Posted on 09/29/2011 3:06:35 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o
At last week’s presidential debate in Florida, Rick Perry said something that made the audience gasp in disbelief. He said critics of in-state college tuition for illegal aliens “have no heart.” Welcome to Compassionate Conservatism 2.0.
The Perry tactic of debate by slander was an eye-opener for many conservatives, and it probably contributed to his poor showing in the Florida straw poll that followed the debate. Republicans are in no mood for a replay of the Bush amnesty plans.
Or Perry’s poor showing in the Florida straw poll might have something to do with a recent report about the highly touted “Texas jobs created by Perry’s pro-growth policies.” The Center for Immigration Studies has discovered that 81% of the 279,000 jobs created in Texas from 2007 to 2011 went to non-citizens, a high number of them illegal aliens.
What is not yet as widely known about Perry is that he extends his taxpayer-funded compassion not only to illegal aliens but also to Muslim groups seeking to whitewash the violent history of that religion. Perry endorsed and facilitated the adoption in Texas public schools of a pro-Muslim curriculum unit developed by Muslim clerics in Pakistan.
Perry’s connections to Muslim groups in Texas are well documented. A recent Christian Science Monitor story said, “Perry has attended a number of Ismaili events in Texas, brokered a few agreements between the state and Ismailis (including the legislation introducing Islamic curricula into Texas schools), and even laid the first brick at the groundbreaking ceremony for an Ismaili worship center in Plano in 2005.”
The Muslim Histories and Cultures (MHC) project was formalized in 2004 in a signed agreement between the University of Texas at Austin and Aga Khan University in Pakistan. The announcement of the MHC project credited Gov. Perry by name with being “instrumental” in its launch.
The agreement calls for an extensive program of bi-cultural teacher training funded jointly by both parties. More than 200 Texas teachers have been trained in the program, which is ongoing. The project’s curriculum units were initially available for viewing on the university’s website, but have since been scrubbed from the Internet. It appears Texas officials do not want the curriculum examined by Texas taxpayers.
Islam scholar Robert Spencer, head of Jihad Watch, examined the program and concluded, “The curriculum is a complete whitewash and it’s got the endorsement of Perry. It’s not going to give you any idea why people are waging jihad against the West — it’s only going to make you think that the real problem is ‘Islamophobia.’”
Perhaps Spencer exaggerates the curriculum’s bias? Examine it for yourself here.
Perry’s close ties to Muslim groups led the political blog Salon to headline a recent story: “Rick Perry: The pro-Sharia candidate?” Evidence in support of that theme comes from Gov. Perry’s refusal to support legislation sponsored by Texas Republican legislators to outlaw Sharia law in Texas.
Perry’s close alliances with pro-Islamic Republican activists like Grover Norquist give additional cause for concern. Norquist supports open borders and amnesty for illegal aliens and is well known in Washington, D.C. circles for his tireless efforts to build Republican bridges to pro-amnesty groups and to slander advocates of immigration enforcement as “racists.” Norquist also has close ties to the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR), whose Houston chapter bragged in a recent newsletter that “Rick Perry’s relationship with Muslims may set him apart.” Precisely so, but not in a way that helped him with voters in the Florida straw poll.
What is it with Republican elites like Perry? Do they think Republican primary voters are stupid? Does Perry think he can talk tough in defending the Texas death penalty and then waffle on border security and taxpayer support for illegal alien children? Why does he think he can claim to be the “tea party candidate” while endorsing a whitewash of Islamic extremism in Texas schools?
Perry’s ties to Muslim groups is only one red flag among many. His poor performance in the Florida debate may well be the beginning of a meltdown.
(Tom Tancredo represented Colorado’s 6th Congressional District from 1999 until 2009.)
You may have noticed that “Reagan Man” is no Reagan Man.
Truth hurts, doesn’t it.
The subject of Islam must be brought up during the debates one way or another. Too long has the MSM put it on a backburner for fear of not being PC.
The American people must know about any Muslim sympathies that these candidates foster.
Especially Perry has some explaining to do in view of the many Muslim-related stories that abound about him.
You guys are sounding a bit paranoid, or even Islamophobic.
Yawn
This is an issue I’m not sure Romney has been as dreadful on as Perry has.
Because he supports Romney and then lies when he says that Governor Perry is soft on border security and because he ignores the useless over-spending that would come from his “Great Wall of China.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2785151/posts?page=183#183
Cain, the radio talk show host, knew exactly what he was doing when he said this about the Governor: “Him being soft on securing the border, is one of the reasons.” and said that he and the Governor have fundamental differences on “securing the border for real, the need to enforce the laws that are already there, the need to promote the path to citizenship that is already there. But most importantly, to empower the States to enforce the national,uh,federal immigration.”
Where is he going to put that “Great Wall of China?” In the middle of the 1200 miles of the Rio Grande?
Or will he do as they do now: hundreds of yards in, cutting off homes from Texas, ceding the Rio Grande to Mexico and cutting productive farmers and ranchers from their lawful water rights? Then, the fence is regularly breached by illegal invaders, but the border patrol is spread too thin to respond, even when alerted to the fact.
And then, they do payroll audits instead of workplace raids, dump illegals they catch in Arizona a few feet over the border from Presidio, Texas, and dismiss 300,000 deportations in Houston and Dallas Federal courts — after letting the criminals go on their own bond.
Talk about killing the economy - you will kill the businesses and jobs that exist because farmers and ranchers have toughed it out all these years along the Rio Grande.
Remember the Texas motto - “Come and get it!” It’s as true today as it was 180 years ago, if you want to take Texans’ water rights and lands for a fence that doesn’t work.
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Wow. Tancrado is usually too smart to get so many facts so dead wrong. Pretty much his entire complaint is based on a false premise. The poster isn’t much better. “Pro-Sharia Candidate?” don’t make me laugh.
Islam actually has a history. As a political movement, it is a major factor in the middle east.
And I don’t know when you graduated High School, or where, but when I went to school, and when my kids went to school, they actually taught history in history. Meaning they learned about China, including the religions of china and how they shaped the political landscape. They learned of the middle east and how the religions there shaped THAT landscape.
I certainly don’t want the next generation to be ignorant of the political forces at work in the middle east. The outline of the class we are speaking of was not kind to the muslim faith.
Some people confuse this with a federal program being pushed by the Obama administration, which did have a less-than attractive lesson plan. Don’t be fooled.
The Conservative Jewish Commentary Magazine has more on this....
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/08/15/perry-sharia-law-aga-khan/
And here’s a detailed debunking....
http://www.countercontempt.com/archives/1945
There are a lot of folks who think Tancredo is an idiot. They think he wants to put machine guns and landmines on the border. There is some truth in what they say. Tancredo can be an idiot and he does want to militarize the borders, just not with machine guns and landmines.
CIS: Center for Immigration Studies was founded and funded by John Tanton. Tanton is a nativist and eugenicist and has ties to the Pioneer Fund, a white-supremacist organization. My guess is, Tancredo has relationships with all three of Tanton's creations --- FAIR, NumbersUSA and the aforementioned, CIS.
“The Islamailis are a persecuted Shia minority in Saudia Arabia....”
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All Shias, Islamailis or otherwise, are a minority and second class citizens in Sunni Saudi Arabia.
It is also significant that most of the oil in SA is found in the Eastern Province bordering the Persian Gulf. Should the Shias decide to secede (won’t happen without help from Iran) from the rest of SA, the country would be of very little value to the West.
The author of this piece is either intentionally deceitful, or an idiot. And since Im familiar with the author’s past, Im gonna go with deceitful.
First, he uses an anti –immigration firm’s results to show that immigration is a problem. Where does the CFI get its numbers? How do they know what percent of jobs went to illegals? Where is any of that posted.
Second, the TEA, which sets the curriculum, is a group of elected individuals. So to blame Perry alone for that is disingenuous. And what evidence does the author bring of Pakistani Muslim Clerics writing the curriculum? It may be true, but there are not footnotes, nor is there and stated proof.
Third, Perry’s being present at the groundbreaking of a mosque doesn’t show any type of proof of subversion. Tancredo is assuming that his readers are just bigots who will say “Perry was ok with a mosque being built, he’s one of them.”
Fourth, what is wrong with offering muslim history courses in college?
Fifth, using the head of “Jihad Watch” to find pro-Jihad implications falls into the “I was looking for what I found” mentality of one issue focus groups.
Sixth, using evidence that Perry wont support a law to outlaw a law that is not currently a law is stretching it pretty thin.
Seventh, I think the Grover Norquist scare tactic is just part of the one world government conspiracy that makes its way in and out of vogue, while attempting to brand Perry bad because he knows someone who knows someone.
Overall, I would say Tancredo just comes off as exactly who he is: A true believer who got politically shot down by the country and the state because he thinks that everyone who is not 100% with him is 100% against him.
“It’s worth keeping in mind the personal animosity Tancredo has for Perry. He’s claimed Perry called him a racist in several outlets going back years but no one has ever been able to verify it actually happened. “
But it does fit Perry’s overall demeanor with people who don’t AGREE WITH HIM 100% of the time, as he’s proven twice now in his presidental run. I just can’t imagine him trying to work with Republicans in Congress when he does things like push Amnesty (unless they rubber-stamp everything he wants, as here in Texas). At least Bush-43 was CIVIL with Republican opposition, rather than being contemptuous. Perry as president would be a NIGHTMARE and probably cost Republicans control of Congress, as they would have to deal with an opposition that despised them and a same-party president that despised them.
“Where is he going to put that “Great Wall of China?” In the middle of the 1200 miles of the Rio Grande?
Or will he do as they do now: hundreds of yards in, cutting off homes from Texas, ceding the Rio Grande to Mexico and cutting productive farmers and ranchers from their lawful water rights? Then, the fence is regularly breached by illegal invaders, but the border patrol is spread too thin to respond, even when alerted to the fact.”
Funny, that wasn’t a factor AT ALL when Congress passed the law (since gutted) to build the fence back in 2008 (I think). But I guess it is now, since it’s causing Perry trouble...
I did notice in the debate that when the mod asked him how he could keep it from going above 9%, he just said that it wouldnt. He didnt say why or how, because once he is gone and dems are in the House, it will go up.
What is the hell is this issue again? Some overblown conspiracy theory BS?
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