Oh really? The reason that Michigan has the highest number of Muslims in the country is because of Abraham. Abraham also said that if he were to be re-elected, he would increase the quota for Muslims to come to the United States.
Abraham is highly praised in The American Muslim Council (AMC) publication in an interview with him. AMC asked the question: "Do you believe that AMC's role in promoting the interests of Muslims in America has begun to reduce discrimination against Muslims and mitigate the negative stereotypical image of Muslims and Islam in the West? If so, how was it accomplished?
ABRAHAM: I commend the American Muslim Council's efforts in reducing discrimination against Muslims and mitating the negative stereotypical image of Islamin the West. The efforts of AMC in sponsoring such dinners as that of February 13, 1996, assists in shredding a positive light upon the many wonderful accomplishes of the religion and the members of the Muslim community. The AMC should continue this good work by encouraging political involvement among its members.
The dinner Abraham referred to was the first White House Celebration fo EID Al-Fitr on February 20, 1996 by President and Mrs. Clinton. The AMC publication also shows a portrait of the First Lady holding the Koran.
As for AMC, Steven Emerson writes in his commentary, "Friends of Hamas in the White House," that AMC's tactics of claiming anti-Muslim racism rather than acknowledging the existence of Islamic extremism deliberately serves to silence criticism of terrorists." "The American Muslim Council is a radical group that supports radical Islamic terrorists movements," says Seif Ashmawy, the American Muslim publisher of the Voice of Peace in New Jersey. "I am shocked and outraged that the White House would embrace them."
Unfortunately, President Bush picked up on the tradition of honoring the end of Ramadan in the White House.
And Spencer Abraham understands the threat of Muslim terrorists?
Beam me up, Scotty!
btw....isn't he Christian?...
More on the AMC interview with Abraham:
"AMC: In which ways, if any, did the Muslim community play a role in your successful 1994 campaign for the U.S. Senate?
ABRAHAM: As you may know, I am very proud of my heritage (Lebanese Orthodox Christian)and of the bipartisan support that I received from the American Muslim community during my Senate campaign. The community in Michigan and all over the United States encouraged and supported my candidacy--and for that I am grateful. I am working hard in the Senate to listen to the views of the Muslim community and to make sure that the community has a place to voice those concerns."
Are any of you listening?
Hello. Here’s an update several weeks old for you: Spencer Abraham isn’t Thompson’s “campaign manager.”