Who believes that obama doesn want to offend the hand that rocks the cradle?”
From NBC’s Ali Weinberg While welcoming what he said was “modestly encouraging” news that the nation’s unemployment rate slightly declined last month, President Obama emphasized to his audience in Allentown, PA today that challenges remain in reviving the U.S. economy. Today’s Labor Department report shows that the nation lost 11,000 jobs in November and that the unemployment rate dropped from 10.2% in October to 10.0% last month. “Overall, this is the best jobs report we’ve seen since 2007,” Obama said at a community college in Allentown. “But I want to keep this in perspective. We still have a long way to go,” he continued. “There will be more bumps in the road. But the direction is clear. When you think about how this year began, today’s report is a welcome sign that there are better days ahead.” Obama expressed empathy with his audience, telling them that “too many members of our American family have felt the gut punch of a pink slip.” Revisiting a familiar campaign refrain, he spo
“We want to change the way people perceive polygamy, so that it will be seen as something beautiful instead of something disgusting” How nice. Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Malaysia: Polygamy club invokes Muhammad’s example to convince people that having multiple wives is just dandy. Muhammad, of course, is “a good example for him who looketh unto Allah and the Last Day, and remembereth Allah much” (33:21). Posted by Robert on September 27, 2009 12:41 PM | 35 Comments Print this entry | Email this entry | Digg this | del.icio.us | Buzz up! Tags: * Malaysia, * polygamy, * Sharia Alert « Previous Entry | Home Page | Next Entry » 35 Comments Author Profile Page Virgil | September 27, 2009 1:00 PM Another example of the peace and tolerance preached by Islam: Egyptian authorities have prevented Maher El-Gowhary, a Muslim-born Christian convert, from leaving the country. He was detained at Cairo Airport. His passport confiscated and he was advised that he is barred from traveling on ord
