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OBAMA BLUNDERS

I will be monitoring this President under the title OBAMA-BLUNDERS at my Blog. It is patriotic to speak up, and that is how democracy survives and you and I will continue to have the rights to speak up.

Obama, you should not have teased that dog,
you goofed up.


What happens when you tease the dog?

It barks,

Tease more, it will bite,

you can kill the dog,

but you get bitten too.

“If you want to gather honey,

You Don’t kick the beehive”

Ayman is barking now, he is a lonely dog, Muslims reject him.
Shame on him to label his vulgar acts with the name of a faith that rejects it,
and shame on our thoughtlessness to slap him with a religious label,
he is a terrorist and his acts are his own, they are not Islamic or Muslim acts.
Shame on him for using racial slurs, No Muslim should utter that,
Muslims condemn his language and his behavior unequivocally.

Don't tease him any more;
You are the man of words and should have used the right words,
it is called a Dialogue

A peace maker mitigates conflicts and nurtures goodwill.

You can make the enemy dig in their heels if you push them.
By dialogue, you can make the enemy weaker.
Heck, you might even get him on your side.
Have you thought about that?

The question is - what are you most capable of?

Have a duel; kill
some of them and sacrifice some of our own?

or save both of us and live without fear?



Obama, you goofed on your 60 minutes interview.
You can do better than that.

There is a Chinese proverb,
you kill the enemy, you make more enemy,
you friend the enemy, no more enemy.



Don't be a macho man and put them and us in tensions, there is no end to it.
Follow the Chinese wisdom, we all can live in peace.


For the sake of politics, you can say

"Dr. Al-Zawahiri, let's sit down and talk, the Qur'aan says,
saving one life is like saving whole humanity, let's work on it,
My people have given me the mandate to do the right thing,
and that is to bring sustainable peace to the planet, and bring safety to every life.
You can join us and perhaps go down in the history as a peace maker. 
Dr. Al-Zawahiri, let's start on the right foot"
 

Dr. Zawahiri and folks like him are stuck in the hole,
if we push them, we are no better than them, on the other hand, 
if we give them the options, save them the face, they have a chance of
coming out of the hole, they are sick and looking for ways to get out of it,
let's give them the options.

My appeal to the extremists among us,
particularly the Neocons who have brought this on us,
is to back off and let Obama do the right thing.
Neocon ideas have failed and they are as dangerous
as the extremists to the world, they operate differently.

The cost of doing the right thing is far cheaper
and far more beneficial to mankind and will bring stability.
We don't need to mirror Ayman, we are not like him, however,
 if he attacks us or any one,  without blinking an eye
we should wipe him out, not his country, not his town, but him.
But first, we must employ  the economical,
safe, clean and sustainable method,
Are you ready to be the change, Mr. President? 
Yes, you can?

Mr. Obama, a strong America is building Allies and removing enemies through the power of persuasion for the human good. One of the best ways to bring sustainable peace is through moral leadership, by saving our resources and not bullying around, sparing lives and making friends rather than hurting ourselves with bad economy, deficits and spreading ourselves thin. Thank God, we are the strongest military on the earth and let's not be arrogant about it, let's use the power for doing good. We will never be secure if we keep threatening others, don't repeat after Bush or McCain, you can bring the change to the world, yes you can. We cannot have peace, if others around don't have it. It is in our interest to seek peace for us through others and for others.

I placed my trust in you along with my fellow Americans to do just that. I don't want to see one more of my fellow American's life be sacrificed. Nor do I want my fellow American to kill another human, you have the power to do the right thing, the time is now. Yes, you can do it.

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Obama's 60 minutes interview caused Ayman Zawahiri to call Obama, the names. Muslims simply condemn these statements, he is responsible for such reprehensible statements, he is a terrorist who is he responsible for any ways.  The links to the 60 minutes interview and Zawahiri slurs are included.

Obama's 60 Minutes Transcript; http://www.twilightearth.com/2008/11/barack-obama-cbs-60-minutes-interview-transcript-and-video-from-nov-16th-2008/

 
Al-Qaeda Leader Uses Slur Against Obama in Web Video
Zawahiri Says Next President Has Proved to Be 'House Negro'

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/19/AR2008111900908_2.html?hpid=sec-politics

The irony is we cannot condemn the condemned Zawahiri, by inviting him to a dialogue and if he refuses, he will lose the support even among his own loyalists. We have to give him a chance to be good or simply Isolate him.

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NOTE ON OBAMA BLUNDERS: I am a big supporter of Obama, campaigned and have held rallies for him and have written over a dozen articles listed at www.mikeghouseforamerica.com. However, we owe it to our democracy to have a strong opposition, without which we could be making the same mistakes we did during the last eight years, and shamefully the Republican party is loaded with bullies and the American public will not give them a lift as long as they have the likes of Gingrich, Giuliani, Cheney, Romney, McCain, Palin and others,  and as long as they listen to the Neocons. It is effective and economical to solve the problems through a dialogue, no need to be macho and a show off. Hilary for secretary of state would be a mistake, she does believe in pushing others to the corners and dig in their heels. All his appointees need to go through a strict scrutiny. I will be monitoring this President under the title OBAMA-BLUNDERS at my Blog. It is patriotic to speak up, and that is how democracy survives and you and I will continue to have the rights to speak up.

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Mike Ghouse is a Speaker, Thinker and a Writer on Pluralism, interfaith, terrorism, peace, interfaith, Islam and Multiculturism..  He is a frequent guest on talk radio and local television network discussing interfaith, political and civic issues.  His comments, news analysis and columns can be found on the Websites and Blogs listed at his personal website www.MikeGhouse.net. Mike is a Dallasite for nearly three decades and Carrollton is his home town. He can be reached at MikeGhouse@gmail.com 

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