Did CPAC Stiff Arm Wilders and the Anti-Jihad Front in Washington?
Patrick Poole on Pajamas media: From my limited perspective, all Geert Wilders has done is hold a mirror up to reflect back the ugly racism and advocacy of violence that are the staple of the most prominent and authoritative officials in Islam. For that he has earned nothing but enmity from the avowed enemies of the West. But it wasn’t enough to earn him a speaking spot on this year’s CPAC schedule. Meanwhile, GOP operative and Karl Rove confidante Grover Norquist, who is single-handedly responsible for opening the doors of political power for [convicted felons] al-Qaeda fundraiser Abdulrahman Alamoudi and Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Sami Al-Arian, was given the honor of introducing House Minority Leader John Boehner on Friday morning. The contrast between the cold reception of Wilders and the warm embrace of Norquist by CPAC could not be any starker.
by Jerry Gordon, The Iconoclast, March 1, 2009
Patrick Poole’s Pajamas Media piece, “Was CPAC an epic fail?” about what occurred at CPAC in Washington, DC is exemplified by the trivializing of Geert Wilders appearance there, as well as the prominent role given to arch dhimmi, the ‘red bearded’ Grover Norquist. In Islam, a red beard-usually dyed with henna- indicates a fervent believer. We are not suggesting that there is any connection. Norquist has abetted the careers of Muslim Brother advocates, Jihadi extremists and convicted felons, Abdulrahman Alamoudi and Sami al Arian and the infiltration of the leadership of the American Conservative Union. But then, Norquist is married to a Palestinian Muslim woman and PR official of the US AID in our State Department raising suspicions in the minds of many of us of whether he is a ‘secret’ Muslim convert. Conservatives have been ‘blinded’ by his light arising from his Wednesday K-Street policy confabs and his leadership in the early days of the Bush 43 Administration to push through massive tax cuts, now the subject of evisceration by the Obama Administration in a vain attempt to curtail the multi-trillion deficits by 2012.
The epic friendship with Bush Chief of Staff, political operative and FoxNews political analyst Karl Rove gave Norquist an open door to the Oval Office under Bush. Rove and Norquist set up the Islamic Institute in a thinly disguised attempt to attract American Muslims to vote Republican in the 2000 and 2004 Presidential elections. In a radio debate hosted by Hugh Hewitt with Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy, who had written one of the more telling dossiers on Norquist, Norquist wasn’t above stooping to the line that criticism of Arab American Muslims is tantamount to ‘racism.’ Witness this remark:
“There is no place in the conservative movement for racial prejudice, religious bigotry or ethnic hatred… The conservative movement cannot be associated with racism or bigotry. … It is important that we, as conservative, stand up against bigotry, racism, and religious hatred whenever it raises its ugly head.”
Here’s what Poole wrote about these issues that dogged the appearance of Wilders, shunted aside from the glare of rostrum of CPAC that corroborate what other “official bloggers” like Pamela Geller have noted: (Continue Reading this Article)
It is a given that vested interest large donors spread the wealth amongst ea. side Democrat and republican, liberal and conservative. Most if not all politicians are in someway complicit or dirty, on the take or worse and those who run those politicos behind the scenes are all dirty as well. We have reached the point where any politician should be considered dirty unless he can prove otherwise. Not very American but it is easier for the public not to give anone the benefit of doubt and let all public representatives prove they are at least honest if not very smart. put the burden on the public figue and not the public to sort out the political crap. In Israel we have a saying “shit rises to it natural level”. For the life of me I can’t understand how America has allowed foreigners to be able to inject funds into Americas political system either through the front door or back door?
Comment by yamit82 — March 1, 2009 @ 8:57 am
Yamit, I agree. Somebody is falling asleep on the job. Beware of wolfs in sheep’s clothing who are always lurking, waiting for us to blink.
Comment by rongrand — March 1, 2009 @ 12:12 pm
grover norquist is an enemy of this country. How can CPAC claim to be patriots when associating with someone like this? It is clear that CPAC is not an ally in the struggle against the islamic jihad. In fact there was defeaning silence at CPAC regarding this very issue of the war islam is waging against us. I wondered why, now I know. They also are in the pockets of the islamists. I guess I was naive in believing that CPAC would be the very type of organization in which Wilders would receive a hero’s welcome.
Although they disguise themselves as an organization promoting conservative values and patriotism, what they really are is just another wealthy Republican PAC out to serve their own self-enlightened moneyed interests. I would guess many of these members have business interests in the arab world. To hell with them. What’s needed is a grass roots conservative movement which truly is patriotic and stands up for American values and against our jihadist enemies.
Comment by Laura — March 1, 2009 @ 3:39 pm
I despise the nazi, pro-muslim monster grover norquist along with his filthy arab wife. How can conservatives embrace this hideous, traitorous beast?
Comment by Laura — March 2, 2009 @ 5:09 pm