Posted on 06/03/2009 4:43:32 AM PDT by Daisyjane69
I just saw the video of Obama getting off plane in Saudi Arabia. He appears to be alone?
I thought I read someplace that a Muslim is not permitted to bring a non-Muslim spouse into the kingdom. Is that true? Because Bush, as a non-Muslim, would not be bound by such a rule. Remember, Laura Bush did accompany President Bush to the Middle East.
Anyone know about this?
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan will lunch with First Lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday.
Maybe she is home with the kids.
Maybe he wants his “space”
Maybe she is sick of him.
Michelle doesn’t like the fact that she can’t show off her superbly toned arms wearing a Saudi BMO outfit.
They couldn’t find a bur’qa to fit a Wookie. Besides, have you ever seen a bur’qa with a belt? Looks like BHO brought Rahm along as his “wife.”
Maybe he is going to play “Barry of Arabia” with the king and figured the First “O” had enough to do covering for the Larry Sinclair stuff.
Seems plausible, but I swear to you, I read something like that “rule” earlier today. I meant to save it, but I had to reboot my computer and then *poof*
Then there is always that chance that I’m losing my marbles. LOL
She’s meeting him in Paris with the kids on Friday.
Interesting...
Saudi rules. She either stayed home or doesn’t like the way that leash makes her look fat.
Because Michelle is smarter than Hillary?
I'd say she's the one getting the vacation.
I know I am.
Maybe she doesn’t want to wear a burkha.
I found it. Sounds like a secondhand account. Interesting, nevertheless.
SDB Says:
June 2, 2009 at 11:34 pm
George Brian says:
May 19, 2009 at 11:12 pm
We have seen the following story twice and it appears to be a valid record of Obama’s Muslim problems.
OBAMA – A MUSLIM?
This came to me a few days ago. Very disturbing. It has to do with President Obama’s recent trip to Saudi Arabia. It involves a conversation the following person had with two Muslims at a Blockbuster Outlet.
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“I was at Blockbusters on Saturday renting videos. As I was going along the wall there was a video called “Obama.” I told the two men next to me that I wouldn’t waste my time looking at it. For a few moments we talked about Obama. These men were Arabs. I asked them why they thought Michele Obama headed home following her visit in France instead of traveling on to Saudi Arabia with her husband. They said she couldn’t go to Saudi Arabia. I asked them why and I told them that Laura Bush went to Saudi Arabia. They told me that Obama is a Muslim and by Muslim law he would not be allowed to bring his non-Muslim wife into the countries that accept Sharia Law. Muslims are not allowed to marry non-Muslims in Arabia – and when they say ‘not allowed’ they mean business. And this is why Michelle was advised not to travel to Saudi Arabia. Laura Bush, however, was not part of a Muslim & non-Muslim marriage, so it wasn’t a problem for her.
“I thought it was interesting that these Arabs at Blockbuster’s accept the idea that we are being led by a president who is a Muslim who follows the Islamic creed. They pointed out that this is the reason he bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia – it was a signal to the Muslim world. It was more than a simple bow to a King, but to the leader of the Muslim homeland.”
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Note: This is truly eye-opening. Those two Arabs consider Obama a Muslim! To them, this is why Obama bowed to the Saudi (Muslim) king. And it is doubtful they are isolated in this view.
http://hillbuzz.org/2009/06/01/monday-open-thread-12/#comments
Post # 72
*whew...I didn’t want to stay up another hour and find that!*
Obama didn’t want her upstaging him (recall the Euro tour) — in the muslim world.
That would be a major insult and embarrassment.
Paris? Another date night...lol
Rahm is not allowed in Saudi Arabia according to this.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37323
TROUBLED KINGDOM
Saudi tourism: No Jews please
Islamic nation opens to holiday travelers, but not all
© 2009 WorldNetDaily.com
Saudi Arabia will begin issuing tourist visas for the first time, bringing more attention to its restrictive policies, which include banning Jews.
Travel to the desert kingdom has been limited to business, employment, pilgrimages and specially approved visits, but in the next several weeks a new tourism law will be enacted, reports Arab News, an official English-language newspaper.
The government says it plans to set up a national council for tourism to promote the country in world markets.
But on the Supreme Commission for Tourism’s website is a list of those who are not allowed in the county: [Editor’s note: Since this story was posted early this morning, the Saudi commission has edited the page. Here is how it originally appeared. This is the current version.]
An Israeli passport holder or a passport that has an Israeli arrival/departure stamp.
Those who don’t abide by the Saudi traditions concerning appearance and behaviors.
Those under the influence of alcohol ... .
Jewish People
The website also says if a woman arrives in the country alone, “the sponsor or her husband must receive her at the airport.”
“Every woman must have confirmed accommodation for the duration of her stay in the Kingdom,” the rules say.
Also, “A woman is not allowed to drive a car and can therefore only travel by car if she is accompanied by her husband, a male relative or a driver.”
Saudi Prince Abdul Aziz told Arab News the government expects the tourist industry to create 1.5 million to 2.3 million new jobs for young Saudis by 2020.
“There are more than 10,000 tourist attractions in the Kingdom,” he said.
A college for tourist and hotel management is under construction and the government has plans for 50,000 new hotel rooms.
Saudi writers also have called for opening up the Kingdom to foreign tourists, the Arab News said.
“Foreign tourists would love to enjoy swimming, tanning and water sports in our warm seas in fall and winter, and all-year activities like mountaineering, hiking, car racing and conferences,” wrote Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi of Al-Madinah newspaper.
For Saudis and expatriates, however, the U.S. State Department paints a dark picture of life, stating in its human-rights report the Islamic government has “prohibited or restricted freedom of speech, the press, assembly, association, religion and movement.”
The State Department’s annual report on religious freedom says bluntly, “freedom of religion does not exist in Saudi Arabia.”
In its May report, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said “Saudi Arabia is a uniquely repressive case where the government forcefully and almost completely limits the public practice or expression of religion to one interpretation: a narrow and puritanical version of Islam based on the Wahhabi doctrine.”
Women in Saudi Arabia have about the same standing as livestock. About....
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