Gary Bauer, Campaign for Working Families, points out the blatant lies Obama and his fellow travelers in the media fed the unquestioning public during the campaign
Obama: U.S. One of the Largest Muslim Countries
Our president has set off on his pilgrimage to the Islamic world, and truth is already one of his first causalities. Yesterday, in an interview on a French television station, the president observed that the U.S. could be considered “one of the largest Muslim countries in the world.” Obama must be counting Muslims in our 57 states that he claimed to have visited during the campaign. Where the seven extra states are located is still a mystery.
Seriously, the truth is that there are more than two dozen countries with Muslim populations larger than ours. And on a percentage basis, the number of U.S. Muslims is somewhere around 1.5%, making them one of the smallest religious groups in the U.S. France, England, Germany, etc., are more “Muslim” than we are. In fact, there are more Muslims in the nation of Burkina Faso than there are in the United States. (And if you know where Burkina Faso is, go to the head of the class!)
You will recall that on his last trip abroad the president denied we are a Christian nation, even though America was clearly built on Judeo-Christian values and concepts about human dignity and freedom, and our population is overwhelmingly Christian. Now he is trying to sell us abroad as a Muslim nation. The average American should be furious. But it doesn’t end there.
Yesterday, a White House official briefed reporters on the trip and emphasized Obama’s Muslim roots. According to Jake Tapper of ABC, the aide said, “The president himself experienced Islam on three continents…you know growing up in Indonesia, having a Muslim father – obviously Muslim Americans (are) a key part of Illinois and Chicago.”
During the presidential campaign it became forbidden in any way to draw attention to candidate Obama’s Muslim roots. I was interviewed by the BBC last October and found myself in a half-hour shouting match because I dared to use the president’s middle name. Obama himself attacked any suggestion he had Muslim roots. Last September, Obama addressed his origins and said the GOP was trying to smear him. Here’s what he said:
Obama: U.S. One of the Largest Muslim Countries
Our president has set off on his pilgrimage to the Islamic world, and truth is already one of his first causalities. Yesterday, in an interview on a French television station, the president observed that the U.S. could be considered “one of the largest Muslim countries in the world.” Obama must be counting Muslims in our 57 states that he claimed to have visited during the campaign. Where the seven extra states are located is still a mystery.
Seriously, the truth is that there are more than two dozen countries with Muslim populations larger than ours. And on a percentage basis, the number of U.S. Muslims is somewhere around 1.5%, making them one of the smallest religious groups in the U.S. France, England, Germany, etc., are more “Muslim” than we are. In fact, there are more Muslims in the nation of Burkina Faso than there are in the United States. (And if you know where Burkina Faso is, go to the head of the class!)
You will recall that on his last trip abroad the president denied we are a Christian nation, even though America was clearly built on Judeo-Christian values and concepts about human dignity and freedom, and our population is overwhelmingly Christian. Now he is trying to sell us abroad as a Muslim nation. The average American should be furious. But it doesn’t end there.
Yesterday, a White House official briefed reporters on the trip and emphasized Obama’s Muslim roots. According to Jake Tapper of ABC, the aide said, “The president himself experienced Islam on three continents…you know growing up in Indonesia, having a Muslim father – obviously Muslim Americans (are) a key part of Illinois and Chicago.”
During the presidential campaign it became forbidden in any way to draw attention to candidate Obama’s Muslim roots. I was interviewed by the BBC last October and found myself in a half-hour shouting match because I dared to use the president’s middle name. Obama himself attacked any suggestion he had Muslim roots. Last September, Obama addressed his origins and said the GOP was trying to smear him. Here’s what he said:
“You know, he’s got a funny name. You know we’re not sure about him. And that’s what the Republicans when they say this isn’t about issues, it’s about personalities, what they’re really saying is, ‘We’re going to try to scare people about Barack. So we’re going to say that, you know, maybe he’s got Muslim connections’…just making stuff up.”
The crowd roared its approval.
Barack Hussein Obama wants it both ways. In his world view, America isn’t a Christian country but it is one of the largest Muslim countries in the world. He doesn’t want anyone to bring up his Muslim roots when they are talking to American voters, but his Muslim roots become the main selling point when he is headed to Cairo and Saudi Arabia.
While You’re There, Mr. President…
In a column today in Politico, I urge the president not to ignore the persecution of religious minorities in the Muslim world. I will be watching eagerly to see if he will defend the rights of his Christian brothers and sisters to practice freely the same faith he professes to share.
Barack Hussein Obama wants it both ways. In his world view, America isn’t a Christian country but it is one of the largest Muslim countries in the world. He doesn’t want anyone to bring up his Muslim roots when they are talking to American voters, but his Muslim roots become the main selling point when he is headed to Cairo and Saudi Arabia.
While You’re There, Mr. President…
In a column today in Politico, I urge the president not to ignore the persecution of religious minorities in the Muslim world. I will be watching eagerly to see if he will defend the rights of his Christian brothers and sisters to practice freely the same faith he professes to share.
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