Archive for the '2008 Election' Category
Obama: Shut Down Gitmo; America Will Not Torture;
2 Comments Published by Haseeb November 18th, 2008 in ObamaPresident Elect Barack Hussein Obama vows to shut down Guantanamo Bay, and end all torture.
See the complete interview at the 60 Minutes Site on CBS.com
NYTimes: Islam and the Election (featuring the NYU Islamic Center)
6 Comments Published by Haseeb November 15th, 2008 in 2008 ElectionSource: NYTimes
In a forum at New York University, Muslim students consider how Islam was used by the McCain and Obama campaigns during the election. Featuring Imam Khalid Latif & Haseeb Chowdhry!!
Imam Zaid Shakir’s Response to all the Muslim Obama haters/skeptics
11 Comments Published by Haseeb November 14th, 2008 in 2008 Election, ObamaI tried to explain how unfair it is for so many Muslims to be so negative towards Barack Obama, and the Muslim support for him earlier this week. In the following letter [below], Imam Zaid Shakir posts his response to similar criticism from a Muslim brother about Obama. This is a MUST-READ for all ‘Obama-Haters’, [...]
Will I Am (the man behind the famous YES WE CAN music video), has recently released the following song:
It’s a New Day
Why President Elect Barack Hussein Obama Matters
19 Comments Published by Haseeb November 10th, 2008 in 2008 Election, ObamaUnfortunately, since Barack Hussein Obama’s historic victory last week, several Muslims [Egyptian Gumbo, Jinn Zaman, and other commenters on facebook], have belittlled this accomplishment, and in some cases have even reprimanded Muslims for supporting Obama or jumping on the Obama bandwagon like blind sheep or lemmings.
I wholeheartedly disagree with such attacks, and think that not [...]
American Muslims and the 2008 Election
0 Comments Published by Haseeb November 8th, 2008 in 2008 ElectionAccording to a recent poll commissioned bythe American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections:
Of those who voted, 89 percent cast their ballot for Barack Obama.
Just two percent of respondents said they voted for John McCain.
Most of the respondents (78 percent) reside in ten states: Illinois, New York, Virginia, Michigan, California, Texas, New Jersey, Maryland, [...]
Imam Zaid Shakir: YES WE CAN!
3 Comments Published by Haseeb November 5th, 2008 in 2008 Election, Zaid ShakirSource: New Islamic Directions
Yes We Can!
By Imam Zaid Shakir on 05 November 2008
The American people have spoken in a resounding voice, “YES WE CAN!” and with that refrain echoing into the night history was made as Senator Barack Hussein Obama was elected to serve as the next president of the United States. Senator Obama’s election as the [...]
44th President of the United States: BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA!
oh yes, Muslim Congressmen Keith Ellison and Andre Carson also were re-elected
Source: Prisoner 786
Election Rap 2008
Numerate Election 2008/
candidates think they’re magistrates while they debate/
on T.V see them contemplating the selection/
“Who will win this election?”/
it stimulates corrections we need to demonstrate/
George Bush - your majesty, your rule is a travesty/
its a tragedy how you got the economy in a state of atrocity/
never thought it’d come to this [...]
www.maps.google.com/vote
Forgot your polling place? Just put in your address here and you will get directions to your local polling site here:
www.voteforchange.com
and here is CAIR-NY’s ACTION ALERT with important information about voting today:
ACTION ALERT: HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD, GO OUT & VOTE!
The New York chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) is urging [...]
Sarah Palin gets Prank Called
3 Comments Published by Haseeb November 1st, 2008 in 2008 Election, FunnySource: Huffington Post
The AP reports that a Quebec comedy duo, posing as French President Nicolas Sarkozy, have successfully prank called Sarah Palin.
Sarah Palin has unwittingly taken a prank call from a Canadian comedian posing as French President Nicolas Sarkozy and told him she may make a good president in eight years.
[...]
Fox News Calling out Joe the Plumber and the McCain Campaign
0 Comments Published by Haseeb October 29th, 2008 in 2008 Election, McCainUnbelievable….
Source: The Raw Story
The all-out effort from John McCain’s presidential campaign to scare voters into backing the Republican candidate continued apace on Tuesday as McCain surrogate Joe the Plumber agreed that a Barack Obama presidency would mean the “death of Israel” and end democracy in America.
The Ohio plumber, who has no license and is actually [...]
You Can Vote However You Like
2 Comments Published by Haseeb October 28th, 2008 in 2008 Election, Funny, McCain, Music, ObamaSeventh graders from the Ron Clark Academy perform “You Can Vote However You Like,” a parody to TI’s “Whatever You Like,”
UPDATE: heres an interview with the students from the Ron Clark Academy on CNN followed by a live performance:
Original Performance:
Lyrics:
Obama on the left
McCain on the right
We can talk politics all night
And you can vote [...]
Colin Powell endorses Obama for President & says “What if Obama was Muslim… so what?”
2 Comments Published by Haseeb October 19th, 2008 in 2008 Election, ObamaSource: Meet the Press
Please listen especially to the segment between 4:30 - 6:04!!!
Powell also said he was “troubled” by Republican personal attacks on Obama, especially false intimations that Obama was Muslim and Republicans’ recent focus on Obama’s alleged connections to William Ayers, the founder of the radical ’60 Weather Underground.
Stressing that Obama was a [...]
Sarah Palin on SNL last night!!!
4 Comments Published by Haseeb October 19th, 2008 in 2008 Election, Palin, US PoliticsOh man, even though i cannot stand this woman, these skits were hilarious!!!!
SNL Opening
Sarah Palin Rap
haha - that was the best rap skit on SNL since Lazy Sunday!!!!



















