Tom Perez repels

Tom Perez repels 

Last time I heard Tom Perez was about two years ago, where he spoke at a Hillary Rally. He was great. A few minutes ago (3/27/18 at 5:40 PM), I heard him talking to Katy Tur on MSNBC; he was mouthing the wrong words that repel many Americans and most certainly the Republicans, that is as divisive as Trump. Tom Perez was opposed to the idea of limiting the census to Citizens only – he saw politics in it. That is not a problem, but what he said that is a problem is “People will lose benefits.” Those were the wrong words, should that be the focus of argument?  He was mumbling, “It is illegal.”  He will lose the Independents (Swing Voters) and Republicans. That is not a good line. Tom, talk common sense, how it affects governance and the society. If you don’t use the word benefit, you might earn support from a few Republicans. 

Mike Ghouse
Center for Pluralism

Ted Cruz Embraces Preacher Who Said Jews Will Die If They Reject Christ

This may be God's work to doom Ted Cruz into the oblivion. What's wrong with my fellow Texans? The biggest regret of my life is voting for Ted Cruz.  I pray for John Hagee to be a peace maker and honor life liberty and pursuit of happiness of every one of God's children. 

Ted Cruz and John Hagee?

I have included the link as there are many video links.

http://forward.com/news/breaking-news/331729/ted-cruz-embraces-preacher-who-said-jews-will-die-if-they-reject-christ/

Mike Ghouse 

www.CenterforAmericanPolitics.com 

Presidential Candidates announcements for 2016

Hilary's announcement - 46.05

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgGPMrLHRy0

Perry's Announcement - 28.17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tFn2b1xSvc 

Jeb Bush Announcement 28.51
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w-bnAvrsds

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Rick Perry embraces Muslims, a gutsy political first

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.   

Click on the pictures to see a larger version

What a joy it was to see two Muslims with Perry on the first 
day of announcement - Amir and Arman Rupani

A few minutes with Sean Hannity

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

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

Had George Bush not gone in to Iraq none of the nonsense would have happened. He destroyed America and other nations, and is responsible for the deaths of nearly 5000 of our men and women and nearly half a million innocent Iraqis and Afghans.  There should be at least investigations.

Mike Ghouse 

Did GOP create ISIS? Why Rand Paul says so.

The Junior Senator from the Bluegrass State is not afraid of speaking what's on his mind. 
And his feelings on this country's foreign policy are no exception.

By Husna Haq, Correspondent MAY 27, 2015

Sen. Rand Paul (R) of Kentucky, who is a candidate for his party's 2016 presidential nomination, has created a national brand as a man unafraid of challenging party orthodoxy.

That was on display Wednesday when Senator Paul credited the rise of the Islamic State terrorist group to hawks within his own party.

"ISIS exists and grew stronger because of the hawks in our party who gave arms indiscriminately, and most of those arms were snatched up by ISIS," Paul said in an interview with MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough that aired Wednesday on “Morning Joe.” "They’ve created these people."

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As severe as his statement appears, it's not surprising: Paul is known for his unflinching attacks on his own party. He recently wrote that the Republican brand is "broken." And a central theme in his campaign is challenging Republican hawkishness abroad and the national security state at home.

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Republican hawkishness has long gone unchallenged within the party – critics have alleged that hawks in the George W. Bush administration dragged the nation into the Iraq war on exaggerated evidence. Are Paul and the GOP's libertarian wing changing the party's narrative?

He's certainly trying.

In April 2013, when news emerged that US contractors reaped $138 billion from the Iraq war, Senator Paul told the Christian Broadcast Network that his party is too enthusiastic for war. "Part of Republicans' problems... I think [they] have appeared too eager for war," he said.

In December 2014, when President Obama announced he would restore ties with the Castro regime, Republicans decried communist appeasement. But Paul allied with the president and said he supported normalizing relations with Cuba.

And as a majority of Republicans offer a full-throated defense of the Patriot Act, Paul has spoken out against it and against government surveillance programs. “I’m the only one out there saying the Patriot Act went too far,” Paul said in Wednesday's MSNBC interview.

His contrarian stance resonates: Some 60 percent of Americans believe the Patriot Act should be reformed “to limit government surveillance and protect Americans’ privacy," according to a new poll commissioned by the ACLU. Most Americans also oppose the NSA's collection of phone records, according to a January 2014 poll.
And as for the Iraq war, Americans appear to be nearly united, with 75 percent saying it wasn't worth the costs, according to a June 2014 CBS/New York Times poll.

Is Paul changing the GOP foreign policy narrative? Not quite. Some in the party are "nearing a critical mass of impatience with what some call “Rand-ism," writes Politico's Alexander Burns. From center-right South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham to center-left New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, they're lashing out at Paul and his foreign policy philosophy.

In fact, there is evidence that Paul himself is changing, adopting a more hawkish tone to appeal to his party base as the 2016 race heats up.

He proposed an increase in military spending in March, calling for a nearly $190 billion infusion to the defense budget over the next two years, seen as an olive branch to defense hawks.

And as the Financial Times pointed out, "After spending years criticizing Republican colleagues for demonizing Iran, he was one of the 47 senators who signed last month the now-infamous letter to Iran’s leaders warning them not to trust any deal signed by Mr. Obama."

But it was his presidential campaign announcement tour that best summed up Paul's evolving foreign policy.

"I envision an America with a national defense unparalleled, undefeatable, and unencumbered by overseas nation-building," he told supporters in Louisville in April.
His backdrop for his South Carolina announcement? The aircraft carrier USS Yorktown.

Thank you

mike
Mike Ghouse, Speaker
(214) 325-1916 text/talk
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Mike Ghouse is a public speaker, thinker, writer and a commentator on Pluralism, Islam, India, Israel-Palestine, Politics and other issues of the day. He is a human rights activist, and his book standing up for others will be out soon | He is producing a full feature film " Sacred" to be released on 9/11 and a documentary "Americans together" for a July 4 release.  He is a frequent guest commentator on Fox News and syndicated Talk Radio shows and a writer at major news papers including Dallas Morning News and Huffington Post. All about him is listed in 63 links at www.MikeGhouse.net and his writings are at www.TheGhousediary.com - Mike is committed to building cohesive societies and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day.
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Jon Stewart's take on 47 backstabbers - this is perfect and nuetral

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/watch-jon-stewart-skewers-gop-letter-iran-were-cuckoo-bananas?akid=12882.1084043.SVPkCb&rd=1&src=newsletter1033126&t=7


Thank you

Mike Ghouse

Iran-Us Relations and my Notes

It  is good to have multiple views of a given situation, so we can see different of truth to choose from. No matter what Netanyahu screams and fill our ears, here are the facts:

1. Iran has not attacked any nation as long as we are in existence
2. Iran defended Iraq's aggression that we propped
3. Iran was our friend till 1979 - it cannot become a foe on a flip of coin
4. When Shah was booted out, we supported him instead of the people
5. Neither they, nor we offered hands of friendship to repair relations
6. We had equal hostility towards them as they had for us
7. How do you expect things to change
8. Obama believes in dialogue, where as some believe in wars
9. Obama is a builder of a cohesive world
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Netanyahu on the other hand has lied to us several times, it is all available on the net. He is bad news for Israel more than he is for us. I hope the Israelis dump him on 3/17 for their own good. I have no earthly idea why we believe him rather than our president, who has done nothing but good for our country. 

Here is what happened by listening to Mr. Netanyahu as well as Cheney's ways.

01. Clinton left a surplus
02. Bush - left a $10 Trillion deficit to satisfy his falsities
03. His decision killed over 6000 American soldiers 
04. 43 Million people lost their jobs,
05. Homes and businesses were foreclosed.
06. Obama turned around every thing
07. Lowest unemployment now
08. Reducing budget deficit annually
09. No wars and destruction
10. Romney would have finished America by bombing Iran
11. He has not thrown our soldiers in harms way, instead called'me back
12. He has put the system in place to have healthier Americans 
13. He will be leaving behind better roads and bridges for years to come

We should be honest with our morality and thank the guy instead of harass him. Shame on those few creeps who are wasting our monies in harassing him instead of doing their work. America will not forgive these men. 

Obama will go down as the one of the most effective Presidents in our history, may be top 10. 
Mike Ghouse