Disgusting display of willful 9-11 ignorance

Today is the 8th anniversary of 9-11-01. On that day, I was in my office at the Navy Yard when one of the women in our office came through yelling that a plane had just struck one of the Twin Towers. I ran down the hall to a section that had a television. While there, I saw the second plane hit the Twin Towers. At that point I commented to the person next to me "we are truly at war." So it was with disgust that I noted this from Pamela Geller of Atlas Shrugs. A quote:

September 11, which should be a somber day of mourning and reflection (on how the hell we got here), will be a day when Obama -- in a celebratory mode -- makes his big announcement. The whole thing is depraved. And yes, it really is mandatory. The Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act - the GIVE Act - calls for a commission to study "whether a workable, fair, and reasonable mandatory service requirement for all able young people could be developed."


Meanwhile, an unclassified State Department "action request" encourages State officials to "consider organizing an Interfaith Day of Service in their host countries as a way to commemorate the anniversary of the tragic events of September 11, 2001."

Of course, by "Interfaith" he means Muslim.

Although it refers to other "faith communities," Islam is the focus of the entire initiative. The action request asks State personnel to support mosques: "Organize a food-drive for the end of Ramadan with religious leaders and citizens in Muslim communities to donate to a local mosque or community..." And it directs State personnel to a handy "list of Ramadan 2009 outreach materials for Muslim communities."


Not only is State indulging in more Muslim outreach garbage, but this also raises religion (Islam) and state issues. The State Department is organizing donation drives for mosques?


For his part, Obama said at his White House Ramadan dinner: "Islam, as we know, is part of America. Together we have a responsibility to foster engagement grounded in mutual interest and mutual respect." He said that this was one of his "fundamental commitments as president both at home and abroad. That is central to the new beginning that I've sought between the United States and Muslims around the world and that is a commitment that we can renew once again during this holy season."

I am frankly tired of this president trying to accommodate Muslims. I know others will disagree, but I believe Islam to be a false religion, that should be tolerated, as we do Wicca, Voodoo and other odd ideas. But we should tolerate it only so long as they practice it peacefully. Christ said there would be other false prophets, and Muhammad was one. But to go out of our way to make nice to these people after they deliberately killed 3000 of our own is outrageous. Once again Obama is thowing gas on the fire of righteous American anger.

But what can you expect from a president who bows to the "king" of Saudi Arabia.