Arab-American support for Bush

[erpowers]

According to Talkleft.com it seems that Bush is getting some financial support from wealthy Arab-Americans. If you would like to see the article you can go to Talkleft.com and search the topic "Bush Support" or "Support for Bush."

[m-jean03]

1. Hmm

These sound kinda like the pardoned turkeys Arundhati Roy was talking about...
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20040209&s=roy

[Festivito]

2. We are cheap help, willing to die for their fight.

The street talk in Dearborn is that they hate Bush, but, are thankful to have us fight the war to get rid of Sadaam for them.

[historian]

3. every arab i have spoken to

and there are many here, not the rich, but the average working shmuck, despises bush with a passion and are sorry they voted for him.

[otohara]

4. Wealthy Arab American's Thrilled - Middle Class To Vote Against *

United U.S. Muslims To Vote Against Bush Re-election

CHICAGO, September 2 2003 - (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Leaders of the U.S. Muslim community intend to deliver a bloc vote in next year's presidential elections, one that will go against the candidate they endorsed last time - President George W. Bush.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the American Muslim Council, the American Muslim Alliance, and the Muslim Public Affairs Council agreed this weekend to cooperate on a voter registration drive that they hope will send one million Muslims to say "No" to Bush's 2004 re-election bid.

Representatives of the four leading U.S. Muslim advocacy groups have begun voter registration drives at mosques and Islamic centers across the nation in hopes of ensuring a strong turnout in the 2004 presidential elections.

The message is to reflect widespread "dissatisfaction" in the Muslim American community with the Bush administration's treatment of Arab and Muslim Americans since the September 11 attacks, Nihad Awad, CAIR Executive Director was quoted by Agence France-Presse (AFP) as saying.

"Feelings are running strongly against Bush in the community … We feel that civil liberties have deteriorated in this country," he stressed.

http://www.amperspective.com/html/islamonline_report.html

[tedoll78]

5. From what I can remember..

Bush got about 90% of the Arab American vote in 2000, and now it's the exact opposite. Don't remember where I saw it though..

[erpowers]

6. How

I can not see how he got so much of the Arab American votes in that election. Is it because they were from oppressed nations?

[tedoll78]

7. I think it was because of his..

alleged moral conservatism. The media had made a big deal about the middle-eastern American vote in 2000 because Michigan was supposedly going to be a close state. Since about 8% of Michigan voters are of middle eastern descent, it was focused-on.

[devilgrrl]

8. Are any of those wealthy people Saudi's or Bin Ladens?

Wouldn't surprise me. :mad: