Myth vs Fact-Part 271

Myth	Fact
Islam: Religion of peace.	Sahih BukhariVolume 5, Book 59, Number 450: Narrated Abu Burda: Abu Musa said, "We went out in the company of the Prophet for a Ghazwa and we were six persons having one camel which we rode in rotation. So, (due to excessive walking) our feet became thin and my feet became thin and my nail dropped, and we used to wrap our feet with the pieces of cloth, and for this reason, the Ghazwa was named Dhat-ur-Riqa as we wrapped our feet with rags." When Abu- Musa narrated this (Hadith), he felt regretful to do so and said, as if he disliked to have disclosed a good deed of his.
Tafsir

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Timely Media Research Center Updates--Barack Hussein Obama and Iraq

Also posted at Digg! here; GOP Hub here; Grizzly Groundswell here and Real Clear Politics here (unless of course they continue to censor me and remove yet another post).


We all know by now the MSM isn't going to cover either Barack Hussein Obama or Iraq in a fair and balanced manner. In fact, we flat out KNOW they're going to sweep any good news about Iraq under the rug until they plain have no other choice except reporting it, and then it won't be full coverage. As to BHO, they will gloss over the most egregious information or flat out mis-report it (I heard a commentator today refer to Wright's comments as "the RECENT comments by Wright" when we have previously shown they were ongoing over a several year time span--there was nothing RECENT about them).

So, straight from Media Research Center:

1. Instead of Wright, NBC Touts Childhood Pals: 'Good Luck Barry!'
Friday's NBC Nightly News allocated a mere 22 seconds to Barack Obama's condemnation of what fill-in anchor Ann Curry vaguely described as "inflammatory remarks that his long time pastor made about Hillary Clinton and the nation," but instead of informing viewers of any of those remarks, such as Reverend Jeremiah Wright's suggestion that the U.S. deserved 9/11, the newscast then devoted three minutes to a celebratory piece about how excited Obama's childhood friends in Indonesia are about his candidacy. In a story which began and ended with a picture of Obama's classmates in front of huge "Good Luck Barry!" lettering, reporter Ian Williams trumpeted the wonders Obama is doing abroad: "The fact that Obama lived in Jakarta and studied at this school has really captured the popular imagination. It's already working wonders for America's battered image here." A local commentator oozed over how "Obama's candidacy confirms the romantic ideals people like me have held since childhood that America's the land of opportunity." Williams concluded with how "friends remember Barry playing barefoot in the paddy fields with a real spirit of adventure," and so now "hope there'll be no turning back on his journey to the White House. And Barry might attend their next reunion as President of the United States."

2. On Wright Blaming U.S. for 9/11: 'How Do We Get Away from This?'
Instead of acting as an impartial journalist who would express interest in probing why Barack Obama may say he disagrees with the incendiary anti-U.S. left-wing rants from his minister while he has remained close to him, Friday afternoon on MSNBC Norah O'Donnell fretted about how "Rush Limbaugh went nuts today on his program about this story" and wondered: "How do we get away from this?" Guest Michael Crowley of The New Republic assured her: "I don't think this reflects anything on what Barack Obama believes."

3. Study: Broadcast Networks Fell Down on Covering Jeremiah Wright
As Jeremiah Wright's screaming sermons have gone from ABC across the media on Friday, many are asking: where were the networks on this story? A Nexis search of network transcripts shows that up until now, Obama's church and minister have been barely mentioned -- and usually as an Obama defense mechanism. Up until March 13, NBC has done nothing. CBS has devoted about a minute to controversy in a February 28 CBS Evening News story. ABC's Jake Tapper offered Obama's church-and-minister defense against charges he was a Muslim three times in November and December.

4. Ongoing Blackout of Wright's 9/11 Rant, Only ABC Covers Him Monday
The broadcast network evening show blackout, of Reverend Jeremiah Wright's 2001 charge that the U.S. earned the 9/11 attacks, continued Monday night as neither CBS nor NBC touched the Wright issue and ABC ran a full story which included Wright's “U.S. of K-K-K-A” hate speech and how Obama has been close to Wright for 20 years, but concluded with how “many African-Americans do not understand” the controversy since the “kind of fiery language Wright uses is not uncommon in black churches."

What struck me today was the backhanded, bigoted slap BHO gave to his own grandmother--first he talked about her sacrifice and love of him, but then babbled how she said things about her fear of black men on the street that made him cringe.

He has no problem forgiving Wright and "understanding" where Wright's "anger" comes from, but he's not able to extend that same understanding to his grandmother and her fear. That makes him cringe.

His lies also stood out like huge red flags. Three days ago, according to him, he never heard Wright say these things, he wasn't present when these things were said. Then he started getting "squishy" and stated he MAY have heard a few things--today he admits to hearing these things.
Not once. Not twice, but...20 years worth, by his choice. His choice to listen to this hate monger, his choice to admire him, his choice to rely on him for spiritual and personal support and help.


He truly showed how he would handle a crisis if elected to the White House. Between his lies, his wishy-washy actions, his tepid, forced denunciations of Wright and Farrakhan--he has shown he failed this test miserably.


Go home little boy and grow up. Maybe you'll be ready for the White House in about 100 years. NOT a second sooner.

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Obama Rationalizes Wright's Rhetoric

Cross posted from Wake up America

The recent firestorm that ensued after certain comments were published from Pastor Jeremiah Wright, (video found here) who is Barack Obama's pastor and has been for 20 years, forced Barack Obama to step up and give a speech today to supporters at Philadelphia's National Constitution Center.

The full text of the speech can be found here.

Obama's speech will, of course, be seen differently from a variety of people, die hard Obama supporters will see that he denounced specific comments made by his Pastor, moderates and independents might be left with some additional questions about his rationalizations almost excusing the more controversial aspects of the Pastor's "God Damn America" rantings, and the Republicans and conservatives will have definite ammunition to use against Obama if he ends up being the Democratic nominee of choice to run for presidency of the United States.

What his supporters will take to heart regarding the specific controversial remarks.

I have already condemned, in unequivocal terms, the statements of Reverend Wright that have caused such controversy.

[...]

But the remarks that have caused this recent firestorm weren’t simply controversial. They weren’t simply a religious leader’s effort to speak out against perceived injustice. Instead, they expressed a profoundly distorted view of this country – a view that sees white racism as endemic, and that elevates what is wrong with America above all that we know is right with America; a view that sees the conflicts in the Middle East as rooted primarily in the actions of stalwart allies like Israel, instead of emanating from the perverse and hateful ideologies of radical Islam.

As such, Reverend Wright’s comments were not only wrong but divisive, divisive at a time when we need unity; racially charged at a time when we need to come together to solve a set of monumental problems – two wars, a terrorist threat, a falling economy, a chronic health care crisis and potentially devastating climate change; problems that are neither black or white or Latino or Asian, but rather problems that confront us all.

The rationalization that might give moderates and independents pause..

Given my background, my politics, and my professed values and ideals, there will no doubt be those for whom my statements of condemnation are not enough. Why associate myself with Reverend Wright in the first place, they may ask? Why not join another church? And I confess that if all that I knew of Reverend Wright were the snippets of those sermons that have run in an endless loop on the television and You Tube, or if Trinity United Church of Christ conformed to the caricatures being peddled by some commentators, there is no doubt that I would react in much the same way

But the truth is, that isn’t all that I know of the man. The man I met more than twenty years ago is a man who helped introduce me to my Christian faith, a man who spoke to me about our obligations to love one another; to care for the sick and lift up the poor. He is a man who served his country as a U.S. Marine; who has studied and lectured at some of the finest universities and seminaries in the country, and who for over thirty years led a church that serves the community by doing God’s work here on Earth – by housing the homeless, ministering to the needy, providing day care services and scholarships and prison ministries, and reaching out to those suffering from HIV/AIDS.

The portion that will give conservatives talking points against Obama.

For some, nagging questions remain. Did I know him to be an occasionally fierce critic of American domestic and foreign policy? Of course. Did I ever hear him make remarks that could be considered controversial while I sat in church? Yes. Did I strongly disagree with many of his political views? Absolutely – just as I’m sure many of you have heard remarks from your pastors, priests, or rabbis with which you strongly disagreed.

The take aways from these portions of the speech, for Obama supporters will be that he did denounce specific comments.

Moderates and independents, who have only seen those snippets of Wright's speeches and do not know Wright separate from what has been plastered in every newspaper and throughout the world wide web, over the last week, will see Obama rationalizing and excusing Wright's behavior and words.

Conservatives will see that Obama admits to having heard divisive and controversial comments and political views he claims are not representative of his own views and yet he continued to have a close association with him, even stating in this speech, "As imperfect as he may be, he has been like family to me. He strengthened my faith, officiated my wedding, and baptized my children."

The question that remains is, did Obama go far enough in this speech to stop the damage that has been recently reported where 56 perecent said that Wright's comments, "made them less likely to vote for Obama."

If conservatives were the ones polled there, that figure would not matter much at all because conservatives would not be voting for Obama in the general election anyway.... but 44 percent of Democratic voters were included in that figure.

Since 66 percent said they have seen, read of heard about Wright's comments, the takeaways from this speech of Obama's will be significant in scope, and time will tell if he went far enough in denouncing Wright or if the rationalizations will continue to damage him in the polls.

A very curious theme is developing in the blogosphere from those talking about this speech from Barack Obama.

All sides of the issue are happy with his speech, for different reasons.


Obama supporters are happy he denounced the specific Wright's comments and philosophy, Clinton supporters are happy that he rationalized and excused the man while only denouncing the rhetoric, giving them the opportunity to accuse him of "tap dancing", and McCain supporters are happy because they feel he opened himself up for criticism by trying to distance himself in a non distancing way and giving a "non-apology apology".

After reading the whole speech, do you think Obama went far enough in denouncing just the comments but not the man?

All Miss Beth's Barack Obama posts can be found on one page here.
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Move America Forward Presents "The Sedition Report"

Cross posted from Wake up America

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Sedition: Sedition is a term of law which refers to covert conduct, such as speech and organization, that is deemed by the legal authority as tending toward insurrection against the established order. Sedition often includes subversion of a constitution and incitement of discontent (or resistance) to lawful authority. Sedition may include any commotion, though not aimed at direct and open violence against the laws.

I have previously documented vandalism of war memorials, supposed "peace activists" committing crimes and being arrested and one unbelievable case of an anti-war activist hacking up a student, in the last year on my blog, and a report from Move America Forward documents many more instances.

"The Sedition Report," is a document released by the pro-troop organization Move America Forward after a month-long exhaustive investigation into actions by anti-war activists against military recruiting centers including bombs planted at recruiting centers (Times Square - NY and St.Louis, MO), shots fired at a recruiting center (Denver, CO), firebombing of recruiters cars (in Alabama and Maryland), manure and feces smeared across recruiting centers (Toledo, OH and Milwaukee, WI.

Part A of that report can be found at the Move America Forward website and documents the numerous anti-military acts committed by groups right here in the United States.

Part B of that report provides a sampling of what these individuals have said following attacks against various military recruiting centers.

As the report was being officially released to the media at the historic National Press Club, anti-war activists including Code Pink and Global Exchange infiltrated the news conference posing as reporters.

In the middle of the news conference they began to yell and scream, declaring that the reports of violence by the anti-war movement were all lies. One gentleman stood up, proclaimed himself a 2nd generation Marine and said he was ashamed of what had become of the military he once served in. He removed his outer shirt, revealing a pink captain's jacket with various insignias. As he proceeded to scream epitaphs against our troops he was asked to leave by security. When he refused a scuffle ensued. A reporter for the Washington Post confronted the individual and found out he was in fact NOT a Marine.

"I'm a second-generation Marine!" he yelled as he revealed his pink coat, which he wore with light pink pants with a dark pink military stripe. He said later in an interview that he had not in fact been a Marine, but his father and brother had. "We love the Marines! We want to bring them home!"

Melanie Morgan, Chairman of Move America Forward said, "We have discovered that there have been over 100 attacks on our Marine recruiting and military recruiting centers all across America . . . over a two-year period of time."

Tighe Barry, the anti-war activist has been arrested before, one notable time was for for disrupting the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Perhaps his most notable arrest was after he traveled to Pakistan to express support for Islamic terrorists.

Via an email I received from Move America Forward:

Melanie Morgan, Chairman of Move America Forward, said that the hostile actions of those who disrupted the news conference goes to the point of "The Sedition Report." "These are the same types of actions these individuals have engaged in at recruiting centers such as the one at 14th and L in Washington, D.C. and Berkeley, California. They storm the office, disrupt the actions of recruiters, commit acts of vandalism, and occupy the offices."

As part of the effort to inform the American people about the increasing frequency and degree of violence in these attacks against recruiting offices, Move America Forward also released a new national ad campaign.

The new ad can be found at YouTube.



One example provided by "The Sedition Report", Part B (linked above), shows future events planned by certain factions of the anti-war activists. Scheduled for March 19, 2008, at a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania military recruiting center:

On Wednesday, March 19, POG will be holding a torch-lit march to a modern day castle of abominations—our local military recruiting station. If the station remains open, we intend to evict it and everything inside of it, occupy the location, and transform it into something useful for the community. We'll also be bringing a movable cage in which to confine military recruiters until they no longer pose a danger to our friends and neighbors.

Another example provided in the report is when an anti-war group set fire to a military recruiting station in San Jose, California, then proceeded to brag that recruiting centers made for good targets for “direct action” because they, “are often far away from military bases and completely unguarded."

Other anti-war discussion forums cheered on the act of arson at the recruiting center. This thread in particular contained a string of disturbing comments.

A few examples of those comments:

wow. very cool

1 down! thousands to go! This is some awesome news to wake up to!

i caught this on the Seattle news last night ans was very excited to hear about it. although i thought it was more local, its of course still inspiring. thank you.

Bravo! Usually I\’m not a big supporter of vandalism, but I love to hear people sticking it to the government, and especially the military, like this. Good job!

holy smoke! this is great! good job!

hehe excellent we need to see more of this!

According to a report written by Canada Free Press, Congressman Joe Carter, who was attending and a scheduled speaker at the press conference to release "The Sedition Report", had to be "whisked" away his own personal safety, when midway through the presentation, "anti-war activists rushed to shut down both speakers, and when MAF asked for security to remove them, the activists refused to go, resulting in a forced eviction."

Melanie Morgan told Canada Free Press, "Soon thereafter, I was walking to another appointment when I found myself stalked by the radicals who pulled up alongside me in a car yelling obscenities at me for daring to report on their disgusting conduct," she then adds, "What angers me most is that these people don’t stop there. They’ve planted bombs at recruiting centers (not allegedly just at Times Square but St. Louis too!). They pumped eight rounds of gunfire into the Denver military recruiting center. They’ve set fire to recruiting centers in San Jose, CA and Asheville, NC."

"The Sedition Report" is an investigative piece that chronicles the acts of Sedition and violence from those that call themselves "peace activists".

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Myth vs Fact-Part 270

Myth	Fact
Islam: Religion of peace.	Sahih BukhariVolume 5, Book 59, Number 448: Narrated 'Aisha: Sad was wounded on the day of Khandaq (i.e. Trench) when a man from Quraish, called Hibban bin Al-'Araqa hit him (with an arrow). The man was Hibban bin Qais from (the tribe of) Bani Mais bin 'Amir bin Lu'ai who shot an arrow at Sad's medial arm vein (or main artery of the arm). The Prophet pitched a tent (for Sad) in the Mosque so that he might be near to the Prophet to visit. When the Prophet returned from the (battle) of Al-Khandaq (i.e. Trench) and laid down his arms and took a bath Gabriel came to him while he (i.e. Gabriel) was shaking the dust off his head, and said, "You have laid down the arms?" By Allah, I have not laid them down. Go out to them (to attack them)." The Prophet said, "Where?" Gabriel pointed towards Bani Quraiza. So Allah's Apostle went to them (i.e. Banu Quraiza) (i.e. besieged them). They then surrendered to the Prophet's judgment but he directed them to Sad to give his verdict concerning them. Sad said, "I give my judgment that their warriors should be killed, their women and children should be taken as captives, and their properties distributed." Narrated Hisham: My father informed me that 'Aisha said, "Sad said, "O Allah! You know that there is nothing more beloved to me than to fight in Your Cause against those who disbelieved Your Apostle and turned him out (of Mecca). O Allah! I think you have put to an end the fight between us and them (i.e. Quraish infidels). And if there still remains any fight with the Quraish (infidels), then keep me alive till I fight against them for Your Sake. But if you have brought the war to an end, then let this wound burst and cause my death thereby.' So blood gushed from the wound. There was a tent in the Mosque belonging to Banu Ghifar who were surprised by the blood flowing towards them . They said, 'O people of the tent! What is this thing which is coming to us from your side?' Behold! Blood was flowing profusely out of Sad's wound. Sad then died because of that."
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