Al Jazeera Buys Current TV

[JayHawk]

#1 Does the fact that the laws in Qatar for corporal punishment differ from ours change their ability to run a news network

#2 Do you have any reasonable proof that it does/has made Al Jazeera something we should fundamentally oppose having any airtime?

Point...

Tell ya what if Westboro Baptist and the KKK along with the (as Chuck Hagel calls it) "Jewish" Lobby can get air time then why not?

I sure hope he gets into DoD. While I support Israel I don't like the fact they have been sockpuppeting our government for the last twenty years

 

[chance1]

^ silly ......... you make it sound like our govt. - with repubs and dems alike as President and running the Senate and House

is at Israel's beckon call ?

for what reason?

could it be that we realize just how important Israel is to us ? as an ally? as our sole and only real Middle East friend

logic dictates it's not a one way thing

 

[Mariatenebre]

Racist often...lol?!

First of all Islam is not a race so being against a religion is not racist. If I said the same things about a primative Christian Junta no one would call me a racist. Further more I support authentic Arabian culture and not the Islamic mess that has been imposed on them. This is not a racial problem but a religious one. Further more I am an Arabian Pagan who worships the God's of Old Arabia. So you can take your racial accusations elsewhere.

 

[xbuzzerx]

^ silly ......... you make it sound like our govt. - with repubs and dems alike as President and running the Senate and House

is at Israel's beckon call ?

for what reason?

could it be that we realize just how important Israel is to us ? as an ally? as our sole and only real Middle East friend

logic dictates it's not a one way thing

It could also be the fact that our financial networks are so completely intertwined with Israel's and/or with people who fanatically support Zionist Israel.

Kinda like how we will NEVER do anything serious to Saudi Arabia, regardless of their support of terrorism, regardless of the backwardness of their social progress or laws. Financially, we're in bed with them just as we are with Israel.

Has everything to do with money, nothing to do with "we need them." Israel needs us more than we need them.

 

[xbuzzerx]

First of all Islam is not a race so being against a religion is not racist. If I said the same things about a primative Christian Junta no one would call me a racist. Further more I support authentic Arabian culture and not the Islamic mess that has been imposed on them. This is not a racial problem but a religious one. Further more I am an Arabian Pagan who worships the God's of Old Arabia. So you can take your racial accusations elsewhere.

But we're saying that you opposing Al Jazeera because it comes from a Middle Eastern country on the basis that "Islam is bad" is, at best, a huge stereotype. I don't see how what you are saying is ANY different from saying gay people should be barred from being teachers or scout troop leaders because kids might get molested.

 

[Mariatenebre]

But we're saying that you opposing Al Jazeera because it comes from a Middle Eastern country on the basis that "Islam is bad" is, at best, a huge stereotype. I don't see how what you are saying is ANY different from saying gay people should be barred from being teachers or scout troop leaders because kids might get molested.

The fact that Islam is bad is not a stereotype but is a fact. Islam openly calls for the abuse and murder of gays as well as many other groups. Homosexuality however is an inborn biological orientation. It is not a ideology like Islam and in fact gays can be of many ideologies. However Islam is an ideology which is crystal clear about many things. Death for homosexuals is enshrined in Islam so those thatd defend Islam are defending this practice.

 

[xbuzzerx]

The fact that Islam is bad is not a stereotype but is a fact. Islam openly calls for the abuse and murder of gays as well as many other groups. Homosexuality however is an inborn biological orientation. It is not a ideology like Islam and in fact gays can be of many ideologies. However Islam is an ideology which is crystal clear about many things. Death for homosexuals is enshrined in Islam so those thatd defend Islam are defending this practice.

The fact that you're saying a professional business from the middle eastern world by default must be judged as being Muslim and having a Muslim agenda is what you are stereotyping.

 

[Mariatenebre]

Not all Muslims call for that, and Islam itself doesn't call for that. Certain imams and religious preachers call for it. People can take religion and abuse it... for centuries they did that with Christianity to justify the murder of a great deal of people.

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Not all Muslims call for that, and Islam itself doesn't call for that. Certain imams and religious preachers call for it. People can take religion and abuse it... for centuries they did that with Christianity to justify the murder of a great deal of people.

Islam does call for the murder of homosexuals as shown here.
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The Prophet cursed effeminate men and those women who assume the similitude (manners) of men. He also said, "Turn them out of your houses." He turned out such-and-such person out, and 'Umar turned out such-and-such person.

Sahih Bukhari 8:82:820

Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If you find anyone doing as Lot's people did, kill the one who does it, and the one to whom it is done.

Abu Dawud 38:4447

Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : If a man who is not married is seized committing sodomy, he will be stoned to death.

Abu Dawud 38:4448

The fact that you think that islam has no death penalty for homosexuality shows how ignorant of Islam you are. In the Quran the city of Sodom was destroyed because of homosexuals. Death to homosexuals is enshrined in Islam.

 

[xbuzzerx]

This isn't a debate about Islam. This is you claiming that any business from that entire region of the world should be kept out because of Islam. Talk about that.

 

[chance1]

Joy Behar (she hosts a show on Current TV) says she's learning Farsi

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-s...-tv-s-joy-behar-osama-bin-laden-your-new-boss

 

[xbuzzerx]

Farsi is a language in Iran, not Qatar. Newbusters is a pile of rubbish... I can't believe I bothered reading the comments under that joke of an article.

I was thinking the same thing... it's a Persian language and has nothing to do with Al Jazeera.

 

[chance1]

Farsi is a language in Iran, not Qatar. Newbusters is a pile of rubbish... I can't believe I bothered reading the comments under that joke of an article.

it's a joke

jay leno is a comedian

joy behar is a comedienne

do u understand ?

 

[maxpowr9]

it's a joke

jay leno is a comedian

joy behar is a comedienne

do u understand ?

Jay Leno is hardly a comedian. In fact, there is a huge shit storm going around that if it weren't for his writers feeding him, he would be crap. Reckon this is true for many late night talk shows but some host/hostesses give more credit to their writers than others. This exposure was due to many of his writers walking off after demanding a pay raise.

 

[chance1]

Jay Leno is hardly a comedian. In fact, there is a huge shit storm going around that if it weren't for his writers feeding him, he would be crap. Reckon this is true for many late night talk shows but some host/hostesses give more credit to their writers than others. This exposure was due to many of his writers walking off after demanding a pay raise.

i wasn't debating his comedic skills - only that he is one - he does stand up

i was debating GC's ability to know the difference between a serious convo and one that is not

he failed

the jury is out on you

 

[xbuzzerx]

i wasn't debating his comedic skills - only that he is one - he does stand up

i was debating GC's ability to know the difference between a serious convo and one that is not

he failed

the jury is out on you

Republican humor is never very funny. Like when George W Bush made the "joke" about searching under his dinner table for weapons of mass destruction at a fundraiser.

 

[Mariatenebre]

Christianity if interpreted in a strange way calls fort he death penalty of homosexuals too. Religious verses have been misinterpreted more times than one can count. I see more faux outrage here about Islam than Christianity or other religions. Either way, Al Jazeera isn't Muslim biased, and this isn't a discussion about Islam.

It is not interpreted in a "strange" way it is interpreted for what it says. How many ways can you intepret Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If you find anyone doing as Lot's people did, kill the one who does it, and the one to whom it is done.

Further more Christianity and Judaism as well call for the death penalty for homosexuals which is why they are evil religions. These verses aren't being mistranslated. They are being read as they are, it is merely Liberals like you who do not wish to see this.

 

[Kulindahr]

First of all Islam is not a race so being against a religion is not racist. If I said the same things about a primative Christian Junta no one would call me a racist. Further more I support authentic Arabian culture and not the Islamic mess that has been imposed on them. This is not a racial problem but a religious one. Further more I am an Arabian Pagan who worships the God's of Old Arabia. So you can take your racial accusations elsewhere.

So you pray to a black rock, too?

From what you've said on this board, I doubt you "worship the God's of Old Arabia" -- the evidence is that you pick and choose and make up your own religion as you go along.

 

[Kulindahr]

And Islam doesn't mandate terrorism any more than Christianity. The IRA, ETA or the LRA anyone?

There's a massive difference: Islam's founder was himself a terrorist. Christianity's founder was basically a pacifist.

So in one case, terrorists are following their founder's example; in the other, they're spitting in His face.

 

[Kulindahr]

The fact that Islam is bad is not a stereotype but is a fact. Islam openly calls for the abuse and murder of gays as well as many other groups. Homosexuality however is an inborn biological orientation. It is not a ideology like Islam and in fact gays can be of many ideologies. However Islam is an ideology which is crystal clear about many things. Death for homosexuals is enshrined in Islam so those thatd defend Islam are defending this practice.

Please provide citations from the Qu'ran.

 

[Kulindahr]

Islam does call for the murder of homosexuals as shown here.
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The Prophet cursed effeminate men and those women who assume the similitude (manners) of men. He also said, "Turn them out of your houses." He turned out such-and-such person out, and 'Umar turned out such-and-such person.

Sahih Bukhari 8:82:820

Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If you find anyone doing as Lot's people did, kill the one who does it, and the one to whom it is done.

Abu Dawud 38:4447

Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : If a man who is not married is seized committing sodomy, he will be stoned to death.

Abu Dawud 38:4448

The fact that you think that islam has no death penalty for homosexuality shows how ignorant of Islam you are. In the Quran the city of Sodom was destroyed because of homosexuals. Death to homosexuals is enshrined in Islam.

Those are not Islamic teachings, but are the personal opinions of individuals.