Month: September 2014

CNN Crank: It would be ‘Healthier’ for America if Dems Retain Senate (Video)

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On Sunday’s State of the Union with Candy Crowley, CNN and ESPN contributor LZ Granderson said it would be “healthier” for America if Democrats retain the Senate in the upcoming midterms to avoid “groupthink.” “I think what would be the best case scenario is that the Democrats continue to keep the senate, not because I tend to represent liberal viewpoints, but because I think that’s healthier for the national conversation.

Imam Starts Chanting “Allahu Akbar” At 9-11 Memorial Ceremony at Barry University

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(NextStepU) At the 9-11 Ceremony this year at Barry Catholic University in Florida, Imam Nasir Ahmad, leader of Liberty City’s mosque, started chanting “Allahu Akbar.” The Shark Tank reported: Considered to be one of the largest Catholic universities in the United States, Barry University, which is nestled in Miami Shores, Florida, hosted an interfaith memorial service to remember the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks.

Top Aljazeera TV Host & Imam Comes Out Against US War on ISIS

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Qatar-based Preacher Yusuf al-Qaradawi says he is against “the US battle with #ISIL” #Qatar-based Preacher Yusuf al-Qaradawi says he is against “the US battle with #ISIL” — Zaid Benjamin (@zaidbenjamin) September 14, 2014 Yusuf al-Qaradawi is an Egyptian Islamic theologian, and chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars.

Revisiting the Real Cause of the 2008 Financial Crash

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Guest Post: By Joe Hoft (Salon) Most people outside the financial industry don’t really understand how grim things were in 2008 when the major banks around the world began to collapse.  Almost overnight the liquidity in the markets froze as money was hard to obtain and companies around the world began hoarding money they did have.  The markets were in turmoil and the entire financial system, built on trust, was facing collapse.  As is typical in today’s major media, the real social culprits were ignored and the capitalists were blamed as the cause of the upheaval.  But was this accurate?