My guess is, Perry will be a strong contender, which means now is the time to find out who Perry is, and exactly who are the people he associates with. Here's a start:
The Aga Khan, who claims a direct lineage to the Prophet Mohammed, controls a vast international network of business and philanthropic ventures; he is not a reclusive spiritual thinker, but rather a fabulously rich jet-setter. Perry met the Aga Khan during a 2000 family trip to Paris (the Aga Khan owns a large estate, Aiglemont, north of the city), the Austin American-Statesman reported in 2008. Two years later, Perry spoke warmly at a dinner in Houston hosted by the Aga Khan. Over the years the governor attended other Ismaili events in Texas, culminating in a pair of formal agreements.
One, in 2009, provides for cooperation between Texas and the Aga Khan’s organizations in the “fields of education, health sciences, natural disaster preparedness and recovery, culture and the environment.” Perry was quoted at the official Ismaili website as saying at the signing ceremony that “traditional Western education speaks little of the influence of Muslim scientists, scholars, throughout history, and for that matter the cultural treasures that stand today in testament to their wisdom.”
That sort of rhetoric presents a stark contrast to some other members of the GOP presidential field, who have variously called for resistance to Islamic cultural conquest and outright restrictions on Muslims in public life.
Perry also brokered a 2008 partnership between the University of Texas and Aga Khan University in Pakistan to expand cooperation on programs including the Muslim Histories and Culture Project, which trains high school teachers on Muslim history and culture curricula. “I have supported this program from the very beginning, because we must bridge the gap of understanding between East and West if we ever hope to experience a future of peace and prosperity,” Perry said at the signing ceremony.
And if this isn’t enough, Terrorist Front Group CAIR and the liberal media are praising Perry to the hilt for his pandering to Muslims.
CAIR-HOUSTON: RICK PERRY’S RELATIONSHIP WITH MUSLIMS MAY SET HIM APART
Kate Shellnutt, Houston Chronicle, 8/11/2011
While some other presidential candidates bring up concerns about American Muslims’ loyalty and decry Islamic law in the U.S., here’s a Christian, Republican politician who initiated a teacher-training program on Islamic history and has been friends for years with the Aga Khan, head of an Islamic sect called Ismailis, Salon points out. Perry even laid the first brick at the groundbreaking ceremony for an Ismaili worship center in Plano in 2005….
“The Muslim community has a significant number of political conservatives, and they do support Perry,” said Mustafaa Carroll, executive director of the Council on American Islamic Relations in Houston, a group that took a position against Perry’s recent Christian-only prayer rally. Carroll notes that Muslims donated to President George Bush’s campaign and have given to Perry’s gubernatorial campaigns. (via bni)
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Want to know where Perry stands on issues? GO HERE Perry may say ObamaCare needs to go away, and he may want to invest $100 million to secure the border, but think about it. Will he? Could he?? We all know as President of the United States you must go through Congress to get anything done.
Perry's unusual cozy relationship with muslims is just as frightening as Obama's relationship with them.
Can you say Sharia law?
1 comment:
VERY interesting. I hadn't heard anything about this Islam relationship thing. Sometimes I just feel like hanging it all up -- but then I'd be apathetic like the majority of the citizens already are.
Renee
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