Posted by
Grampus on Sunday, October 22, 2006 2:22:39 PM
- News like this invalidates any debate or argument that the
Democrats and their cohorts in the MSM are not giving support to the
jihadists and other Islamic terrorist groups. A pullout of our troops
would be viewed as a huge victory, thus increasing the influence and
stature of these groups among all Islamists.
American-Muslim TV Network Host Urges Votes for Democrats
Bridges
TV, the first English-language American-Muslim TV network, is expanding
into six states and creating a potential audience of nearly 2 million.
The network, which began broadcasting in the Buffalo, N.Y., area in
November 2004, offers a mix of entertainment, sports, news, and
documentaries. Source
Its mission statement declares that the network
seeks “to improve the image of Muslims in the United States" and to
"offer a unique perspective on the Middle East and the war on
terrorism."
But in a recent interview, one of its hosts
criticized the “Jewish lobby” in the U.S. and called on American
Muslims to vote for Democrats in November.
- So now we have
American Muslims as part of the constituency of the Democratic party
while at the same time, attacking Jews who, historically, have been a
significant base for the Democrats.
Other examples of the network’s “unique perspective” include these offerings, according to The New York Sun:
- “Unique”
as in implementing 11th century law and traditions , the airing of
conspiracy theories and welcoming terrorist spiritual leader’s
opinions…? Calling for God to destroy Jews and Christians is not
unique for Islamists! Praise for martyrs in embracing death is not
unique to Islam! Liberals…wake up!! Forget your minimum wage,
rescinding tax cuts, pulling the funding for the war and your hatred
for our President…and actually see where the danger lies…
A
religious figure who appeared on Oct. 3 asserted that Muslims have a
duty to increase the percentage of Americans who are Muslims from 2
percent to 50 percent, and recommended that Shariah, or Islamic law, be
implemented in American courts.
The next day, Bridges TV aired a
speech by Muslim scholar Jamal Badawi, who in an interview raised
questions about who was really behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks and
suggested that Americans could be responsible for car bombings in Iraqi
markets.
That same day, Imam Mohammad Alo Elahi was a guest on a
news program, “Talking Points.” According to his Web site, Elahi was a
spiritual leader in Ayatollah Khomeini’s Iranian navy, and has met with
the spiritual adviser of the Hezbollah terror organization.
On
Oct. 5, listeners heard an anti-Jewish, anti-Christian sermon that
included the call, “May God destroy them!” A Koranic verse broadcast
on Oct. 9 praised martyrdom.
One of the stars of Bridges TV is
Donald “Skip” Conover, a co-founder of the health care company CBay
Inc. He hosts and produces a show called “Words Matter,” and was the
subject of an article in the Saudi daily Arab News in September. In
the article, Conover discussed the power of the “Jewish lobby” and
called on Muslims to vote for the Democrats, the Sun reported.
“I
have news for the Muslim community,” he said. “All American politicians
are in the pocket of the Jewish lobby today because they control a lot
of money, and they spend a lot of money in politics.
“If the
Muslims of America believe that they don't want Bush to have a free
hand for the next two years, then the Muslims of America need to get
organized and make sure they get out to vote for Democrats for both the
House and the Senate. Every Muslim in the Middle East who has a
relative in the U.S. should get the message across to their relatives.
They need to make sure that all their friends vote against Bush.”
- Their
agenda is the same…liberals and the Islamists…defeat Bush because he is
showing backbone and fighting us...the Democrats will not have the
resolve or will to come against us.
Steven Stalinsky,
executive director of the Middle East Media Research Institute, writes
in the Sun: “Bridges TV claims that its ‘major purpose’ is ‘to build
bridges between American Muslims and other Americans.’ After viewing
the channel, I find this highly unlikely.”
- So, tell me again
Democrats…exactly what are your plans for dealing with the war and this
menace…maybe I didn’t get it last time?
Grampus