Rick Perry embraces Muslims, a gutsy political first http://centerforamericanpolitics.blogspot.com/
Abstracts from my upcoming article, pending publication
Addison, Texas – June 4, 2015 – It takes guts, a lot of guts for a Presidential candidate to embrace Muslims from the word go! Perry has got that. Given the unabashed bigotry displayed by a number of Presidential candidates against Muslims, Rick Perry took the bold step in paving the way for inclusionary politics in the GOP.
This is a historic event in the annals of America’s evolution of pluralistic politics. Perry may turn the tide and knock out bigotry in other candidates minds, even if it is in their hearts.
I hope to interview all the presidential candidates to see how pluralistic they are, and how much they really understand about the need to have a strongly woven social fabric for a safe, secure and prosperous America. We cannot have a candidate who is prejudiced towards fellow Americans.
Abstracts from my upcoming article, pending publication
Addison, Texas – June 4, 2015 – It takes guts, a lot of guts for a Presidential candidate to embrace Muslims from the word go! Perry has got that. Given the unabashed bigotry displayed by a number of Presidential candidates against Muslims, Rick Perry took the bold step in paving the way for inclusionary politics in the GOP.
This is a historic event in the annals of America’s evolution of pluralistic politics. Perry may turn the tide and knock out bigotry in other candidates minds, even if it is in their hearts.
I hope to interview all the presidential candidates to see how pluralistic they are, and how much they really understand about the need to have a strongly woven social fabric for a safe, secure and prosperous America. We cannot have a candidate who is prejudiced towards fellow Americans.
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| What a joy it was to see two Muslims with Perry on the first day of announcement - Amir and Arman Rupani |
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| A few minutes with Sean Hannity |
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| After the event |
Among the array of 2016 candidates, four will pass the initial test; Hilary Clinton, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie and Rick Perry.
I don’t know how many of the Presidential
candidates we have to be forgiven for ‘they know not’ about fellow Americans. In the 2012 run, the following candidates
displayed their shameless bigotry towards Muslims and some of them have said they
will not hire a Muslim in their administration, and they are; Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, Mike
Huckabee and Michelle Bachman. Carson, Huckabee, Santorum and Jindal will not even make it through the primaries, they are too biased to lead an America of different faiths, races and ethnicity - there is enough material to nail them, they may be good for a Hospital, Arkansas, Pennsylvania and Louisiana respectively, but not for America.
Sean Hannity was at the announcement for an
exclusive interview with candidate Perry, and prior to that he asked me, if I
was supporting Perry, I said, not yet, not until I talk to him about what kind
of America he envisions, is he committed to a cohesive America? Sean asked me what I mean by it. I said
it is an America where every American is given equal access to employment,
entrepreneurship, and governance in his or her pursuit of happiness, and where no
American has to live in apprehension or fear of the other.
What is a cohesive America – please watch this 10 minutes trailer of a documentary coming up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMXsTo4VYh8
What is a cohesive America – please watch this 10 minutes trailer of a documentary coming up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMXsTo4VYh8
Full article is pending publication in Huffington post; your thoughtful comments will be included in the comments section of the blog http://centerforamericanpolitics.blogspot.com/
Mike Ghouse is a thinker, writer and a public speaker, and is committed
to building a cohesive America and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of
the day. All about him in 63 links at www.MikeGhouse.net
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