Senator Barack Obama and DNC called upon to 'un-invite' and denounce Ingrid Mattson

Update to this story. "DNC Invites Radical Islamic Speaker to 'Interfaith' Gathering," from CNW, August 24:

Contact: Meredith Turney, 208-659-1057; www.WatchObsession.org

DENVER, August 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- Kicking off their week of inclusion at the Democratic National Convention, the party will host its first-ever "interfaith gathering" on Sunday afternoon at the Colorado Convention Center. However, among its featured speakers will be Ingrid Mattson, president of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA).

The ISNA is suspected of having ties to radical terrorism organizations worldwide. In fact, the ISNA is an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terror funding case. ISNA is also supported by the Muslim Brotherhood, a radical organization that calls on Muslim organizations in America to dedicate themselves to "a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and 'sabotaging' its miserable house by their hands ... so that ... God's religion [Islam] is made victorious over all other religions."

"National security is supposed to be a major theme for the Democratic National Convention-especially with Joe Biden now Obama's running mate," explained Tom Trento, director of the Watch Obsession Citizen Education Program. "Inviting a speaker with documented ties to extremist terrorists makes a complete mockery of this emphasis on national security."

"Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and the Democratic Party should not allow an individual who sympathizes with murderous terrorists to speak at a peaceful interfaith gathering," continued Trento. "It's shocking that leaders such as Colorado Governor Bill Ritter are willing to share the stage with someone who at best tolerates extremists who wan[t] to destroy his constituents."

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Even if elected, Smarmy and Smirky will not be defending America from all enemies foreign and domestic.

Smarmy's campaign and personal crowd have been shown to be riddled with pro-jihad and anti-American, anti-Israel and anti-semitic members, participants and supporters.

The identification of such people is like finding a few roaches in your kitchen. If you've seen three, there's another three dozen or three hundred hiding in the wall.

We've only seen the blatant and obvious ones with a public record. And those are some pretty damned dramatic cases! I shudder to think how many more are in his crowd that have never made a public name for themselves.

And now he has Smirky to help mock and demean anyone who protests.

We are so boned!

It will be surprising if this becomes an issue inside the Democratic party. In fact, it will be surprising if it's discussed at all.

From earlier on the DNC official website:

Largest North American Islamic Group Elects A Woman

The Islamic Society of North America elected Ingrid Mattson to serve as the first female president of the organization. The organization represents Muslim associations for youth, college students, and engineers amongst others, in addition to providing support to North American mosque chaplains. Mattson takes office days before the group's annual convention in Rosemont, Illinois this Friday.

"This is a community that can choose to be whatever it wishes to be, unlike many other Muslims throughout the world who don't live in democratic societies," Mrs. Mattson said. "I think it shows what Muslims can do and would like to do."

Although she intends to fully serve her duties as President, leading the society's committees and executive boards, she does face a challenge to her religious customs by accepting this new position. American Muslims have different opinions on the role of women in the religion, having no female imams, or clerics at mosques. Her challenge comes with invitations to lead public prayer, which she has agreed to not do, only leading public ritual workshops for women.

http://www.democrats.org/a/2006/08/largest_north_a.php

I agree with the sole comment at the time:

I'm not sure what this has to do with the Democratic party nor do I think this should be on the democratic party's website. Posted by BriteIdea on September 6, 2006 at 11:40 AM

Concerned Citizen -

That is the "sole" comment" as "Comments are CLOSED at this time." !

Check and see - I clicked on your link, and no more comments are allowed. Can you believe???!

My God, you stupid and cowardly PC Dhimmicrats.

This show that Democrate party is mult-culture and tolance of other belief system. Even the GOP cannot inoge Islam like some racist think they can. This isnot than war against Islam but than war against people who hijack Islam. It america make this than war against Islam america will lose the war.

CC - I checked again. The comment you quoted was posted on September 6, 2006.

2006! You gotta love that free speech at democrats.org!

Oh, can it, "DefenderofIslam."

The Dhimmicrats are traitors.

Also, YOU Islamic people are the "racists." And the bigots and the haters - just re-read your Koran, "Defender!" The Koran is a Hate Book of all people not Islamic. And, "allah" your pagan moon deity that doesn't exist ("allah" is your false prophet Mo) says to "Kill everyone not Islamic until the world worships allah alone."

You Islamic racists! You Islamic bigots! You Islamic haters!

It america make this than war against Islam america will lose the war.

Posted by: DefenderofIslam at August 24, 2008 5:12 PM

Nope. Civilization (America) will NOT lose against Barbarism (Islam). LOL, "Defender."

defenderofIslam,

Islam has stunted your intellectual growth. I mean what are you saying, your English does not make any sense. Islam is really that bad, it produces imbeciles, it can be easily seen from your comments.

Darcy, the people who have to make the big deseiveion donot want than war against Islam after it will turn the Islamist world against america in we donot have the manpower for just a war or the support of the rest of the world for that matter. 75% of the people in Pakistian Musslin and christian like see the war on terror not they war but as america war on terror. Pakistian government cannot go against they people wishes total. So america polcy make must be careful in what they say about Islam.

defenderofIslam,

Islam has stunted your intellectual growth. I mean what are you saying, your English does not make any sense. Islam is really that bad, it produces imbeciles, it can be easily seen from your comments.

Posted by: savsiv at August 24, 2008 5:33 PM

So Exactly.


So america polcy make must be careful in what they say about Islam.

Posted by: DefenderofIslam at August 24, 2008 5:37 PM


Here's my "careful" -- Islam sucks!

What he said:

Darcy, the people who have to make the big deseiveion donot want than war against Islam after it will turn the Islamist world against america in we donot have the manpower for just a war or the support of the rest of the world for that matter. 75% of the people in Pakistian Musslin and christian like see the war on terror not they war but as america war on terror. Pakistian government cannot go against they people wishes total. So america polcy make must be careful in what they say about Islam.

What he meant:

Darcy,

Prudent American politicians do not want a war against Islam, for that would turn the entire Islamic world against America. Clearly, America does not have the manpower and resources for such a conflict, nor the support of the balance of the Western world, for that matter. An estimated 75% of Pakistanis (Muslim and Christian) do not see the so-called "War on Terror" as their war, but as America's alone. The Pakistan government, of course, will not forever act against their peoples' wishes. So American policy makers must be judicious about what is said about Islam, if they wish to continue to prosecute their foreign action on unreceptive soil.

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or

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CC - I clicked on both your links above a few times and get "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage."

Censorship?

darcy

The evil mohametan hackers have gotten to CC's sites.

nabi ZK

...(pbum)

We are so boned!

Posted by: joeblough at August 24, 2008 3:58 PM

So tell us how you really feel!

/sarc

Mattson promotes treason.

And subversion.

As do all believing Muslims.

Even if the DNC disinvites Ingrid Mattson, those following this story should pound away that she was invited in the first place.

Given that the Democrats suck up to LaRaza and other ethnocentric advocacy groups like a Hoover vacuum, my money in on them keeping Mattson.

The thing is, the Dems are so obsessed over race and religious pandering(white males and Christians need not apply) that Mattson's presence makes perfect sense to their pointy little heads.

It also fits in with Biden and Oblowme theme there is no war on terror going on.

Obama if he become's our next so called President will show us what he is, and he is not about freedom or the ideals of freedom he is a set-up guy to do evil here, obama is not a American and i can see the evil he will do.

"Darcy, the people who have to make the big deseiveion donot want than war against Islam after it will turn the Islamist world against america in we donot have the manpower for just a war or the support of the rest of the world for that matter. 75% of the people in Pakistian Musslin and christian like see the war on terror not they war but as america war on terror. Pakistian government cannot go against they people wishes total. So america polcy make must be careful in what they say about Islam."

From Defender of Islam's spelling, I can tell he's one of those Muslims who will explode before he gets to the shopping mall (and save us the trouble).

BAN MUSLIM IMIGRATION!!


Defender Of Islam,

Muslims can't win the war against civilized nations, and you know it. You guys even destroy a tiny little weenie nation like Israel, with 5 million Jews, and you think you can handle ONE nation like the USA? Add that to right ring minded nations like Italy, Poland, Ireland and Israel itself?

Get real. First of all, it woudl be necessary for muslims to actually be willing to fight together. You guys can't even agree on the time of day, let alone in religious issues.

So don't deceive yourself. If the Muslim world dares to openly advocate war against the West (as it already has) AND if the Western civi8lized world wakes up to that fact (which we havent') it's history for you muzzies. Better kiss the odd shapped meteorite good bye, since I am sure Israel will have th pleasure of blowing that pagan temple away.

"Mattson is also a member of the Interfaith Committee of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago. In September 2002, in an interview with PBS, Mattson stated that she did not see "any difference between [certain Christian leaders' criticisms of Islam] and [of] al Qaeda, and Osama bin Laden [using] Islamic theology to justify violence against Americans."


there ya go...she sees no difference between Christians condemning violence and Islamic justification for violence....

DefenderofIslam -

Spare me. And please learn how to write the English language, so you'll at least make SOME sort of sense.

It also fits in with Biden and Oblowme theme there is no war on terror going on.

Posted by: waltc

I don't care who you are, that's funny.

The title of this post, "Senator Barack Obama and DNC called upon to 'un-invite' and denounce Ingrid Mattson", would lead the reader to believe that someone has actually communicated with either Senator Obama and/or the DNC to make this demand. I don't see anywhere that such communication has taken place. If it is believed that simply blogging such a demand here is equivalent to 'calling upon' Obama and the DNC to take any action, then that belief is incorrect.

So much of what transpires on this site as well as JW is preaching to the choir. Surely, the choir loves to hear it - but it doesn't get the word out. The very existence of sites like these is vitally important to the eventual enlightenment of the West, but until such enlightenment becomes widespread, it is important to actually reach out and make contact with orgs like the DNC who don't even realize when they are playing into the jihadist's hands. It just doesn't seem from the story that the DNC was in fact called upon and that's a shame.

Richard,

The title of this post, "Senator Barack Obama and DNC called upon to 'un-invite' and denounce Ingrid Mattson", would lead the reader to believe that someone has actually communicated with either Senator Obama and/or the DNC....It just doesn't seem from the story that the DNC was in fact called upon and that's a shame.

Perhaps publishing an article in an online Christian publication, containing the following is insufficient:

"National security is supposed to be a major theme for the Democratic National Convention-especially with Joe Biden now Obama's running mate," explained Tom Trento, director of the Watch Obsession Citizen Education Program. "Inviting a speaker with documented ties to extremist terrorists makes a complete mockery of this emphasis on national security.... Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and the Democratic Party should not allow an individual who sympathizes with murderous terrorists to speak at a peaceful interfaith gathering....It's shocking that leaders such as Colorado Governor Bill Ritter are willing to share the stage with someone who at best tolerates extremists who wan[t] to destroy his constituents."

And this

***Tom Trento is available in Denver for media interviews***

In my opinion, the man did what he could. And the "choir" is insufficiently organized to accomplish what you suggest.

Each of us is familiar with kind of personal "contacts" of which you speak, followed by deafening silence or the patronizing, trivializing, moralizing mini-responses from underlings. Frankly, if you think the DNC is unaware of problematic Islamic theology, you flatter them. They don't care. It is just another group with underlying unpleasantries to be ignored while courting their block vote, and an opportunity for the spin doctors to flaunt their craft, reframing it as an opportunity to morally preen. "We love the unlovables!"

I personally went to the DNC website today, filled in the contact blanks, and then thought...what am I doing? They will either ignore me, or label me as an Islamophobe, either way, nothing changes. Like they don't know? Like they are going to publically admit an enormous gaff? Perhaps RNC will pick this up as another item to excoriate the DNC over before November. But they won't. They also whore for votes, and it would put them in a strange position relative to the current administration who has allowed the Pentagon and DHS to entertain these subversives.

My point...

Educating the voters is really the only viable short-term positive outcome.

"Communicating" with politicians only works when it is a coordinated, organized, overwhelming deluge. You should yourself attempt to organize a grassroots effort to get enough callers to jam the DNC switchboards and faxes this week. That's the only way they will change course. Time's running short for this week, though. A lesser goal would be to generate enough body mass for a visually impressive, telegenic demonstration. You might get some YouTube video hits, or maybe inspire FoxNews to ask an embarrassing question (unlikely, access will be lost). Otherwise, the MSM is in the tank and won't report it.

Signing up people to vote in america is perfectly legal by any religious group. The reason that white christian church never did voter sign up is that all member where sign up all ready, black christian church do voter sign up is that many member arenot sign up to vote yet. Historical the blach where so driscriminal against by white people that many where afraid to sign up to vote. Islanist center and groups are now the new black in the way america treat muslim.
America is loseing the war on terror because it isnot a purely military war fought by military units or weapons. If would be dumb for the airforce to nuke new york city to get one terrorist. America must win the heart and mind of the Islanist world to win. There are 18 million muslim in europe allready and some little racist european doesnot like that fact learn to live with it.

America must win the heart and mind of the Islanist world to win. There are 18 million muslim in europe allready and some little racist european doesnot like that fact learn to live with it.

Posted by: DefenderofIslam

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You're the racist you little mohametan punk!

don't tell us what we "must" do!

We must win the hearts and minds OF OUR OWN PEOPLE!!

I don't care if there are 100 million moslems in Europe in case u think that 18 million is a threat!

All we need is UNITY and u are ALL gone the moment we decide u are.

Now go lick George Bush's feet like a good little moslem.

Damn.. we need all Western Peoples to hear these punks speak.

To see their presumptuousness.. they are as disgusting as they are useless.

All we do is waste our money and our time on them.

They should lick under Bush's shoes for not taking out their black rock and turning all of SOWdi into glass.

I know how to deal with moslem scum.

You're lucky I'm not running things.