jrumann59
09-07-2008, 06:53 PM
I just got this in a email I subscribe to from newsmax haven't gotten stuff from them before so I don't know their leanings but I find these 2 things interesting.
#1
1. Iranians Hoping for ‘Muslim’ Obama Victory
Iran’s leadership has expressed “great pleasure” at the prospect of a Barack Obama victory in November, according to Menashe Amir, the Iranian-born head of Radio Israel’s Persian language service. But Iranian President Ahmadinejad has said he doubts that the American establishment “will allow” Obama to win. “One of the Iranian religious leaders said if Obama will enter the White House, then Islam will conquer the heart of the American nation,” Amir told Isracast.com. The Iranian leadership likes Obama “mainly because he is a Muslim,” according to Amir. His first name, Barack, comes from “al-baraq,” which is the name of the horse that Muslims believe Muhammad rode on his way to paradise. His middle name Hussein is also a Muslim name, and he was “born in a Muslim family,” said Amir. In fact, Obama is a Christian. His deceased father was a Muslim, and though Obama attended a Muslim school in Indonesia, he never pursued the Muslim faith of his early childhood. While some commentators have suggested that this qualifies him as an apostate — a “crime” punishable by death according to Islamic sharia law — Menashe Amir disagreed. “If he wins the election, Muslims will be very proud of such a conquest, such a win. He didn’t convert [to Christianity] after he was 18. It happened much, much before,” so the sharia law judgment does not apply.
And #2
Columnist: McCain Win Will Trigger ‘Race War’
A Philadelphia columnist has gone over the top and warned that if John McCain defeats Barack Obama in November, America will face a “race and class war.”
Fatimah Ali of the Philadelphia Daily News, declaring that a McCain victory would bring “four more years of George Bush,” writes: “Rich Republicans just don’t understand that millions are suffering . . . “Over the last eight years, we've lost 3.2 million jobs and started a war that's cost trillions. The lies and deceit that got us into Iraq in the first place are just the tip of the iceberg and have ruined America's reputation across the globe. “Meanwhile, our economy continues to crumble, while crime, homelessness, and poverty continue to soar . . . Suffering is widespread as the gap between rich and poor widens. "The Bush administration doesn't get it and neither does McCain. He is so out of touch that he hasn't a clue how many homes he owns, while the working class struggles to hold on to one.”
Then Ali warns, “If McCain wins, look for a full-fledged race and class war, fueled by a deflated and depressed country, soaring crime, homelessness — and hopelessness!” But if Obama wins the presidency, Ali said, “we may just see a revolution that can turn the tide and improve this nation for everyone, not just a select few.”
Like I said I received this in an e-mail from newsmax.com.
Though this is the first e-mail I have received from them these 2 things do drip of fear mongering from both sides until I read more fromt hem I will not make a conclusive statement about their agenda.
#1
1. Iranians Hoping for ‘Muslim’ Obama Victory
Iran’s leadership has expressed “great pleasure” at the prospect of a Barack Obama victory in November, according to Menashe Amir, the Iranian-born head of Radio Israel’s Persian language service. But Iranian President Ahmadinejad has said he doubts that the American establishment “will allow” Obama to win. “One of the Iranian religious leaders said if Obama will enter the White House, then Islam will conquer the heart of the American nation,” Amir told Isracast.com. The Iranian leadership likes Obama “mainly because he is a Muslim,” according to Amir. His first name, Barack, comes from “al-baraq,” which is the name of the horse that Muslims believe Muhammad rode on his way to paradise. His middle name Hussein is also a Muslim name, and he was “born in a Muslim family,” said Amir. In fact, Obama is a Christian. His deceased father was a Muslim, and though Obama attended a Muslim school in Indonesia, he never pursued the Muslim faith of his early childhood. While some commentators have suggested that this qualifies him as an apostate — a “crime” punishable by death according to Islamic sharia law — Menashe Amir disagreed. “If he wins the election, Muslims will be very proud of such a conquest, such a win. He didn’t convert [to Christianity] after he was 18. It happened much, much before,” so the sharia law judgment does not apply.
And #2
Columnist: McCain Win Will Trigger ‘Race War’
A Philadelphia columnist has gone over the top and warned that if John McCain defeats Barack Obama in November, America will face a “race and class war.”
Fatimah Ali of the Philadelphia Daily News, declaring that a McCain victory would bring “four more years of George Bush,” writes: “Rich Republicans just don’t understand that millions are suffering . . . “Over the last eight years, we've lost 3.2 million jobs and started a war that's cost trillions. The lies and deceit that got us into Iraq in the first place are just the tip of the iceberg and have ruined America's reputation across the globe. “Meanwhile, our economy continues to crumble, while crime, homelessness, and poverty continue to soar . . . Suffering is widespread as the gap between rich and poor widens. "The Bush administration doesn't get it and neither does McCain. He is so out of touch that he hasn't a clue how many homes he owns, while the working class struggles to hold on to one.”
Then Ali warns, “If McCain wins, look for a full-fledged race and class war, fueled by a deflated and depressed country, soaring crime, homelessness — and hopelessness!” But if Obama wins the presidency, Ali said, “we may just see a revolution that can turn the tide and improve this nation for everyone, not just a select few.”
Like I said I received this in an e-mail from newsmax.com.
Though this is the first e-mail I have received from them these 2 things do drip of fear mongering from both sides until I read more fromt hem I will not make a conclusive statement about their agenda.