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IMAM: I STUMPED FOR BUSH
New York Post ^
| March 13, 2006
| SARAH GARLAND, STEPHANIE GASKELL and ANDY GELLER
Posted on 03/13/2006 4:58:53 PM PST by nickcarraway
An imam under fire for saying that "the greatest terrorists in the world occupy the White House" made a surprising admission yesterday - he campaigned for President Bush in the last election.
Imam Umar Abdul-Jalil (right, yesterday), who was suspended Thursday as head chaplain of the city's jails for that and other inflammatory remarks, made the disclosure at a news conference held to defend him.
A supporter, the Rev. Lonnie McLeod of the Church of High Hope in East Harlem, said that Abdul-Jalil was "as true an American as you would ever find" and would "lay his life down for his country."
McLeod concluded his comments by saying that he had voted for Bush.
Then Abdul-Jalil stepped up to the microphone and went one further.
"I campaigned for George Bush," he said.
The imam would not say if he had become disillusioned with the president or discuss his controversial remarks.
Mayor Bloomberg said he would probably make a decision about axing Abdul-Jalil later this week.
The imam's lawyer, civil-rights activist Norman Siegel, said city workers can be fired only if they reveal city secrets or make comments on city time.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: abduljalil; bush; clerics; elections; imam; imamabduljalil; imams; islam; islamistslie; politics; surethingimam; terrorclerics; yeahright
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To: nickcarraway
...and Osama Bin Laden stumped for Kerry...
To: notfornothing
Must be some kind of mutual admiration society because Kerry and the rest of the herd continue to stump for Bin Laden
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posted on
03/13/2006 5:05:33 PM PST
by
Kimmers
To: nickcarraway
An imam under fire for saying that "the greatest terrorists in the world occupy the White House" made a surprising admission yesterday - he campaigned for President Bush in the last election. There's nothing very 'surprising' about it... Isn't it SOP for Islamists to show one face when they are trying to make the enemy (us) believe that they are not a threat, and another, more sinister and authentic face when they think that they are talking to "their own"?
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posted on
03/13/2006 5:06:14 PM PST
by
Zeppo
To: nickcarraway
So the head chaplain for New York City jails is a muslim immam who is about to get fired for saying the White House is filled with terrorists. Unreal.
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posted on
03/13/2006 5:09:44 PM PST
by
advance_copy
(Stand for life, or nothing at all)
To: nickcarraway
"I campaigned for George Bush," he said. ...before I campaigned against him.
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posted on
03/13/2006 5:10:32 PM PST
by
Gondring
(I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
To: nickcarraway
Bullsh*t!
What a giant load.
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posted on
03/13/2006 5:11:11 PM PST
by
KJC1
(Bush is fighting the War on Terror, Dems are fighting the War on Bush)
To: Kimmers
I hope the reporters had their hip waders on,sounds like it was getting pretty deep in there.
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posted on
03/13/2006 5:11:51 PM PST
by
Farmer Dean
(Every time a toilet flushes,another liberal gets his brains.)
To: Farmer Dean
Actually, the way I've been feeling about the media lately, I'm hoping they brought spoons.
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posted on
03/13/2006 5:14:24 PM PST
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: Zeppo
The muslum lobby uses political connections just like other lobby groups use them.They used those connections to get radical imams to preach in our prisons and our military.This guy probably hated Bush but he was told to support him publicly.
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posted on
03/13/2006 5:14:56 PM PST
by
rdcorso
(There Is No Such Thing As A Neutral Person During A War With Radical Islam.)
To: raybbr; DTogo; AZ_Cowboy; Itzlzha; Stellar Dendrite; NRA2BFree; Spiff; Pelham; Das Outsider; ...
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posted on
03/13/2006 5:31:03 PM PST
by
Stellar Dendrite
(UAE-- Funds HAMAS and CAIR, check my homepage [UPDATED FREQUENTLY])
To: Zeppo
There's nothing very 'surprising' about it... Isn't it SOP for Islamists to show one face when they are trying to make the enemy (us) believe that they are not a threat, and another, more sinister and authentic face when they think that they are talking to "their own"?
It is required when dealing with unbelievers, infidels, and fellow Muslims.
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posted on
03/13/2006 5:45:46 PM PST
by
Das Outsider
(Islam is not about peace or humanity; it is ultimately about domination, by whatever means.)
To: nickcarraway
An imam under fire for saying that "the greatest terrorists in the world occupy the White House" made a surprising admission yesterday - he campaigned for President Bush in the last election.
And so much has changed since November, 2004, hasn't it, Imam?
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posted on
03/13/2006 5:49:05 PM PST
by
Das Outsider
(Islam is not about peace or humanity; it is ultimately about domination, by whatever means.)
To: nickcarraway
IMAM: I STUMPED FOR BUSHRiiiiiight.
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posted on
03/13/2006 5:55:56 PM PST
by
Mark17
To: Stellar Dendrite
Shades of Alamoudi, Maryati, Zogby, and Hooper.
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posted on
03/13/2006 6:15:22 PM PST
by
Do not dub me shapka broham
("The moment that someone wants to forbid caricatures, that is the moment we publish them.")
To: Stellar Dendrite
Something tells me Imam Umar Abdul-Jalil is fulla bull.
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posted on
03/13/2006 6:21:09 PM PST
by
Reagan Man
(Secure our borders;punish employers who hire illegals;stop all welfare to illegals)
To: nickcarraway
An imam under fire for saying that "the greatest terrorists in the world occupy the White House" made a surprising admission yesterday - he campaigned for President Bush in the last election. What possibly could have Bush have done in the 15 months after the 2004 election to piss this guy off that he hadn't been doing before the election?
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posted on
03/13/2006 7:22:31 PM PST
by
Mike Darancette
(In the Land of the Blind the one-eyed man is king.)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
03/13/2006 7:55:00 PM PST
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(A Liberal: One who demands half of your pie, because he didn't bake one.)
To: nickcarraway
Umar Abdul-Jalil... Hmmm, no donations to any party from anyone by that name on opensecrets.org, the only close hits are:
JALIL, SHAAKIR ABDUL PHILADELPHIA,PA 19146 5/24/2004 $200 LaRouche, Lyndon H Jr
JALILI, FIROOZ MR LAFAYETTE,LA 70505 SELF EMPLOYED/PHYSICIAN 3/24/2004 $250 Boustany, Charles W Jr
JALILI, HOUSHANG IRVINE,CA 92614 CARABELLA CORPORATION 6/19/2004 $500 Clinton, Hillary Rodham
JALILI, KAMBIZ SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94103 SELF/BUSINESSMAN 9/2/2003 $1,000 Ameri, Goli Yazdi
JALILI, KAMBIZ SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94103 JALILI INTERNATIONAL INC./PRESIDENT 5/12/2004 $500 Ameri, Goli Yazdi
JALILI, KAMBIZ MR MILL VALLEY,CA 94941 JALILI INTERNATIONAL INC./PRESIDENT 9/9/2004 $2,000 Ameri, Goli Yazdi
JALILVAND, FARHAD FOLSOM,CA 95630 QLOGIC/ENGINEER 5/25/2004 $500 Kerry, John
JALILVAND, FARHAD FOLSOM,CA 95630 QLOGIC/ENGINEER 9/29/2004 $250 Kerry, John
JALILVAND, FARHAD FOLSOM,CA 95630 QLOGIC/ENGINEER 10/29/2004 $250 DNC Services Corp
JALILVAND, FARHAD FOLSOM,CA 95630 QLOGIC/ENGINEER 10/29/2004 $250 DNC Services Corp
Anyone know how to look up voter registration/party affiliation records?
To: notfornothing
...and Osama Bin Laden stumped for Kerry...LOL!!
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