Cheney proud to receive award from fascist who accused Obama of being Muslim trojan horse

[BurtWorm]

Not surprising for Cheney to be proud of being honored by fascists, but it's probably not harmful to keep pointing this out:

http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/feature/2009/10/21/cheney/index.html



Former Vice President Dick Cheney got an award Wednesday night, the Center for Security Policy's "Keeper of the Flame Award." As you might expect of Cheney, he didn't use the occasion to bask -- instead, he went on the warpath, attacking his liberal critics generally and the Obama administration specifically.

It was, to say the least, an interesting venue for that kind of speech. Admittedly, the award has been given to plenty of other prominent figures, from former President Ronald Reagan to James Jones, who's now President Obama's national security advisor, Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn. and Donald Rumsfeld. (Of that last man, Cheney said Wednesday, "truth be told, any award once conferred on Donald Rumsfeld carries extra luster, and I am very proud to see my name added to such a distinguished list.")

But the Center for Security Policy was founded by Frank Gaffney, who remains the organization's president. And in recent months, Gaffney has been an even harsher critic of Obama's than Cheney himself -- and a much more extreme one.

Just this past June, Gaffney wrote an op-ed for the Washington Times that was headlined, "America's First Muslim president?" He didn't really seem to mean it as a question, either, saying:

During his White House years, William Jefferson Clinton -- someone Judge Sonia Sotomayor might call a "white male" -- was dubbed "America's first black president" by a black admirer. Applying the standard of identity politics and pandering to a special interest that earned Mr. Clinton that distinction, Barack Hussein Obama would have to be considered America's first Muslim president ...

After his five months in office, and most especially after his just-concluded visit to Saudi Arabia and Egypt, however, a stunning conclusion seems increasingly plausible: The man now happy to have his Islamic-rooted middle name featured prominently has engaged in the most consequential bait-and-switch since Adolf Hitler duped Neville Chamberlain over Czechoslovakia at Munich ...

<T>here is mounting evidence that the president not only identifies with Muslims, but actually may still be one himself .... In the final analysis, it may be beside the point whether Mr. Obama actually is a Muslim. In the speech and elsewhere, he has aligned himself with adherents to what authoritative Islam calls Shariah -- notably, the dangerous global movement known as the Muslim Brotherhood -- to a degree that makes Mr. Clinton's fabled affinity for blacks pale by comparison.

[BolivarianHero]

1. Keeper of the Flame?

Who did he beat out?

Larry Craig?

[Angry Dragon]

2. Here is a thought

I heard Glenn Beck on the radio this morning saying we all need to get back to god if we are going to save this country. I have heard many republicans and religious leaders say the same thing. They promote the right of everyone to have religion and maybe more so do not trust anyone that does not have religion.

They accuse Obama of being a Muslim. It is my understanding that Muslim is a religion. So are they against a President having a religion or just having Muslim as a religion?? Are they saying everyone needs religion and any religion is okay as long as it is their religion that you follow?? I see a little intolerance in their stance. To be fair Mr. Beck did invite Muslims to his religious party.

I guess what I see is that the talking heads and religious leaders are finding out it is hard to talk out of both sides of their mouth at the same time.

[11 Bravo]

3. Frank Gaffney is a skidmark on the national underwear. And I do believe he's going to get ...

his ass kicked the next time he's in the same room with Ron Reagan.

[ddeclue]

4. I thought he was a Muslin Trojan Horse...

:rofl: