Imam Charles Johnson

Oh my gawd, this is beyond classic. Rabid hate-monger and noted anti-Arab/Muslim bigot Charles Johnson of the toxic website Little Green Footballs is now apparently a Muslim scholar:
Keith Ellison took his oath on the Koran, touching it with his left hand which is most definitely haram

(In Arabic, "haram", or the more proper phonetic spelling "haraam", roughly translates to "forbidden".)

The left-handed prohibition might be a cultural taboo with some Muslims, but is not an ecumenical prohibition that is observed within the faith.

His pidgin understanding of Islam must've come from this Pentagon memo on proper handling of the Quran at the Guatanamo Bay torture emporium and day spa, which caused serious panty-waddage in the right-wing blog-o-circus a couple years back.

Congratulations, Charlie, you dolt! As if we needed yet another example of what a complete idiot you are. This is the kind of stupidity that wins contests.

At a deeper level, this also demonstrates, though not surprisingly, what kind of dopes pass as cultural/religious experts at the Pentagon.

Hilarious...On that note, it is appropriate to point out that extremely polarized 'political analysts' could pass as comedians any day in my book.  The right seems to be winning the war of laughs in my view.  

 

-Hamako 

Hamako,

At least you get it.

voirdire

Here is a classic reply to CJ's follow-up post wherein he expresses his irritation at being labeled a "rabid hate-monger and noted anti-Arab/Muslim bigot":
#8 Minion 1/7/2007 08:19AM PST
Rabid hate-monger and noted anti-Arab/Muslim bigot
Charles, I knew I liked you for a reason.

Do a little digging and you'll learn that Chucky Jo over at Lil' Green Snotballs is not just some software guy waiting for the phone to ring.  Sure, he claims he was a guitar-playing  ex-liberal (don't many of these dominionist neo-cons do that?)....until September 11th. Then what ?.. poof!!!...insta-Publican?

NO WAY.

This slime was a Reichthuglican  all the time, all the way.  When he and another shadowy capitalist (Drake Whittle) formed CodeHead, there was a reason: Money and Power (same old story). Because CodeHead supplied P&P (Piping and Pressure) control and interstitial valving systems management protocols for Nabors Engineering. What does Nabors do?...oil drilling. Nabors has been working for decades to secure rights to drill off the Somali coast, but ever since we blew up that country and murdered 70,000 people there too, they're slightly  upset with the U.S. So, CodeHead's deliverables remain shelved to the tune of +/- $150,000,000., post 1992.

Skip forward to September 11th, 2001. What halcyon times these were for Charles Johnson. The contracts rolled in from other industry sectors: Litton technolgies, General Dynamics, GE, and about a dozen other smaller companies that were waiting for Shrub to pull the trigger on someone. But even those of us that suspected Bush didn't believe he would be that obvious by partially enabling 9/11 and then avenging the attempt on Daddy Bush's life. 

Now, CodeHead (again, Charles Johnson) is lobbying hard to indirectly grab another huge contract. But this time, it's even more blatant than just another black-gold payoff " He's doing some majorwork over at Ceradyne Technologies. Ever wonder why Chuck's stupid pictures of beaches and oil tankers are in Southern California?...Because lo and behold, Charles Johnson rides bicycles with David Reed, VP of north american operatons for Ceradyne.

David Green is regular member at a SoCal Baptist church, notorious for race-baiting and anti-Muslim intolerant hate-speech. Thesee kooks actually believe that desperate Muslims want to harm Americans. They have no idea that it is we who stepped upon their holyland in 1992 by building the huge base in Saudi Arabia that inflamed Bin-Laden to the point of righteous rebellion.

It's all so dirty, but all so familiar. Money, influence and greed. He should just call it $$ Big Green Cashballs$$. 

 So now this clown just rails about how Islam is some imagined threat. Idiotic. 

 

 

This is such a minor nit-pick.  I'm surprised you don't have more substantive issues with LGF.  If you're trying to discredit C.Johnson, you'll have to try harder than this silly post.  

Charlie has already done more to discredit himself than I ever could. I'm just poking fun at how terrifyingly vapid he is.

But you're miffed because I besmirched your idol. Go back to LGF and pray at your golden calf.


"notorious for race-baiting and anti-Muslim intolerant hate-speech. Thesee kooks actually believe that desperate Muslims want to harm Americans. They have no idea that it is we who stepped upon their holyland in 1992 by building the huge base in Saudi Arabia that inflamed Bin-Laden to the point of righteous rebellion."

 

Like mosques are notorious for mysogyny, race-baiting, and hate speech? So Zwahiria, Ahmadinejad, and bin Laden are NOT "Muslims who want to kill Americans"? And you are actually positing that setting a base in SA started bin Laden out, and it's America's fault that nutjobs with a Koran in their pockets want to kill Americans (or white Westeners, it matters not to them)? You need a prescription, and a reality check.

I like this comment. It's like the 3rd comment down.

Nothing like swearing on a book that advocates the destruction of the US Constitution. Thats a good thing right?

 

Well, ok. Then there's nothing like swearing on a Book (The Bible) that says you shouldn't swear oaths.

I see nothing that implies Mr. Johnson's is a dolt.  Some muslims believe the west needs to be destroyed.  Some muslims believe Jews must be killed.   Your personal attack in no way corrects or counters Charle's interpretation of haraam.   Many muslims would agree that using the left hand is haraam.   Clearly you are the one who does not understand what passes for cultural norms.
I'm not replying to you, but I did at least want to point out how idiotic this comment is.
Random Dude-for such a "minor nit-pick" you can't seem to stop prattling on and on about it.Are you related to Chuck by chance,or are you just a garden variety rightwing handjob?Lets face it-the real problem here is it absolutely KILLS you and your little pals at LGF that a Muslim man was elected to such an historically important office in the first place.Rather than celebrating America's diversity and freedoms you and your ilk choose to seethe with all too predictable hatred.You are on your way out pal.The Republican Party and its diseased group think mindset is history!
Just an FYI: our blog's default moniker for anonymous replies is "Some Random Dude". I guess when I changed that setting I didn't consider how "Some Random Dude" might not be intuitively regarded as "anonymous" as I'd intended ;)

In many cultures including many middle eastern as well as indian societies, the left hand is considered dirty. The reason for this has to do with personal hygeine reasons (toilet paper is a luxery many people do not have). This might seem shocking to westerners but it is a reality in many places. Therefore handling the Koran with the left hand could be seen as an offensive gesture by some people, although it might not mean much to a born-and-raised american.

My step father spent a lot of time working in saudi arabia as well as dubai and he said the left-hand rule holds true with many of the people he has met there (never shake with your left hand there). I wouldn't say Charles is wrong here, although it might be more of a cultural thing than a religious one as you stated.

I wish the non-Arab, non-Muslim and non-informed people commenting here would stop pretending they know anything about Islam. There is nothing in the Quran or in Islamic dogma that speaks against handling the Quran with the left hand.

If you knew anything about Islam, you'd know that most Muslims wash themselves thoroughly before doing anything religious, like praying, or handling the Quran.

Stop trying to justify this display of total ignorance. Charlie Johnson is a fuck-up and this is just the latest example of literally thousands.

If you really want to learn something, read:

http://islam.about.com/od/quran/f/mushaf.htm


I am so worried about the state of America. It's one thing to advocate freedom of speech and religious tolerance. It's another thing to walk  blindly into the welcoming arms of militant Islam. You seem to think that the very mention of muslims that want to end your way of life is either a myth created by the right for monetary purposes, or simply a minority population built up from extremists.

The sad truth is you fight too hard for those who would have you killed without a second thought. When you finally wake up to the fact that you are a target, it may be too late.

The world is a lot more complex than "right" or "left" my friends, and you'll soon discover that more is at state than "racial discrimination". When you wake up to discover that you are dar al-Harb, "realm of war", it may be too late. 

 Much love and respect,

American ex-pat (because you guys are effed-up) 

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