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

Sun Oct 7 07:59:06 PDT 2012

This is funny because I didn't know that it was fake until well into the
article. It is believable.

On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 7:43 AM, Ron Force <rforce2003 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> The Daily Currant is like The Onion--made-up humor and satire.
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> * From: * deb <debismith at moscow.com>;
> * To: * S.M. Ghazanfar <ghazi at uidaho.edu>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>;
> * Subject: * Re: [Vision2020] Bachmann: ‘We Must Ban Falafel’ in School
> Lunches | The Daily Currant
> * Sent: * Mon, Oct 8, 2012 3:39:45 AM
>
>   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 <http://dailycurrant.com/politics/>
> Bachmann: ‘We Must Ban Falafel’ in School Lunches
> Sep. 28, 2012
>
>
> <http://dailycurrant.com/2012/09/28/bachmann-we-ban-falafel-school-lunches/>Minnesota
> Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KSTP-TV>in Minneapolis, Bachmann explained that after visiting a local elementary
> school she was shocked to find that falafel<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 <http://jimgraves.com/>, 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<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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:
>
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> 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)
> **Homepage: www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~ghazi<http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/%7Eghazi>
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> create a new paradigm.”
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