Beck: I Would Be 'Uncomfortable' With Muslim In My Administration (AUDIO)

Glenn Beck agreed with GOP candidate Herman Cain on his Tuesday show, saying that he would be uncomfortable having a Muslim in his administration.

Cain has attracted attention for saying that he is worried about the spread of Sharia law in the U.S., and that he was worried that a Muslim might not be faithful to the Constitution.

On Tuesday, Beck said he understood what Cain meant.

"Do you feel comfortable in saying, 'yeah, you know what? I'm not even going to check that guy on his stance on Sharia law,'" Beck said. He started to say that, although it wasn't fair, he wouldn't ask the same of a Catholic or a Baptist, but then backtracked, saying that, in fact, he might be "uncomfortable" with people from any faith, explaining, "I don't trust anybody anymore."

However, Beck had a distinction to make. "Would I be more uncomfortable with a Muslim?" he asked. "Yes." The reason for this, he said, was because Muslim rights group had "wildly deceived" Americans--though he didn't say about what exactly.

"And a Muslim is more likely to want Sharia law in America than any other religion," Beck's co-host said. Beck was quick to say that not all Muslims wanted Sharia law.

"I have friends who are Muslim who are not for Sharia law," he said.

LISTEN:

Beck has made controversial statements about Muslims in the past. He has said that around ten percent of Muslims are terrorists and that some want to bring about the Antichrist. And, in 2006, he famously asked Muslim Rep. Keith Ellison to "prove to me that you are not working with our enemies."

Comments

[Somerglesias]

09:37 PM on 06/18/2011

i dont even know why people are arguing over anything Beck says. hes a freaking lunatic. we should just treat him like a car alarm: annoying and pointless, and we should all learn how to ignore this psychopath.

or someone could just stab him in the back.

[kodimirpal]

01:06 AM on 06/18/2011

@Markwebber Reply to his comment on animals as Muslims. He mocks but unknown to him is the truth in his mockery.The Qur'an applies the word "Muslim" not only to humans but also to animals and the inanimate world.

In Islamic terminology, for example, a bee is a Muslim precisely because it lives and dies obeying the laws of nature hat God has prescribed for the community of bees, just as a person is a Muslim by virtue of the fact that he or she submits to the revealed sharia ordained for humans in the Qur'an and Sunnah]

The Qur'an states that all creation praises God, even if this praise is not expressed in human language. ( Encyclopaedia) states this verse has been "far reaching in its moral and ecological implications."

There is not an animal (that lives) on the earth, nor a being that flies on its wings, but (forms part of) communities like you. Nothing have we omitted from the Book, and they (all) shall be gathered to their Lord in the end.
—Qur'an 6:38

According to many verses of the Qur'an, the consumption of pork is forbidden, except in extreme circumstances, such as in times of war or famine, if there is no other alternative to eat to avoid dying of hunger.

But man has been given a chioce and free will and so man is the only animal who is given a choice to submit or rebel, so animals have no such choice
Ref Wikipedia

[kodimirpal]

10:05 PM on 06/17/2011

Readers like Speedrace27 say only Muslims are self centred. Here Counterpunch
revealed in GQ magazine that Donald Rumsfeld as Defense Secretary embellished top-secret wartime memos with quotations from the Bible prompts a question. Why did he believe he could influence President Bush by that means?

The answer may lie in an alarming story about George Bush’s Christian millenarian beliefs that has yet to come to light.

In 2003 while lobbying leaders to put together the Coalition of the Willing, President Bush spoke to France’s President Jacques Chirac. Bush wove a story about how the Biblical creatures Gog and Magog were at work in the Middle East and how they must be defeated.

In Genesis and Ezekiel Gog and Magog are forces of the Apocalypse who are prophesied to come out of the north and destroy Israel unless stopped. The Book of Revelation took up the Old Testament prophesy:

“And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle … and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.”

Bush believed the time had now come for that battle, telling Chirac:
“This confrontation is willed by God, who wants to use this conflict to erase his people’s enemies before a New Age begins”.
Clive Hamilton http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article22698.htm

[FreeAmerican7]

08:12 AM on 06/18/2011

Former President Bush’s reason for INVASION and OCCUPATION of Muslim Lands was for religious purposes: the NEO-Crusade.
Therefore; Former President Bush Jr broke the US law of
"Separation of Church and State"
Any Lawyers with BALLS to sue the WARmongers NEO-Crusaders?
Just make sure you avoid the JUDGES that are POLITICALLY APPOINTED by the POLITICIANS (Republicans and Democrats) who are UNDERLINGS to their MASTERS who appointed them!

[kodimirpal]

11:58 PM on 06/18/2011

The USA has caused huge loss to human lives (about a million people died in Iraq alone). Who was responsible for this? 4 million displaced refugees-( sheer intimidation)

2. The USA has intimidated and coerced civilian population in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Panama, Columbia and others

3. The USA has influenced the policies of other governments by intimidation and coercion, and has appointed their hand picked leaders in many countries including Iraq, Afghanistan, Algeria, Palestine etc.

The dimensions of American terror ( they call it human intervention) are huge and immeasurable and terrorist organisations like Al-Qaeda have no match for the mighty American terrorism.

It is like comparing a wild lion with a country mouse. The terrorism of Al-Qaeda and the Talibans get a terribly bad press in the world simply because the world media is controlled by a couple of huge American multinationals but the well organised terrorism of the so called civilized democracies such as the US is brushed away and termed as “FIGHT AGAINST TERROR”.

Both are wrong. Americans Have to address the Root Cause of Terrorism and Stop American sponsored State TerrorismBy:

Unless and until we address the root cause of the Western intervention in the affairs of other nations, the counter terrorism in small measures is likely to go on. Revenge and retaliation unfortunately runs in the veins and vessels of humans. Western neo-imperialism and political domination of the world should come to an end.

[kodimirpal]

09:38 PM on 06/17/2011

@Doug Sandalin:Hi Doug, Thanks for the reply. Having had the opportunity to read dbmartin's other postings after I made my comment on tasawwuf, I did make the same sort of observation that you have made. Thanks for saving my time and effort.
Sorry, I have problem with reply option posting, hence this way

[dbmartin]

05:34 PM on 06/18/2011

Two muslims posting on an american site, one who sees the world as we are, not religious,
and one, a teacher without piety, think that dbmartin puts words in other peoples mouths.
What does that mean in an islamic trained mind?

[kodimirpal]

12:31 AM on 06/19/2011

There is no deliberate illwill intended here, sorry if you happen to perceive it differently
I wait for a different sort of judgment on my piety

[kodimirpal]

12:09 AM on 06/21/2011

In transcendental matters the experience of every one is very limited.
Keep trying, look at the right sources and meet the right people and kill your hatred, jealousy, ego and prejudice that are part of the Sufism that we were very brieflytalking about

[kodimirpal]

09:34 PM on 06/17/2011

@speedrace27: Stop selective reading and kill your hatred.
Did not Hitler get the veiled support of the Pope and the Catholics and did he not create the impression that he has been chosen by the Lord to wipe out the unbelieving Jews and purify Christianity.

So was Ex President HE Mr Bush telling the French President that he had been chosen by God Almighty to fight the 21st century crusade to bring righteousness to the Muslim heathen in Iraq to start with, to teach the ignorant to introduce western form of democracy and Western culture.

It is wrong on the part of Neocons to assume that either there is western culture or savagery, all others the Chinese, the Indians, the Arabs, the Japanese, the Iranians subscribe to Western culture and buy it as they buy the Western electronics and arms or remain savages for ever.

The west got to change its mind set. There is not going to be a win-win situation eternally, Gods law will come into operation in 50, 100, and 200 years as it was during the period of Moses and Pharaohs of Egypt.

It is strange that there was greater Islamic reawakening after 9/11 and after the U.S. invasion of Iraq and much stranger that more and more Christians came into the Masjids seeking more information on Islam and there have been more converts over the last 10 years.”

[emulsifier]

11:32 PM on 06/16/2011

By extension, he should be afraid of anyone who subscribes to any religious deity. They're all crazy.

Oh wait, no you don't need to believe in god to be crazy and violent. See Vancouver 2011 riots. Or any sports related violent outbursts.

An individual is crazy. Not his title, race, ethnicity, religion.

[FreeAmerican7]

09:38 PM on 06/16/2011

Beck should be given a taste of his own medicine by anyone who tells him:

I Would Be 'Uncomfortable' With Mormons In My Administration

I Would Be 'Uncomfortable' With Jews In My Administration

I Would Be 'Uncomfortable' With Hindus In My Administration

I Would Be 'Uncomfortable' With Baptists In My Administration

I Would Be 'Uncomfortable' With Atheists In My Administration

I Would Be 'Uncomfortable' With (fill in the blank) In My Administration

One has to conclude that Beck is NOT a true American
and
is a traitor to our US constitution

[kodimirpal]

09:15 PM on 06/16/2011

The colonial history of Europeans shudders and bring shame, but many readers blame Islam for everything.

The US relied heavily on mechanisms of “piracy” and protectionism,as have other states that have developed. Britain also engaged in literal piracy—now considered among the most heinous of international crimes.

The most admired of English pirates was Sir Francis Drake. The booty that he brought home “may fairly be considered the fountain and origin of British foreign investments, while it destroyed more advanced Indian manufacture by high protective tariffs and other means, as it had done before in Ireland.

The US adopted free trade a century later, for similar reasons.

In general, with extensive state intervention and violence at home, and barbarism and imposed liberalization in conquered areas, Europe and its offshoots were able to become rich developed societies, while the conquered regions were subjected to market discipline and became the “third world,” the South.

While history is too complex to be reduced to just a few factors, these have been salient ones.
The effects are dramatic, sometimes startling. Consider the poorest country in the Western hemisphere: Haiti, which may not be habitable in a few generations. It was the richest colony in the world, until France robbed and destryed Haiti

US refused to recognize this dangerous free society until 1862, France imposed a huge indemnity on Haiti as punishment for liberating itself from vicious French rule. The civilized world agreed that France’s punishment was just, and still does.

[emulsifier]

01:38 AM on 06/18/2011

Informative.
FF.

[kodimirpal]

03:41 AM on 06/18/2011

Thanks for the appreciation emusifier, hope you endeavour to emulsify and disperse revolutionary ideas based on social justice and charity

[dbmartin]

04:05 PM on 06/16/2011

A serious question for the tolerant muslim of the religion of peace:

You give the verbal appearance of a person of good will and character to some extent.
Do you believe that your good will and character are the result of islam and the quran?

It is my contention that good people are not made good by old books, but by family, friends,
education and culture, IN SPITE of religion. What do you think?

[kodimirpal]

09:28 PM on 06/16/2011

Please do some research on Tasawwuf in Islam which will show you that even bad people can be made good by Tasawwuf. So your contention is absolutely wrong. Every child is born pure according to a Muslim tradition, but environments change them and make them follow a specific doctrine, but Tasawwuf can bring massive change in the behaviour and understanding of people.

[dbmartin]

10:21 PM on 06/16/2011

That could be good news. Can it be used in prisons?

[dbmartin]

12:34 AM on 06/17/2011

to: kodimirpal

Sandlin says that your tasawwuf islam system for changing people from bad to good, if they follow a specific doctrine, perhaps like a 12 step program, can be used in prisons.

1. Is the system flexible enough to make bad christians into good christians or only
into good muslims? Maybe it shouldnt matter if they are good.
2. Is there much flexibility on the definition of good?
3. The u.s. congress will soon be holding hearings about conversion of bad christians, and bad muslims, into radicalized muslims while in prison.

Why dont you tell them about your system?

from: potentially grateful american

[emulsifier]

11:16 AM on 06/17/2011

I think Muslims would believe that their good will is a result of Islam. Though in Islamic sources also emphasize the importance of good company and education. I know there is are many hadiths about associating with people of good character (common sense but its nice to say anyway)

A good friend and a bad friend are like a perfume-seller and a blacksmith: The perfume-seller might give you some perfume as a gift, or you might buy some from him, or at least you might smell its fragrance. As for the blacksmith, he might singe your clothes, and at the very least you will breathe in the fumes of the furnace. [sahih al-Bukhari, vol 3, #314 and Muslim]

Implication being that good people will guide you to good as well. This is based on the concept of fitrah (every humans innate disposition towards Islam). So good family and friends will bring out your fitrah. =)

[dbmartin]

03:52 PM on 06/17/2011

emulsifier

Thank you for your considered response. Are muslims invited by imams to discuss stories like the perfume-seller and a blacksmith? I would argue that based only on the data supplied, job description, they are of equal and unknown character and good will. Are others interpretations welcomed?

By the way, I may have lucked out of the complete submission to allah scenario, and all of its attendant baggage, because I am clearly missing the required innate fitrah.

[Tolerant]

04:04 PM on 06/16/2011

SAYONARA!

I have been busy on this form all day. And it's time for me to rest -- heart patient and all.

I challenged Mark Webber to debate me using the Qur`an and waited for a reply from him. But I can wait no more. I need to rest.

Since I have been busy on this form for a couple of days, I am forced to give it rest now.

So, to those who are awaiting a reply from me, I am sorry, time has run out, and I won't be able to attent to your posts.

Take care,

[M Cubed]

12:37 AM on 06/18/2011

Tolerant, you have indeed been very busy, and I have learned much from your writing and your sources. Thank you for sharing them with us, and sharing your gracious good humor.

I think our friend Mr. Webber is smart enough to see when he is out classed.

Get better soon. Best Wishes.

[artboxone]

02:15 PM on 06/16/2011

Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) is preaching global Caliphate and Shari'a law [in its] 2010 ICNA Member's HandBook... very different [from] public outreach, contradict[ing] claims [as] a tolerant, mainstream Islamic group.

As the handbook spells out, the organization's ultimate goal is "the Establishment of Islam" as the sole basis of global society and governance... ICNA doesn't just believe that religion is a private affair. "Establishment of the Religion" extends beyond the individual and family and into the society, state, and world. "These words include not only practicing the religion in individual and collective life and propagating its true teaching to others, but also striving to make this Deen [religion] a way of life for all".

ICNA's charter is even more explicit. It calls for the "establishment of the Islamic system of life" in the world, "whether it pertains to beliefs, rituals and morals or to economic, social or political spheres"...[as] the American branch of a global phenomenon the 'Islamic Movement.' The 2010 HandBook notes, branches of this movement "are active in various parts of the world to achieve the same objectives. It is our obligation as Muslims to engage in the same noble cause here in North America."

Working in an 'Islamic Movement' culminates in an Islamic super-state, the Caliphate, the hand book says...

http://www.investigativeproject.org/2373/hand-book-shows-icna-true-goals

[Tolerant]

02:43 PM on 06/16/2011

And you think that America is so weak that ICNA can ever succeed!?

Let's be realistic about these things for a moment!

[Tolerant]

01:21 PM on 06/16/2011

A MUSLIM PLEDGE

-- We the Muslims declare the entire West a Dar ul Islam (Abode of Peace, NOT Abode of the Religion of Islam), for it provides freedom of religion and are countries that are based on democratic values, constitution and laws that are equal to all.

-- We the Muslims want to live in peace and harmony with members of all other faiths.

-- We the Muslims believe in the Transcendent Unity of Religions and see the Truth in every religion.

-- We the Muslims reject any call for armed Jihad by any individuals or groups.

-- We the Muslims declare al Qaeda outside the fold of Islam and declare them Kharijites that were identified by the Prophet of Islam and instructed the Muslims to eliminate them.

-- We the Muslims do not wish to control the West or impose our religion on the non-Muslims, and reject those who call for these things.

[dbmartin]

02:39 PM on 06/16/2011

Thanks tolerant muslim of the religion of piece. One promise registered. 1,699,999,999 to go.

[Tolerant]

03:05 PM on 06/16/2011

Those 1,699,999,­999 are not on this forum. But they have registered their feelings elsewhere.

[Tolerant]

12:54 PM on 06/16/2011

IRRATIONAL FEAR OF ISLAM.

Jan Allen, why do you keep repeating your irrational fear that somehow Islam is going to colonize America?

Do you not see how powerful America is and how weak the Muslims are?

When the Muslims were powerful, they failed to colonize the entire world. So how can they colonize America when they are weak and fragmented?

I don't understand why you keep repeating your irrational fear.

Do you doubt the strength of America as a political and military power?

Do you doubt the strength of America's institutions?

I see absolutely no chance that any country in the world can colonize America in the next thousand years, unless America falls apart under its own weigth.

As a matter of fact, what I see is the colonization of America by the Christian Right.

[RiverWalker]

01:52 PM on 06/16/2011

Outstanding!

F & F

[Ron Weaver]

02:22 PM on 06/16/2011

The religious right repeat their irrational fear because they follow those who control them by that method and they are blind to it.. They insist they are on the right track but they are not and never will be. They insist they are the majority but again they are not. They are the f00ls they appear to be.

[speedracer27]

03:09 PM on 06/16/2011

This is funny coming from an islam...

[RockyMissouri]

12:37 PM on 06/16/2011

I don't believe Glenn Beck actually spends much time thinking.... Unless it's how to sell more gold..... He worships at the altar of gold... Where have we heard THAT before???

[renman2010]

11:59 AM on 06/16/2011

Fortunately, he will never need to have an administration to be comfortable with. Move along.