President George Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500 28 July 2003
RE: Professor Daniel Pipes Nomination to the United States Institute of Peace ~
Dear President Bush:
I am writing in regard to your nomination of Professor Daniel Pipes to the United States Institute of Peace. Recently, in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, under extreme pressure from opponents, his nomination was tabled because "a quorum was not present" and the other Congressmen involved voted to kick it back to you to withdraw the nomination.
This is inexcusable. Daniel Pipes is eminently qualified for this position, and among those who are observers and supporters, he has always maintained an extremely objective and balanced approach to the problem of militant Islam. Yet, his detractors can only revert to the juvenile, schoolyard tactics of unjustified namecalling and abusive argumentum ad hominem attacks against him and his work, unable to prevail against his superior ideas.
Our friends, sons, and daughters in our military are deployed overseas in harm's way because of militant Islam. Yet this war will only be truly won in the arena of the war of ideas. This nation's tolerance is being used against it to ultimately destroy it by extremists who protect terrorism, as they worship at the alter of political correctness run amuck.
I ask therefore that you sustain your nomination of Daniel Pipes, and not back down in the face of the likes of CAIR, the MPAC, the neo-left, and other terrorist sympathizers who have been working to derail the nomination of Mr. Pipes. America needs to stand behind qualified individuals like this who are not afraid to speak the truth concerning the oppressive and totalitarian ideologies which are at the root of the terrorist attacks against us, and the overall war on terror.
My Deepest Respects and Regards,
[Signed]
CC:
Senator Gregg
Chairman - Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
428 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-6300
Republican National Committee
310 First Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
This is a bit like nominating John Wayne to the "Council on Indian Relations."
Osama bin Murray. The taliban's own senator and American traitor.
The AMC, are the ones that HILLARY CLINTON accepted a donation from, and then lied about knowledge of the real name of the group. She claimed she thought they were the AMERICAN MUSEUM COUNCIL, (just a coincidence they were all Muslims and didn't speak any ENGLISH, heck, that coulda fooled anyone)
Correct me if I am wrong, but aren't all these groups named above, just FOREIGNERS taking advantage of our civil freedoms and using the formation and legality of these associations to attempt to take over our government from the inside ?
The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan federal institution created by Congress to promote the prevention, management, and peaceful resolution of international conflicts. Established in 1984, the Institute meets its congressional mandate through an array of programs, including research grants, fellowships, professional training, education programs from high school through graduate school, conferences and workshops, library services, and publications. The Institute's Board of Directors is appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate.
Sorry, but I can't get passionate about someone's appointment to an absolutely worthless taxpayer-funded organization. If anything, members of Congress will get an e-mail from me asking them to eliminate the position altogether.