Leader of Muslim Brotherhood-linked organization gets standing ovation at Democratic Convention Jihad Watch - August 25, 2008
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/022372.php
Mattson, standing tall
The Muslim Brotherhood is engaged, in its own words, in "a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and ‘sabotaging’ its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and Allah’s religion is made victorious over all other religions.”
The Brotherhood document from which this quote is taken concludes with “a list of our organizations and the organizations of our friends.” Among these organizations is the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). Ingrid Mattson is the President of the Islamic Society of North America. ISNA was also named an unindicted co-conspirator in a Hamas terror funding case.
"Dems' message: 'Faith is what we live,'" by Aaron J. Lopez for the Rocky Mountain News, August 25 (thanks to Paul):
[...] "With all due respect to the commentators, we don't need to bring faith to the party. Faith is what we live," pronounced the Rev. Leah Daughtry."Democrats are, have been, and will continue to be people of faith. And people of faith are, have been, and will continue to be Democrats."Daughtry, CEO of the Democratic National Convention Committee, served as emcee of an interfaith service - Faith in Action - that attracted about 3,000 people of various ages, races and religions to the Colorado Convention Center.Among those in attendance were Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn and Gov. Bill Ritter, who welcomed the congregation to the first official event of the DNC."There is a tremendous intersection of faith and politics," Ritter said. "Politics at its deepest root is moral." [...]Speakers included Rabbi Steven Foster, of Congregation Emmanuel in Denver; Bishop Charles Blake, of the Church of God in Christ; and Dr. Ingrid Mattson, president of the Islamic Society of North America. [...][Blake] received one of several standing ovations.Another was reserved for Mattson, who said she tells Islamic leaders abroad that Muslims in the United States still face discrimination constantly.Despite the difficulties, Mattson said she remains convinced that the United States "is still the best place in the world to practice our faith."
Muslims in the United States still face discrimination constantly? Muslims in the United States enjoy more rights than they enjoy in many majority-Muslim countries. And CAIR's attempts to document "hate crimes" against Muslims in the U.S. have been shown to be tissues of fabrications.
But in making this wild claim before the Democratic Convention, Mattson is laying claim to Protected Victim Status for Muslims, which would place them beyond the scrutiny and criticism that is necessary today to head off the Brotherhood's "grand jihad."
Posted by Robert at August 25, 2008 10:36 AM
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Who would have believed a moslem would be a speaker at any political gathering in the days following 9-11? How soon we return to sleep.
All the blood and treasure the men and women of the United States have invested, to be thrown away for the "feel good" politics of the 21st century.
Posted by: interestinconundrum All the blood and treasure the men and women of the United States have invested, to be thrown away for the "feel good" politics of the 21st century.
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at August 25, 2008 10:44 AM BTW, terrible outfit...looks like she just came from a rummage sale.
Posted by: interestinconundrum at August 25, 2008 10:45 AM I attended this event out of curiosity. The above report is accurate, but it should be noted that they were applauding and standing for pretty much every speaker, so a standing ovation had no real meaning.
I paid particular attention to Mattson obviously, and aside from her brief whining about Muslims being singled out, she was pretty non descript, ecumenical, kumbaya, and generic. She resisited the temptation to make any veiled references to the "plight" of the Palestinians or what not (perhaps because there were several Rabbis also speaking and did not want to start a confrontation that she might have lost). I couldn't help thinking that sucking it up and talking nice was little more that her "personal jihad" (read: taquiya) though.
It was unfortunate the the presence of 4 Muslims on the podium serves to legitimize them as a valid Abrahamic religion, as they always sell themselves to be. No one seems to question Islam's status as a valid religion, rather than what it is: a viral Mafia cult that has reached critical mass and whose false and self-asserted credentials as a valid religion are universally accepted.
Posted by: BunrattyBill at August 25, 2008 10:50 AM Islam joins the harpies of the left
at the altar of marx and gramsci
to claim its crown of victimhood.
at the altar of marx and gramsci
to claim its crown of victimhood.
The ancient crocodile waits patiently
under the water of taqiyya and kitman
for its feast of the dhimmi democrat kafirs.
Posted by: the poetess under the water of taqiyya and kitman
for its feast of the dhimmi democrat kafirs.
at August 25, 2008 10:59 AM 
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