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I think that he's been the focus of so much scrutiny because he's the one who (mostly pre-9/11) had been bragging about bringing Muslims and Arabs into the GOP and acting as their conduit to the White House.

What's wrong with that? Who wants Muslims and Arabs to start voting predominantly Rat?

Getting the story straight: Grover Norquist replies to Ratner's accusation of selling out America

Ellen Ratner writes that I want to "bring Islamic fundamentalists into the Republican Party without regard to how they feel about terrorism or Americans, let alone Republicans." This is not true. And it is silly. It is, however, a sad lie that a handful of bigots have tried to spread to attack President Bush and others. These bigots have had very little success in getting this nonsense published, but sadly Ellen Ratner allowed herself to be used here.
The truth is that I share President Bush and President Reagan's view that the Republican Party and the conservative movement should reach out to Americans of all faiths and all ethnic backgrounds. We are a nation of immigrants and this is a strength and part of our national greatness. I believe that the Republican values of individual liberty are best for the nation and for all individuals.
I wrote an article in 2000 for the American Spectator pointing out that Muslims in America have traditionally voted Republican. President George W. Bush reached out in the 2000 election and won more than 70 percent of the Muslim vote. Bush's leadership and outreach is a model of how Republicans can and should reach out to all Americans – not by pandering as the Democrats do, but by highlighting how conservative values are best for all Americans.

What's wrong with that? Who wants Muslims and Arabs to start voting predominantly Rat?

If they won't condemn the extremists and the 9/11 attacks in an unqualified manner, the 'rats can have them. These people would fit in well with the other America-haters on the left.

I, for one, am damn sick and tired of these so-called "moderates" who wag their fingers at the islamofascists -- and then follow up right away with how 9/11 was somehow our fault, either for not hating Israel and/or being successful and non-muslim.

The hamas/hezbollah/palestinian islamic jihad and their supporters crowd with whom Norquist hangs out are NOT the kind I want in this party. If need be, I'll still vote for Bush, but my registration and dollars will move to the Conservative Party.

Start voting? As with most all immigrant groups, let alone ones from socialist countries, Muslim Americans and Arab Americans have traditionally voted Dem, and their PACs and the 501 c 3, including the ones Grover brought to candidate Bush and to the White House, have and continue to support Dems (including his own cutout, Khaled Saffuri)-- indeed radical ones like Cynthia McKinney, Ms. Jackson-Lee, James Moran and Bonior. Recent polling data by Zogby for some of these same groups has confirmed that this trend continues. You can easily google for these or pick any of the names Gaffney cites and run them on the net and at Opensecrets or FEC and look at the contribution trends.