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Obama pledges new start with Muslims
reuters ^ | January 20, 2009 | Sue Pleming

Posted on 01/20/2009 7:36:57 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama promised to improve U.S. ties with the Muslim world in his inauguration address on Tuesday, after tensions that followed the September 11 attacks and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect," said Obama, who became the first black president of the United States.

Obama, a practicing Christian, spent several years of his childhood in Indonesia, the most populous Muslim nation. His American mother, Ann Dunham, married Muslim Indonesian Lolo Soetoro after the end of her marriage to Obama's Kenyan father.

"To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist," Obama said.

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KEYWORDS: bhoforeignpolicy; bhoinauguration; bhomiddleeast; bhonwo; husseinobama; muslimvote; speech
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To: Free ThinkerNY
“Obama, a practicing Christian”

Obama, a practicing Black Liberation Theologist. Not the same thing.

“To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent”

That is the trademark of Democrats and other Totalitarians, such as Radical Islamists. Orwellian.

21 posted on 01/20/2009 8:19:08 PM PST by ChicagahAl (It's mourning in America. Mourning our dearly departed freedom, liberty, security and wealth.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

It sure didn’t take him long to sell us out.


22 posted on 01/20/2009 8:29:20 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

So now concerted Arab oil money has bought the Islamists a compliant US president as well as a secretary of state who’s husband has a library well funded by “questionable” Arab “businessmen”, just like that traitor Carter. I smell a Muslim rat’s bribery whenever I hear treasonous comments come from either a politician or a media stooge.


23 posted on 01/20/2009 8:32:14 PM PST by generalhammond (Obama IS the Manchurian puppet - thankyou America)
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To: CodeToad
Oh, and Muslims do not care for Muslims renouncing Islam and taking up Christianity. It is a fatal affair to Muslims.

Except that muslims are allowed to lie to infidels to further the cause of islam.

The muzzies will understand his apparent defection from islam.

So all he has to do is bide his time and have a reconversion.

24 posted on 01/20/2009 8:33:19 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom
Did y'all hear him list the religious folk in America?

In this order: Christians, Muslims, Jews, and Hindus.

That's right. Muslims ranked higher than Jews.

In America, where Jews have been for many, many years and have succeeded in so many fields and achieved the American dream and more importantly have not conspired to bring America to its knees.

And B. Hussein Obama lists the Muslims - not only a minority but a hostile minority - ahead of the Jewish people.

Makes me sick.

25 posted on 01/20/2009 8:34:31 PM PST by Lizavetta
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Hmm. Just can’t grasp the “enormity” of this. Yup.


26 posted on 01/20/2009 8:40:39 PM PST by swatbuznik
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To: Lizavetta

I didn’t hear him. I avoided him like the plague.

It would have made me sick, though.


27 posted on 01/20/2009 8:45:37 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Lizavetta

I have no doubt that he is a closet muslim, just waiting for the right opportunity to come out.


28 posted on 01/20/2009 8:46:30 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom

Comrade Obama will continue to sell us out every chance he gets. We need to steel ourselves against the global jihad. Obama wants to soften us up. Following him is suicidal.


29 posted on 01/20/2009 8:53:31 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY ((((Truth to a Liberal, is like a crucifix to a vampire))))
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To: metmom
I agree with you wholeheartedly, except he will maintain the passive face and it will be his minions who will push the Muslim doctrine/laws. The Messiah will not be directly tainted by such thuggery and fascism.

He will maintain the clean cut, non-confrontational, non-incendiary, occasionally rebuking (of his street crew) persona. But the agenda will go forth nonetheless.

Either America is so clueless or their hatred of Bush pushed them to elect the anti-Bush......I don't know.

But to think we have been battling Muslims for 7 years and we have elected someone with a turbo leftist voting background, a Muslim social background with the name Hussein, who associates with many anti-American types is astounding to me.

30 posted on 01/20/2009 8:55:52 PM PST by Lizavetta
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Obama, a practicing Christian

Well, no, he's not. Has he even been baptized? I doubt it.

31 posted on 01/20/2009 8:59:30 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
President Barack Obama promised to improve U.S. ties with the Muslim world in his inauguration address on Tuesday, after tensions that followed the September 11 attacks and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

And yet, he's poised to sign the most sweeping pro-abortion legislation in American history, if it passes Congress. Considering the Muslims hate us already, how will making legal one of the procedures they consider heinous help relations?

32 posted on 01/20/2009 9:00:24 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: Free ThinkerNY
"Obama, a practicing Christian,"

I watched an interview with O a few months ago, where he was being asked some very probing questions about his faith.

Being a Christian myself, I listened intently to his answers concerning his faith; and when asked about eternal salvation, his reply was that he didn't believe in life after death.

The fundamental teaching of Christianity is that there is indeed life after death, and that without acceptance of Jesus as GOD'S Savior; there is no Christian faith.

I knew then that his profession of faith in Christ was a ruse.

Kinda makes one wonder about all the so called called Christians who voted for him.

33 posted on 01/20/2009 9:01:21 PM PST by Hillarys nightmare (So Proud to be living in "Jesus Land" ! Don't you wish everyone did?)
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To: Lizavetta
"And B. Hussein Obama lists the Muslims - not only a minority but a hostile minority - ahead of the Jewish people."

It makes me sick that he managed to mention them period.

But I'm not surprised!

34 posted on 01/20/2009 9:08:57 PM PST by Hillarys nightmare (So Proud to be living in "Jesus Land" ! Don't you wish everyone did?)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

They are burning his picture in Tehran that’s a good start.


35 posted on 01/20/2009 9:09:59 PM PST by Mike Darancette (0 parties while the economy burns.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
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36 posted on 01/20/2009 9:17:36 PM PST by GulfWar1Vet
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To: Lizavetta
where Jews have been for many, many years and have succeeded in so many fields and achieved the American dream

....but....but.... the muslims have succeeded in driving taxi's and running liquor stores..../sac on.

37 posted on 01/20/2009 9:31:58 PM PST by SweetCaroline (Dear GOD help us save your babies from the Abortionist.)
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To: headstamp 2

Um yeah...they will unclench their fist, lie and cheat while pretending to be honest, screw us over and put us all at risk...but we’ll have negotiated so it’s all good!! /sarc


38 posted on 01/20/2009 9:32:06 PM PST by phatus maximus ( John 6:29. Learn it, love it, live it.)
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To: phatus maximus
Hurry!! look out the window... It's the big FIX.
I will keep an open mind, he is the President I supose, I have a bad feeling about all this.
39 posted on 01/20/2009 10:07:07 PM PST by Rj Snows
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To: Free ThinkerNY
"To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect," said Obama"

The US Military, with GWB as CINC recently freed 50,000,000 muslims from tyranny and slaughter, you POS.

40 posted on 01/20/2009 10:12:47 PM PST by Eagles6 ( Typical White Guy: Christian, Constitutionalist, Heterosexual, Redneck. (Let them eat arugula!))
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