With Sue Myrick, that makes two. Only five hundred thirty three to go. Truth might out eventually.

Posted by: Beagle at July 8, 2008 3:06 PM

Great interview. Every loyal reader to Jihadwatch (and there are plenty) should consider a run for office mirroring this gentleman's platform. Do not be stopped by the improbability of winning: merely running for office, and running en masse en particular, could cause a sea change in American politics.

Check the laws for the state you live in. How soon do you have to sign up to run for an office? Each state differs, and the window for becoming a candidate can be quite narrow. Do it. I plan to. This man has inspired me. His candidacy alone is a battle won, but it will take many battles to win the war.

Posted by: former liberal WF at July 8, 2008 3:14 PM

Wow--go Vijay Kumar! Even if he doesn't win the election--or even the nomination--I hope he can get his message out as widely as possible during his campaign.

Not only has he had more direct contact with the ugly tactics of the "Religion of Peace" and the practice of Shari'ah as an Indian immigrant than have most native-born Americans, but he will also be a bit less vunerable to the inevitable charges of "racism" that are sure to result from his speaking out.

Posted by: gravenimage at July 8, 2008 3:50 PM

I feel like moving there just to vote for him.

Posted by: awake at July 8, 2008 3:51 PM

I would love to vote for this guy too, but not badly enough to move to Tennessee. I really hope he wins his race. I don't know how inclined to vote for this fellow folks in Tennessee are going to be, but it would be wonderful to have someone in Congress who understands the nature of the beast as well as Mr. Kumar. Perhaps then our representatives as a collective whole might begin to understand and act accordingly.

Posted by: Richard at July 8, 2008 3:58 PM

Hurray for this dude.

Have him champion drilling for oil, and he should be a presidential candidate.

Great to find an aware Republican.

(speaking of...how did Norquist get his nose under the tent ? Is his wife teaching him camel behaviour ?)

Posted by: dgene at July 8, 2008 4:10 PM

Kumar for Kongress!

Posted by: PRCalDude at July 8, 2008 4:29 PM

It seems the Hindus from India know first hand the islamic mantra and understand the best ways to fight it here. The gov of Louisanna also a descendent from India. The best part is that the liberal MSM cannot call it racism.

Posted by: ZenaWarriorPrincess at July 8, 2008 4:30 PM

Maybe we should call him America's Geert Wilders!

dgene,

Unfortunately he is not a natural born US citizen. According to the US constitution you have to be born on US soil or have at least one of your parents be an American citizens at the time of your birth to run for president. I know you would like to make an exception, but the constitution is shredded enough as it is.

Posted by: damien at July 8, 2008 4:34 PM

JWers,

We should all consider a donation to this candidate's campaign fund. I just made a small donation and it took less than 5 minutes (using pay pal). I live about 600 miles and 3 states away from his district and I have no connection to his campaign.

Imagine this man, this Indian immigrant, confronting the taquiyya of CAIR and Ellison regularly. A man willing to call out the dangers of the "money weapon" as Hugh identifies it. Sue Myrick (NC) and Peter King (NY) are anti-jihadists but I have not heard them speak with as much understanding of the history of global jihad as this man does. Tom Tancredo never spoke so forcefully.

Imagine the confidence he will feel by knowing his support comes from not only within his district, but throughout the "fruited plain".

We spend a lot of time at JW reading and writing alot about the dangers of global jihad. We don't get too many opportunities to do much about it ( at least I don't). Here is a chance to give support to a man who appears fully knowledgeable about the origins and history of that jihad and is willing to confront it and discuss it intelligently for our protection.

The link to his campaign site is provided at the article at FP Mag.

Posted by: USorThem at July 8, 2008 4:48 PM

Vijay Kumar, has a very, very slim chance of winning the general election in Tennessee's 5th district; it has too many Democrats infesting Davidson County (Nashvill Metro). The 5th District has had a Democrat Congressman ever since Reconstruction. If he does win the primary, I expect he will be demolished in November.

I really wish that East Tennessee could have done what West Virginia did in 1861; they tried.

Posted by: Pelayo at July 8, 2008 4:52 PM

"It seems the Hindus from India know first hand the islamic mantra and understand the best ways to fight it here."

Posted by: ZenaWarriorPrincess

Yes, Indian Hindus ought to be well aware of the sufferings of their co-religionists at the hands of the Moslems for over a thousand years. That's why it's so hard to understand why the Indian authorities are so wimpish in dealing with Moslem terrorists and trouble-makers in their own country.

Posted by: ebonystone at July 8, 2008 5:31 PM

I concur with UsorThem...support this man...and JW for that matter with some monetary support!

Posted by: eve_anne_gelical at July 8, 2008 6:10 PM

Whether or not Vijay Kumar wins, the more candidates -- those who win and those who do not -- start speaking plainly about The Matter At Hand -- the better. If his opponent denies that Jihad is more than a matter of "terrorism," refuses to see the many and varied and much more effective instruments of Jihad that now exist in Western Europe and, to an extent lesser only because we have not allowed in as many Muslims -- then he will be raked rhetorically over the coals, for clearly what Kumar argues is, once stated, unassailable. It is important merely to have introduced the matter, to force opponents, and the press covering the campaign, to start thinking.

That's not an unworthy or modest goal: to get people thinking.

Posted by: Hugh at July 8, 2008 6:23 PM

This one should go out to family and friends.

Posted by: Cornelius at July 8, 2008 7:14 PM

Pray for him.

Posted by: Madame Vengier at July 8, 2008 10:14 PM

With Sue Myrick, that makes two.

Posted by: Beagle at July 8, 2008 3:06 PM

Don't forget Tom Tancredo, R-CO: http://www.tancredo.house.gov/
honored as the "Legislator of the Year" by http://www.outragedpatriots.com/

Posted by: Alert at July 8, 2008 10:20 PM

Yes, Indian Hindus ought to be well aware of the sufferings
Posted by: ebonystone at July 8, 2008 5:31 PM

Ironically, silent take-over, ehat we are witnessing today, is not new to Indian history. Awadh (aka Oudh) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oudh was silently taken over by the British, under the rule of Wajid Ali Shah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wajid_Ali_Shah whose kingdom, "was eventually annexed peacefully on February 7, 1856"

Awadh was "peacefully annexed". What followed, however, was hardly peaceful....

Posted by: Alert at July 8, 2008 10:40 PM

Hooray for Vijay Kumar. Pelayo, if the Dems in that district don't vote for him, we should call them racist ;-)

Alert

Tancredo, great as he is, won't be running for re-election in Congress. Maybe he should run for CO governor next time, and make it a model on how illegal immigrants and Mohammedans ought to be treated.

[OT: On Oudh, don't you think Avadh (Shri Rama's Ayodhya!!!) going from the Islamic Nawab's hands to British control was a good thing? Had it stayed under the good Nawab, Hindus would have continued to have troubles with their pilgrimages. I do think it would have been good had the Marathas conquered all of India, but failing that (even if it was due to the Brits), I'm pretty glad that Oudh fell to the Brits. The Brits were a godsend when it came to Bengal, Oudh, Mysore, et al and a devilsend when it came to Maratha, Jhansi, Punjab, et al]

Posted by: Infidel Pride at July 9, 2008 12:15 AM

More on Vijay Kumar - I admire his straightforwardness:

FP: Are you optimistic that the West can prevail against Islamo-Fascism and that we will be able to defend ourselves against Sharia?

Kumar: No. Too many of our intellectuals do not recognize the threat of Islamo-Fascism. Our public is not being educated about the goals and beliefs of our enemies. Our government is trying to fight organizations, not the beliefs that give rise to them.

Terrorists are products of militant ideologies, not vice-versa. Unless we confront the ideology logically and persistently our efforts are futile. However, in the land of the brave and the home of the free we choke on the truth. Our culture is drowning in the growing cesspool of political correctness. The liberal left in the United States and Europe have become apologists for militant Islamic radicalism. They say that the terrorist attacks are the consequence of America's foreign policy in the Middle East and its unconditional support for Israel rather than the continuation of 1,400 years of jihad. How does this explain Al-Qaeda’s attacks in Indonesia and Saudi Arabia? The Left fails to understand the fact that there are few Americans or Jews in India, Thailand, The Philippines, Bali, Nigeria, Sudan, Russia and host of other countries where Islamic radicalism has been waging a relentless campaign of terror.

It is a moral imperative to oppose the nations that practice Sharia Law. We must start scrutinizing way more carefully immigration from Sharia practicing nations. Why should we let on our shores those who want to install and live by Sharia? The progenitors of Sharia Law and Universal Jihad are Iran, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia – the true Axis of Evil. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are not our allies; they are our enemies. These outlaw nations must be demilitarized, secularized, and democratized. That should be the goal of our "War on Terror.” Make no mistake: unless these nations forego their fundamentalist and militarist theology and join the secular humanity there will not be a lasting peace in the world

We need 400 people more like him - either party - running for Congress. The only place I disagree with him is when he singles out the Left for these sins - as the likes of McCain, Bush, Rice, et al show, the GOP has enough of these surrender monkeys as well.

Posted by: Infidel Pride at July 9, 2008 1:18 AM

However, Vijay Kumar doesn't get it on Iraq. From his website:

When we leave Iraq, let us do so on our terms, not those of “the terrorists.” Let us leave Baghdad only when we are confident that Iraq will not become a nation of militant Jihadists and a serious threat to the United States and global security.Let us create a united front of democracies who have historically been victims of global terror consisting of the United States, Britain, Western Europe, India, South Africa, Israel, Russia, and Japan so that all may join to fight the global problem of terrorism. The only way we can win the war is by demonstrating our resolve. Only then can we build a true international coalition against Jihadist terrorism.

I agree with him on creating a united front of democracies like the US, Britain, Western Europe (why not eastern as well, such as Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus?), India, South Africa, Israel, Russia and Japan, but what makes him think they'll all play ball? Russia shows no sign that it's even interested. India's government is currently playing musical chairs on whether it should sign the nuke deal with the US, or appease their Mohammedan vote banks. Most of Western Europe has governments only too happy to see their countries Islamize. Are these the sort of countries we should make coalitions with?

Posted by: Infidel Pride at July 9, 2008 1:32 AM

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are not our allies; they are our enemies.
.. from above.

Let us ask a few questions in light of the Vijay Kumar's accurate analysis / reading:

How, after support for Taliban by Pakistan, the mother and Saudi Arabia, the father of terror, end up as Bush's allies?

Were Pakistan, where 9/11 was hatched, and Saudi Arabia, where it was executed, investigated for their compliity on the terror plot?

If investigated, what were the findings? Assuming that 9/11 commission report is accurate, what steps were taken to hold Pakistan and Saudi Arabia accountable?

Why were aid, arms and visas for Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, increased, and not decreased, for the role in 9/11?

Finally, did the executive branch act in American interests?

Results have shown that, by including Pakistan and Saudi Arabia as "allies", the president/commander-in-chief compromised the very purpose of the long-drawn and expensive "war-on-terror", beneficiaries of which, are nations complicit in 9/11, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
Thus, proving Vijay Kumar's assessment, disturbingly accurate.

Posted by: Alert at July 9, 2008 5:53 AM

I do think it would have been good had the Marathas conquered all of India, but failing that (even if it was due to the Brits), I'm pretty glad that Oudh fell to the Brits. The Brits were a godsend when it came to Bengal, Oudh, Mysore, et al and a devilsend when it came to Maratha, Jhansi, Punjab, et al]

Posted by: Infidel Pride at July 9, 2008 12:15 AM

IP,

My point is that it is not hard to take over an entire nation, without an armed conflict. Specially in light of the spread of mosques and Sharia, all across USA and Europe, without any armed conflict. History of Oudh proves that deception is enough to fool fools, at the highest offices of Govt.

No, no way was I making a point that Oudh / India was better-off under the Nawab, than under Brits. But, as history again shows, British imperialism was equally brutal on India, turning a self-sufficient, progressive and a prosperous nation into a nation of illitrate paupers, which, in light of India's glorious strides in economic progress (a lot more, definitely, needs to be done) is a mute point.

Posted by: Alert at July 9, 2008 6:10 AM

IP,
I wouldn't include Russia in any league of democracies. Saying you're a democracy isn't enough. Having one or two elections isn't enough. A pattern must first be established of a vigorous opposition and free and fair elections and the peaceable transfer of power. That takes decades. Putin silenced his critics and jailed his opposition. Russia is already lapsing into authoritarianism.

Posted by: PMK at July 9, 2008 8:06 AM

"The best part is that the liberal MSM cannot call it racism."
ZenaWarriorPrincess

I wish Mr. Kumar the best of luck, but don't assume for a minute that he will be immune from the charge of racism. After all, Indians are "Aryans" and the Nazis glorified Aryans, therefore Mr. Kumar is clearly suspect. Sound ridiculous? Well that is exactly the guilt by association logic used by the leftist PC crowd, joined by some who are supposedly on our side, in slandering certain politicians and commentators in the Netherlands and Belgium who are fighting the Islamization of their countries.

Posted by: RBLA at July 9, 2008 9:44 AM

Alert

Point taken

PMK

The proposal that Russia be included in a league of allied democracies was Vijay Kumar's, not mine. I'm actually ambivalent about Russia - if they need to assume authoritarian powers for the sake of cracking down on Islam, be it Chechens, Taters, or any other Mohammedan peoples in either Siberia or Euro-Russia, I'm all for it. But if, as has been the case, it's just an attempted recreation of the Soviet bloc minus Communism, I'm not. Sooner or later, the Kremlin will have to wake up to the fact that Islam threatens them as well, and not just as the Chechens.

RBLA

South Indians - the part of India Vijay Kumar seems to be from - may be Dravidians as well. Depending on whether he's one or not, that racism charge may not connect.

Posted by: Infidel Pride at July 9, 2008 12:54 PM