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Couldn't you find a better way to comment on her argument than simply resort to name-calling? You have shown no grounds for your contempt, so you resort to attacking her. And how is she not the "real deal"? What makes her un-American? The fact that she is Muslim? Oh, sorry...last time I checked this WAS a free country, and one of the fundamental ideologies that this very nation was founded on was RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. So what makes the "real deal" then? Must she be a Christian to get respect? OK, then how come, according to the Naples Daily News, "Courts have ruled that fundamental Christians who have religious prohibitions against having their picture taken can get licenses without one", yet it is appalling for this MUSLIM woman to have her license with a picture that covers her face? If they are going to make her do it their way, why not make everyone else have full photos on their IDs the same way? How is that NOT discrimination? According the the ACLU, what she is asking for is not something granted strictly for religious purposes either: "Convicted drunk drivers with revoked licenses are legally allowed to drive in Florida using only driving permits without photos, as are foreign nationals, those who failed their eye or written exams, and military personnel." Oh, OK, so they want to tell me that this AMERICAN MUSLIM MOTHER is more dangerous on the road than a convicted drunk driver or someone who failed their eye exam? That this AMERICAN-BORN WOMAN is more of a threat than a random foreign national would be?

It's attitudes like this that make Americans so hated in the global community.

Careful with those knees, OmeSaara. You'll hurt yourself if you keep jerking them like that.

Oh, OK, so they want to tell me that this AMERICAN MUSLIM MOTHER is more dangerous on the road than a convicted drunk driver or someone who failed their eye exam?

You really need to find out more about Sultana Freeman before you claim her as one of your own. She may be American, and she may be Muslim, but she ain't much of a mother. She was convicted of battering two three-year-old girls in her care. And that was after her conversion.

I see you are new to FR:

OmeSaara
Since Jun 2, 2003
I am so many things, it's hard to put it into words. I am many things you may love, many things you may despise, and there are many labels you can put on me. I am a woman. Yes, born of the female gender, but don't call me a bitch, because I am kind. I am educated. I graduated with honors with a BA in Secondary English Education, and I am working on my Master's. I hope someday to obtain my PhD, but don't call me a nerd; I am intelligent. I am a teacher. Yes, I touch the future. But don't call me overworked and underpaid; I get the greatest compensation of all when I am there and someone FINALLY gets it! I am a wife and a mother. My husband is Saudi and our daughter is beautiful. But don't call me overprotective. I am loving. I am also Muslim. I was raised Presbyterian, and it is my choice to be a Muslim now. But don't say I am a terrorist, for I love peace and goodwill. I became a Muslim before I married, but my husband did not force it on me. I choose to wear hijab to cover my head, but don't call me oppressed...I am free.

So many things, and feel free to call it as you see it, but be careful to call it with TRUTH. That is all I ask, and I will bestow the same respect to you.

Now, in response to your comments to me:

You have shown no grounds for your contempt, so you resort to attacking her. And how is she not the "real deal"?

I have over 3000 'grounds' for my contempt - they all happened on 9/11 in case you've forgotten. By their own admission, Muslims are out to destroy this country. You have every right to 'adopt' any religion you wish - you are correct, this is a FREE country. I also have every right to condemn Muslims until I see evidence they condemn terrorism.

Am I wrong to lump this woman in with the 9/11 terrorists - I don't think so. And as you said yourself THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY - and I can say what I want. Unlike many, I will accept responsibility for my actions and words.

You say It's attitudes like this that make Americans so hated in the global community. And I say - I DON'T GIVE A DAMN what the 'global community' thinks. When has the 'global community' ever stepped up to put their lives on the line for America. We were the ones attacked, we were the ones who had loved ones die for no other reason than they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. And we are ones who have sent our young military to rid the world of EVIL, BARBARIAN muslim killers.

If my words offend your adopted muslim faith, I'm sorry. I'm still waiting for the 'peace loving' muslin community - here and abroad - to step up and condemn muslim terrorism. The silence is deafening.

If you would take the time to look into this woman's background, you would see that she's not the 'real deal' - she's using her adopted 'faith' to try and use our freedoms against us and our country. IF she was such a peace loving Muslim as she claims, why was she charged and convicted of child abuse in IL? Why wasn't she wearing a veil when her mug shot was taken in IL? This woman is a fake, that's one of the things about this case that angers me.

Also, for your information - I'm also a college graduate, retired teacher, daughter of a teacher and a doctor and now a grandmother. I was raised to tell the 'truth' AND accept responsibility for my actions. My family has served this country in the military for generations. So please, don't even suggest I don't have the 'right' to voice my opinion.