President Obama, whither now?

Half-white, half-black, Barack Obama was sired by a Kenyan Muslim. Later, but still in his early childhood, he was raised in Indonesia as a Muslim by his Muslim stepfather. As a young adult, residing in Chicago, he developed political aspirations and when it became tactically expedient to do so he turned to the Reverend Wright and utilized that preacher's spirited assistance to adopt a generic Christian facade. What he now really feels to be his true religious affiliation he keeps mostly to himself, but he does draw the line at praising God and reciting our Pledge of Allegiance, in public.

Supported and hyped by an intensely sycophantic media, he was elected by an electorate that was obsessed with denigrating Bush. But what those voters failed to foresee, is what now so perilously besets us. Against an Islam that remains unswervingly committed to exterminating Jews and all their American supporters, paradoxy was pushed to a dangerous limit. Not fully aware that jihadists are at war with us, the voters chose for the USA to be commanded by a Muslim Commander-in-Chief. Please God, where in your divine name does this ominous charade go from here?

While I don't believe Obama is about to hand over our keys to his co-religionists, deep in his unconscious may lie a complex messianic desire to forge some kind of transcendent union between us and Islam. But I suspect he must often wonder if his Islamic core can keep him from also being an uncompromising American patriot. Is God confused? Does Allah have answers? Do you?

Comment:

Please, President Obama, Sir . . .

If the TV Icon we know, as Colombo,
were to opine on these matters,
this is the way it might go (?)

This is based on a forwarded,
multi-addressed, e-mail
that I just received

Excuse me President Obama, I'll only take a minute - OK, Sir? Can you help me out with a few loose ends and things that have been bothering me. I can't seem to get some information I need, to wrap this up. What I'm looking for are either "not released" or "not available."

Could you please help me find:

1. Occidental College records - Not released
2. Columbia College records -Not released
3. Columbia Thesis paper - Not available
4. Harvard College records - Not released
5. Selective Service Registration - Not released
6. Medical records - Not released
7. Illinois State Senate schedule - Not available
8. Your Illinois State Senate records - Not available
9. Law practice client list - Not released
10. Certified Copy of your original Birth Certificate - Not released
11. Embossed, signed paper Certification of Live Birth - Not released
12. Record of your baptism and religious affiliation - Not available
13. Why Michelle no longer practices law? (Insurance Prob?)
14. Why she has 22 assistants, when other First Ladies usually had only one
15. Why were you getting "foreign student aid" as a college student?
16. Which "passport" did you use when you visited Pakistan in 1981?

* Oh and one more thing Mr. President, - I can't seem to find any articles you published as editor of the Harvard Law Review, or as a Professor at the University of Chicago. Can you explain that to me, Sir?

** If you're too busy right now, I'll come back later. I'll give you some time to get these things together. What's that Mr. President? Who wants to know these things? We the people of the United States of America! You know, the ones who vote!

*** Does the fact that you were sired by a Muslim father, and that during your early childhood you were raised as a Muslim in Indonesia by a Muslim stepfather, have any effect on how you view and interpret attacks by Muslims on Americans and Israelis? (Colombo was prompted by The Horn to ask Obama this question)

Comment:

Dom: Thanks for the post in the Horn. Yes, there are a number of unanswered questions about Obama that will probably only be answered when he is out of office. The Dems and media are too busy praising him. Well, he has been very successful in awakening the sleeping conservative giant - the true silent majority. I only hope that the pressure continues because I do believe your accurate narcissism diagnosis of Obama will never allow him to change. ~ Bill S.

Bill: Do you think that the additional question I want Colombo to ask President Obama is appropriate? ~ The Horn

Dom: It is very appropriate. As I have aged I can recognize the influence my parents had on me. The Neil Young song says it with eloquence, "Old man, look at me now, I'm a lot like you were." He should also be asked how he got to Harvard and how he rose so quickly to his Senate seat. Who mentored him? And why is he so eager to repudiate our country's immediate past and degrade it unmercifully before the world? ~ Bill S.

The 10th Crusade?

Join me on a brief excursion into Medieval History (and a tad beyond)

In the year 1076, Muslims captured Jerusalem, the holy city in Israel where the religions of Jews, Christians and Muslims, were latterly spawned. For Jews, Jerusalem takes them back to the days before David, Solomon et al. For Christians, Christ spent most of His life there and was crucified on nearby Mount Calvary. For Muslims, Muhammad, who founded the Islamic faith, is memorialized by the Dome of the Rock. It is believed that he prayed there and was lifted to heaven from the Rock. Abraham too, the beloved patriarch of Jews and Muslims, spent much time on the Rock - indeed, it was exactly there, where he almost sacrificed his son, Isaac.

From 1096 to the latter days of the 13th century, the Christians of Europe mounted nine major military campaigns (The Crusades) in valiant attempts to restore their place in Jerusalem. Meanwhile, the Middle East became densely populated by Muslims and to such an extent that the burgeoning land trade routes from Europe to China and the Indies became blocked, a major setback to the then prospering European economy.

To emerge from Islam's stranglehold, naval explorers from Italy, Spain, Portugal and England took to the seas to search for maritime routes to the Indies. But as intrepid as they were, it was by accident that they discovered the "New" World, a serendipitous find that forged a lead for the "Infidels" with which Islam could no longer compete. May I point out, that like on the uniforms of their armies, most of these European vessels carried sails on which the Crusader's Cross was very conspicuously emblazoned! One might call this "Infidel" age of discovery and incredible growth, the 10th Crusade! Noteworthy about this staggering triumph over Islam, it didn't require a single Muslim casualty!

Please draw from the above some added perspectives to what you may already know about this centuries old war between Islam and its "Infidel" enemies. How much more time and prescient resolution will it take to bring the dehumanizing, immolating aspect of this conflict to an end? Hopefully, the democracies that we are currently endeavoring to establish in the heart of Islam will make it possible for voices of moderation and prudence to be propagated and heard. Conceivably, we are also helping to create an environment in which Muslim women (like women of the West) will find the strength to fully assert themselves!

Comments:

I can distinctly remember . . .

I can still distinctly remember that when my Unit, the 816 Aviation Engineer Battalion, landed on Omaha Beach on the 2nd day of our WWII invasion of France, we ranged up and down and across those Normandy sands, corralling all the German captives we could find. And what do you suppose we proceeded to do with our bloodied and shell-shocked prisoners? Yes, you’ve got it - we took each one of them aside and very carefully read them their Miranda rights. And we assured each of them that we had boatloads of attorneys in our invading armada who would soon meet with them to help them. We did this at the insistence of General Eisenhower and General Patton and with the blessings of President Roosevelt and the Congress of the USA.

What a startling and unprecedented effect this had on our enemy! The German military, all over Europe, surrendered abruptly and Hitler hurriedly retired to his basement cell in Berlin and committed suicide. Rainbows arched across the skies of Europe and all you could hear from the heavens were holy psalms extolling the virtues of Universal Civil Rights (Lefts?). Flitting among those joined in singing the praises of God and man was my divine ancestor, the Archangel Gabriel.

A few days ago, I was told by my primary care physician that I have Schlemiel’s Disease, a rare form of Senile Dementia in which the patient distinctly remembers many things that never happened.

Comments:

Jan 9: Dad, I seem to recall that in some of my history classes that the allies did indeed provide Miranda warnings to captured axis soldiers. It was only fitting, since captured American and British were treated so well. It would be wonderful if we could provide new Quarans to all muslims, with a preface that included the Miranda statement and the phone number of the ACLU ~ Tom G.

Jan 11: Schlemiel, schlemihl, shlemiel [ʃləˈmiːl] in US slang, an awkward or unlucky person whose endeavors usually fail [Yiddish, from German, after the hero of a novel by Chamisso (1781-1838)] I think, obviously, your doctor has it wrong. It seems most, if not all, of your endeavors have been highly successful. I would argue that such an experience made such a deep mark on your memory that it would be difficult to recall it incorrectly. I agree with Tom. . . ~ Julia G.

Feb 14: A very nice dispatch. It helped me a lot with my current college assignments. Thank you very much ~ Anonymous