A majority of American Muslims, whose numbers equal that of Jews, voted Republican in 2000.
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He'd better hope there's more of them than there are people like me. I'll roast in hell befor I vote for this idiot.
We are about to go to war in an area surrounded by muslim countries. We must have ground bases in the area or our troops will be totally impotent. The reason he is reaching out is not to asuage the American muslims it is to guarantee he can have those bases available. GWB knows what he is doing and I have learned that what he does has worked.People who second guess him are usually find themselves looking pretty foolish.
Ramadan is the most irritating time of year imaginable if you live in a Muslim country. Even in Turkey it's a royal pain. For the devout, nothing may pass the lips between dawn and dusk, and making whoopee is forbidden also. Out of respect, beer gardens serve only soft drinks in the evening. If Ramadan occurs during one of the warmer months, like June, grit your teeth and endure. Serious practitioneers can go nuts, jumping on school buses and cursing out bus drivers and the like. It's a condition known as "Ramadan Head," and it all adds to the mix. It can be amusing, at times.
One loses sleep during this month. Before dawn, some guy walks around the neighborhood with what must be a replica Ottoman war drum, banging it loud enough to wake the dead, so that everyone can get up and gorge themselves before the sun comes up. This infernal instrument, when played properly, sounds like a tractor trailer going sixty miles an hour with half a dozen flat tires. After Ramadan, everyone breathes a long sigh of relief, until the drummer knocks on everyone's door to get paid for the previous month's incessant friendly reminders. As these guys make out like bandits in better neighborhoods, I felt no guilt at all when I told him "Thank you, but I have an alarm clock," and closed the door in his face. Had I lived in a poorer neighborhood I think I would have been more understanding, though, out of respect for the neighbors.