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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I guess it is a measure of how many of our elected
officials are saying really crazy things that I "bit". It just didn't seem that
unlikely, given some of the real verbage from the far right...My bad, should
check further when something extreme comes along....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Debi R-S</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=philosopher.joe@gmail.com href="mailto:philosopher.joe@gmail.com">Joe
Campbell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=rforce2003@yahoo.com
href="mailto:rforce2003@yahoo.com">Ron Force</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=debismith@moscow.com
href="mailto:debismith@moscow.com">deb</A> ; <A title=ghazi@uidaho.edu
href="mailto:ghazi@uidaho.edu">ghazi@uidaho.edu</A> ; <A
title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 07, 2012 9:59
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Bachmann: ‘We
Must Ban Falafel’ in School Lunches | The Daily Currant</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>This is funny because I didn't know that it was fake until well
into the article. It is believable.<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 7:43 AM, Ron Force <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:rforce2003@yahoo.com"
target=_blank>rforce2003@yahoo.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV>The Daily Currant is like The Onion--made-up humor and
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN> </B>deb <<A
href="mailto:debismith@moscow.com"
target=_blank>debismith@moscow.com</A>>; <BR><B><SPAN>To:</SPAN> </B>S.M.
Ghazanfar <<A href="mailto:ghazi@uidaho.edu"
target=_blank>ghazi@uidaho.edu</A>>; <<A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"
target=_blank>vision2020@moscow.com</A>>; <BR><B><SPAN>Subject:</SPAN>
</B>Re: [Vision2020] Bachmann: ‘We Must Ban Falafel’ in School Lunches | The
Daily Currant <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN> </B>Mon,
Oct 8, 2012 3:39:45 AM <BR></FONT><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>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>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>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>Debi R-S</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A
title=ghazi@uidaho.edu rel=nofollow>S.M. Ghazanfar</A> </DIV>
<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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<P><A
href="http://dailycurrant.com/2012/09/28/bachmann-we-ban-falafel-school-lunches/"
target=_blank rel=nofollow><IMG
title="Bachmann
Falafel Statement" height=159
alt="" src="cid:A9FEBB8DA4D4405B81AD7B513BD6BFFC@OwnerPC"
width=250></A>Minnesota Congresswoman <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Bachmann" target=_blank
rel=nofollow>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
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KSTP-TV" target=_blank
rel=nofollow>KSTP</A> in Minneapolis, Bachmann explained that after
visiting a local elementary school she was shocked to find that <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falafel" target=_blank
rel=nofollow>falafel</A> - a fried vegetable patty popular in the
Arab world - was being served as a option on the vegetarian
menu.<SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P>Ostensibly in the studio to discuss her close race for reelection
against Democratic challenger <A href="http://jimgraves.com/"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>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
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawarma" target=_blank
rel=nofollow>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><B>God Hates Chick Peas</B></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><SPAN class=HOEnZb><FONT color=#888888>
<DIV>-- <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
href="http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/%7Eghazi" target=_blank
rel=nofollow>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></FONT></SPAN></DIV><SPAN
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