I posted the words, you can be sure I've read them many times. This was her 2009 Hong Kong speech.
You stopped way too soon, and ignored this:
the vast majority of Muslims who want the same things all of us want: economic opportunity, education, and the chance to build a better life for themselves and their families."
Do you agree that the vast majority of muslims want nothing more than the same things we all want? Because some here claim that the vast majority of muslims want nothing more than to overthrow our government and impose their sharia law on the rest of us. That doesn't sound like "the same things all of us want".
But what is really interesting is how when Sarah Palin says muslims are just like us, rather than arguing with her, you make excuses for how she has to apparently lie ("parse her words") to be a serious candidate.
Do you have ANY quote of Sarah Palin's that suggests she is anything but welcoming to the average american Muslim?
I believe that statement is essentially true. Keep in mind that most people who have Islam as their religion are as familiar with what the “book” says as most Christians today know what the Bible says. They are born into the religion and “mindlessly” follow the rituals. I do think that most Muslims would love to live life like we do. I think they are as naïve about what the Quran says as many if not most Christians are naïve about what the Bible says. The difference is that at some point all Muslims will be forced into compliance and those that Palin is referring to don’t understand what that implies.
>>Because some here claim that the vast majority of muslims want nothing more than to overthrow our government and impose their sharia law on the rest of us.<<
Now you’re talking about the leadership and “those in the know” or those who are “true” followers of Islam. They are the ones who study the Quran and know what is expected now and in the future. I don’t think that includes the “rank and file” I talked about in the above paragraph. This group will be the “enforcers”.
>>you make excuses for how she has to apparently lie ("parse her words")<<
In the venue she was in she could only say what she did. How could she try to give a lengthy explanation just as I did in that venue? It would be complicated if not impossible and likely would have been misinterpreted. It may well have been a damned if you do damned if you don’t situation.
>>Do you have ANY quote of Sarah Palin's that suggests she is anything but welcoming to the average american Muslim?<<
Other then coming out against the ground zero Mosque nothing in particular although I haven’t investigated in depth. I do know that she has not actively included Muslims in her outreach as Perry has. She has not to my knowledge worked with the Muslim community like Perry has. If she shows signs of including them she would also lose my support.