Big deal, there is a photo of me in a tuxedo in a church with my Brother at his first wedding ... the tux was the dress of the day!!! You can also find me wearing a yamaka at my friend Alan's wedding (he's Jewish) ... I see nothing wrong with going native to make friends and family happy!!!
On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 3:14 PM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3678209/Bill-O-Reilly-reveals-pictures-young-Obama-Islamic-wedding-claims-emotional-attachment-Muslim-world-hurt-USA.html > Bill O'Reilly shares photos of Barack Obama in traditional Muslim dress he > claims are from half-brother Malik's wedding saying they prove his 'deep > emotional ties to Islam' > > By Chris Spargo For Dailymail.com <http://dailymail.com> 04:34 07 Jul > 2016, updated 14:42 07 Jul 2016 > > [image: Description: > http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/07/13/360A29D500000578-0-image-a-4_1467895299793.jpg] > > - *Bill O'Reilly released images of President Barack Obama claiming > they were from the Muslim wedding of his half brother Malik* > - *President Obama was Malik's best man at his first wedding in 1981 > and Malik served as his best man when he married Michelle * > - *O'Reilly claims the photos were taken in Maryland in the early > 1990s * > - *Fox News host said the pictures prove President Obama has 'deep > emotional ties to Islam' and is not a 'devout Christian'* > - *O'Reilly claims this has 'hurt the USA' because Obama has failed to > combat ISIS which he calls the 'Obama administration's greatest failure'* > - *A similar set of photos featuring President Obama in the same dress > were shared by Malik in 2004 and previously published on DailyMail.com > <http://dailymail.com> * > > Bill O'Reilly shared photos of Barack Obama > <http:///news/obama/index.html> in traditional Islamic dress on his > program Wednesday night claiming they were from his half-brother Malik's > wedding. > > The Fox News host said it was 'very difficult' to verify the exact > location of the photographs - a similar set of which were first released > back in 2004 by Malik and previously published on DailyMail.com > <http://dailymail.com> - but claimed they were taken in Maryland in the > early 1990s. > > 'According to his half-sister, Barack Obama attended his half-brother's > wedding in the early 1990s. Malik Obama was a Muslim,' said O'Reilly. > > 'The Factor has obtained pictures allegedly from that wedding, which we > believe was held in Maryland.' > > Malik was married in 1981 for the first time and President Obama was his > best man at that ceremony. He now has multiple wives. > > O'Reilly used the photos in a monologue alleging the President's 'deep > emotional ties to Islam' have stopped him effectively combating ISIS while > also saying he believes the photos prove that President Obama is not a > 'devout Christian.' > > He did this while attacking President Obama hours after he revealed he > would not be withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, saying: 'President Obama, > as we all know, will not even use the words Islamic terrorism. > > 'Again today when telling the nation that America will maintain > eight-thousand troops in Afghanistan, the president did not accurately > describe the situation there, putting forth that it was more about politics > than Islamic terror.' > > *Scroll down for video * > > Bill O'Reilly claims these images show Obama at an Islamic wedding > > O'Reilly claims the pictures prove Obama has 'deep emotional ties' to > Islam > > President Obama was Malik's best man at his first wedding in 1981 and > Malik served as his best man when he married Michelle (above at President > Obama's wedding) > > O'Reilly claims the President Obama's failure to identify the terrorist > threat facing America has allowed ISIS to run amok in the Middle East, a > mistake he claims the Commander-in-chief will not acknowledge. > > 'There is no question the Obama administration's greatest failure is > allowing the Islamic terror group ISIS to run wild, murdering thousands of > innocent people all over the world, including many Muslims,' said O'Reilly. > > 'Mr. Obama has never, never acknowledged that mistake, nor does he define > the ISIS threat accurately. > > 'That group is killing innocent people in order to impose a radical > version of Islam on the world. The jihad is solely based on theology, > perverted as it may be.' > > Obama's refusal to use the phrase 'Islamic terrorism', preferring instead > to say 'militants' or simply 'terrorists' has long been a sore spot for his > Republican detractors, including Donald Trump. > > O'Reilly also said of Obama after sharing the photos: 'I believe he's a > Christian. I'm not one of these guys who says he's a Muslim. But I don't > think he's a devout Christian.' > > He went on to say during the program: 'I base my analysis on the fact that > in my opinion - and I could be wrong, but I'm not - President Obama's > sympathetic treatment of Muslims put the country in danger because he has > not elevated the risks that we have to the level it should be. > > 'And he allowed ISIS to be created because of his foolish decision to > withdraw troops in Iraq and to pretty much run wild for five years. So > another president, angry about the jihad, would not have done that.' > > O'Reilly's guest, Obama: From Promise to Power author David Mendell, > jumped in at that point to say: 'I think President Obama is very > sympathetic to all cultures, all religions. He grew up in a multiplicity...' > > The host cut him off though to ask: 'Is that good for a commander in chief > to be very sympathetic to all cultures and all beliefs when thousands of > people are being murdered?' > > O'Reilly then closed out the segment by stating: 'He's the commander in > chief of the United States, and his main charge is to protect us. It's not > main charge as to be touchy-feely to all different cultures.' > > Nothing new: A similar set of photos featuring President Obama in the same > dress were shared by Malik in 2004 (above) and previously published on > DailyMail.com <http://dailymail.com> > > Helping hand: Malik said in a 2013 interview that he spoke with his > brother about trying to save Libya's Colonel Gaddafi (above with Malik in > an undated photo) when his people turned against him > > President Obama has hit back at these criticisms in the past, saying that > the row over the phrase is a 'political distraction' from the real threat > in the Middle East. > > He added: 'If there's anyone out there who thinks we're confused about who > our enemies are, that would come as a surprise to the thousands of > terrorists who... we've taken off the battlefield. > > 'If the implication is that those of us up here and the thousands of > people around the country and around the world who are working to defeat > ISIL aren't taking the fight seriously, that'd come as a surprise to those > who've spent these last 7 1/2 years dismantling al-Qaida in the FATA, for > example. > > '[That would surprise] the men and women in uniform who put their lives at > risk, and the special forces that I ordered to get [Osama] bin Laden and > are now on the ground in Iraq and in Syria. They know full well who the > enemy is.' > > Malik, 57, also has political ambitions, having run in 2013 as an > independent candidate for the governorship of Siaya County in the national > elections. > > He was defeated in that race. > > In a March 2013 interview with the Mail on Sunday, Malik said that he and > his brother were close, and he had just seen him in November of the > previous year. > > 'We are close but don't live in each other's pockets. I don't have to be > at every big party. I've not seen Michelle in a while,' said Malik at the > time. > > 'I saw her and the children at the last inauguration, but it was very > busy, so we didn't have time to talk. I can't say that I have a > relationship with my nieces.' > > In that interview Malik complained that he was maligned and misunderstood > because he is a Muslim and a black man. He has lived in Washington since > 1985 and divides his time between there and Kogelo in Kenya. > > 'Having a famous brother has made me a target of hatred, racism and > bigotry against my religion. I recently asked Barack what advice he could > give me about dealing with all the negativity,' said Malik. > > 'He just laughed and replied, 'You're a big boy. You're my elder brother, > you can take it. Anyway, it's only four more years.'' > > Meting the family: Michelle Obama on her first visit to Alego, Kenya > (above) prior to marrying her husband > > Paying a visit: Obama at his family home in the Kenyan homestead of Alego > (l to r: Obama, his grandmother Sarah, sister Auma and stepmother Kezia) > > Malik also said that he spoke with his brother about trying to save > Libya's Colonel Gaddafi in 2011 when his people turned against him. > > 'I went to see my brother and I said look, this is somebody I know and > it's terrible what is going on. Let's see if we can talk to him and find > some kind of rapprochement. He wasn't interested,' said Malik. > > 'He didn't want to know, which was very disappointing. But he did tell me > that he shook Gaddafi's hand when they met at a conference in Rome.' > > Malik also said his half-brother was not doing enough for his family in > Africa at the time. > > 'I'm very proud of my brother, but I would like for him to do a little bit > more for the family on this side,' said Malik. > > 'I would like to say he could send some money. I give money when asked. > That's what family is for. We're not well off, though people think we > are.' > > Malik was just one in 1959 when his father, Barack Obama Senior, left his > wife Kezia to take up a scholarship at the University of Hawaii. Malik's > sister Auma, two years younger, appears to have been conceived when his > father was home on holiday. Kezia, now 72, later studied in America and > lives in Bracknell, Berkshire. > > In America, Barack Sr met and married Ann Dunham, an anthropologist from > Kansas. But soon after she gave birth to the future US President he > abandoned her and returned to Kenya. > > According to the Miller Center, Obama later said of the experience: 'I was > raised as an Indonesian child and a Hawaiian child and as a black child and > as a white child. > > 'And so what I benefited from is a multiplicity of cultures that all fed > me.' > > During that time Obama attended both Muslim and Catholic schools, before > returning to live in Hawaii with his grandparents, who were not religious > and gave him a secular upbringing. > > President Obama praised Malik, who he refers to as Roy, in his memoir > Dreams from my Father, writing in one passage about seeing his half-brother > at his wedding to Michelle. > > 'The person who made me proudest of all, though, was Roy. Actually, now we > call him Abongo, his Luo name, for two years ago he decided to reassert his > African heritage. He converted to Islam, and has sworn off pork and tobacco > and alcohol,' wrote President Obama. > > He went on to note how Malik 'looked so dignified in his black African > gown with white trim and matching cap that some of our guests mistook him > for my father.' > > Malik said in his 2013 interview: 'Some people go on about me being a > Muslim, as if it somehow impacts on my brother's politics. That is my > faith, not his, but he respects it. > > 'I would describe my relationship with Barack is a normal brotherly one, > except that he's got a country to run. 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