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Republican bigot attacks Islam

Posted by Evan Derkacz at 8:25 AM on January 2, 2007.


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Good ol' boy Virgil Goode (R-VA) put his name on the map last month by catering to anti-Muslim bigotry in his district and denouncing [VIDEO] Keith Ellison (D-MN) for swearing on the Koran in an unofficial ceremony.

Rather than back away from his bigotry, Goode poured gasoline. From today's USA Today: "Let us remember that we were not attacked by a nation on 9/11; we were attacked by extremists who acted in the name of the Islamic religion."

Okay, well, if the GOP's GOB wants to tar entire religions with the brush of extremists who act in its name, he can start with the Army of God and other Christian terrorists and root out Christians in congress (Jews too!). The religion must be bad if some claim to kill for it, right?

Or is it just theirs?

Idiot.

Hat tip: Think Progress.

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Evan Derkacz is an AlterNet editor. He writes and edits PEEK, the blog of blogs.


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The Operative Phrase Here Is. . .
Posted by: Danger Russ on Jan 2, 2007 8:52 AM   
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. . . "in the name of." It's become increasingly common knowledge that many, if not most, Islamic terrorists use Islam as mask behind which to hide their extremist politics. Case in point: the hard-partying Mohammed Atta.

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» That's What I'm Saying Posted by: Danger Russ
Mexicans=Bad, Islamics=Bad, Gays=Bad
Posted by: albrechtkrausse on Jan 2, 2007 11:30 AM   
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Gee, who else don't they 'approve' of? Sounds like a certain party in Germany years ago or the pre-70's Democratic Party in the USA. Don't worry like these examples, things will evolve and this will be worked out.
ps: most of the crazy islamics don't even practice their 'religion'. The 911 freaks attended strip clubs and drank. The rich Arab Wahabists have white slavery, drinking orgies, and gamble excessively. Islam needs a reformation as Christianity did centuries ago.

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Who Really Are The Bad
Posted by: bob t on Jan 2, 2007 12:33 PM   
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They are the , to quote myself, "The Three Pillers" that support and keep the Rethugs, namely, American Corporatocracy(money for the rethugs), The Neocons(war mongers) and the Theocons/Theocrats. 'We the people" must control the corporatocracy, severe control because they now own the gov't(industrial/military/congressional complex). The Neocons have to be wiped out their unending agenda is projection of american military power all over the world except 'we the people die and pay for their insane view of america and the world. And finally the Theocons who are nothing more than american evangelical absolutist fundamentalist jihadists. Many are incolved but they all stem from two religions. The white southern confederate states evangelical(force their beliefs down everyones throats) fundie Baptists. And my church, the Catholic Church, nameyl, the present and previous Popes, the Vatican and american catholic hierarchy who are also evangelical fundamentalist jihadists who are absolutely convinced they KNOW the mind of God and will do it no matter the cost to america, Iraq, Afghanistan and the rest of the world. These Theocons MUST be stopped before they destroy america and the entire ME or even the entire world. They are all Pro-Death and totally convinced they KNOW the mind of God. Thats called sacrilege, heresy, blasphemy and the cardinal sin of PRIDE, which is making oneself equal to God by claiming to KNOW His mind. Bush is abviously guilty of this(and insanity) because he talks to God and actually believes God talks to him.

We either stop these people or we lose our beloved America because Bush/Cheney, the Bush family(JEB BUSH is waiting his turn) and their ilk like McCain, Hagal, Rove, Gonzales, Rice, both Powells et.al. our waiting in the wings. We may need to get as aggressive and hostile as they have been since Mr. Boosh stole the presidency with the help of Jeb and Katherine Harris and Ken Blackwell(Ohio, my state) along with Jean Schmidt(catholic) Pryce, DeWine(catholic) Rob Portman, Boehnert(catholic, Abramoff scandal) and many others in Ohio. And so very many other catholics like Brownback, Santorum and throw in a few Methodists like Bush, the Bush family except for Jeb(catholic, I think) even a few Episcopalians like Danforth and then there is his good friend Ashcroft anoterh radical right wing religious and member of the Council of Conservative Citizens, a very right wing racist group. And then there is Alberto Gonzales(Sgt. Gonzales, Air Force) another catholic and all the catholics on the SCOTUS who will further strangle us for the next 30+years as if 'we the people' aren't already strangled enough. I have nothing against religion just against religious fanatics/fundamentalists/jihadists who are ready and willing to kill for their religious beliefs. If they want to keep their religious beliefs in their own congregations and in their own families and to themselves that is just fine but when they are constantly forcing it down the throats of the rest of us and to the detriment of the entire country that is an abomination unto god and man.
The religious rightwingnuts are the most dangerous just as are the Islamic radical fundamentalist jihadists, they are all the same. Jihadists are jihadists and there should be no room in the world for any of them, especially the american fundie jihadists who along with the neocons are stirring up war and violence throughout the ME.

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The new American value system
Posted by: outlander55 on Jan 2, 2007 2:47 PM   
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We have become a nation of hate. Pure and simple. When our elected representitives espouse hate and are not made accountable, it can only mean the total decline of everything this country once stood for.
What ever happened to "Give me your tired, your poor....?"

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