Wednesday, September 8, 2010
George W. Bush on Muslims, Islam
Since no one's going to listen to President Obama on the issue of Islam because, after all, he's not really "one of us", right? And his middle name is "Hussein". Following is what "Conservative" (except when it came to spending money), Right-wing, Republican Former President George W. Bush had to say about Muslims and Islam:
.."The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam. That's not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace. These terrorists don't represent peace. They represent evil and war. When we think of Islam we think of a faith that brings comfort to a billion people around the world...America counts millions of Muslims amongst our citizens, and Muslims make an incredibly valuable contribution to our country. Muslims are doctors, lawyers, law professors, members of the military, entrepreneurs, shopkeepers, moms and dads. And they need to be treated with respect. In our anger and emotion, our fellow Americans must treat each other with respect."...
..."Women who cover their heads in this country must feel comfortable going outside their homes. Moms who wear cover must be not intimidated in America. That's not the America I know. That's not the America I value...That should not and that will not stand in America. Those who feel like they can intimidate our fellow citizens to take out their anger don't represent the best of America, they represent the worst of humankind, and they should be ashamed of that kind of behavior."
So could we please not burn their holy book and incite the emotional insanity around the world? Could we be "accepting" and "tolerant" like we always told ourselves we were?
Link to original post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-ostroy/what-i-miss-about-george-_b_707063.html
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