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At Ramadan, Obama Hails Islam As 'Part Of America'
politicsdaily.com ^ | August 11, 2010 | David Gibson

Posted on 08/11/2010 6:54:26 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

As opinion polls registered strong opposition to plans for an Islamic center near Ground Zero, President Obama on Wednesday issued a statement marking the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, calling the holiday "a reminder that Islam has always been part of America and that American Muslims have made extraordinary contributions to our country."

Obama said Ramadan is a time "when Muslims around the world reflect upon the wisdom and guidance that comes with faith, and the responsibility that human beings have to one another, and to God."

He noted Ramadan's call for prayer and sacrifice and almsgiving, and said that along with the gatherings of family and friends at sundown for iftar dinners to break the daily fast, they are reminders "that the world we want to build – and the changes that we want to make – must begin in our own hearts, and our own communities."

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To: 9YearLurker
PRESIDENT: That’s right, especially as we continue to recover from an extraordinary recession that still has so many Americans hurting: parents without a job who struggled to put presents under the Christmas tree; families and neighbors who’ve seen their home foreclosed; folks wondering what the new year will bring.

But even in these tough times, there’s still so much to celebrate this Christmas. A message of peace and brotherhood that continues to inspire more than 2,000 after Jesus’ birth.[snip]

Is that an acutal quote? More than 2000 WHAT after Jesus' birth? Jesus inspires more than 2000? Just admit it, 0bama, you're a muslim.

81 posted on 08/11/2010 9:39:43 PM PDT by theymakemesick ( Filled with hatred for those that disagree, democrats are the most intolerant bigots on earth)
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To: Eagles6
"It was responsible for the birth of the US Navy."

Are you referring to the Barbary Coast pirats? If so, you need to go a little further back. John Paul Jones, Serapis, Bon Homme Richard.

82 posted on 08/11/2010 9:42:51 PM PDT by navyblue (<u>)
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To: IrishCatholic

Wasn’t it achmed abdul revere that rode his camel through the night warning of the british infidels? Or maybe it was Alexander graham shabazz who invented the telephone....yeah they have a long history in this country gotta love those freedom loving moose! /sarcasm


83 posted on 08/11/2010 9:47:24 PM PDT by Newton ('No arsenal is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.' -Ronald Reagan)
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To: navyblue
That was the Continental Navy which was disbanded after the war.

See the Naval Act of 1794.

84 posted on 08/11/2010 9:49:27 PM PDT by Eagles6 ( Typical White Guy: Christian, Constitutionalist, Heterosexual, Redneck.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

His “Muslim Faith” is in full display.


85 posted on 08/11/2010 9:52:41 PM PDT by wac3rd (Somewhere in Hell, Ted Kennedy snickers....)
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To: Britt0n

http://biggovernment.com/capitolconfidential/2009/12/22/transvestites-mao-and-obama-decorate-white-house-christmas-tree/


86 posted on 08/11/2010 9:52:41 PM PDT by Eagles6 ( Typical White Guy: Christian, Constitutionalist, Heterosexual, Redneck.)
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To: Eagles6

Then why is John Paul Jones called the father of the U.S. Navy. Seems that he would have been the founder of the Contintal Navy. But we can agree to disagree.


87 posted on 08/11/2010 9:56:08 PM PDT by navyblue (<u>)
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To: navyblue

Never heard him called that. He was a major force in the Continental Navy which was the forerunner of the US Navy which was formed by the Naval Act of 1794 to fight the Barbary pirates.


88 posted on 08/11/2010 10:10:23 PM PDT by Eagles6 ( Typical White Guy: Christian, Constitutionalist, Heterosexual, Redneck.)
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To: navyblue
http://www.history.navy.mil/biblio/biblio4/biblio4a.htm

Suffice it to say without John Paul Jones and others like him there would not be an America today.

89 posted on 08/11/2010 10:16:12 PM PDT by Eagles6 ( Typical White Guy: Christian, Constitutionalist, Heterosexual, Redneck.)
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To: navyblue

I thought the ‘Father of the Navy’ was Commodore Barry?

regards,


90 posted on 08/11/2010 10:18:26 PM PDT by Thunder 6
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To: Eagles6

From Wikipedia:

John Barry (March 25, 1745 – September 13, 1803) was an officer in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War and later in the United States Navy. He is often credited as “The Father of the American Navy”. Barry was born in Tacumshane, County Wexford, Ireland and appointed a Captain in the Continental Navy on December 7, 1775.

Regards,


91 posted on 08/11/2010 10:32:55 PM PDT by Thunder 6
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To: Free ThinkerNY
It's obvious that the Muslims have installed their man in the White House.

They've got us by the balls. That's why Obama doesn't care about his poll numbers and vacations more than he works.

92 posted on 08/11/2010 10:57:00 PM PDT by TheThinker (Communists: taking over the world one kooky doomsday scenario at a time.)
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To: Yehuda; Nachum; dennisw
Then first lady, Hillary Clinton, started what has become a WH tradition, by hosting the first WH dinner during Ramadan for Muslim guests in 1996.

Recall, of course, the bombing of the WTT in '93. Nice how our presidents reward the Muslim community. /s

I have NO idea, which president was the first to send Muslims "Ramadan" greetings in a such public fashion as we've seen since they've attacked us.

93 posted on 08/11/2010 11:11:45 PM PDT by onyx (Sarah/Michele 2012)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

FUBO!
All month long, in fact!


94 posted on 08/12/2010 2:01:31 AM PDT by GnuHere
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To: onyx

“I have NO idea, which president was the first to send Muslims “Ramadan” greetings in a such public fashion as we’ve seen since they’ve attacked us.”

Except for 2001, Bush sent greetings each year of his presidency. Here are a few archived pages from 2002

RAMADAN 2002

http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/infocus/ramadan/2002/

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
November 5, 2002

President’s Greeting for Ramadan

http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/11/20021105-3.html


95 posted on 08/12/2010 3:00:53 AM PDT by Mila
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To: Free ThinkerNY

96 posted on 08/12/2010 9:30:53 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey
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To: Eagles6
"Never heard him called that. He was a major force in the Continental Navy which was the forerunner of the US Navy which was formed by the Naval Act of 1794 to fight the Barbary pirates."

Oh yeah, he most certainly is. One of the reasons he has a 24/7 Marine Honor guard in front of his tomb at Anapolis. He was orignally buried in France (Gag), then he was disinterred and brought back for burial at the Naval Academy. H was also an Admiral in the Navy of Catherine the Great.

97 posted on 08/12/2010 5:37:17 PM PDT by navyblue (<u>)
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To: navyblue
As your FR name alludes, you may have distant crossing with the US Naval Forces. ;-)

I mean no disrespect to John Paul Jones, I am just trying to be historically accurate.

98 posted on 08/12/2010 10:34:21 PM PDT by Eagles6 ( Typical White Guy: Christian, Constitutionalist, Heterosexual, Redneck.)
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