I wrote this during Obama’s Presidency but never published but since Biden’s presidency is a continuation – “Obama’s third term” – let’s revisit how Obama unleashed Islam on the American people.
This started as a conversation, but it actually is a monologue, since Mr. Obama is extremely swamped with other important time-consuming activities to bother with nobodies like me. I don’t like it, but I don’t blame him.
I think I took to task, somewhat at length, a former British Prime Minister Tony Blair for what I found to be braying—perhaps others may have found it to be singing—the praises of Islam.
To be even-handed and not be blind to the actions and words of our own leaders, I want to say my piece, ever-so-briefly about Mr. Obama.
*Staffing of Administration. Mr. Obama has had intimate exposure to Islam during his childhood. In fact, his father and paternal relatives were and are Muslims. But, Obama says he respects Islam as one of the great religions of the world and peaceful religion but considers himself Christian. In a way that’s very Christian of him. In his great practice of Christian charity, he has staffed several high-level sensitive posts in his administration with not only Muslim Americans but with “fanatically Muslim” Americans.
Again, we can chalk that to his desire for promoting and including the diverse people of this nation in their government. And given that Muslims now number second in population after Christians, then they have the right to be significant players in his administration. All this seems reasonable enough. But, I have trouble with Obama, in subtle and not so subtle ways, time and again, lending his prestige and that of the office of the Presidency to the promotion of Islam.
It is theoretically true that the White House is the house of the American people and all Americans are welcome to visit it. But, I am opposed to the practice of inviting members of religious orders to celebrate their special holy days. Why? It smacks of placing the stamp of approval on those religious orders that make the cut. Those who have the numbers, money, and influence are invited. Those who don’t, are not. And those who don’t have any religion are not given a place at the table or even let into the place.
Across the board, fairness is a hallmark of democracy in general and a representative republic in particular. All minorities and “insignificant” people are entitled to the same exact treatment as the majority and the “significant” ones. That’s the way I read it.
*Visiting King Abdullah. I was deeply disappointed by seeing our President paying homage to the Saudi Arabian king and in the manner, he did so. I was shocked to see him bend down so low to grasp the man’s hand as if he was going to kiss it. A great sigh of relief when he didn’t kiss it. Also, in bending down so low and with such intensity and reverence, good thing he didn’t throw his back out. We would’ve been in very bad shape if he had thrown his back out and couldn’t spend all those endless days playing gulf and scrimmaging basketball. What a catastrophe that would’ve been.
Seriously, Mr. President, the man you honored by your visit, is the 21st century Caliph wannabee. He, his royal clan, a raft of businessmen, enriching themselves at his trough are lead backers and bankrollers for spreading the Wahhabi sect of Islam in the world. In order to achieve their objective, they let their money solve any problem that gets in their way.
Mr. Obama, these diehard zealots are dead set on destroying the very open democratic system that voted you into office as the standard-bearer for democracy in the world. These Allahists don’t believe in democracy. They like autocracy and religious autocracy is just fine. It gives them everything they want and does everything they wish without being accountable to their own people. They see themselves as appointees of Allah and they say that they are accountable only to Allah and not the people. A terrific deal they have and they aim to keep it.
People like the Saudi king, the Emirs of the Persian Gulf, the Sheiks, and other despots should be called for what they are and far from being condoned and respected.
*The Praise for the Adhan. Mr. Obama, it sounded very touching the way you expressed your reaction to the Muslims’ call for prayer—adhan. You said that the call emanating from the minarets of mosques was one of the most beautiful sounds you have ever heard. That’s indeed very touching,
Question. Did you, Mr. Obama, not hear the wailings and screams of the thousands of prisoners of conscience rising from the dungeons of Islamic torture chambers, but you only heard the adhan from the prison’s minaret?
You say you were nowhere near any prison to hear their cries for help that are answered with only greater torture? Great thing for you. You definitely don’t want to be anywhere near those slow-death and sometimes not-so-slow death chambers.
Mr. Obama, does it come as news to you that wherever Islam rules, it does so on the bent backs of many prisoners of conscience? Only those who lack conscience, who don’t deserve to be called human, can ignore the suffering of humanity’s best children while singing the praises of the belief system that is the lead tormentor of people it deems as kefir or those brave people who resist its savage rule.
The kind of praise lavished on Islam while millions are brutally treated by Islamic governments is counter to the highest ideals of enlightened humanity. Justice must reign supreme. Justice is another precious blessing of the Creator for all people, without a single exception.
A little sharing here, Mr. Obama. The chairman of an African American Studies Program at a university was invited to give a talk about peace. The speaker opened his talk by saying: To hell with peace, give me justice. Justice indeed. What use is peace without justice?
I am certain you know what another American, a champion worker of Justice, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. felt about the importance of justice: “Threat to justice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Many good sons and daughters of this nation have heeded Dr. King’s call and have joined the ranks of upholders and defenders of justice.
It is the minorities that suffer immense injustice on an ongoing basis. I expect the President of this great nation to be the lead promoter of our pledge: one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all
