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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Maybe I will flee the country------or maybe
I'll just start knocking on doors to educate the public before the
election.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Debi R-S</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ghazi@uidaho.edu href="mailto:ghazi@uidaho.edu">S.M. Ghazanfar</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> undisclosed-recipients</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 06, 2012 9:36
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Fwd: Bachmann: ‘We Must Ban
Falafel’ in School Lunches | The Daily Currant</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>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.<BR>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. <BR>Ignorance may be bliss...but so dangerous when
it is 'learned ignorance.'<BR>------------<BR>
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<H2>Bachmann: ‘We Must Ban Falafel’ in School Lunches</H2>
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title="Bachmann
Falafel Statement" height=159 alt=""
src="cid:CC424CAE804C43C3A44747662830C323@OwnerPC" width=250></A>Minnesota
Congresswoman <A
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href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Bachmann"
moz-do-not-send="true">Michelle Bachmann</A> courted controversy today by
claiming that falafel and other "jihadi foods" should be banned from school
lunches in the United States.</P>
<P>In an interview with local television station <A
onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://en.wikipedia.org']);"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KSTP-TV" moz-do-not-send="true">KSTP</A> in
Minneapolis, Bachmann explained that after visiting a local elementary school
she was shocked to find that <A
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href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falafel" moz-do-not-send="true">falafel</A>
- a fried vegetable patty popular in the Arab world - was being served as a
option on the vegetarian menu.<SPAN id=more-7811></SPAN></P>
<P>Ostensibly in the studio to discuss her close race for reelection against
Democratic challenger <A
onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://jimgraves.com']);"
href="http://jimgraves.com/" moz-do-not-send="true">Jim Graves</A>, Bachmann
instead used the time to appeal for a nationwide movement against Arab
cuisine.</P>
<P>Startled by the parochial nature of her statements, KSTP anchor
Chris Johnson felt obliged to challenge her reasoning:</P>
<P>"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?"</P>
<P>"Chris, falafel is a gateway food," responded Bachmann, "It starts with
falafel, then the kids move on to <A
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href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawarma"
moz-do-not-send="true">shawarma</A>. After a while they say 'hey this tastes
good, I wonder what else comes from Arabia?' "</P>
<P>"Before you know it our children are listening to Muslim music, reading the
Koran, and plotting attacks against the homeland."</P>
<P>"We need to stop these terror cakes now, before they infiltrate any
further."</P>
<P><STRONG>God Hates Chick Peas</STRONG></P>
<P>Bachmann stopped short of advocating a ban on all Arab food, saying that
"responsible adults can probably use Arab food safely in
moderation."</P>
<P>However, she made clear that she was frightened by the pace at which the
cuisine has permeated the U.S.:</P>
<P>"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."</P>
<P>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:</P>
<P>"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."</P>
<P>Bachmann has a history of controversial statements regarding Islam and the
role of Muslims in America.</P>
<P>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:</P><BR>
<DIV class=moz-signature>-- <BR><B>S.M. Ghazanfar, Ph.D. Professor of
Economics [1968-2002; Emeritus, 2002; Dept.Chair, '79-81,
'93-01;<BR></B><B>Director, Int'l Studies Program, '89-93; Adj.Prof
(2003-08)]<BR></B><B>University of Idaho, ALB 219 Moscow, Idaho 83843 (USA)
<BR></B><B>Homepage: <A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated
href="http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/%7Eghazi"
moz-do-not-send="true">www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~ghazi</A> <BR></B><B>Aldous
Huxley: “By selective information, or lack of information, we create a <B>new
paradigm.” <BR></B></B></DIV><BR></DIV><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>