Troy Roness: It's Time: Yes, I'm Gay, and I'm Unapologetic

It's Time: Yes, I'm Gay, and I'm Unapologetic

-by Troy Roness

Growing up in North Dakota in an environment abundant with oceans of
wheat, vast plains, rolling hills, and wonderful people, it's hard to
believe that such a tumultuous journey could lie ahead in a young
man's life.
To each outcast, in every sense possible, this piece is for you.

In a quiet community of roughly 1,000 residents, I lived a fairly
"normal" existence. Worshiping in my hometown church, participating in
community events, and riding my bike everywhere until dusk was part of
everyday life. But dark clouds gathered in the distance of my sky, and
I had no idea a "perfect storm" would soon begin my Stepford-like
existence.

For the first 16 years of my life, I was exposed to emotional trauma
at home and bullying and teasing in school, and I became very good at
trying to make everyone happy. I wore many hats when tackling my
ever-changing surroundings. My mother always instilled in me that
there was nothing I couldn't do. I was always encouraged. Sure, my
parents pushed for solid academics, but like all parents, they wanted
me to succeed. I embraced being respectful to everyone I was
surrounded by and used humor to attract attention in an attempt to
separate myself from my insecurities.

I played every sport possible and was even named "Senior Athlete of
the Year." However, this "jock" was nervous, hated his looks, and was
forced into internal seclusion despite his outward demeanor. I never
realized I was struggling. Everything I was feeling, good, bad, or
otherwise, was simply pushed down and nearly unnoticeable.

Fortunately, I was introduced to faith, true faith, during my teen
years and embraced all it had to offer. The Lord took my heart at the
age of 18 and never let it go. I'll never blame my faith for obstacles
I've endured. In fact, it's what keeps me going through the most
difficult of times.

Staring at myself in a mirror, I internalized my shame, guilt, and
insecurities. I believed my appearance defined my existence. The
perfect grades, the perfect body, and appearing flawless would somehow
make me complete. I've learned, though, that we aren't mean to be
"perfect"; we're meant to be whole.

College is everyone's opportunity to be free, thrive on their own, and
separate from their roots, right? Well, with no idea of where life
would take me, I spiraled into an addiction to exercise, paired with
anorexia -- aka "eating disorder not otherwise specified," or EDNOS.

Yes. I'm a guy with an eating disorder, a jock, a Christian... and
gay. One of the major contributors to my illness was the internal
fight where faith was my guide and being gay was incredibly wrong.
However, I could never simply throw it away and believe that's why
I've struggled for so long.

In an appearance on Dr. Phil in 2009, I sought help and endured six
months of residential treatment to begin my recovery. I addressed
emotional trauma, my parents' divorce, perfectionism, self-hate,
bullying, and family alcoholism. However, throughout that time, and
even the year after, I never addressed the internalized homophobia
that manifested out of my desire to please God. Contrary to popular
belief, eating disorders aren't about looking good. Through extreme
exercise and trying to control what I could, the physical, I nearly
killed myself, twice, by pushing my body to the brink, enduring
self-punishment and starvation.

I've drawn my own conclusions about the responses I'll receive
concerning my sexuality: avoidance, hatred, acknowledgment, and pity.
Just FYI, I'll take any of those responses but pity. It's taken so
long to be where I am and to find my voice, so I'll never regret the
journey here.

Telling a few loved ones that I'm gay has been interesting, but most
people who know me are learning this for the first time as they read
this piece. Aug. 31, 2010 was a first step. On that day I received the
craziest response: acceptance. That's the response I'd feared. Odd,
right? Even more terrifying, though, was that that person had
"wondered" about my sexuality for some time.

Damn it.

I thought, "Had all my personal hell and pain in silence been for
nothing?" I mean, my entire belief system wanted rejection and
ostracism; it's what I deserved for being "wrong." After all, I fought
for 22 years by myself and tried two years of traditional and
Christian counseling to change. If the Lord didn't love me, who would?

You see, I knew I was "different" by age 5. In that small community, I
remember leaving the yard against my mother's instructions, stopping
next to a fire hydrant about a block from home, looking up at the sky,
talking to God, and asking Him for a boyfriend. I look back with two
contrasting views: first, what an incredibly pure and even "cute"
third-person memory of a boy praying to God innocently, but second,
this may have been the beginning of the shame I've always carried.

On my knees I cried and prayed for God to take it away, to take me
away. I even prayed for a sign that would tell me that this was what
I'd have to carry by age 16. Needless to say, that age came and went.

The movie Prayers for Bobby really hit home. Because of my incredible
faith and hope for acceptance, I imagined the mother and son as a
single unit, fighting for what was "right." Growing up with direct and
indirect messages that you're part of the moral decline of society is
rough. I'll never forget being told that God hates me or that I should
be isolated on an island.

Self-hatred is nothing but a disease. Even if a small amount thrives
within, life doesn't have to throw much our way to bring down all the
good for which we've worked so hard.

My biggest challenge now lies in societal assumptions. I'm not a label
or stereotype, and I refuse to be generalized. I'm still that
respectful young man from home, not because I'm gay, but because I'm
me. I don't emulate many of the caricatures of LGBT individuals in the
media. And, yes, I'm still Christian. It's not internalized
heterosexism when I say that my sexuality doesn't define me any more
than my eating disorder does. As a culture, we need to move beyond
limiting beliefs and one-dimensional labels that take away from the
amazing individuals we actually are.

In my fight to end eating disorders, I've spoken to thousands through
advocacy with the National Eating Disorders Association, NORMAL in
Schools, Inc., the National Association of Males with Eating
Disorders, MentorConnect, PBS' This Emotional Life, and those working
legislatively to ensure a healthy environment for all. But before
today, I never mentioned my sexuality. I've always thought that
people, specifically men, have enough stigma when it comes to eating
disorders. From being told it's a "woman's-only issue" to being called
"weak," stigma prevents too many from seeking the help they deserve.
Why feed into the erroneous belief that everyone with an eating
disorder is gay? Not all people who have eating disorders are gay;
that fact should be pointed out. However, a large portion of the LGBT
community is plagued by this illness, stemming from non-acceptance,
self-hate, and feelings of unworthiness that must be addressed before
one more person is lost. I won't participate in the social structure
that denies anyone's opportunity to survive.

To those individuals in my past who've thrown at me the words "p*ssy,"
"f*ggot," or anything of the like, yes, I remember your names, faces,
and words, but I have to ask, "Are you happy now?" You may have been
correct in your assumptions concerning my sexuality, but you were very
wrong in estimating my resilience in recovery and my perseverance to
eventually stand on my own.

I've had many mentors during the course of my life, and I pray that I
don't lose their respect. I'm the same individual I was 10 seconds
before they clicked this link. That said, if they turn away, it will
be my turn to take their place and become another's ally.

I now embrace everything that's come to pass. I'm here for a reason. A
heart attack and organ failure resulting from an eating disorder,
partly fueled by internalized homophobia, nearly killed me, twice.
Being alive is God's way of saying He isn't finished with me yet. I
want to help find the gray in a society where black and white
dominate. Life isn't black and white, and the experiences we endure
help shape who we become. Fear is a major obstacle, and there's
advantage in being confident enough in your own opinions to educate
yourself without abandoning what you deeply believe.

It's been said that man's greatest moment in life is when he finds out
who he truly is. Well, I'll admit that I'm still searching. Perhaps
not knowing is the greatest part? Rosie O'Donnell said she never knew
how liberating being open is. Well, here's to you, kiddo.

My hope is that society can look at the real me. Don't assume a label
or jump to the physical. Rather, remember that I've done something. I
dedicated my existence to serving others, helping youth, using my past
to improve others' future. I want my parents to know that they did
well, and I want my family to believe that they helped this man
survive.

I want to write a book, become an ambassador and a motivational
speaker, and make certain everyone knows there's always hope. I want
to change the world.

My struggle has been difficult but worth it. I've believe there's
something powerful about saying, "I finally shared my secret. It was
no longer mine to keep." I'd encourage everyone to discover what it
truly means to feel worth it -- just as you are.

More:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/troy-roness/coming-out_b_1285136.html

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Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
Have a great day,
Tommy

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Have a great day,
Tommy

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CHINA: Public frustration about the government’s denial of basic rights and freedoms, magnified by a lack of rule of law

February 20, 2012

 

Mr. Herman Van Rompuy
President of the European Council
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B-1048 Brussels

Mr. José Manuel Barroso,
President of the European Commission
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Re: CHINA: Public frustration about the government's denial of basic rights and freedoms, magnified by a lack of rule of law

Dear President of the European Council,
Dear President of the European Commission,

I appreciate recent statements by the EU High Representative and the EU Ambassador to China expressing concerns about the deteriorating human rights environment in China, I believe that EU efforts to advance human rights will be compromised and effectively undermined if you fail to reiterate the EU's human rights concerns and expectations with regards to remedies, both publicly and privately, during the forthcoming Summit.

The Chinese government continues to impose sharp curbs on freedom of expression, association, and religion; openly rejects the principle of judicial independence; and arbitrarily restricts and suppresses human rights defenders and organizations, often with extrajudicial measures.  It systematically condones, with rare exceptions, abuses of power in the name of "social stability." The security apparatus, which remains hostile to liberalization and legal reforms, appears to have steadily increased its power since the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Since mid-February 2011, Human Rights Watch has documented a disturbing increase in the Chinese government's use of enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention, intimidation, and house arrest to silence those exercising their right to the freedom of expression. In recent weeks, Chinese courts have handed down severe prison sentences to a quartet of writers prosecuted for writings critical of the ruling Chinese Communist Party. Chen Wei received a nine year prison term on December 23, 2011 on charges of "inciting subversion of state power" for publishing government criticism on-line.  Three days later, a Guiyang court handed down a 10-year sentence on the same charge to Chen Xi, for similar on-line criticism of China's one-party rule. Then on January 18, 2012 a Wuhan court sentenced Li Tie to a 10 year prison term for "subversion of state power" for writings which included reference to the official taboo topic of the June 1989 Tiananmen massacre. And on January 18, police charged veteran human rights activist Zhu Yufu with "inciting subversion of state power" for writings including a poem which police interpreted as a call for popular unrest against one-party rule.

Despite the Chinese government's rhetorical commitments, the legal system in China does not protect the rights of activists and critics.  In September 2011 the Chinese government announced proposed revisions to the criminal procedure code that would in effect legalize rather than prohibit disappearances; such a step runs counter to the government's obligations not to deviate from the standards set out by international human rights covenants it has ratified, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Six of the country's most prominent human rights lawyers — Teng Biao, Tang Jitian, Jiang Tianyong, Liu Shihui, Tang Jingling, and Li Tiantian — were "disappeared" by the police for periods of time ranging from several weeks to several months. Following their releases, some have described having been tortured in custody, and few have resumed their outspoken advocacy.

Other human rights lawyers have been disbarred, or warned by judicial authorities not to take up particular cases. In another recent instance, government officials in Wenzhou ordered lawyers there not to represent civil compensation cases filed by families of victims of the July 23, 2011high-speed rail crash. They relented only after fierce on-line criticism of the move by Chinese netizens.

Despite the Chinese government's well-documented attacks on human rights defenders and civil society activists in recent years, Chinese citizens are increasingly aware of their rights and more assertive in cases in which those rights are denied. Public frustration about the government's denial of basic rights and freedoms, magnified by a lack of rule of law, contribute to the more than 100,000 "mass incidents" or protests are estimated to occur annually in China. Those protests heighten the Chinese Communist Party's concerns about potential threats to its 61-year monopoly on power, which have already resulted in greater budgetary allocations for "social stability maintenance" than national defense.

In addition, we remain gravely concerned about the situation in Tibet, where heavy-handed security measures appear to have fueled tensions between Tibetans and Chinese authorities in the region, contributing to desperate acts of protest by individuals, including sixteen self-immolations.  Since the protests of 2008 in the region, the Chinese government has imposed drastic restrictions on Tibetan monasteries in the Aba prefecture of Sichuan province and other parts of the Tibetan plateau. These measures include brutal security raids, arbitrary detentions of monks, increased surveillance within monasteries, and a permanent police presence inside monasteries to monitor religious activities.

While I note and appreciate EU public and private diplomacy about the human rights environment and individual cases in China, Human Rights Watch nevertheless believes that EU efforts in this regard are not sufficiently robust and consistent.  These efforts have not been designed to seriously affect change in China's appalling human rights record or support the forces for positive change inside China, including those courageous individuals who dare to challenge abusive government conduct and demand that their constitutional rights of free expression be respected by their government.

As the "Arab Spring" reminds us, the EU and others must take public opinion into account when formulating policies towards third countries. Significant numbers of people in China, too, are making known their complaints about issues ranging from public health to corruption, from land seizures to access to justice. In doing so, they face a range of possible retributive measures, including torture and imprisonment. The EU has quite visibly demonstrated support for efforts to ensure better respect for human rights around the 2011 public protests in North Africa and the Middle East. It should do no less in response to peaceful public protest and government crackdowns and abuses in China.

I urge  you :

• Express the EU's support for and solidarity with independent Chinese voices by meeting with human rights defenders and civil society activists inside and outside China, such as the writer Liao Yiwu, who is fled to Germany to see refuge from Chinese government persecution;
• Articulate concrete benchmarks for human rights progress prior to holding future rounds of the EU-China Human Rights Dialogues;
• Call for the unconditional release of all those imprisoned and detained solely for the peaceful exercise of basic rights, such as the freedoms of expression, assembly, association, and religion. In particular we also urge that you publicly reiterate the EU's call for the release of Liu Xiaobo, co-drafter of Charter '08 and recipient of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.
• Call for the end of extralegal detention or other extralegal limitations on the rights of activists and their families, such as  Liu Xia; blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng and his family; and public health activist Hu Jia and his family;
• Call for the Chinese government to reinstate those lawyers disbarred in recent years for their engagement in public interest and human rights cases, and remove other barriers on their ability to practice law;
• Publicly commit that EU member states should not  forcibly return asylum-seekers from China who have reason to fear persecution;
• Urge the Chinese government to ensure that respect for internationally recognized human rights is not compromised in the name of  public or national security and;
• Urge the immediate establishment of meaningful dialogue between the Chinese government and representatives of Tibetans to address the underlying grievances in the region.

Syria

I also urge you to encourage your Chinese counterparts to support efforts at the United Nations Security Council to exert pressure on the Syrian government to cease the serious human rights abuses that the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says may amount to crimes against humanity. We believe that the shift in the position of the League of Arab States and its recent decision to seek the support of the Security Council for its proposed plan to end the crisis creates an opportunity to overcome China's initial reluctance to support Security Council efforts to end the crackdown. We urge you to:

• Express concerns about China's failure to respond to the crimes documented in Syria and the fact that what may amount to crimes against humanity is allowed to continue with utter impunity; and
• Seek China's support for efforts to advance the protection of civilians, including through a UN Security Council resolution that would help advance international pressure on the Syrian government to halt serious human rights abuses, curb impunity for the atrocities, ban arms transfers to forces engaged in possible crimes against humanity

Making publicly known both the EU's concerns about human rights violations in China and your expectations of China internationally is important. Public statements demonstrate the EU's commitment to the issues, and, more important, provide critical support to all those in China and elsewhere struggling to exercise and protect their human rights.
I look forward to discussing these issues at your convenience.

Yours sincerely,

William Nicholas Gome

William's Desk

www.williamgomes.org

CC:

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Baroness Catherine Ashton
Secretary-General of the European External Action Service (EEAS), Mr. Pierre Vimont
Deputy Secretary General for the European External Action Service (EEAS), Ms. Helga Schmid
Deputy Secretary General for the European External Action Service (EEAS), Mr. Maciej Popowski
Head of Cabinet to President of the European Council, Mr. Franciskus van Daele
Advisor to the President of the European Council for Asia, Mr. Sem Fabrizi
Head of Cabinet to President of the Commission, Mr. Johannes Laitenberger
Head of the Delegation of the European Union to China, Amb. Markus Ederer
Managing Director for Asia and Pacific, EEAS, Mr. Viorel Isticioaia-Budura
Head of Division for China, EEAS, Mr. George Cunnigham
Director of Human Rights and Democracy Unit, EEAS, Ms. Veronique Arnault
Human Rights Desk Officer for China, EEAS, Mr. Tobias King
Chair of the EU's Political and Security Committee, Amb. Olaf Skoog
Chair of the EU's Working Party on Asia, Mr. Boguslaw Majewski
Chair of the EU's Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM), Mr. Engelbert Theuermann
President of the European Parliament, Mr. Martin Schulz
Vice-President of the European Parliament responsible for Democracy and Human Rights, Mr.
Edward McMillan-Scott
Chair of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr. Elmar Brok
Chair of the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights, Ms. Barbara Lochbihler
Chair of the European Parliament's Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China, Mr. Crescenzio Rivellini

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Re: Welcome To The "I Hate Obama Book Club"

Once again Tom,  the truth speaks for itself.  

 

 

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Tommy News <tommysnews@gmail.com> wrote:

Little Kiethie Keith-

Please refrain from lies, smear, personal attacks, and hatred.


On Feb 17, 10:45 am, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Once again,  more liberal lies, hate and smear by far left
> communist-elitists like Lil'MarxistMoonbatTommyTomTomForNews:
>
> Lil'MarxistMoonbatTommyTomTomForNews wrote:
>
> *"By year three of his presidency, a staggering sixty-seven books, at a
> minimum, had been published that demonized Barack Obama — far more than
> either Bill Clinton or George W. Bush had to contend with — and the number
> keeps growing."*
> ========
> President Barak Hussein Obama has been the least critizized President of
> all time, and arguably, the worst President in our lifetime. It is amazing
> the free ride he has been given by the liberal mainstream press.
> To suggest that our first Communist President is/was criticized more than
> George Bush is laughable, and shows just how out of touch
> Lil'MarxistMoonbatTommyTomTomForNews really is, with world events, domestic
> policy, and the heartbeat of America.is presidency, a staggering
> sixty-seven books, at a minimum, had been published that demonized Barack
> Obama — far more than either Bill Clinton or George W. Bush had to contend
> with — and the number keeps growing."
>
> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 9:45 AM, GregfromBoston <greg.vinc...@yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>
>
> > LOL:
>
> > Eric Alterman and Mark J. Green, The Book on Bush: How George W.
> > (Mis)leads America (2004), ISBN 0-670-03273-5
> >  Ken Auletta (January 19, 2004). Fortress Bush: How the White House
> > Keeps the Press Under Control, The New Yorker, LXXIX, 53
> >  Bruce Bartlett, Imposter: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and
> > Betrayed the Reagan Legacy (2006), ISBN 0-385-51827-7
> >  Paul Begala, Is Our Children Learning?: The Case Against George W.
> > Bush (2000), ISBN 0-7432-1478-1
> >  Paul Begala, It's Still the Economy, Stupid: George W. Bush, The
> > GOP's CEO (2002), ISBN 0-7432-4647-0
> >  John Bonifaz, Warrior King: The Case for Impeaching George Bush
> > (2003), ISBN 1-56025-606-0
> >  James Bovard, The Bush Betrayal (2004), ISBN 1-4039-6727-X
> >  Russell S. Bowen, The Immaculate Deception: The Bush Crime Family
> > Exposed (1991), ISBN 0-922356-80-7
> >  Robert Bryce, Cronies: Oil, The Bushes, and the Rise of Texas,
> > America's Superstate (2004), ISBN 1-58648-188-6
> >  Vincent Bugliosi, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder
> > (2008), ISBN 978-1593154813
> >  Robert C. Byrd, Losing America: Confronting a Reckless and Arrogant
> > Presidency (2004), ISBN 0-393-05942-1
> >  Richard Clarke, Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror
> > (2004), ISBN 0-7432-6045-7
> >  David Corn, The Lies of George W. Bush: Mastering the Politics of
> > Deception (2003), ISBN 1-4000-5066-9
> >  John W. Dean, Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George
> > W. Bush (2004), ISBN 0-316-00023-X
> >  Robert S. Devine, Bush Versus the Environment (2004), ISBN
> > 1-4000-7521-1
> >  Maureen Dowd, Bushworld: Enter at Your Own Risk (2004), ISBN
> > 0-399-15258-X
> >  Dr. Justin A. Frank, Bush On The Couch: Inside the Mind of the
> > President (2004), Regan Books. ISBN 0-06-073670-4
> >  Al Franken, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and
> > Balanced Look at the Right (2003), ISBN 0-525-94764-7
> >  Jacob Weisberg, Still More George W. Bushisms: Neither in French nor
> > in English nor in Mexican (2003), ISBN 0-7432-5100-8
> >  Ben Fritz, Bryan Keefer & Brendan Nyhan, All the President's Spin:
> > George W. Bush, the Media, and the Truth (2004), ISBN 0-7432-6251-4
> >  James Hatfield, Fortunate Son: George W. Bush and the Making of an
> > American President (1999), ISBN 1-887128-84-0
> >  Jack Huberman, The Bush - Haters Handbook: A Guide to the Most
> > Appalling Presidency of the Past 100 Years (2003), ISBN 1-56025-569-2
> >  Molly Ivins, Bushwhacked : Life in George W. Bush's America (2003),
> > ISBN 0-375-50752-3
> >  Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose, Shrub: The Short but Happy Political Life
> > of George W. Bush (2000), ISBN 0-375-50399-4
> >  Patrick S. Johnston, Mission Accomplished (2006), ISBN 1-59858-244-5
> >  William Karel, The World According to Bush (2004) documentary
> >  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Crimes Against Nature: How George W. Bush and
> > His Corporate Pals Are Plundering the Country and Hijacking Our
> > Democracy (2004), ISBN 0-06-074687-4
> >  Brad Koplowitz, Our Brave New World (2010), ISBN 978-0-557-33697-5
> >  Mark Crispin Miller, The Bush Dyslexicon: Observations on a National
> > Disorder (2002), ISBN 0-393-32296-3
> >  Mark Crispin Miller, Cruel and Unusual: Bush/Cheney's New World Order
> > (2004), ISBN 0-393-05917-0
> >  Mcclellan Scott, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and
> > Washington's Culture of Deception (2009), ISBN 1-586-48556-3
> >  Michael Moore, Dude, Where's My Country? (2004), ISBN 0-446-69379-0
> >  Michael Moore, Stupid White Men (2004), ISBN 0-06-098726-X
> >  Michael Moore, Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) motion picture
> >  Jack Nargundkar, The Bush Diaries: A Citizen's Review of the First
> > Term (2005), ISBN 0-595-35898-5
> >  Kevin Phillips, American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the
> > Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush (2004), ISBN 0-670-03264-6
> >  Carl Pope, Strategic Ignorance : Why the Bush Administration Is
> > Recklessly Destroying a Century of Environmental Progress (2004), ISBN
> > 1-57805-109-6
> >  Gabriel Range, Death of a President (2006) motion picture
> >  Webster Griffin Tarpley and Anton Chaitkin, George Bush: The
> > Unauthorized Biography ([1]
> >  Michael Scheuer (orig. pub. under "Anonymous"), Imperial Hubris: Why
> > the West is Losing the War on Terror (2004), ISBN 1-57488-849-8
> >  Glenn W Smith, Unfit Commander: Texans for Truth Take on George W.
> > Bush (2004), ISBN 0-06-079245-0
> >  Ron Suskind, The Way of the World (2008).
> >  Craig Unger, House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship
> > Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties (2004), ISBN
> > 0-7432-5337-X
> >  Paul Waldman, Fraud: The Strategy Behind the Bush Lies and Why the
> > Media Didn't Tell You (2004), ISBN 1-4022-0252-0
> >  Ian Williams, Deserter: George Bush's War on Military Families,
> > Veterans, and His Past (2004), ISBN 1-56025-627-3
> >  Clint Willis, The I Hate George W. Bush Reader: Why Dubya Is Wrong
> > About Absolutely Everything (2004), ISBN 1-56025-589-7
> >  Bob Woodward, State of Denial (2006)
>
> > On Feb 17, 9:40 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > From Bob
>
> > > Welcome To The "I Hate Obama Book Club"
>
> > > Tue, 02/14/2012 - 1:16am —
> > > Bill Press
>
> > > The following is an excerpt from Bill Press' new book, "The Obama Hate
> > > Machine," published by Thomas Dunne Books.
>
> > > The American landscape, unfortunately, is peppered with presidential
> > > libraries, most of which are not worth the time or money for a visit.
> > > Each president gets one.
>
> > > But with Barack Obama, it's going to be different. He will become the
> > > first former president to require two presidential libraries: one to
> > > house the personal papers and historical record of America's first
> > > African-American president;
>
> > >  the second to house the mountain of Obama hate books that have been
> > > published during his time in office.
> > > Who says President Obama hasn't helped grow the economy? Just ask
> > > conservative imprints Regnery Publishing or Encounter Books .
>
> > > The Daily Beast's John Avlon was the first to track down the
> > > anti-Obama literature in detail. By his count, there were five books
> > > attacking Obama published even before he reached the White House. By
> > > year three of his presidency, a staggering sixty-seven books, at a
> > > minimum, had been published that demonized Barack Obama — far more
> > > than either Bill Clinton or George W. Bush had to contend with — and
> > > the number keeps growing.
>
> > > Even though throwing mud at Bill Clinton was a favorite pastime of the
> > > far right, keeping Regnery and other publishers busy, only eleven
> > > anti-Clinton books had been published by his two-year anniversary.
> > > George Bush got off even easier. According to Avlon, only five
> > > anti-Dubya books had hit the shelves by the same time in his
> > > presidency. Only in 2004, after his contentious reelection campaign,
> > > did the number of anti- Bush books reach forty-six.
>
> > > Granted, some of these anti-Obama books can be dismissed as nutty
> > > screeds written by crazies nobody ever heard of and self- ublished
> > > through services like CreateSpace. But most were in fact released by
> > > mainstream publishing houses. And the list of authors includes a
> > > former attorney general of the United States, a former ambassador to
> > > the United Nations, a former Speaker of the House, a former Ohio
> > > secretary of state, prominent conservative commentators, and at least
> > > four top national radio and TV talk- show hosts: Sean Hannity, Bill
> > > O'Reilly, Michael Savage, and Laura Ingraham.
>
> > > Together, they command a broad audience. And together, in print as on
> > > the airwaves, they have decided that the only way to bring down
> > > President Obama is not to challenge his policies but to undermine his
> > > personal credibility. In their warped world, Obama is not just wrong
> > > on the economy; he is a Marxist-socialist Manchurian candidate
> > > channeling the radical, antiimperial politics of his father and
> > > grandfather.
>
> > > With such a flood of hate literature— its lies duly repeated and
> > > promoted on radio, cable television, and online— it's no surprise that
> > > so many Americans are willing to believe demonstrably false things
> > > about Barack Obama. As this book goes to print, 25 percent of all
> > > Americans, and 41 percent of all Republicans, believe Obama was not
> > > born in the United States. One of every five Americans still believes
> > > he is a Muslim, and a whopping 55 percent are convinced he's a
> > > socialist. "I read it in a book, I saw it on television, so it must be
> > > true."
>
> > > But, as with all the other arms of the Hate Obama Machine, the hate
> > > Obama literature differs both in quantity and intensity. It's not a
> > > handful; it's an avalanche. It's not thoughtful political dissent;
> > > it's a wave of ugly personal attacks— as evidenced by
>
> ...
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Re: Welcome To The "I Hate Obama Book Club"

Little Kiethie Keith-

Please refrain from lies, smear, personal attacks, and hatred.

On Feb 17, 10:45 am, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Once again,  more liberal lies, hate and smear by far left
> communist-elitists like Lil'MarxistMoonbatTommyTomTomForNews:
>
> Lil'MarxistMoonbatTommyTomTomForNews wrote:
>
> *"By year three of his presidency, a staggering sixty-seven books, at a
> minimum, had been published that demonized Barack Obama — far more than
> either Bill Clinton or George W. Bush had to contend with — and the number
> keeps growing."*
> ========
> President Barak Hussein Obama has been the least critizized President of
> all time, and arguably, the worst President in our lifetime. It is amazing
> the free ride he has been given by the liberal mainstream press.
> To suggest that our first Communist President is/was criticized more than
> George Bush is laughable, and shows just how out of touch
> Lil'MarxistMoonbatTommyTomTomForNews really is, with world events, domestic
> policy, and the heartbeat of America.is presidency, a staggering
> sixty-seven books, at a minimum, had been published that demonized Barack
> Obama — far more than either Bill Clinton or George W. Bush had to contend
> with — and the number keeps growing."
>
> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 9:45 AM, GregfromBoston <greg.vinc...@yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>
>
> > LOL:
>
> > Eric Alterman and Mark J. Green, The Book on Bush: How George W.
> > (Mis)leads America (2004), ISBN 0-670-03273-5
> >  Ken Auletta (January 19, 2004). Fortress Bush: How the White House
> > Keeps the Press Under Control, The New Yorker, LXXIX, 53
> >  Bruce Bartlett, Imposter: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and
> > Betrayed the Reagan Legacy (2006), ISBN 0-385-51827-7
> >  Paul Begala, Is Our Children Learning?: The Case Against George W.
> > Bush (2000), ISBN 0-7432-1478-1
> >  Paul Begala, It's Still the Economy, Stupid: George W. Bush, The
> > GOP's CEO (2002), ISBN 0-7432-4647-0
> >  John Bonifaz, Warrior King: The Case for Impeaching George Bush
> > (2003), ISBN 1-56025-606-0
> >  James Bovard, The Bush Betrayal (2004), ISBN 1-4039-6727-X
> >  Russell S. Bowen, The Immaculate Deception: The Bush Crime Family
> > Exposed (1991), ISBN 0-922356-80-7
> >  Robert Bryce, Cronies: Oil, The Bushes, and the Rise of Texas,
> > America's Superstate (2004), ISBN 1-58648-188-6
> >  Vincent Bugliosi, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder
> > (2008), ISBN 978-1593154813
> >  Robert C. Byrd, Losing America: Confronting a Reckless and Arrogant
> > Presidency (2004), ISBN 0-393-05942-1
> >  Richard Clarke, Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror
> > (2004), ISBN 0-7432-6045-7
> >  David Corn, The Lies of George W. Bush: Mastering the Politics of
> > Deception (2003), ISBN 1-4000-5066-9
> >  John W. Dean, Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George
> > W. Bush (2004), ISBN 0-316-00023-X
> >  Robert S. Devine, Bush Versus the Environment (2004), ISBN
> > 1-4000-7521-1
> >  Maureen Dowd, Bushworld: Enter at Your Own Risk (2004), ISBN
> > 0-399-15258-X
> >  Dr. Justin A. Frank, Bush On The Couch: Inside the Mind of the
> > President (2004), Regan Books. ISBN 0-06-073670-4
> >  Al Franken, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and
> > Balanced Look at the Right (2003), ISBN 0-525-94764-7
> >  Jacob Weisberg, Still More George W. Bushisms: Neither in French nor
> > in English nor in Mexican (2003), ISBN 0-7432-5100-8
> >  Ben Fritz, Bryan Keefer & Brendan Nyhan, All the President's Spin:
> > George W. Bush, the Media, and the Truth (2004), ISBN 0-7432-6251-4
> >  James Hatfield, Fortunate Son: George W. Bush and the Making of an
> > American President (1999), ISBN 1-887128-84-0
> >  Jack Huberman, The Bush - Haters Handbook: A Guide to the Most
> > Appalling Presidency of the Past 100 Years (2003), ISBN 1-56025-569-2
> >  Molly Ivins, Bushwhacked : Life in George W. Bush's America (2003),
> > ISBN 0-375-50752-3
> >  Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose, Shrub: The Short but Happy Political Life
> > of George W. Bush (2000), ISBN 0-375-50399-4
> >  Patrick S. Johnston, Mission Accomplished (2006), ISBN 1-59858-244-5
> >  William Karel, The World According to Bush (2004) documentary
> >  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Crimes Against Nature: How George W. Bush and
> > His Corporate Pals Are Plundering the Country and Hijacking Our
> > Democracy (2004), ISBN 0-06-074687-4
> >  Brad Koplowitz, Our Brave New World (2010), ISBN 978-0-557-33697-5
> >  Mark Crispin Miller, The Bush Dyslexicon: Observations on a National
> > Disorder (2002), ISBN 0-393-32296-3
> >  Mark Crispin Miller, Cruel and Unusual: Bush/Cheney's New World Order
> > (2004), ISBN 0-393-05917-0
> >  Mcclellan Scott, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and
> > Washington's Culture of Deception (2009), ISBN 1-586-48556-3
> >  Michael Moore, Dude, Where's My Country? (2004), ISBN 0-446-69379-0
> >  Michael Moore, Stupid White Men (2004), ISBN 0-06-098726-X
> >  Michael Moore, Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) motion picture
> >  Jack Nargundkar, The Bush Diaries: A Citizen's Review of the First
> > Term (2005), ISBN 0-595-35898-5
> >  Kevin Phillips, American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the
> > Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush (2004), ISBN 0-670-03264-6
> >  Carl Pope, Strategic Ignorance : Why the Bush Administration Is
> > Recklessly Destroying a Century of Environmental Progress (2004), ISBN
> > 1-57805-109-6
> >  Gabriel Range, Death of a President (2006) motion picture
> >  Webster Griffin Tarpley and Anton Chaitkin, George Bush: The
> > Unauthorized Biography ([1]
> >  Michael Scheuer (orig. pub. under "Anonymous"), Imperial Hubris: Why
> > the West is Losing the War on Terror (2004), ISBN 1-57488-849-8
> >  Glenn W Smith, Unfit Commander: Texans for Truth Take on George W.
> > Bush (2004), ISBN 0-06-079245-0
> >  Ron Suskind, The Way of the World (2008).
> >  Craig Unger, House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship
> > Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties (2004), ISBN
> > 0-7432-5337-X
> >  Paul Waldman, Fraud: The Strategy Behind the Bush Lies and Why the
> > Media Didn't Tell You (2004), ISBN 1-4022-0252-0
> >  Ian Williams, Deserter: George Bush's War on Military Families,
> > Veterans, and His Past (2004), ISBN 1-56025-627-3
> >  Clint Willis, The I Hate George W. Bush Reader: Why Dubya Is Wrong
> > About Absolutely Everything (2004), ISBN 1-56025-589-7
> >  Bob Woodward, State of Denial (2006)
>
> > On Feb 17, 9:40 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > From Bob
>
> > > Welcome To The "I Hate Obama Book Club"
>
> > > Tue, 02/14/2012 - 1:16am —
> > > Bill Press
>
> > > The following is an excerpt from Bill Press' new book, "The Obama Hate
> > > Machine," published by Thomas Dunne Books.
>
> > > The American landscape, unfortunately, is peppered with presidential
> > > libraries, most of which are not worth the time or money for a visit.
> > > Each president gets one.
>
> > > But with Barack Obama, it's going to be different. He will become the
> > > first former president to require two presidential libraries: one to
> > > house the personal papers and historical record of America's first
> > > African-American president;
>
> > >  the second to house the mountain of Obama hate books that have been
> > > published during his time in office.
> > > Who says President Obama hasn't helped grow the economy? Just ask
> > > conservative imprints Regnery Publishing or Encounter Books .
>
> > > The Daily Beast's John Avlon was the first to track down the
> > > anti-Obama literature in detail. By his count, there were five books
> > > attacking Obama published even before he reached the White House. By
> > > year three of his presidency, a staggering sixty-seven books, at a
> > > minimum, had been published that demonized Barack Obama — far more
> > > than either Bill Clinton or George W. Bush had to contend with — and
> > > the number keeps growing.
>
> > > Even though throwing mud at Bill Clinton was a favorite pastime of the
> > > far right, keeping Regnery and other publishers busy, only eleven
> > > anti-Clinton books had been published by his two-year anniversary.
> > > George Bush got off even easier. According to Avlon, only five
> > > anti-Dubya books had hit the shelves by the same time in his
> > > presidency. Only in 2004, after his contentious reelection campaign,
> > > did the number of anti- Bush books reach forty-six.
>
> > > Granted, some of these anti-Obama books can be dismissed as nutty
> > > screeds written by crazies nobody ever heard of and self- ublished
> > > through services like CreateSpace. But most were in fact released by
> > > mainstream publishing houses. And the list of authors includes a
> > > former attorney general of the United States, a former ambassador to
> > > the United Nations, a former Speaker of the House, a former Ohio
> > > secretary of state, prominent conservative commentators, and at least
> > > four top national radio and TV talk- show hosts: Sean Hannity, Bill
> > > O'Reilly, Michael Savage, and Laura Ingraham.
>
> > > Together, they command a broad audience. And together, in print as on
> > > the airwaves, they have decided that the only way to bring down
> > > President Obama is not to challenge his policies but to undermine his
> > > personal credibility. In their warped world, Obama is not just wrong
> > > on the economy; he is a Marxist-socialist Manchurian candidate
> > > channeling the radical, antiimperial politics of his father and
> > > grandfather.
>
> > > With such a flood of hate literature— its lies duly repeated and
> > > promoted on radio, cable television, and online— it's no surprise that
> > > so many Americans are willing to believe demonstrably false things
> > > about Barack Obama. As this book goes to print, 25 percent of all
> > > Americans, and 41 percent of all Republicans, believe Obama was not
> > > born in the United States. One of every five Americans still believes
> > > he is a Muslim, and a whopping 55 percent are convinced he's a
> > > socialist. "I read it in a book, I saw it on television, so it must be
> > > true."
>
> > > But, as with all the other arms of the Hate Obama Machine, the hate
> > > Obama literature differs both in quantity and intensity. It's not a
> > > handful; it's an avalanche. It's not thoughtful political dissent;
> > > it's a wave of ugly personal attacks— as evidenced by
>
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Re: Co-founder of Islamist group and former bin Laden supporter endorses Ron Paul

 i hope you're wrong also.but i think we will have to buck up, hold our noses

and vote for whoever the nominee is to do otherwise is a sure obama victory.

  i'm more concerned about federal and supreme court nominations than anything else.

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Keith In Tampa <keithintampa@gmail.com> wrote:

I think its very likely that they sit out with disinterest in 2012.  I would have never thought this four years ago, two years ago, or even last month.  And I hope I am wrong.

 

 

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 11:20 AM, geoffrey theist <gtheist957@gmail.com> wrote:

where are they going? i see no viable third party.

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Keith In Tampa <keithintampa@gmail.com> wrote:

The Republican Party is so fractionalized now, that I don't know ithat it can ever recover.   Conservatives have had all they can enjoy,  and I really don't see any of the four current candidates even getting the nomination now;  it will be someone who comes in after Super Tuesday.  We have the likes of the Ron Paul supporters, as well as the establishment "Blue Blood North-East Corrider Rockfellerian"  Republicans to blame for conservatives leaving the Republican Party in droves.   I don't know that it can be fixed now.

 

 

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 8:50 AM, plainolamerican <plainolamerican@gmail.com> wrote:

so a traitorous jew jumps sides in the jew-muzzy war ... imprison him
for his crimes, then deport him.

to use him as fodder in the GOP race is lame

On Feb 19, 7:27 am, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> February 15th, 2012 by
> Joe Newby
>
> Yousef al-Khattab, co-founder of the Islamist website and group Revolution
> Muslim, endorsed GOP Presidential candidate Ron Paul in a Youtube video
> posted earlier this month.
>
> "In the United States I believe in the rights to life, liberty and the
> pursuit of happiness, because I believe that is the most beneficial thing
> that we have availabe to us as of right now which is within our goal, and
> of course you have to vote for Ron Paul to get that," al-Khattab said in a
> rambling 7-minute video.
>

> Walid Shoebat<http://www.shoebat.com/blog/2012/02/14/video-former-al-qaeda-supporte...>notes

> that al-Khattab "once supported Osama bin Laden," the terrorist
> responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
>
> al-Khattab, born Joseph

> Cohen<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_Muslim>- an American Jew

> who converted to Islam in 2000, told NPR in 2010 the
> group he help found and later left was supposed to be a radical Islamist
> organization.
>

> NPR <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130519592> added:

>
> "All we want is the non-Muslims, at this point, off the lands of Muhammad.

> ... We want the *kafirs* out of it," Khattab said in one interview, using a

> term for infidels or Muslim nonbelievers. When asked if he wanted Islam to
> take over the world, his answer was unequivocal: "Of course I want it to
> ... and it will."
>
> To promote that world view, Khattab and a friend of his — Columbia
> University graduate Younes Abdullah Mohammed — started a group called
> Revolution Muslim. Khattab says it was supposed to be both a radical
> Islamic organization and a movement. It operates openly and freely in New
> York City and on the Web. He says their blog receives 1,500 hits a day,
> while the Revolution Muslim YouTube channel has almost 1,000 subscribers.
>
> The group's goals include establishing Islamic law in the U.S., destroying
> Israel and taking al-Qaida's messages to the masses.
>
> On Tuesday, former Paul staffer Eric Dondero wrote at Libertarian

> Republican<http://www.libertarianrepublican.net/2012/02/good-news-ron-paul-wins-...>

> :
>
> The group, based in New York, works to spread radical Jihadist philosphy
> on-line. They refer to themselves as "E-hadists." One of the groups members
> Younus Abdullah Muhammed recently plead "guilty to using [the] internet to
> Solicit Murder and encourage Violent Extremism."
>
> NPR's Dina Temple-Raston wrote that Revolution Muslim "has its own gossamer
> connections to terrorism," and added:
>
> A list of its recent members reads like a who's who of American homegrown
> terrorism suspects. One has been arrested for wanting to launch an attack
> on the Long Island Rail Road for al-Qaida; three others were intercepted
> getting on flights to join a terrorist group in Somalia. An editor believed
> to be behind an online magazine for al-Qaida's arm in

> Yemen<http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130439697>was

> a regular in Revolution Muslim chat rooms, as was Jihad

> Jane <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124815189>, the

> Philadelphia woman arrested last year for plotting to kill a Danish
> cartoonist.
>
> In the video, however, al-Khattab said that everything "should be done
> Constitutionally" adding that all America produces is "pornography and
> ammunition."
>
> Calling Israel a terrorist state, al-Khattab says he agrees with Ron Paul's
> foreign policy, and further states that the United States should have
> nothing to do with Israel.
>
> Dondero added:
>
> In an even creepier video released just two days ago, Al-Khattab talks
> extensively about his expectation of being arrested for terrorist links. He
> rants against the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. And once again, he blames
> Jews ("the zionists") for his troubles with the law.
>
> "The question is... where can we speak about the crimes of our foreign
> policy. And it is a fact... and how can we help to stop funding of the
> enemy zionist entity," he said.
>
> "This certainly doesn't help Paul's attempts to quash

> accusations<http://rightwingnews.com/election-2012/statement-from-fmr-ron-paul-st...>that

> he's anti-Jewish," Shoebat wrote.
>
> Nor will it help Paul convince conservative Republicans he should be the
> GOP nominee to run against Barack Obama in the fall.
>
> More on Ron Paul at Examiner.com

> here<http://www.examiner.com/ron-paul-in-spokane>
> .
>
>  Yousef.al.Khattab.RonPaulIsForMe.PraiseAllah!.jpg
> 25KViewDownload

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Re: Co-founder of Islamist group and former bin Laden supporter endorses Ron Paul

I think its very likely that they sit out with disinterest in 2012.  I would have never thought this four years ago, two years ago, or even last month.  And I hope I am wrong.

 

 

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 11:20 AM, geoffrey theist <gtheist957@gmail.com> wrote:

where are they going? i see no viable third party.

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Keith In Tampa <keithintampa@gmail.com> wrote:

The Republican Party is so fractionalized now, that I don't know ithat it can ever recover.   Conservatives have had all they can enjoy,  and I really don't see any of the four current candidates even getting the nomination now;  it will be someone who comes in after Super Tuesday.  We have the likes of the Ron Paul supporters, as well as the establishment "Blue Blood North-East Corrider Rockfellerian"  Republicans to blame for conservatives leaving the Republican Party in droves.   I don't know that it can be fixed now.

 

 

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 8:50 AM, plainolamerican <plainolamerican@gmail.com> wrote:

so a traitorous jew jumps sides in the jew-muzzy war ... imprison him
for his crimes, then deport him.

to use him as fodder in the GOP race is lame

On Feb 19, 7:27 am, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> February 15th, 2012 by
> Joe Newby
>
> Yousef al-Khattab, co-founder of the Islamist website and group Revolution
> Muslim, endorsed GOP Presidential candidate Ron Paul in a Youtube video
> posted earlier this month.
>
> "In the United States I believe in the rights to life, liberty and the
> pursuit of happiness, because I believe that is the most beneficial thing
> that we have availabe to us as of right now which is within our goal, and
> of course you have to vote for Ron Paul to get that," al-Khattab said in a
> rambling 7-minute video.
>

> Walid Shoebat<http://www.shoebat.com/blog/2012/02/14/video-former-al-qaeda-supporte...>notes

> that al-Khattab "once supported Osama bin Laden," the terrorist
> responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
>
> al-Khattab, born Joseph

> Cohen<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_Muslim>- an American Jew

> who converted to Islam in 2000, told NPR in 2010 the
> group he help found and later left was supposed to be a radical Islamist
> organization.
>

> NPR <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130519592> added:

>
> "All we want is the non-Muslims, at this point, off the lands of Muhammad.

> ... We want the *kafirs* out of it," Khattab said in one interview, using a

> term for infidels or Muslim nonbelievers. When asked if he wanted Islam to
> take over the world, his answer was unequivocal: "Of course I want it to
> ... and it will."
>
> To promote that world view, Khattab and a friend of his — Columbia
> University graduate Younes Abdullah Mohammed — started a group called
> Revolution Muslim. Khattab says it was supposed to be both a radical
> Islamic organization and a movement. It operates openly and freely in New
> York City and on the Web. He says their blog receives 1,500 hits a day,
> while the Revolution Muslim YouTube channel has almost 1,000 subscribers.
>
> The group's goals include establishing Islamic law in the U.S., destroying
> Israel and taking al-Qaida's messages to the masses.
>
> On Tuesday, former Paul staffer Eric Dondero wrote at Libertarian

> Republican<http://www.libertarianrepublican.net/2012/02/good-news-ron-paul-wins-...>

> :
>
> The group, based in New York, works to spread radical Jihadist philosphy
> on-line. They refer to themselves as "E-hadists." One of the groups members
> Younus Abdullah Muhammed recently plead "guilty to using [the] internet to
> Solicit Murder and encourage Violent Extremism."
>
> NPR's Dina Temple-Raston wrote that Revolution Muslim "has its own gossamer
> connections to terrorism," and added:
>
> A list of its recent members reads like a who's who of American homegrown
> terrorism suspects. One has been arrested for wanting to launch an attack
> on the Long Island Rail Road for al-Qaida; three others were intercepted
> getting on flights to join a terrorist group in Somalia. An editor believed
> to be behind an online magazine for al-Qaida's arm in

> Yemen<http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130439697>was

> a regular in Revolution Muslim chat rooms, as was Jihad

> Jane <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124815189>, the

> Philadelphia woman arrested last year for plotting to kill a Danish
> cartoonist.
>
> In the video, however, al-Khattab said that everything "should be done
> Constitutionally" adding that all America produces is "pornography and
> ammunition."
>
> Calling Israel a terrorist state, al-Khattab says he agrees with Ron Paul's
> foreign policy, and further states that the United States should have
> nothing to do with Israel.
>
> Dondero added:
>
> In an even creepier video released just two days ago, Al-Khattab talks
> extensively about his expectation of being arrested for terrorist links. He
> rants against the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. And once again, he blames
> Jews ("the zionists") for his troubles with the law.
>
> "The question is... where can we speak about the crimes of our foreign
> policy. And it is a fact... and how can we help to stop funding of the
> enemy zionist entity," he said.
>
> "This certainly doesn't help Paul's attempts to quash

> accusations<http://rightwingnews.com/election-2012/statement-from-fmr-ron-paul-st...>that

> he's anti-Jewish," Shoebat wrote.
>
> Nor will it help Paul convince conservative Republicans he should be the
> GOP nominee to run against Barack Obama in the fall.
>
> More on Ron Paul at Examiner.com

> here<http://www.examiner.com/ron-paul-in-spokane>
> .
>
>  Yousef.al.Khattab.RonPaulIsForMe.PraiseAllah!.jpg
> 25KViewDownload

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Re: Co-founder of Islamist group and former bin Laden supporter endorses Ron Paul

where are they going? i see no viable third party.

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Keith In Tampa <keithintampa@gmail.com> wrote:

The Republican Party is so fractionalized now, that I don't know ithat it can ever recover.   Conservatives have had all they can enjoy,  and I really don't see any of the four current candidates even getting the nomination now;  it will be someone who comes in after Super Tuesday.  We have the likes of the Ron Paul supporters, as well as the establishment "Blue Blood North-East Corrider Rockfellerian"  Republicans to blame for conservatives leaving the Republican Party in droves.   I don't know that it can be fixed now.

 

 

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 8:50 AM, plainolamerican <plainolamerican@gmail.com> wrote:

so a traitorous jew jumps sides in the jew-muzzy war ... imprison him
for his crimes, then deport him.

to use him as fodder in the GOP race is lame

On Feb 19, 7:27 am, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> February 15th, 2012 by
> Joe Newby
>
> Yousef al-Khattab, co-founder of the Islamist website and group Revolution
> Muslim, endorsed GOP Presidential candidate Ron Paul in a Youtube video
> posted earlier this month.
>
> "In the United States I believe in the rights to life, liberty and the
> pursuit of happiness, because I believe that is the most beneficial thing
> that we have availabe to us as of right now which is within our goal, and
> of course you have to vote for Ron Paul to get that," al-Khattab said in a
> rambling 7-minute video.
>

> Walid Shoebat<http://www.shoebat.com/blog/2012/02/14/video-former-al-qaeda-supporte...>notes

> that al-Khattab "once supported Osama bin Laden," the terrorist
> responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
>
> al-Khattab, born Joseph

> Cohen<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_Muslim>- an American Jew

> who converted to Islam in 2000, told NPR in 2010 the
> group he help found and later left was supposed to be a radical Islamist
> organization.
>

> NPR <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130519592> added:

>
> "All we want is the non-Muslims, at this point, off the lands of Muhammad.

> ... We want the *kafirs* out of it," Khattab said in one interview, using a

> term for infidels or Muslim nonbelievers. When asked if he wanted Islam to
> take over the world, his answer was unequivocal: "Of course I want it to
> ... and it will."
>
> To promote that world view, Khattab and a friend of his — Columbia
> University graduate Younes Abdullah Mohammed — started a group called
> Revolution Muslim. Khattab says it was supposed to be both a radical
> Islamic organization and a movement. It operates openly and freely in New
> York City and on the Web. He says their blog receives 1,500 hits a day,
> while the Revolution Muslim YouTube channel has almost 1,000 subscribers.
>
> The group's goals include establishing Islamic law in the U.S., destroying
> Israel and taking al-Qaida's messages to the masses.
>
> On Tuesday, former Paul staffer Eric Dondero wrote at Libertarian

> Republican<http://www.libertarianrepublican.net/2012/02/good-news-ron-paul-wins-...>

> :
>
> The group, based in New York, works to spread radical Jihadist philosphy
> on-line. They refer to themselves as "E-hadists." One of the groups members
> Younus Abdullah Muhammed recently plead "guilty to using [the] internet to
> Solicit Murder and encourage Violent Extremism."
>
> NPR's Dina Temple-Raston wrote that Revolution Muslim "has its own gossamer
> connections to terrorism," and added:
>
> A list of its recent members reads like a who's who of American homegrown
> terrorism suspects. One has been arrested for wanting to launch an attack
> on the Long Island Rail Road for al-Qaida; three others were intercepted
> getting on flights to join a terrorist group in Somalia. An editor believed
> to be behind an online magazine for al-Qaida's arm in

> Yemen<http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130439697>was

> a regular in Revolution Muslim chat rooms, as was Jihad

> Jane <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124815189>, the

> Philadelphia woman arrested last year for plotting to kill a Danish
> cartoonist.
>
> In the video, however, al-Khattab said that everything "should be done
> Constitutionally" adding that all America produces is "pornography and
> ammunition."
>
> Calling Israel a terrorist state, al-Khattab says he agrees with Ron Paul's
> foreign policy, and further states that the United States should have
> nothing to do with Israel.
>
> Dondero added:
>
> In an even creepier video released just two days ago, Al-Khattab talks
> extensively about his expectation of being arrested for terrorist links. He
> rants against the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. And once again, he blames
> Jews ("the zionists") for his troubles with the law.
>
> "The question is... where can we speak about the crimes of our foreign
> policy. And it is a fact... and how can we help to stop funding of the
> enemy zionist entity," he said.
>
> "This certainly doesn't help Paul's attempts to quash

> accusations<http://rightwingnews.com/election-2012/statement-from-fmr-ron-paul-st...>that

> he's anti-Jewish," Shoebat wrote.
>
> Nor will it help Paul convince conservative Republicans he should be the
> GOP nominee to run against Barack Obama in the fall.
>
> More on Ron Paul at Examiner.com

> here<http://www.examiner.com/ron-paul-in-spokane>
> .
>
>  Yousef.al.Khattab.RonPaulIsForMe.PraiseAllah!.jpg
> 25KViewDownload

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Re: Stormfront is Full of Lies

Stormfront is as guilty as Ron Paul, spreading conspiracy theories about the Euro,  as well as the North American Union.

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 9:04 AM, plainolamerican <plainolamerican@gmail.com> wrote:

Stormfront is Full of Lies
---
cite examples

On Feb 17, 10:30 pm, Joe Bruno <ajta...@att.net> wrote:
> The White Nationalists are chronic liars who make baseless claims and
> rarely provide any evidence to support their claims.Moreover, the
> moderators of the group protect their lies from exposure by not
> approving any messages that challenge their claims.

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Re: Co-founder of Islamist group and former bin Laden supporter endorses Ron Paul

The Republican Party is so fractionalized now, that I don't know ithat it can ever recover.   Conservatives have had all they can enjoy,  and I really don't see any of the four current candidates even getting the nomination now;  it will be someone who comes in after Super Tuesday.  We have the likes of the Ron Paul supporters, as well as the establishment "Blue Blood North-East Corrider Rockfellerian"  Republicans to blame for conservatives leaving the Republican Party in droves.   I don't know that it can be fixed now.

 

 

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 8:50 AM, plainolamerican <plainolamerican@gmail.com> wrote:

so a traitorous jew jumps sides in the jew-muzzy war ... imprison him
for his crimes, then deport him.

to use him as fodder in the GOP race is lame

On Feb 19, 7:27 am, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> February 15th, 2012 by
> Joe Newby
>
> Yousef al-Khattab, co-founder of the Islamist website and group Revolution
> Muslim, endorsed GOP Presidential candidate Ron Paul in a Youtube video
> posted earlier this month.
>
> "In the United States I believe in the rights to life, liberty and the
> pursuit of happiness, because I believe that is the most beneficial thing
> that we have availabe to us as of right now which is within our goal, and
> of course you have to vote for Ron Paul to get that," al-Khattab said in a
> rambling 7-minute video.
>

> Walid Shoebat<http://www.shoebat.com/blog/2012/02/14/video-former-al-qaeda-supporte...>notes

> that al-Khattab "once supported Osama bin Laden," the terrorist
> responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
>
> al-Khattab, born Joseph

> Cohen<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_Muslim>- an American Jew

> who converted to Islam in 2000, told NPR in 2010 the
> group he help found and later left was supposed to be a radical Islamist
> organization.
>

> NPR <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130519592> added:

>
> "All we want is the non-Muslims, at this point, off the lands of Muhammad.

> ... We want the *kafirs* out of it," Khattab said in one interview, using a

> term for infidels or Muslim nonbelievers. When asked if he wanted Islam to
> take over the world, his answer was unequivocal: "Of course I want it to
> ... and it will."
>
> To promote that world view, Khattab and a friend of his — Columbia
> University graduate Younes Abdullah Mohammed — started a group called
> Revolution Muslim. Khattab says it was supposed to be both a radical
> Islamic organization and a movement. It operates openly and freely in New
> York City and on the Web. He says their blog receives 1,500 hits a day,
> while the Revolution Muslim YouTube channel has almost 1,000 subscribers.
>
> The group's goals include establishing Islamic law in the U.S., destroying
> Israel and taking al-Qaida's messages to the masses.
>
> On Tuesday, former Paul staffer Eric Dondero wrote at Libertarian

> Republican<http://www.libertarianrepublican.net/2012/02/good-news-ron-paul-wins-...>

> :
>
> The group, based in New York, works to spread radical Jihadist philosphy
> on-line. They refer to themselves as "E-hadists." One of the groups members
> Younus Abdullah Muhammed recently plead "guilty to using [the] internet to
> Solicit Murder and encourage Violent Extremism."
>
> NPR's Dina Temple-Raston wrote that Revolution Muslim "has its own gossamer
> connections to terrorism," and added:
>
> A list of its recent members reads like a who's who of American homegrown
> terrorism suspects. One has been arrested for wanting to launch an attack
> on the Long Island Rail Road for al-Qaida; three others were intercepted
> getting on flights to join a terrorist group in Somalia. An editor believed
> to be behind an online magazine for al-Qaida's arm in

> Yemen<http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130439697>was

> a regular in Revolution Muslim chat rooms, as was Jihad

> Jane <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124815189>, the

> Philadelphia woman arrested last year for plotting to kill a Danish
> cartoonist.
>
> In the video, however, al-Khattab said that everything "should be done
> Constitutionally" adding that all America produces is "pornography and
> ammunition."
>
> Calling Israel a terrorist state, al-Khattab says he agrees with Ron Paul's
> foreign policy, and further states that the United States should have
> nothing to do with Israel.
>
> Dondero added:
>
> In an even creepier video released just two days ago, Al-Khattab talks
> extensively about his expectation of being arrested for terrorist links. He
> rants against the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. And once again, he blames
> Jews ("the zionists") for his troubles with the law.
>
> "The question is... where can we speak about the crimes of our foreign
> policy. And it is a fact... and how can we help to stop funding of the
> enemy zionist entity," he said.
>
> "This certainly doesn't help Paul's attempts to quash

> accusations<http://rightwingnews.com/election-2012/statement-from-fmr-ron-paul-st...>that

> he's anti-Jewish," Shoebat wrote.
>
> Nor will it help Paul convince conservative Republicans he should be the
> GOP nominee to run against Barack Obama in the fall.
>
> More on Ron Paul at Examiner.com

> here<http://www.examiner.com/ron-paul-in-spokane>
> .
>
>  Yousef.al.Khattab.RonPaulIsForMe.PraiseAllah!.jpg
> 25KViewDownload

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Gay Arizona GOP Sheriff; Congressional Candidate Paul Babeau Quits Mitt Romney Campaign

Gay sheriff quits Romney campaign
2012-02-19 13:50

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Los Angeles - An Arizona sheriff resigned from a volunteer position
with Mitt Romney's Arizona campaign on Saturday in the face of charges
that he tried to coerce his homosexual partner into silence.

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu told reporters the allegations against
him were "absolutely, completely false, except for the issues that
refer to me as being gay."

"Because that's the truth. I am gay," Babeu said.

The denial and resignation came after the Phoenix New Times reported
that Babeu had threatened to deport his alleged lover, a Mexican
national identified only as Jose, after he had refused to sign a
non-disclosure agreement covering their relationship.

Babeu, who is running for Congress as a Republican, said he did not
break any laws, arguing the allegations against him were merely
attempts to derail his congressional campaign.

He said he had called the Romney campaign to resign from his position
as co-chair of the Arizona "Romney for President" organisation.

"We support his decision," Romney spokesperson Ryan Williams said in a
statement.

More:
http://www.news24.com/World/News/Gay-sheriff-quits-Romney-campaign-20120219

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Re: Stormfront is Full of Lies

Stormfront is Full of Lies
---
cite examples

On Feb 17, 10:30 pm, Joe Bruno <ajta...@att.net> wrote:
> The White Nationalists are chronic liars who make baseless claims and
> rarely provide any evidence to support their claims.Moreover, the
> moderators of the group protect their lies from exposure by not
> approving any messages that challenge their claims.

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Re: COLORADO student choir members could be killed for singing the Islamic song

religious myths can get you killed

On Feb 18, 5:37 pm, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> **
>            New post on *Bare Naked Islam*
> <http://www.endtimestoday.com/?author=1>  COLORADO student choir members
> could be killed for singing the Islamic
> song<http://barenakedislam.com/2012/02/18/colorado-student-choir-members-c...>by
> barenakedislam <http://www.endtimestoday.com/?author=1>
> You've heard about the Christian student who had to quit school because he
> refused to sing an Islamic song in the choir and received death threats
> because of it. What you don't know is that singing the song could put all
> non-Muslim students in danger, as well. Turkish Muslim reveals that by
> singing the song 'Zikr,' you are reciting the words of the Shahada which
> means you are accepting Islam. If you deny that you are a Muslim after
> saying those words, you could be executed in strict Muslim communities.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQannZlxpkk
>
> *RELATED STORIES/VIDEOS:*
>
> *
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>
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