Yes this will be the first time in the History that there has been a ticket where neither person is a Protestant - God help us!!!! Originally Posted by wellendowed1911So, the world must have come to an end for you when Catholic JFK was President, huh?
WE doesn't like me, but I think he was being sarcastic. I don't think it really matters to him. Originally Posted by CuteOldGuyI don't think he was being sarcastic.
I don't see what the big surprise is.In my dealings with my IT co-workers who where Muslim, they have some core Repub leanings, however not one of them has expressed "voting Republican." We had a Nation Of Islam programmer work for us several times over the course of a decade - nice guy and generally competent. He definitely voted Democratic.
And the conservative posters above who try to say that Muslims do not lean toward the GOP clearly do NOT know their own party.
I have read many times - going back to the 1980s and well BEFORE 9-11 - that Muslims tended to vote Republican. This is borne out by my own personal experience with Muslims I have worked with.... Originally Posted by ExNYer
In my dealings with my IT co-workers who where Muslim, they have some core Repub leanings, however not one of them has expressed "voting Republican." We had a Nation Of Islam programmer work for us several times over the course of a decade - nice guy and generally competent. He definitely voted Democratic.Statistically, Muslims did vote Republican - at least prior to the War on Terror. Now, who knows? They certainly don't support gay marriage to the extent mainstream America does. And most Democrats have been just as supportive of the War on Terror as most Republicans - just look at Obama and the drone campaign. So, I don't see them voting Democrat even if they don't support Republicans as much. Staying neutral is always an options.
The website is a joke. Looks like it was built in 1998 and rarely updated. If you know anything about trademarks, you'd know there's no way the RNC would let their logo be modified like that. I got a guideline book on how to use and not use my trademark that's literally an inch thick. Originally Posted by gnadfly
I don't see what the big surprise is.yup ..
And the conservative posters above who try to say that Muslims do not lean toward the GOP clearly do NOT know their own party.
I have read many times - going back to the 1980s and well BEFORE 9-11 - that Muslims tended to vote Republican. This is borne out by my own personal experience with Muslims I have worked with.
Muslims tend to be religiously conservative - you won't find them supporting gay marriage. And they are industrious business people. Voila! Republicans!
Or at least Republican leaning - no ethnic group votes unanimously one way, although black Americans come damn close to it in their support for the Dems.
I have huge problems with Islamic fundamentalism - but the great majority of Muslims are NOT supporters of Jihad.
So what is the problem with accepting them as fellow Republicans? At least the GOP can finally steal some Democratic thunder and lay claim to having the support of an ethnic minority group. Two, if you count the Cubans. Originally Posted by ExNYer