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15 comments:
This is truly amazing - proof that a man can read something from a low tech piece of paper, memorize the next few sentences and then look into the camera while delivering them. It baffles me that this man is capable of that but our super-smart, Harvard educated smooth talker is not.
RAC, Soooo Funny!!!Keep sending them in:)
Mat, it’s people like Larry the cable guy, i.e., the red necks, railroad builders, construction workers, and the men and women that enlist in our Armed Forces and fought our enemies that made this County free and what it is today! Go Red Necks! Yea!
We need more of the Larry the Cable Guy types around!
Islamic Law's Influence in America a Growing Concern
Sunday, March 29, 2009
By David Lewkowict
Print ShareThisAs America's Muslim population grows, so too does the influence of Islamic law, or Sharia, in daily life in the U.S.
"Sharia Law is the totality of the Muslim's obligation," said Abdullahi An-Na'im, a professor of law at Emory University in Atlanta. According to An-Na'im, Shariah is similar to Jewish Talmudic Law or Catholic Canon Law in that it guides an adherent's moral conduct.
"As a citizen, I am a subject of the United States," An-Na'im said. "I owe allegiance to the United States, to the Constitution of the United States. That is not inconsistent with observing a religious code in terms of my own personal behavior."
While many view this as a testament to the "great American melting pot," others see Islamic law's growing influence as a threat. Shariah's critics point to cases such as the airport in Minneapolis, where some Shariah-adherent taxi drivers made headlines in 2006 for refusing to pick up passengers they suspected of carrying liquor. The drivers' aversion to alcohol stemmed from a verse in the Qur'an that describes "intoxicants and gambling" as "an abomination of Satan's handiwork."
Last year, a Tyson Foods plant in Shelbyville, Tenn. replaced its traditional Labor Day holiday with paid time off on Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival — marking the end of fasting during Ramadan. A labor union had requested the change on behalf of hundreds of Muslim employees— many of them were immigrants from Somalia.
But public outcry over the decision to dismiss Labor Day quickly prompted the company and union to negotiate a new contract that makes accommodations for both holidays.
In 2007, the University of Michigan installed ritual foot baths to accommodate Islamic tradition. "These things are beginning to percolate up as Shariah-adherent Muslims insist that their preferences and practices be accommodated by the rest of the population," said Frank Gaffney, founder and president of the Center for Security Policy — a Washington think tank.
Gaffney predicted the U.S. could soon face problems similar to some Western European countries, where the religious values of Muslim immigrants sometimes clash with their highly secular host cultures.
But Professor An-Na'im believes it will be different in America. "The variety of American secularism — which is much more receptive of public displays of religion and a public role for religion — is, in fact, more conducive for Muslims to be citizens and to be comfortable with their religious values and citizenship than European countries," An-Na'im said.
Preach it Ric! I'm proud to be a redneck.God bless America!
Get ‘er done!
I understand that ‘Larry the Cable Guy’ had a very bad year; he only made 90 million, most which went to his in-laws! God bless democracy! Hahahah!
I like Larry the cable guy as much as the next person, but I don't like conservatism stereo typed as ignorant rednecks.
In my opinion, the characters portrayed here are not rednecks but rather good ol' boys. There is a big difference. I would argue that if you find these characters offensive then most likely you have never lived south of the Mason Dixon line. They are as much a part of the landscape as southern hospitality and barbecue.
Juls, I hear you very loud on this one. Why are rednecks always stereotyped as republicans or conservatives? Sounds like a true stereotype thing going on there. But whatever party affiliation rednecks do belong to, love them! Back bone of our Nation!
Look I know I posted this before but I'll say it again. Rednecks are cool and pretty much salt of the earth. If I am to be lumped in with them then I will be honored to be so. I grew up on an island but am very much a Haole and proud of it. I dont pretend to be anything I'm not. God Bless America.
RAC,Wow!!! You da man!!!Just my opinion,that's all:)
RAC’ster. I personally don’t find these characters offensive at all! Rather enjoyed them. Good clip! I myself have lived in the South (Fort Sam Houston, Fort Picket, Fort Benning, Fort Bragg and Fort Jackson), several times prior to Guam days, and many, oh so many times with my 8-year affiliations with the Army. Even chased around mys share of southern skirts for a short while. ;)
Good Ric, because I didn't post them as a slam. I too rather like these fellas. I think Cindy was even married to one of them.
You know folks? We ‘Re-Pue-Blicans’ (Republicans) lost big! We have to face it! Don’t like it ‘one bit myself’. But, we are all Americans! What I think would be really cool and funny in this time of political transitioning is, if the RAC’ Meister could agree to do (post) some more of his computer research and post some more really super funny non-partisan comical videos! RAC’Ster? Are you up to the job? Ric
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