Keep in mind, the Jews are not allowed to express an opinion in this election, especially if they (Allah forbid) offend Muslims. From CNN.
The hourlong film on DVD, “Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West,” was made by Israeli filmmaker Raphael Shore and shows disturbing, sometimes violent images.
Rima Barakat Sinclair, who is Muslim and a Republican, was so angry she called her local lawmakers in Denver. Video Watch voters reaction to the DVD »
“It is riddled not only with misleading facts but outright fabrication,” said Barakat Sinclair.
In September, some 28 million of the “Obsession” DVD’s were distributed as advertising inserts in 70 newspapers, primarily in critical swing states such as Colorado, Florida and Ohio.
It was paid for by the Clarion Fund, a nonprofit group established by the film’s Israeli producer with the goal of exposing what it calls the threat of radical Islam. The Clarion Fund was created in 2006, the same year “Obsession” was released.
“Our focus is to educate with our movies and raise awareness, not influence elections,” said Gregory Ross, a Clarion spokesman.
Larry Sabato calls this correctly.
But Larry Sabato, a political observer and director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, said it’s naïve to think such a video won’t influence undecided voters.
“It’s pretty obvious that the group sponsoring it wants people to think more about terrorism, about national security, about Middle East politics and maybe less about the economy,” said Sabato. “Well, that obviously favors one side — the Republicans.”
And isn’t that the point of elections? We are, after all, in a Global War on Terror against Islamofascists who declared a war on us and who have sworn not to stop until we are defeated. I think that makes the issue, um . . . relevant.
And the Muslims and Lefties, and especially the Muslim Lefties, really hate that somebody wants to advocate for the protection of our country.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, a group that includes some Democratic donors[heh], has filed complaints with the Internal Revenue Service and Federal Elections Commission, saying Clarion has violated its tax-exempt status.
“A nonprofit organization getting involved in political campaigning, promoting candidates and scaring people and influencing voters for the election in November is something that needs to be looked into seriously,” said Awad.
The Clarion Fund would not say who its donors are or how much they are giving. A records search comes up empty.
Muslim advocates from the Islamic relations council said the money is coming from the prominent Jewish educational group Aish Hatorah, which has headquarters in Israel.
“It seems that this campaign is well funded and directed by a foreign entity to influence the U.S. presidential elections,” Awad said.
Hmmm, didn’t Obama receive millions in undocumented foreign donations from people in terrorist countries? Isn’t ACORN a subdivision of the Democrat Party with a tax-exempt status?
Full disclosure, I have not seen the video, so I cannot gauge the content, but in America, the 1st Amendment doesn’t guarantee the right not to be offended, it guarantees that you can argue these folks are wrong. You might not win the argument, and sometimes that is just tough luck.
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