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Allen West Confronted by Koran-Wielding CAIR Executive
The Shark Tank ^ | 02/21/2011 | Javier Manjarres

Posted on 02/21/2011 7:47:22 PM PST by Allthegoodusernamesaregone

At a townhall meeting hosted by Congressman Allen West on Monday evening in Pompano Beach, the Q&A segment of the meeting featured a Koran wielding Nezar Hamze, Executive Director of the Council for American Islamic Relations (CAIR). Hamze confronted Congressman West and asked him to point out where in the Koran does it give marching orders to Muslims “to carry out attacks against Americans and innocent people”. West quickly pointed out that the Koran was written long before America even existed and that it does indeed tell believers to kill infidels, and then proceeded to chronicle a lengthy list of historical Muslim acts of aggression. Congressman West closed his retort by referencing the Fort Hood shootings and 9-11 attacks, saying that his first hand experiences on the battlefield has given him insight into the tactics that Islamists use before telling Hamze not to “try to blow sunshine up my butt” with his criticism of him. West took offense to Hamze’s amateurish criticism of his stance on radical Islam and concluded by telling Mr. Hamze to “put the microphone down and go home.”


TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Miscellaneous; Politics
KEYWORDS: allenwest; americanhero; cair; islam; koran; ltcallenwest; obama; palin; sharialaw; terrorism; west; westin2012; westinthewestwing; wot
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To: holdonnow

A great man.
Watch the video and read the comments, he is Presidential material


181 posted on 02/22/2011 5:20:57 AM PST by sweetiepiezer
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To: samtheman
8 years of Sarah and then 8 years of her VEEP Col West!!!Go Sarah Go the race is on!!!
182 posted on 02/22/2011 5:27:04 AM PST by GregB (Congratulations President Palin on your election and being the first Female President!)
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To: txhurl; basil

Did you see this? I’ll have to view it later.


183 posted on 02/22/2011 5:28:22 AM PST by Arrowhead1952 (America has two cancers - democrats and RINOS.)
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To: Allthegoodusernamesaregone
That was very, very refreshing!

Did you hear when the Cair jerk started trying to gather his wits and respond, someone shouted "taqiyya alert!" LOL.

184 posted on 02/22/2011 5:44:15 AM PST by SupplySider
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To: ArmyTeach

Post 128


185 posted on 02/22/2011 6:38:32 AM PST by RoseyT
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To: Allthegoodusernamesaregone
http://www.army.mil/-news/2010/12/08/49125-wounded-cav-trooper-selected-for-extreme-home-makeover/

Speaking of “where in the koran does it tell muslims to kill Americans”

anyone who did NOT catch “Extreme Home Makeover” this past Sunday, and the story of SSgt Patrick Zeigler, who was shot multiple times in the head and body at Ft Hood and who is a living miracle of determination and grace- should watch it.

BTW- has CAIR yet published word of any fatwa against Anwar al-Awlaki, mentor of the Ft Hood killer Hasan, for his “faulty” interpretation of the koran urging muslims to kill Americans?
(crickets)

186 posted on 02/22/2011 6:41:46 AM PST by silverleaf (All that is necessary for evil to succeed, is that good men do nothing)
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To: nutmeg
West quickly pointed out that the Koran was written long before America even existed and that it does indeed tell believers to kill infidels, and then proceeded to chronicle a lengthy list of historical Muslim acts of aggression. Congressman West closed his retort by referencing the Fort Hood shootings and 9-11 attacks, saying that his first-hand experiences on the battlefield have given him insight into the tactics that Islamists...

Palin/West

187 posted on 02/22/2011 6:41:56 AM PST by GOPJ (http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php - It's only uncivil when someone on the right does it.- Laz)
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To: andyssister

Go West!!


188 posted on 02/22/2011 7:02:05 AM PST by clinkclink
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To: clinkclink

Wow. Well done!!


189 posted on 02/22/2011 7:11:54 AM PST by andyssister
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To: Arrowhead1952

Yes, I saw it, and sent it to my entire e-address book. I hope every other freeper that sees it will do the same thing!

I had the honor of hearing his speech at the Freeper banquet in conjunction with the really big (well over a million people) Tea Party rally in DC.

I fervently believe he’s the real deal......


190 posted on 02/22/2011 7:18:59 AM PST by basil (It's time to rid the country of "gun free zones" aka "Killing Fields")
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To: samtheman

It would be a waste to lose Allen West’s talents by hiding him in the VP office and sending him to useless functions like funerals and dinners all over the globe.


191 posted on 02/22/2011 7:24:25 AM PST by Baynative (Truth is treason in an empire of lies)
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To: Libloather
Allen West is truly a great American!

There is only a handful of people in our congress with the courage to confront lies head on Allen West is one of them. Unfortunately, NONE of them are in the executive branch.

I’ll bet the mindless media mud hens are scrambling all over themselves to find something in his past that they can try to use to smear him in public. Watch for the Allen West attack editorials from the left to start showing up immediately.

192 posted on 02/22/2011 7:28:42 AM PST by Baynative (Truth is treason in an empire of lies)
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To: Baynative; Jim Robinson; Syncro; ExTexasRedhead; trooprally; STARWISE; nutmeg; BonRad; credo 2; ...
We in Florida are so very proud to have Congressman Allen West as one of our representatives in Congress! To give all outside Florida and idea of how closely Allen stays in touch with the citizens of our Sunshine state, here is his “Weekly Update” released today concerning events of last week.

CONGRESSMAN ALLEN WEST WEEKLY UPDATE:

Dear Patriot,

Greetings to our Constituents, fellow Floridians, and to all Americans from across this great land. It is time for another weekly update from your Congressional Representative.

This week I would like to take a fairly different approach and talk about the events that bookend the past week, before sharing the week's events.

We ended our last update with my walking onto the stage of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) to deliver the keynote speech, “Our Sacred Oath, The Dawn of a New America.” Judging from the response, I am deeply humbled at the reception of those words by many of you. And to the liberal press, well, you all did just as we expected, blah blah blah.

I arrived back to South Florida around midnight that night and my Sunday morning began early with a regular 5 mile run. Afterwards, the West Family headed to Boca Raton Christian Church where Pastor Bill Mitchell invited us to service. I gave a short 10 minute testimony on the courage to stand. It was a fantastic service and the congregation was just wonderful, over 900 in attendance. We had a nice ole’ fashioned Sunday church dinner with the leaders and their wives. Come to find out that Pastor Mitchell's wife and my wife, Angela, have something in common, they are both from Jamaica.

Last week ended for me Saturday morning at approximately 0430am with the final vote on the FY 2011 Continuing Resolution. I then went to the batcave to freshen up a bit and caught a JetBlue flight to Ft. Lauderdale. Upon arrival, I headed over to Umberto's Restaurant to address the Pilot Club of Ft. Lauderdale’s Patriotism program luncheon. There were some 40+ in attendance and we discussed, “What does America and being an American mean?” I believe this is the seminal question which we must all confront, lest what we see occurring in Wisconsin becomes the defining of who we are....which I shall never accept.

After that luncheon event, my Broward Deputy District Mgr, Kate Wesner, transported me over to Oakland Park for the 6th Annual Dr Carter G. Woodson Festival in celebration of Black History Month. The event was held at Jaco Pastorius park, the famed bass player for the jazz group, Weather Report, a local native South Floridian.

We had the special honor to recognize Mayor Allegra Webb Murphy, a fellow native Georgian, as she passed on the mantle of mayoral leadership. The Vice-Chair of the Broward Democrat Party came up and introduced herself and took a picture with me.....boy howdy is she in trouble!!!! She and I had a nice chat, yes, we really did, and she complimented me on my tenacity, principle, and the fact that I had joined the Congressional Black Caucus. Her comment was that, “At least I was not confused about who I was.” I just laughed within myself and thought....no, I am not confused, I am one proud American Man.

Sunday, I woke up at 0400 and headed to downtown Ft. Lauderdale to run with others who believe that health care is a personal responsibility- to take part in the A1A Marathon and 1/2 Marathon. It was a really nice morning and my goal was to try and make 1 hour 50 mins for the 13.1 mile course.

The race started out well and I was on pace to make the goal, but at mile 11 the fact that my D.C. schedule has not been conducive to training came to bear. I finished at 1 hour 53 minutes and was actually pleased.

The week itself was historic in that we endeavored to pass a Continuing Resolution which contained $100B of spending cuts under an open rule for debate of amendments. We started with some 400+ amendments, but through the debate process, some were dropped. As stated earlier, we completed the task early Saturday morning and it was truly an incredible learning experience for me. I was able to assess and examine House floor procedures and processes at their best, and as Speaker Boehner stated, “We allowed the House to work its will”.

Of course the legislation moves onto the Senate and already the President has stated he will veto it on arrival.

The week was full of great highlights and I would like to share a few with you. On Monday evening I attended the American-Israel Political Action Committee (AIPAC) reception in Washington. I was introduced along with other Freshmen House members and we all got 1-2 minutes to address the gathering. I believe that my position and support to the modern State of Israel is well know. Many of the AIPAC Board members visited with me personally in the office on Tuesday.

After that reception, I had the pleasure to do my first live interview with Greta Van Susteren, truly a fantastic interviewer who holds nothing back.

Tuesday was Marine Day for me as I was visited by former Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Carl Mundy and current Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Dunford. There are many great things about being a Congressional Representative, and having the honor to sit in the presence of men who embody the true American Warrior ethos, well, it does not get any better.

I was also honored later that day to host Mr. Qubad Talabani, Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq Representative to the United States. This young visionary leader is the son of Iraq President Jalal Talabani. Having spent a few days in Iraq and in Kurdistan, we had a fantastic discussion about the economic future as well as the security situation ahead for the worlds largest ethnic group without a homeland, the Kurds. The U.S. is falling behind Europe in the economic investment and development occurring in this most stable area where international flights go into Irbil, none of them United States carriers. I look forward to continued meetings with Mr. Talabani and hope to return to Iraq and visit Kirkuk and Kurdistan, perhaps one day soon, fly into Irbil on a U.S. carrier.

On Wednesday, I had the delight of hosting visiting South Florida High School students from Cardinal Gibbons school and my daughter Aubrey's school, Archbishop McCarthy. Later, I had meetings with representatives from Broward College and the President of Palm Beach State College, Dr Dennis Gallon. There was also a full Armed Services Committee meeting to hear the testimony of SecDef Gates and CJCS Admiral Mullen.

Wednesday was special because we had a Ft. Lauderdale small businessman, Bill Feinberg, come up to testify before the full House Committee on Small Business about how the health care law impacts his company. Bill did a fine job and was featured on several national news shows, to include Fox Business News with David Asman.....hat tip to Bill. And get ready, we shall be picking another great local small businessperson to bring their story to Capitol Hill in the near future.

Another exceptional event Wednesday, was when I sat with the Israeli Deputy Chief of Mission and shared assessments and perspectives on recent developments across North Africa and the Middle East. The world as we know it could have a very different look by years end, and we must be ready, the United States and Israel.

If Tuesday was Marine Day, then Thursday was Army Day as we began with the House Army Caucus breakfast. As I walked up, I was greeted by two former Cadets from my days as an ROTC instructor at Kansas State University. There stood Army Lieutenant Colonel's Kevin Admiral and Jim Delapp, the Aide-de-Camp and Legislative Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Army, respectively. Words cannot express the emotion of seeing these two great American Soldiers and leaders standing there proudly, especially as they smiled and gave me an Airborne greeting.

The breakfast was full of men and women with whom I had served. First to come up and greet me was retiring General “Kip” Ward, Commanding General of USAFRICOM. I sat with his replacement, General Carter Ham. Army Day continued as I met with Major General (Ret) Dave Bockel of the Reserve Officers Association, of which I am a member. I also met former Secretary Hoffman and we discussed the important issue of traumatic brain injury and hyperbaric oxygen treatment. I shall champion this issue for our men and women in uniform.

My Friday was filled with catching up on administrative details and several media interviews, Joyce Kaufman AM 850 WFTL, John Gizzi of Human Events, Florida Courier, Voice of America, and BBC.

As I sit here writing this, still smarting from the soreness in my legs from that 13.1 mile run, I must share with you my closing thoughts. They come from my Pastor Scott Eynon’s sermon at Community Christian Church. Scott closed out the seven part teaching series, “The Me I Want to Be.” His topic today was, “Asking God for a Mountain” and we studied Caleb from Joshua Chapter 14, verses 6-14. Scott addressed how we must seek the “mountains” in our life and not see them as insurmountable. Sir Edmund Hillary and his climbing Mount Everest was used as a modern metaphor.

I believe that we must all “climb the mountain” as it brings out the best in us. Dr Martin Luther King, Jr spoke of “being at the mountaintop” as he rallied us to believe in the greatness of the American dream for everyone.

America now is at the base of a mountain. Actually we are in a deep valley where it is hard to see the summit. We have fallen for the failed empty rhetoric and slogans of “hope and change” as part of the “Yes we Can” blah blah blah.

Join me in a new American dream to begin the trek out of the valley, to climb the dangerous heights, and reach the summit, the mountaintop......from whence we shall view the dawn of a New America.

Steadfast and Loyal,

Allen

193 posted on 02/22/2011 7:51:34 AM PST by seekthetruth (My Dream Ticket For 2012: "When Allen West won, America won!")
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To: nutmeg

OMW! I love this man. My esteem for him grows more and more each day.


194 posted on 02/22/2011 7:52:26 AM PST by Bigg Red (Palin in 2012)
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To: snowsislander

yEP.

AND during his watch, the Berlin Wall came down.

Go West Go


195 posted on 02/22/2011 7:53:20 AM PST by TomasUSMC ( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
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To: Lucky2

I’ve got such a serious crush on Allen West it borders on adultery!

**
I hear you, sister. Same here. :) A Republican rep who is a REAL man. We need more of them


196 posted on 02/22/2011 7:54:06 AM PST by Bigg Red (Palin in 2012)
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To: Allthegoodusernamesaregone

BTT


197 posted on 02/22/2011 8:16:24 AM PST by AuntB (Illegal immigration is simply more "share the wealth" socialism and a CRIME not a race!)
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To: HollyB

Ping~ I was over here...LOL

:)


198 posted on 02/22/2011 8:20:54 AM PST by 444Flyer ("...Rather the scorned- the rejected -the men hemmed in with the spears..." from 'A Consecration')
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To: seekthetruth

Luckily, that koran wasn’t weaponized. It wouldn’t surprise me if one ever was.


199 posted on 02/22/2011 8:21:51 AM PST by floriduh voter (The culture of participating being replaced by the culture of taking. Animal Farm?)
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To: The_Media_never_lie
Why, oh why couldn’t the first American black President have been an America loving hero like Col. West?

Technically, he could be. Obama is half caucasian.

200 posted on 02/22/2011 8:24:38 AM PST by 444Flyer ("...Rather the scorned- the rejected -the men hemmed in with the spears..." from 'A Consecration')
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