On Monday, President Barack Obama issued an official statement marking Kwanzaa, the holiday invented by a violent radical named Dr. Maulana Karenga (born Ron Everett) in the 1960s.
Obama said: “Today marks the beginning of the week-long celebration honoring African American heritage and culture through the seven principles of Kwanzaa -- unity, self determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith.
We celebrate Kwanzaa at a time when many African Americans and all Americans reflect on our many blessings and memories over the past year and our aspirations for the year to come.
And even as there is much to be thankful for, we know that there are still too many Americans going through enormous challenges and trying to make ends meet. But we also know that in the spirit of unity, or Umoja, we can overcome those challenges together.
As families across America and around the world light the red, black, and green candles of the Kinara this week, our family sends our well wishes and blessings for a happy and healthy new year.”
In August, President Obama hosted an Iftar dinner at the White House (a tradition began by President Bill Clinton) to celebrate the Muslim holy month known as Ramadan.
While Obama has never missed an Iftar dinner since taking office, he chose to break with a much longer-held presidential tradition earlier this year, when he failed to issue an Easter proclamation.
Of course, Easter Sunday is considered the most sacred of holidays to Christians who account for about 85 percent of this nation’s population.
In comparison, President Bush not only issued official Easter proclamations, but even included passages from the Bible, in his 2007 statement, he said: “The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most important event of the Christian faith. On this powerful day, let us join together and give thanks to the Almighty for the glory of His grace.”
Conversely, not only did Obama ignore Easter while never missing a chance to celebrate Ramadan, he also issued official White House statements recognizing the observance of other Muslim holidays (Eid-ul-Fitr, Hajj, and Eid-ul-Adha) in 2010.
In 2009, Obama became the first U.S. president to take part in a White House ceremony for the Hindu festival of lights, known as Diwali. He lighted a diya (oil lamp) and bowed-down before a Hindu priest.
Then in November 2011, his Hajj message read: “Michelle and I extend our greetings for a happy Eid al-Adha to Muslims worldwide and congratulate those performing Hajj.
Thousands of Muslim Americans are among those who have joined one of the world’s largest and most diverse gatherings in making the pilgrimage to Mecca and nearby sites.
As Muslims celebrate this Eid, they will also commemorate Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son by distributing food to those less fortunate around the world. They join the United States and the international community in relief efforts to assist those struggling to survive in the Horn of Africa and those recovering from the devastating earthquake in Turkey.
The Eid and Hajj rituals are a reminder of the shared roots of the world’s Abrahamic faiths and the powerful role that faith plays in motivating communities to serve and stand with those in need. On behalf of the American people, we extend our best wishes during this Hajj season.
Eid Mubarak and Hajj Mabrour.”
During last year’s Ramadan celebration, Obama even took the opportunity to throw his support behind the construction of the so-called Ground Zero Victory Mosque, saying: “Let me be clear…As a citizen and as President I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country. That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in Lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances.”
Of course, supporting a mosque at the site of the worst act of Islamic terrorism ever brought upon this country, and standing against the majority of Americans is just the sort of thing those of us on the right warned would happen if Obama was elected.
In his book, “Dreams of my Father,” Barrack Hussein Obama foretold this day when he wrote on page 261: "Of course, not all my conversations in immigrant communities follow this easy pattern. In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific reassurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them [Muslims] should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."
However, too many Americans chose to believe the impossible promises and flowery rhetoric of a man whose past is still a mystery, and elect someone who was raised a Muslim—seven short years after the 9/11 attacks.
So, when you become infuriated with Obama’s insensitivity to the families of those killed on September 11, 2001, and the fact that he has chosen to ignore Christian holidays while officially recognizing those of Islam, place that blame where it really belongs…with those who laughably call themselves “Democrats” who voted for this international man of mystery.
Just as he, himself, predicted…Obama is standing with the Muslims.
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