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[Mary Ann Parker]

I have not seen this elsewhere yet.

"American" Muslims formally endorse KERRY

On a previous post we see that brother CAM is in ISRAEL
promising them things on Kerry's behalf and then we see the
following endorsement.
Kerry is building a COALITION for sure. So far he has the official
endorsement of THE COMMUNIST PARTY and now
The American Muslims;

What's up with that??
Someone is not paying attention.
And the press as usual misses an opportunity to get the answers!

Here are the links and some of the text for review.
Please help throw down the gautnlet to as many as possible.

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Tuesday, October 5, 2004
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COUNTDOWN TO ELECTION DAY
Muslim group endorses Kerry
Cites civil-liberties restrictions, harsh foreign policies
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Posted: October 5, 2004
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© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com

The HYPERLINK "http://www.mapac-us.org/home.asp"Muslim American Political Action Committee has formally endorsed
Sen. John Kerry for president.

"What does it mean for Muslim Americans if President Bush is
re-elected?"asked Mukit Hossain, president of MAPAC, in making
the announcement.
"It means more constricting laws and policies to curtail the
civil liberties of the Muslim Americans, and harsher
foreign policies toward Muslim countries –
in the name of combating terrorism.
It also means a continuing and menacing
rise of anti-Muslim sentiment in America, covertly nurtured by the
neoconservatives, and openly fanned by government officials
like Lt. General (William) Boykin and Attorney General John Ashcroft."

[b]Hossain, a telecommunications entrepreneur who emigrated from Bangladesh,
said the decision to endorse Kerry came after months of considerations,
discussions with Muslim American leaders across the country, and extensive dialog with the Kerry campaign and the Democratic Party leadership.

"Since Senator Kerry is not controlled by religious and political
ideologues, the possibility of an open and productive dialog
with the Kerry administration for the Muslim Americans remains alive," he said.
"The Kerry campaign has already shown an eagerness to be inclusive,
and an inclination to engage in such a dialog.
So, the only viable option open to the Muslim Americans is to
strongly support John Kerry and assert ourselves as an
important part of the electorate - as the swing votes in the
battleground states,
we are poised to do so.
At the same time, before the election, we
must extensively strive to impress on the Kerry campaign
the crucial importance of the Muslim American voters
through active engagement."

But will the formal endorsement of a Muslim American group
help or hurt Kerry?

If another group's poll is correct, it could backfire.
According to a poll released by a the
Council on American-Islamic Relations, one in four Americans
holds negative views of Muslims generally.

CAIR's survey found:

* More than one-fourth of survey respondents agreed with
stereotypes such as "Muslims teach their children to hate"
and "Muslims value life less than other people."

* When asked what comes to mind when they hear "Muslim,"
32 percent of respondents made negative comments.
Only two percent had a positive response.
* Those with the most negative attitudes toward
Islam and Muslims tend to be less-educated white
who are politically conservative.
* While half of respondents believed that American Muslims
are "cooperating" in the war on terror,
50 percent did not believe that they are
actively "condemning" terrorist acts.

Meanwhile, MAPAC - in cooperation with
the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation -
has been creating a database of the Muslim American voters
in the battleground states and other states where there are
large presence of the community.
According to preliminary findings, the group says,
battleground states like Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida
have enough Muslim American votes to provide a formidable
swing bloc.

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO SHARE THIS WITH OTHERS.
KERRY MAY DO HIMSELF IN!!!


Make it a great day.
Mary Ann Parker

[PigBoatAndy]

Former Congressman Paul Findlay endorsed Bush Cheney.

(Findlay is now a lobbyist for Arafat)

I am in the "energy industry" - and I see the "energy industry" gamesmanship

[Navy_Navy_Navy]

The only President who would disenfranchise Arafat given the chance, and Arafat's lobbyist is endorsing him?

Looks like a move to get more Jewish people to vote for Kerry - don't know what he's worried about - doesn't the Democratic party get something like 90% of the Jewish vote, as it is?

Maybe the President's insistence on Israel's right to exist and Sharon's right to protect his country was making inroads into Kerry's base?
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~ Echo Juliet ~
Altering course to starboard - On Fire, Keep Clear
Navy woman, Navy wife, Navy mother

[msindependent]

Darn, I do hope that Muslims For Bush don't give up hope. Of course, they get no coverage whatso ever in the media. I do know that O'Reilly and Dennis Miller had them on their shows. Ali Hasan, their founder, is a big Bush supporter. He's quite interesting (very pro- america) and extremely funny.