McCain: No Muslim president, U.S. better with Christian one

NY Daily News ^ | September 29th 2007 | HELEN KENNEDY

[vietvet67]

GOP presidential candidate John McCain says America is better off with a Christian President and he doesn't want a Muslim in the Oval Office.

"I admire the Islam. There's a lot of good principles in it," he said. "But I just have to say in all candor that since this nation was founded primarily on Christian principles, personally, I prefer someone who I know who has a solid grounding in my faith."

[CarrotAndStick]

"I admire the Islam."

That would literally translate to "I admire the submission".

[raybbr]

"That kind of attitude goes against the American tradition of religious pluralism and inclusion," said Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

Go suck on a pork rind.

[TomGuy]

A Muslim rights group ripped the Arizona Republican's remarks.

When C.A.I.R. is whining, we know we are doing something right.

[Solitar]

Would his comments be directed at Barrack Obama?

[SolidWood]

America is a Judeo-Christian country based on principles fundamentally at odds with those of islam. While there are certainly a lot of good individual “muslims” (moderate people from Middle Eastern origin) in America, islam in itself does not fit in the fabric of America.

[Boston Blackie]

"That kind of attitude goes against the American tradition of religious pluralism and inclusion," said Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

"I wouldn't want to create the impression that I wouldn't like the government of the United States to be Islamic sometime in the future. But I'm not going to do anything violent to promote that. I'm going to do it through education." Ibrahim Hooper, National Communications Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 4, 1993

"Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Qur'an should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on earth" --Omar Ahmed, Chairman of the Board of CAIR (Council of American Islamic Relations), San Ramon Valley Herald, July 1998

[vietvet67]

"He urged McCain to "clarify his remarks" and "stress his acceptance of political candidates of any faith."

And to promise that if elected he'll appoint a muslim to head the department of homeland security.

[RetiredArmy]

John, John, John. Quit trying to sham me into voting for you cause I ain’t gonna do it dude. John suffers from post traumatic syndrome from his POW days. I sincerely believe that is why he is McScream.

[The_Media_never_lie]

I wouldn't want to create the impression that I wouldn't like the government of the United States to be Islamic sometime in the future.

What a completely idiotic statement. The U.S. will never be Islamic.

[Zack Nguyen]

The left will get their knickers in a twist, but the first amendment says merely that Congress shouldn’t favor a religion or persecute it. People are still allowed to have their opinions (and even express them!) Public officials are no different.

[LibLieSlayer]

He must be talking about osamaramabama.

LLS

[JimRed]

"I admire the Islam. There's a lot of good principles in it,"...

...which are heavily outweighed by the evil ones.

Thank you for your service, Senator, but on this issue you have your head up your...never mind!

[BMC1]

The writer of this article better take a better look at the document.

The writer says “There is no mention of God, Jesus or Christ in that entirely secular document”

At the bottom of the document, it reads

“Done in convention by the unanimous consent of the states present the seventeenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven and of the independence of the United States of America the twelfth.”

I guess the writer doesn’t think LORD is God.

Just a technical point.

[elcid1970]

Ibrahim Hooper should be force-fed pork sausage.

(But that would be a waste of wholesome food, wouldn’t it?)

Anyone like Hooper who favors (or claims to be neutral about) the imposition of Sharia law in America, should be deported to the muzzie paradise of his choice.

[Eagles Talon IV]

McCain is right on here and he also has put the libs in a position of having to speak out against what he said. In other words the libs will now either say nothing and draw the ire of the loony far left or come out IN FAVOR of a Muslim in the WH. Either way they lose.

[bboop]

I like it, too. He forces THE issue, speaks out on it, takes a clear stand. Let’s see what the others do. I love the feisty Republicans coming out with positions. Does it mean I’ll vote for him? Too early to decide about that. Does it bring the real issues to the table? You bet it does.

Maybe Hilary can opine on this, in her new SOFT way.

[libbybelle]

One of the goals of the Islamic Society of North America is to advocate “Islamic solutions to societal problems and become involved in effecting righteous change in North America.”

Islamic solutions is to see our wives in burqas and our daughters subject to honor killings. Wake up America, the enemy is inside the gate.

[Borges]

‘In the Year of Our Lord’ is like saying A.D.

[swordfish]

As I’ve been saying to my wife for months now, there are millions of democrats, mostly men, from blue states/big cities, across all demographic lines, like most of her union member uncles (she’s from Illinois), who will NEVER vote for some named Barrack HUSSIEN Obama. Ain’t gonna happen.

[LibLieSlayer]

I know many people here in the IBEW... they ain’t gonna vote for no one named hussein either. They (most of them) do not vote dim anyway.

LLS

[SJackson]

McCain is right on here and he also has put the libs in a position of having to speak out against what he said. In other words the libs will now either say nothing and draw the ire of the loony far left or come out IN FAVOR of a Muslim in the WH. Either way they lose.

The libs will be happy to speak out, if you look at the coverage it's largely negative, much of it focused on McCain's refusal to consider a Jew for President. It was a personal comment which will be twisted, that's an unfortunate commentary on the media, but in no way is McCains comment a plus. His campaign is trying to backpedal as we speak.