When a golfer has a putt of a foot or less, it's considered can't miss - a "gimme" - in the parlance of the game.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations took a gimme Wednesday when it issued a statement condemning remarks from Al Qaeda's No. 2 leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri. In an 11-minute video, Zawahiri slurs President-Elect Barack Obama as a "House Negro."
CAIR's statement was out within hours, saying the organization "condemned threatening rhetoric and racial slurs contained in a new video by Ayman al-Zawahri and said Al-Qaeda's second-in-command does not speak for Muslims in this country or worldwide."
The statement continued:
The Council on American-Islamic Relations took a gimme Wednesday when it issued a statement condemning remarks from Al Qaeda's No. 2 leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri. In an 11-minute video, Zawahiri slurs President-Elect Barack Obama as a "House Negro."
CAIR's statement was out within hours, saying the organization "condemned threatening rhetoric and racial slurs contained in a new video by Ayman al-Zawahri and said Al-Qaeda's second-in-command does not speak for Muslims in this country or worldwide."
The statement continued:
"As Muslims and as Americans, we will never let terrorist groups or terror leaders falsely claim to represent us or our faith. The legitimate grievances of Muslims in many areas of the world can never serve as an excuse or a justification for attacks on civilian populations. We once again repudiate Al-Qaida's actions, rhetoric and worldview and re-state our condemnation of all forms of terrorism and religious extremism."No reasonable person would quarrel with that. But it's not exactly going out on a limb. And it raises some key questions that are central to understanding what CAIR stands for. Read more ...
Source: IPT News
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