[Vision2020] Bachmann: 'We Must Ban Falafel' in School Lunches | The Daily Currant

[Gier, Nicholas]

Beware Visionaries, The Daily Currant (get it?) is the British equivalent of The Onion.  Bachmann is crazy, but she has not gone this far.

Nick

A society grows great when old men plant the seeds of trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. 

-Greek proverb



-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com on behalf of deb
Sent: Sun 10/7/2012 8:39 PM
To: Ghazanfar, Shaikh; vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020]Bachmann: 'We Must Ban Falafel' in School Lunches | The Daily Currant
 
Holy whatever!!! This woman is a complete nut case! Can someone just tell her she needs to shut her angel food cake hole? "Gateway food"? I think she needs a psych eval ASAP---30 day hold as a danger to self and others.....

Or, by her lights: Stop medicine, math, astronomy, and everything else that came from "Arabia". Oh. Wait, those are "sciencey things" and probably should be banned. If anybody starts to THINK, the whole world is at risk!!
Maybe I will flee the country------or maybe I'll just start knocking on doors to educate the public before the election.

Debi R-S


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: S.M. Ghazanfar 
  To: undisclosed-recipients
  Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 9:36 PM
  Subject: Fwd: Bachmann: 'We Must Ban Falafel' in School Lunches | The Daily Currant


  Note:  And there are so many items in the American/European cuisine that link with the Arab-Islamic world--there is coffee, for a starter (over 400 million cups consumed daily!); and there is bakhlava!  And there are thousands of words (apricot, orange, candy, magazine, etc.) in our everyday vocabulary whose etymology links with the Arabic language.  And there is guitar that originated with the Arabs. And so much of our heritage in various disciplines that links back to early Islamic world.
  Obsessed with such hate, Bachmann proposes to introduce legislation to, perhaps, ban all such foods...and that may logically lead to so many other things.  
  Ignorance may be bliss...but so dangerous when it is 'learned ignorance.'
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  http://dailycurrant.com/2012/09/28/bachmann-we-ban-falafel-school-lunches/

  Politics
  Bachmann: 'We Must Ban Falafel' in School Lunches
  Sep. 28, 2012
  Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann courted controversy today by claiming that falafel and other "jihadi foods" should be banned from school lunches in the United States.

  In an interview with local television station KSTP in Minneapolis, Bachmann explained that after visiting a local elementary school she was shocked to find that falafel - a fried vegetable patty popular in the Arab world - was being served as a option on the vegetarian menu.

  Ostensibly in the studio to discuss her close race for reelection against Democratic challenger Jim Graves, Bachmann instead used the time to appeal for a nationwide movement against Arab cuisine.

  Startled by the parochial nature of her statements, KSTP anchor Chris Johnson felt obliged to challenge her reasoning:

  "I have to ask Ms. Bachmann, why is that a problem? I mean some children like the taste of falafel, what's wrong with that?"

  "Chris, falafel is a gateway food," responded Bachmann, "It starts with falafel, then the kids move on to shawarma. After a while they say 'hey this tastes good, I wonder what else comes from Arabia?' "

  "Before you know it our children are listening to Muslim music, reading the Koran, and plotting attacks against the homeland."

  "We need to stop these terror cakes now, before they infiltrate any further."

  God Hates Chick Peas

  Bachmann stopped short of advocating a ban on all Arab food, saying that  "responsible adults can probably use Arab food safely in moderation."

  However, she made clear that she was frightened by the pace at which the cuisine has permeated the U.S.:

  "I have a friend in Texas who has to homeschool her children because her local public school forces students to eat hummus. Its everywhere now. This is really scary stuff."

  Bachmann then intimated that the widespread use of Arab foods in American schools could be the sign of a conspiracy that goes all the way to the top:

  "I have no proof that President Obama is forcing our children to eat Arab and Middle Eastern food. But it would certainly fit the pattern."

  Bachmann has a history of controversial statements regarding Islam and the role of Muslims in America.

  She says her first priority upon returning to congress will be to introduce a bill protecting America's children from the dangers of Muslim cooking:



  -- 
  S.M. Ghazanfar, Ph.D. Professor of Economics [1968-2002; Emeritus, 2002; Dept.Chair, '79-81, '93-01;
  Director, Int'l Studies Program, '89-93; Adj.Prof (2003-08)]
  University of Idaho, ALB 219 Moscow, Idaho 83843 (USA) 
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