 2:49:52 PM PDT by rlmorel ("Irrational violence against muslims" is a myth, but "Irrational violence against non-muslims" isn't)
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To: JBW1949

President barrack Hussein Obama, just think about that before criticizing our British cousins.


19 posted on 05/06/2016 2:50:13 PM PDT by Jeff Vader
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To: HomerBohn

UK votes for its own destruction


20 posted on 05/06/2016 2:50:41 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 -- 43 BCE))
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