republicans are afraid of muslims and also afraid to secure the border.
On Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 2:58:48 PM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > *For 1 key group Trump's Muslim ban is yuuge * > > On 04/28/2016 > > When GOP front-runner Donald Trump announced his idea of temporarily > banning the immigration of Muslims to the Untied States, his idea was > condemned by virtually the entire Republican Party. > > Jeb Bush responded, > <http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/jeb-bush-trump-muslim-ban-debate> > “Seriously?” > > Speaker of the House Paul Ryan addressed the nation to condemn it. > <http://www.wnd.com/wnd_video/paul-ryan-responds-to-donald-trumps-call-for-ban-on-muslims/> > > Even Ted Cruz wouldn’t support it. > <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/12/08/ted-cruz-rejects-trumps-muslim-ban-policy-but-stands-by-trump-himself/> > > But there’s one massive group of people that overwhelmingly backs Trump’s > proposal: Republican primary voters. > > A poll taken soon > <http://www.wnd.com/2015/12/trumps-muslim-plan-a-huge-hit-with-gop-primary-voters/> > > after Trump announced his plan in December showed almost two-thirds of > Republican voters in favor of it. And as the votes are cast in state after > state, support for Trump’s proposal is actually higher in some areas. > > In the Northeastern primaries held earlier this week, > <http://www.wnd.com/2016/04/gop-results-trump-set-for-5-state-sweep/> > exit polls showed almost 70 percent of voters in New York and Pennsylvania > supported Trump’s proposed ban. This narrowly exceeds the support expressed > for the policy in supposedly more conservative Southern states. > > G.M. Davis, who earned his doctorate in political science from Stanford > University and is author of “House of War: Islam’s Jihad against the > World,” > <http://superstore.wnd.com/products_by_author/G.M.--Davis?promocode=MSTORY> > said the widespread popular support for Trump’s policy shouldn’t be a shock > to Republican leaders. > > “It is an eminently reasonable and moderate proposal, which one hopes will > set the tone for more sweeping proposals as the campaign progresses,” he > said. > > “It demonstrates that Mr. Trump understands the danger posed by Muslim > immigration as well as the slanted politics of the issue, which routinely > cast such proposals as his own as ‘extreme,’ ‘racist,’ etcetera and which > requires special handling from figures such as himself.” > > Davis argued Republican leaders are committed to an agenda of > globalization, which leads them to put political correctness ahead of > national security. > > “On the issue of Muslim immigration, perhaps more than any other, ordinary > voters and the establishment of both parties are divided,” Davis said. > “Really, the establishment is happy to give voters whatever they like as > long as the general program of globalization continues to move forward. > That program entails the continued demolition of national borders, the > mixing of national, religious and ethnic populations, and the general > dissolution of local and regional distinctions of all sorts around which > ordinary people can rally to defend their traditional freedoms. > > “Ongoing immigration, especially Muslim immigration, is central to the > general plan of eroding national integrity and identity, which is exactly > why the establishment loves it and ordinary voters hate it.” > > In fact, support for a temporary ban on Muslim immigration far exceeds > support for Trump himself. > > Large majorities support the policy even in states that voted against > Trump. In Texas, which backed his Republican rival Cruz, 67 percent of GOP > voters supported Trump’s policy proposal. In Wisconsin, where Trump also > lost to Cruz, 69 percent agreed with Trump on banning Muslim entry into the > country. Sixty-five percent of Republican primary voters in Ohio also > supported Trump’s idea, even though the state went to Gov. John Kasich. > > Pamela Geller, an activist who speaks out against extremist Islam and the > author of “Stop the Islamization of America,” > <http://superstore.wnd.com/products_by_author/Pamela-Geller?promocode=MSTORY> > is one of those voters who supports Trump’s policy while not supporting > Trump himself. > > Geller, who has endorsed Cruz, called Trump “questionable on the free > speech issue” after Trump criticized her for hosting a contest featuring > images of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. > <http://www.wnd.com/2015/12/pamela-geller-named-woman-of-the-year/> > However, she called Trump’s idea “a common-sense solution.” > > “There is no way to vet for jihadis or distinguish them from peaceful > Muslims,” Geller told WND. “Trump’s idea is so popular because people see > the problem of jihad and see how our leaders are not dealing with it > adequately. No one who had denounced Trump for suggesting this has come up > with an alternate plan.” > > Davis also said the whole issue of Muslim immigration and entry into the > United States is bigger than Trump himself. > > “Even a mere political opportunist ought to be able to see the > vote-winning potential on the issue,” claimed Davis. “Westerners, Europeans > and Americans are increasingly waking up to the nightmare of having their > lands invaded by a hostile ideology that recognizes nothing of their own as > sacred: not Christianity, not women’s rights, not freedom of speech, not > responsible, secular government. Regardless of how the 2016 election turns > out, the issue of Muslim immigration will persist, either as a focus of > policy in a Trump (or possibly Cruz) administration or as an ever-growing > elephant in the room of a Clinton administration.” > > The issue is likely to increase in importance as investigations continue > into the Dec. 2, 2015, terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California. On > Thursday, the brother of Syed Rizwan Farook, one of the San Bernardino > attackers, was arrested and charged with marriage fraud, conspiracy and > lying under oath. > <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/04/28/fbi-says-warrants-served-in-san-bernardino-investigation/> > > Two other individuals related to Farook were also arrested. > > Philip Haney, a former Customs and Border Protection officer who won > numerous awards and commendations during his long career for analyzing > intelligence and identifying terrorists, argued > <http://www.wnd.com/2015/12/whistleblower-my-intel-couldve-stopped-san-bernardino/> > > in December the San Bernardino attacks could have been prevented if the > federal government hadn’t shut down his investigation for fear of profiling > Muslims. He chronicles his experiences in the upcoming book “See > Something, Say Nothing.” > <http://superstore.wnd.com/See-Something-Say-Nothing-Hardcover?promocode=MSTORY> > > Haney told WND there is a lack of political will to carry out the laws > needed to protect the American people. > > “I support enforcement of our constitutionally mandated immigration laws, > so that we can more effectively protect our country from threats both > foreign and domestic,” he said. “The flaws in our current vetting system > are well documented. They are fixable, but only if there is concerted > effort.” > > However, Haney expressed some doubts about Trump’s plan, arguing it was > too vague. > > “He needs to clearly define ‘temporary’ and define exactly what he hopes > to accomplish during the halt,” he said. > > Regardless, Haney argues both Republicans and Democrats need to start > taking the threat of terrorism seriously because the American people won’t > settle for anything less. > > “This is not just a partisan issue but a national security issue,” the > former intelligence analyst warned. “The primary responsibility of our > elected officials, regardless of their party affiliation, is to do their > utmost to protect American citizens from those who seek to enter our > country in order to do us harm.” > > Haney concluded: “For almost eight years, the Obama administration has > supposedly been advising the American people if they ‘see something,’ they > need to ‘say something.’ Well, what the American people are seeing today is > very disturbing, and the support for Trump’s idea shows they are saying > something, too.” > > URL to article: > *http://www.wnd.com/2016/04/for-1-key-group-trumps-muslim-ban-is-yuuge/ > <http://www.wnd.com/2016/04/for-1-key-group-trumps-muslim-ban-is-yuuge/> * > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmY2M5bXNsBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0NjIwNDQ0NjY-> > > > > [image: Yahoo! 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