My latest in PJ Media:
The resolution wasn’t introduced in the House of Representatives until late July, so we were able to enjoy one more July of barbecues and beer, but come next year, if all goes well for Ilhan Omar (D-Mogadishu), Rashida Tlaib (D-Gaza), and their allies on the hard-Left, we could be bombarded all through July with reminders of how peaceful, tolerant, and all-around wonderful Islam is, and do you really want to indulge in that pork and alcohol? Rep. Karen Bass (D-Useful Idiot) recently sponsored a resolution, co-sponsored by Omar, Tlaib, and a host of the House’s most notorious Leftists and race-baiters, to designate July as Muslim American Heritage Month, “honoring their contributions throughout our country’s history.” What contributions? Well, just consider their remarkable refashioning of the New York skyline.
Bass said piously: “I’m proud to join my House colleagues in introducing this legislation to acknowledge and appreciate the numerous contributions and achievements of Muslim Americans – both throughout history and today.” Rep. André Carson (D-Uncharismatic), the least headline-grabbing Muslim in Congress, chimed in: “As a proud Muslim-American Member of Congress, I am pleased to join my colleagues in introducing this resolution. Muslim-Americans have played a major role in shaping our nation for centuries. This legacy is something we should celebrate and share. Designating July as Muslim-American Heritage Month is a wonderful opportunity to honor the trailblazers who came before us, thank the Muslim-Americans currently making history, and inspire the upcoming generations who will help lead our country into the future.”
Unfortunately, Bass didn’t bother to enumerate any of these “numerous contributions and achievements,” either “throughout history” or “today,” and Carson didn’t explain what role Muslims have played in “shaping our nation” for “centuries.” It might have been illuminating if they had done so. I, for one, would have appreciated hearing about, say, the Muslim Founding Fathers who, guided by the wisdom of the Constitution of Medina, but of course there were no such people. If there had been devout and knowledgeable Muslims among the Founding Fathers, they would likely have argued against including the freedom of speech in the Constitution, as Islamic law prescribes the death penalty for criticism of Islam, the Qur’an, or Muhammad. They would also probably have taken issue with the principle in the Declaration of Independence that “all men are created equal,” for in the Qur’an, Muslims are “the best of people” (3:110), while non-Muslims are “the most vile of created beings” (98:6).
But of course, there are the antebellum Muslim Senators who joined Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, and John C. Calhoun in the great debate over slavery, and who then left Congress to fight on the Union side in the Civil War, right? Wrong. Of course, there were no Muslim senators at all, because there was virtually no Muslim presence at all in the early decades of the United States, contrary to the woke wishful thinking of Bass, Carson, and the others who co-sponsored this resolution.
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Emilie Green says
September is the better choice. Here are some reasons,
9/11/2001 of course. which resulted in 000s of death, the hallmark of the Islam/Muslims
The Beslan School Siege, which began on 09/01/2004, which also resulted in lots of deaths
With the added bonus of everyone learning of the defeat of the Muslims on September 11, 1683, which true to the form of Islam and Muslims resulted in 000s of deaths
Raja says
+1
mortimer says
What EXACTLY are the ways that Muslims have been notable Americans? Yes, we would like to hear about that.
Everyone remembers the Muslim Barbary Pirates, the massive bribery paid by the early American republic Tripolitana and of course, Al Qaeda and 9-11.
gravenimage says
Good questions, Mortimer.
DrSique says
Huh, how about Islam Education Month where young Americans are taught the truth about the contributions jihadists have brought to our nation??!!! Or, even better, the entire world. Your examples barely scratch the surface of evil wrought upon humanity by the “religion of peace.”
Rob Porter says
It’s been a little different here in Canada with Ontario school boards designating an ‘Islam Heritage Month’. I challenged the local school board over its rubbish ‘Islam Heritage Month’, asked what ‘heritage’ Islam had in Canada. I then and pointed out that Canada’s heritage is Christian with Judaeo-Christian principles, and emphasizing that Islam had no heritage in Canada. This did result in a ‘Christian Heritage Month’, so a small victory.
mortimer says
Boston Marathon … another Muslim-American achievement … and no one at the mosque knew anything about it.
Jim says
My family goes back to Lithuania. Maybe there should be a Lithuanian-American Heritage month. Or we could share it with our Polish Neighbors. Or perhaps a Baltic-Slavic-American Heritage month. These nationalities have done more for America than the Muslims. Another strand of my family goes back to England. Perhaps a British-American Heritage month. Why should an ethnic group that has done so much to hurt America be honored with an American holiday? How about a Barbary-Coast American Heritage week or month. Or celebration of American-Jihad month to celebrate attacks on America, Israel and our friends by jihadis.
Rob Porter says
This is pretty much what Muslims, supported by leftist morons, do everywhere they in numbers settle. Incessant demands with no attempt to assimilate and integrate, their plan always to impose and eventually take over through violence, intimidation and bloc-voting. Were it not for the weakness and cowardice of Western leaders and politically correct-imbued, gullible and all too ‘tolerance-indoctrinated’ citizens, the Muslims would be given the option to integrate and assimilate, or get kicked out.
Hungary’s Viktor Orban has the right idea. After his country experiencing 150 years of Muslim Ottoman rule, he des not want Muslim migrants, boots out illegal entrants and refuses E.U. quotas from the Muslim dregs the E.U. allows in. Orban is one of the few sane leaders in the world today.
gravenimage says
Dem Reps (Including Omar and Tlaib) Want July to Be Muslim American Heritage Month
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They want to distract from July 4th and all American patriotism.
Infidel says
Yeah, Juneteenth was the first step towards that, as Mark Steyn pointed out last year. Otherwise, they’d have called it Emancipation day, rather than an independence day
James Lincoln says
Yes, gravenimage.
This past July 4th seemed very “blunted”…
Walter Sieruk says
Omar and Tlaib are speaking Islamic bunk when attempt when they lie about Islam having some kind of contribution to the making of America.
It wasn’t the Qu ‘ran with its teaching the contributed to the US Constitution and other great precepts of the United States of America and American principles. It was the Bible with its Christian precepts that made the United States of America.
As John Adams had expounded and explained when he wrote “The general principles upon which the Fathers achieved Independence were the general principles of Christianity … I will avow that I believed and now believe that those general principles of Christianity are as eternal and immutable as the existence and attributes of God.”
john smith says
Spot on Walter.
Clifford Fodor says
Islam is like cancer. It just keeps growing and growing.
Infidel says
It also spreads like the Chinavirus, but is far deadlier
john smith says
Yes Clifford, that’s exactly what islam is a cancer.
James Lincoln says
Clifford Fodor says,
“Islam is like cancer”
An accurate analogy…
A very simple breakdown…
Primary prevention is the best approach – don’t let islam (cancer) into your country.
Secondary prevention involves early detection – identify muslim (cancer carrying) illegals who have entered your country – and deport them.
Identifying and treating islam (cancer) that is localized. Remove if it all legally possible. If that is not possible, isolate it and keep under enhanced surveillance – i.e., muslims must follow all US laws – no exceptions. 100% halt any further immigration.
islamization is cancer that has metastasized. Game over…
john smith says
+1
Mae~mae says
Some Americans are so blind not to see this obvious call for dominance over Independence Day in the name of Islam. This being on the month of Independence Day is absolutely no coincidence. But, many Americans will just reason it away as some way to virtue to the caliphate that pushes Sharia and indoctrination behind their backs.
Foolish kafirs, when will they ever learn. Smh.
not says
I would question the pork industry. This sounds like something they would be all for. I mean they already see record sales during ramadamadingdong. Allahu’s Snackbar and their pulled pork sammie is an ackbar way to break the fast. They’re fit for a prophet and to die for.
ME Infidel says
I wouldn’t be surprised if some useful idiot here in the Maine legislature didn’t introduce our own state bill. That way, July could go the way of Columbus Day.
Charlie in NY says
There is an important threshold question: Would a Congressional declaration favoring or highlighting the “achievements” of a specific religion pass muster under the First Amendment? An argument under the Establishment Clause might be persuasive in this regard.
Of course, if such a month long celebration were declared, we would likely fear of the “millions” of Muslims who arrived as slaves – setting the intersectional demand for reparations to cover present day Muslim-Americans. Beyond that, the celebration would resemble the famously empty Palestinian history and culture museum.
Alfredo says
It would not surprising if the cowards in the Democratic Party submit to these bullies and with the acquiescence of a few RINO wimps gather enough votes to make July, the very month Americans celebrate Independence Day, a national holiday commemorating the founding of the nation, July the 4th, and instead make it Muslim American Heritage Month?
Thereby striking another blow at the very foundations of the nation and paving the way for the Islamization of the United States of America.
OLD GUY says
Thats what you call getting in your face. These two traitors choose July because that is the month Americans celebrate independence, freedom and the heritage of this great nation.
Based on their idea I think the month of ramadamadingdong should be declared PORK month world wide, the hog has contributed to this world at a higher rate than muslims. Thats why they hate pork.
How about Irish month, or Italian month, or German month we will run out of months.
Tim says
It would be better to have a Jewish American month.
Some things that Jewish people don’t do are:-
They don’t fly planes into buildings.
They don’t behead “Unbelievers ”
They don’t kill their daughters because she doesn’t want to be Muslim.
They don’t plant car bombs.
They don’t have 4 wives and 16 children on benifits.
They don’t stop other religions from preaching their beliefs.
They don’t attack Christian Churches.
They don’t plant bombs on planes.
Walter Sieruk says
Those two stealth jihadists, Omar and Talaib are utterly dishonest and subversive as well as completely un-American and dangerous and likewise totally despicable..
The should be scorned and voted out of Office
Crusades Were Right says
How about “Christian American Heritage Month”?
Or “Anglo-American Heritage Month”?
Or “Irish-American Heritage Month”?
Or “German-American Heritage Month”?
Or… gee, I guess we’d soon run out of months before we could include everyone
Better just stick to assigning celebratory months to the ELITE groups in America. I mean, if EVERYONE WAS TREATED THE SAME that would be ridiculous…
… wouldn’t it, ladies?
lol