CAIR DARES TO SMEAR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL APPOINTEE

CAIR is attempting to bully the White House and the Holocaust Memorial to remove Dennis Prager?  If this isn't the height of hypocrisy. WTF does CAIR  have to do with the Holocaust (considering the Quran calls for death to the Jews.) If anything, Muslims have much to atone for.
Muslims joined with Hitler to annihilate the Jews. This is too rich, too disgusting.

Photograph of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem reviewing the Nazi "Handzar" SS division in Yugoslavia 1944. In an address to the Muslim troops the Mufti puts Islam and Nazism on the same level claiming there were "considerable similarities between Islamic principles and National Socialism" More here

Himmler: "Muslims responded to the call of Muslim leaders and joined our side because of their hatred of our joint Jewish-English-Bolshevik enemies, and because of their belief and respect for, above all -- Our Fuehrer."

The Mufti and Hitler

CAIR ALERT:
U.S. HOLOCAUST MUSEUM URGED TO DROP ISLAM-BASHER
Presidential appointee says Quran oath 'undermines American civilization'

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/4/06) - A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called for the removal of a presidential appointee to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council because of his intolerant views toward Islam in American society.

I love how they use the word "intolerant." Talk about the pot calling the kettle.........

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) urged that talk show host and columnist Dennis Prager be removed from the taxpayer-supported museum's council because of a recent syndicated column in which he wrote that Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, should be prevented from taking his oath of office using the Quran.

(President Bush recently appointed Prager to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, the governing board of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, for the remainder of a five year term expiring January 15, 2011.)

Comments

[PMarc]

There's not much that can render me slack-jawed when it comes to the brazenness of the West's enemies, but I must say, this is the most egregiously offensive story I've read in a while. Three questions:

1. It's well-known that Muslims deny the Holocaust even happened (but gee, wasn't Hitler a great guy for bringing it about), so why should they give a rat's patoot who serves on the Memorial committee of something that's "a lie" in the first place?

2. What's it going to take for ordinary citizens and government officials to wise up and send CAIR either packing or off to jail (the latter for their proveable cozying up to Hamas, Al Quaeda & Hezbollah)?

3. How do you say "chutzpah" in Arabic?

[Lawrence]

"If anything, Muslims have much to atone for. Muslims joined with Hitler to annihilate the Jews."

Hence, the term "Islamo-fascism" is quite appropriate to our current state of world disfunction.

[b]

Anti Defamation League attempting to bully the White House and the Holocaust Memorial to remove Dennis Prager?

Read this redicules statement:

Dennis Prager’s argument that Representative-Elect Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, should not be permitted to take his oath of office on a Koran is, intolerant, misinformed and downright un-American.

Prager is flat-out wrong when he asserts that Representative Ellison’s use of a Koran would be “damaging to the fabric of American civilization.” To the contrary, the U.S. Constitution guarantees that, “no religious test shall ever be required” to hold public office in America. Members of Congress, like all Americans, should be free to observe their own religious practices without government interference or coercion.

Prager’s patriotic prattling is misinformed on the facts, too. No Member of Congress is officially sworn in with a Bible. Under House rules, the official swearing-in ceremony is done in the House chambers, with the Speaker of the House administering the oath of office en masse. No Bibles or other holy books are used at all. Members may, if they choose, also have a private ceremony with family and friends. At these unofficial ceremonies, Members frequently solemnize the event by taking an oath while holding a personal family Bible.

Prager ridiculously asserts that permitting Rep. Ellison to take the oath of office would “be doing more damage to the unity of America and to the value system that has formed this country than the terrorists of 9-11.” What he fails to understand is that what truly unifies all Americans is a value system built on religious freedom and pluralism, not dogmatism and coercion.

Prager presents intolerant, ugly views. His comparison of Ellison’s desire to “choose his favorite book” to that of the right of a racist elected to public office to use Hitler’s Mein Kampf is outrageous. If Prager were merely a blogger and radio talk-show host trying to be relevant and provocative, these views might not merit a response. But as a newly-appointed member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, Prager and his views must be held to a higher standard.

ADL Statement on Dennis Prager's Attack On Muslim Congressman for Taking Oath of Office on Koran

[BillBowen]

I'm not all that suprised that the ADL and CAIR are on the same page on this issue. CAIR is trying to smear Prager because he is a Jew, and the ADL is trying to smear him because he is a conservative. There are times I don't see a heck of a lot of difference between Abe Foxman and Ebraham Hooper.

There are so many misrepresentations of fact in both the ADL and CAIR statements one has a hard time knowing where to begin, so I'll address just a couple.

For openers, Prager did NOT say that Ellison should be prohibited from using the Koran, just that he felt it would be unwise and devisive to do so, and I agree.

As Dennis said, it is not what book that is important to you that matters but what book that is important to the American people. The US was founded on the Judeau/Christian principals outlined in the Bible, not those of the Koran. Now personally I'd go farther and say that anyone who would want to take their oath on a Koran is, by definition, unfit for public office in this country (read the Koran and you'll understand why I have this attitude), but Dennis did NOT do that.

BTW folks, you can read his editorial and hear him discuss it through clips from his radio program at pragerradio.com.

Pimarc and Lawrence, both of you make some excellent points which which I agree totally.

One final issue: a lot has been said about the dustup at the Freshman Reception at the White House between Sen-Elect James Webb and the President, but did you know that Rep-Elect Ellison snubbed the President totally by not even attending that reception? Instead, he met with a bunch of union thugs from the AFL-CIO.

[Robert4]

Frankly I hope the Jew-hating Dennis "New Testament or Nothin'" Prager doesn't serve on a Holocaust Memorial Committee! There's plenty of Jew Hate in the museum's exhibits, why add more to the administration?

[Lawrence]

"1. It's well-known that Muslims deny the Holocaust even happened."

It's not that they deny that millions of Jews died, it's that they deny it was a bad thing.

Therefore, from a really twisted sort point of view, the Holocaust didn't happen if it is what Allah wants.

[Lawrence]

BillBowen says... the Jew-hating Dennis "New Testament or Nothin'" Prager

I thought Prager was a espoused Religious Jew, not a New Testament Christian?

What is it you are speaking out against, Bill? Is it anti-Jew sentiments, or anti-Christian sentiments?

Praeger is a handfull of espoused Jewish speakers and Bible(Torah) instructors who also generally speak positively about New Testament Christians.

If Praeger is anti-anything, he is anti-Islam.

[akak]

who cares about the bible thingy, where does Ellison's campaign funds come from?

dotdotdot

[HelyeahWinnie]

You don't have to be Jewish to be anti-Islam or anti-CAIR. These Islamists are repulsive Jewish-hating, freedom-hating monsters! Do they ever do anything productive?

Thank God that there IS a Holocaust Museum and God rest Mr. Simon Wiesenthal, he was a light to the world.

[BillBowen]

Lawrence, I think you owe me an apology. PLEASE re-read what I posted AND the post below mine - it was Robert4 in the post below mine that made the negative comment about Dennis Prager.

I listen to Dennis Prager every day and probably agree with him about 80% of the time. And yes, Dennis does refer to himself as a religious Jew. From my listening of his program I would not call him "anti-Islam", just anti Islamonazi.

Akak, you make a very valid point - from what I can gather, quite a bit of his funding came from CAIR and other suspect islamic groups.

I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but I sure wish Marty Sabo had not decided to retire.

[--mdd--]

And tell me again why we should listen to a group that hates Jews about a memorial to the Holocast.

I'd like to know when it became necessary that everything had to be cleared by CAIR before we could honor the past sufferings of the victims of Nazi Germany.

If not a Jewish man (Prager) then who (Hooper)?

[RoxieAmerica]

I am writing about CAIR in part III, not yet posted of my Islamic revolutionary terrorism series. Part I and II are posted. Here is the text concernign CAIR in part III:

Other leaders propose using moderate Muslim groups to solve the problem of Islamic revolutionary terrorism but Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch disagrees. He believes that Muslim organizations, even in the United States, that call themselves moderate, are in fact radical. "Five Council on America-Islamic Relations (CAIR) former officials are now in jail from this so-called moderate Muslim group. They share the same goal as Osama bin Laden. They are engaged in a large scale campaign of deception."

Now who is CAIR to bully the White House?

[Robert4]

LAwrence,

Prager recently said in an article about ellison that all members of congress should sweath their oaths of office on the christian bible. anything less, he says, would be unamerican. effectively, he wants to force jews to recognize the new testament as the word of god or be tarred as unamerican. it's jew hate at its worst.

[Tulkinghorn]

So the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem represents all Muslims?

Like Prescott Bush represents all Bushes?

You are deluded. I am deluded to be wasting my time posting here.

Get help, Pam. There are some amazing things that they can do with medication now.

[Richard Davis]

R4 - your comment is an outright lie. Do you listen to Prager? I do, every day. For you to say that he "wants to force jews to recognize the new testament as the word or god or be tarred as unamerican is a total lie. Why do YOU stoop to such ridiculous statements, I thought you were better than that? I guess I was wrong.

You are the hater.

[Tulkinghorn]

Uh.. Rich?

Insofar as a member of Congress taking an oath to serve America and uphold its values is concerned, America is interested in only one book, the Bible

Look it up on TownHall.com.

This means that "America" (whatever he means by that) should not tolerate an oath on any holy book but the Bible. Under this standard any Jew, Buddhist, Atheist, Parsi or other non-Christian should swear on the Christian Bible. In spite of the Constitution (the proper and true definition of "America") explicitly forbidding any religious test...

I don't know if it is hate speech, but it is just about the most un-American, even anti-American thing I have heard in years.

[Thor]

Good editorial. It has nothing to do with Prager's views -- why should CAIR tell the White House how to man a museum about the Holocaust?

It's time to draw a line in the sand here: I say make Prager CHAIRMAN of the museum board!

[Steve Harkonnen]

Outstanding post here. Good historical links, too. I hope the Holocaust Museum would create some sort of an exhibit outlining the facts about the Grand Mufti and his relationship with the SS, and how GM hated Jews. This draws a decisive line in the sand, and the Muslims of CAIR will look foolish.

[Robert4]

Rich,

I doubt you're as familiar with Prager as you claim. IF you read his piece on Ellison, you would know that Prager wants to make sure that our elected officials recognize the primacy of Matthew Mark Luke and John by swearing their oaths of office on the Christian Bible. What would you say if a Moslem insisted that you swear on the Koran?

[skyeye]

Hello Robert4
If CAIR has its way, you will have to swear on a Koran, or lose your head.

[Robert4]

Skyeye,

Don't Worry. PAmela's BLOGing will help wake up the work so that CAIR or Prager can't take over.

[Robert4]

"work"= "world

obviously

[pastormaker]

Hmm, the Stern Gang tried numerous times to arrange a working relationship with the NAZIs during WW2. They told the NAZIs that they had many aims in common, and would be willing to ally themselves with the NAZIs against the British in the Middle East.

The Stern Gang were Jewish. Ergo, according to Pam's reasoning, Jews have no place commenting on appointments to the Holocaust Memorial.

[elvis]

...bottom line: the oath itself which requires one to protect America against foreign and domestic enemies. Swearing that oath on the q'ran or no q'ran allows ellison to utilize the muslim tenet of takkiya, lying to hide his true intent, which is to further undermine The U.S. Constitution with sharia law.

[pastormaker]

Elvis,

get it through your head that congressmen aren't sworn in using a bible, qu'ran, torah or Dr Zeuss book! It doesn't happen.

Congressmen are sworn in en masse without anyone laying a mitt on a book.

find another straw man to beat the stuffing out of.

[Tulkinghorn]

Elvis-

Ellison is not a Shiite, so I doubt he would espouse the doctrine of takkiya.

Since you consider Islam to be your enemy, you would do well to learn a thing or two about it. and see if you can come up with a coherent strategy for how Ellison can introduce Sharia law. The whole thing is ridiculous, and laughable.

[Richard Davis]

R4 - you shouldn't worry about Prager, you should worry about Ellison. Just like you shouldn't worry about the religious right, you should worry about all the mosques being built.

Curious, What religion are you? Islam? Why do you defend them so?

[Watcher]

I also love how they call themselves a "prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group". There's a hypocrisy is every word of it, except for 'Islamic'.

[Abu Daboo Doo al Bedrocki]

Robert4, I don't know what you are talking about. I seem to remember Prager talking about congressmen swearing on he Old Testament, which is part of the Bible. Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the Old Testament called the Torah by Jews? Is the New Testament so repugnant to Jews? Also, it is not printed anywhere in the New or Old Testaments that the Jews should be killed wherever and whenever they are seen. The same cannot be said of the koran.

Back to the main point of the post, what in the world does CAIR care about who is appointed to the board of the National Holocaust Museum? Maybe the JPFO could protest the fact that CAIR has so many anti-American terrorist lovers on its board. And yes, I understand that the Museum is a public trust (otherwise the President couldn't nominate anyone to the post). This just shows that Dennis Prager has gotten under the skin of those hatemongers at CAIR. The ones who scream the loudest that they are persecuted seem to have no trouble dishing it out.

[elvis]

pastormaker-
Obviously, you you engage in selective reading. I never said that one must use a religious text to affirm the oath of office.
Now go find some other straw man out of which to beat the stuffing.

Tulkinghorn-
It is also well documented that ellison is a Jew hater with affiliations to farrakan, words and deeds he both denies and later says were taken out of context.

Indeed, the precedent has already been made for other than court of law settlements using arbitrators and ajudicators which is exactly what has happenned in other Western democracies regarding sharia.