Would You Vote for the Koran-Burning Pastor? He’s Running for President
- Posted on October 28, 2011 at 12:30pm by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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Pastor Terry Jones, who gained notoriety in 2010 for his plans to host a Koran burning, said he will run for president. (AP)
The 2012 presidential field just got a little more crowded, with the “Koran-burning pastor” now entering the fray.
Terry Jones, the Florida pastor who made international headlines last year for his plan to burn hundreds of Korans before ultimately canceling the event, said Thursday he is running for president as an independent candidate.
Jones did burn one Koran in a church sanctuary in the spring of 2010, sparking deadly riots in Afghanistan.
Jones told the International Business Times he wants to slash spending, recall all American troops from foreign countries and deport every illegal immigrant in the U.S.
He wouldn’t prevent the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque” from being built — though he said he would express “personal disagreement” over its location — but he’d push for a ban on the implementation of Islamic Shariah law in the U.S.
“I think a ban on Shariah nationwide would be very comforting for people who have fears in that direction,” Jones said.
He had harsh words for the current crop of GOP candidates, saying he’s thinks “most of them are not telling the American people the truth,” and even harsher words for President Barack Obama, calling him “an absolute disaster.”
“We cannot afford another four more years of President Obama,” he said. “His policies have been very ineffective in the growing and promoting of new jobs…I don’t think he was very qualified in the first place.”
If his own presidential bid doesn’t pan out, Jones said he’d endorse Republican candidate Herman Cain, calling him “straightforward,“ ”honest“ and a ”successful businessman.”
Jones said his campaign is in the process of hiring staff and fundraising. He has already reached out to voters in all 50 states.
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Comments (54)
ingrammom
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 8:40amFew men have the guts to propose tough measures that will save our country from ruining itself. Very few men dare to take such a clear stance on Sharia and Islam because political correctness has eaten up our society. I would vote for Dr. Jones because he is honest & is not selling honey covered political solutions that don’t do the job.
Report Post »PointBreak
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 5:00amIf my choices are Obongo, Perry/Romney or this guy – I chose this guy. I’m not voting for an illegal alien or a RINO ever again. I have my fingers crossed for a Ron Paul option but you media a-holes seems to be condemning us to a choice between a turd sandwich or total douche. As much as it pains me, I’d even vote for a Clinton over Perry or Romney.
Report Post »obxned
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 4:46amNo! Just because some muslims burn Bibles every chance they get, and burn Churches and even Christian people does not make it right. Burning the koran is wrong, and we are far better than that! We need to live up to our standards, not down to those of superstitious, hate-filed barbarians.
Report Post »whatthehellbook
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 3:19amWe need a real third party candidate. It’d be great to see Ron Paul v. Mitt Romney v. Obama. That would be a great race and Paul would actually have a chance to win.
http://www.whatthehellbook.com/the-book/
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 3:44amWe might be seeing a 3 way race…if Ron Paul doesn’t get the nomination…and I will be voting for him.
Report Post »whatthehellbook
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 5:20pmAs will I :)
Report Post »Git-R-Done
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 3:14amI would vote for this guy in a heartbeat if I could.
Report Post »your sensei
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 10:12amWould you vote for him if you had a brain wave?
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 3:09amHell no
Report Post »steveh931
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 1:16amSharia Law has no place in America. If the Muslims want to use Sharia Law to settle their disputes, and they claim it is part of their religion, however it is not a part of the U.S. Constitution and has no right to be a part of our Judicial System at any level. If the Muslims want to use it to settle their disputes outside of the court system then so be it, but don’t even try and make it part of our laws, not going to happen. Just a few more points, if you kill your daughter or son in this country it’s murder, if you force a thirteen year old to have sex with you and then say she‘s your wife it’s rape and child molestation, not to mention your only entitled to one wife.
Report Post »TheRightWayMan
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 3:37amOne Question has anyone heard of Separation of Church and State Muslim religion is Church to them it has to be separate according to our constitution but guess what we have a muslim controlling our constitution right now, our congress has muslim’s in it, I‘m sure if we don’t stop this now we‘ll see an amendment in the future for an addition of sharia law to be put into effect nationwide one huge step into stopping this whole mess is to impeach Obama then one congressman at a time weed out the liberal progressive’s and faze in the conservatives and we will once again be the most powerful country in the world……
Report Post »Ravenheart77
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 12:15amEven though I’m still supporting Newt, I don’t care; I really like the guy.
Report Post »qzak491
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 11:10pmI don‘t know I’d vote for him as president but he may make a good head of the DOJ, we might see some justice. He might actually enforce some of our laws for a change.
Report Post »tharpdevenport
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 10:49pmNo, I would not vote for him, he’s an IDIOT; that statement of making Sharia Law illegal shows great, great ignorance and complete lack of understanding of the Constitution, and how what you do affects the country. I’m not an expert, but even I KNOW BETTER.
For starters, you can’t make a religion illegal. Remember: freedom from religious prsecution.
Secondly this is a issue for the STATES. THEY need to decide whether or not to outlaw Sharia (and I hope they ALL do). And once more, if only the Federal government tries to nix it, and the Supreme Court stops that, or the Senate craps all over President Book Burner, then the issue is lost to ALL states at ONCE.
What if the next President decides they want to ban religions of Hindus, Jewish people, etc. — legal jurisprudence will have been set. It’s like Obamacare; if they can ban your religion, what else can they ban that was once a personal choice?
Report Post »PackerRepeat
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 11:04pmSharia and Islam are more political movements than religious movements. Islam quest is to take over the world, by force if necessary. Regarding Sharia law, Missouri I believe has implemented the banning of this into law.
Report Post »steveh931
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 1:29am@THARPDEVENPORT,
You are the only one that has shown a lack of understanding of the U.S. Constitution. The U.S. Constitution is the Supreme Law of the land, nowhere in it does it mention that Sharia Law should be a part of anything in this country including the Bill of Rights. Therefor, No state has the right to implement it in the Judicial System. If a state does implement it, or a judge uses it in a court of law, the U.S. Supreme Court can overturn it and the House of Representatives can remove the lower court judge from the bench. Our system has checks and balances built into it, so no tyrant or tyrants can change it without a majority vote, good luck with that when it comes to Sharia Law.
Report Post »tharpdevenport
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 3:06amNowhere in my posting did I say the Constitution was not the supreme law of the land; nowhere in my posting did I say it mentions Sharia Law to be part of it. Perhaps you need to re-read my post, only this time pay attention.
Sharia has already been used in arbitration in the U.S.; at least, as I recall, 23 cases (there was a lengthy study). Even in “Don’t Mess with Texas” Texas. Many of those were later overturned by judges who got their heads right and decided Sharia does not superceed state law. One judge even tried to force Sharia as the law for the arbitration between two Muslium men. Both men declined and it was only national media attention that stopped the judge.
And then, of course, we had this from just a few days ago:
Report Post »http://politicons.net/appeals-court-to-let-judge-cite-islamic-sharia-law-in-ruling/
KICKILLEGALSOUT
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 3:51amYou think you can’t ban a religion in America? Really? What if that religion commanded believers to murder you because you don’t believe? That is what Islam already does. Islam is already illegal and should be banned in America because it infringes upon every American’s right to life liberty and pursuit of happiness otherwise is is a contradication to say they can both coexist. Terry Jones is a breath of fresh air to the deluded masses that blindly allow the Satanic death cult of Islam infiltrate their communities until the day it is too late to fight back.
Report Post »babylonvi
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 9:31pmYou notice, the whole world shutters when someone even breaths on their little booklet, but when Coptic Christians are murdered, rapes, assaulted and have their churches burned, the MSM doesn‘t even think it’s important enough to even ask them why?
Report Post »FranIngram
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 11:48amWe are at war not just with Islam and the left’s Marxist World Order, but also with the media. They don’t care about dying Christians in Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan. They care about pleasing their financial backers, and whatever constitutes their ‘higher angels.’
Report Post »Patriot12
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 9:15pmWOW, sounds just like me. How could I not vote for him? Get rid of all of the career politicians…..
Report Post »stockpicker
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 9:10pmJones would probably change his mind right at crunch time as he did with the koran burning.
Report Post »FranIngram
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 11:52amHe stopped the Koran burn last Sept 11 because there was a chance to influence the Ground Zero Mosque move. And the point had already been made.
Report Post »Citrus93TA
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 7:13pmAtleast i know where he stands on radical islam , Obama not so much ?
Report Post »your sensei
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 10:13amObama kills radical islamisists. Haven’t you been watching the news?
Report Post »FranIngram
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 11:56amHe assassinates jihadis for political points. While leaving the borders open for illegal immigrants, including jihadis, while opening legal immigration doors for Muslims, making it very hard for persecuted Christians who need US shelter to get here, and while supporting Islamists in the Middle East. He is a Muslim, born one, still one. You don’t leave.
Report Post »Shiroi Raion
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 6:39pmWe don’t need another president driven by hatred in the White House. Thankfully he has no chance.
Report Post »Captain Crunch
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 7:59pmI’d vote for him. I think a lot of other people would too. Hatred? You think self preservation is hatred?
I guess I’m a hater then because I hate the Islamic threat, the liberal threat, and the government threats we face more and more with each passing day. I think you’re a hater for calling him a hater. You hate him because he speaks the truth.
Yours truely,
Report Post »Captain Crunch aka Hater
4XGrace
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 6:18pmHe’s probably the only true patriot in the whole bunch of St. Upid 1d10ts on both sides running for President. ;-)
Report Post »avenger
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 6:27pmi prefer charlie Sheen…party time 24/7/365…
Report Post »TriforcePlayer
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 6:12pmIf he won the nomination then YES
Report Post »Mike B
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 7:47pmme too.
Report Post »ForTheRepublic
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 8:22pmwhat does the nomination have to do with it ?
You vote for the one who supports your views, not the one who gets the nomination.
Report Post »the nomination is nothing more than being voted home coming queen.
It’s a popularity contest.
SiToNiTsOrOs1
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 5:56pmInteresting. I would vote for anyone over BHO. However, Mr. Jones may have a point. I believe that Islamisicism SHOULD be banned in this country. There is nothing good about it. Much of the force behind the radicals is rooted in the Qu’ran. Those who doubt this SHOULD PROVE THIS PREMISE WRONG. POST AN UNABRIDGED VERSION OF THIS “holy” TEXT ON THE WEB FOR ALL TO SEE. Islam cannot be proven a religion of peace if it stems from the true Qu’ranic text. This topic would be a good one for GBTV. And by all means, force feed this to the lame-stream media!
To all those out there who think the Qu’ran is a book of peace, I await your PROOF it is otherwise.
Report Post »ashestoashes
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 6:55pmI agree..because it is a miltary-government enshrouded in a religion. Maybe Ann Barnhart flor Vice President.(LOL)
Report Post »calebgs83
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 5:44pmI would vote for Elmer Fud over Obama.
Report Post »Mattyboy
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 5:24pmI have already decided. No vote from me for Romney-no matter what! I want change.
Report Post »SmarterThanTheAverageBear
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 5:09pmA vote for Romney is another vote for the status quo. There are better choices to be made :)
Report Post »TexasHunter
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 5:44pmRon Paul !! Has to be done. He will stick to the Constitution!!
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 3:48amI’m with you, Texas Hunter
Report Post »lel2007
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 5:08pmNo. Terry Jones is not exectly presidential timber.
Report Post »unsure
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 5:04pmWhy do all the democrats want Romney must be they don’t want change?
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 4:54pm.
Report Post »I don’t know about a Koran-Burning one, but we have a Koran-Reading one in there now…….
ReddenBlack
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 4:53pmI totally support this guy.
Every vote he gets is one less vote romney will get in november.
Report Post »obamabirthcertificate.net
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 9:08pmPresidential candidates now have “legal standing” to file a lawsuit against Obama and the DNC, alleging fraud and failure to qualify as a natural born citizen, meaning born in the US to TWO US citizen parents, as required of the President by the Constitution, or be dismissed as untrustworthy!
Constitution, Art. 2, Sec. 1, “No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible … .”
Exempting a “citizen” from being a “natural born citizen” proves they aren’t equal, or no exemption was needed. Being not less than nor equal, a NBC must be more than the minimum requisite for citizenship then, which was US birth to a US citizen parent. Only US birth to US citizen parents (plural) is greater, thus defining a natural born citizen.
The Supreme Court agreed in Minor v. Happersett, 1874. “The Court held that Minor was a member of the “class” of persons who were natural born citizens. They defined this class as those born in the US to “parents” (plural) who were citizens.” – Leo Donofrio, JD.
A natural born citizen while encompassing citizenship now granted by US birth, which wasn’t possible prior to the 1965 Immigration Act considered by many to be a misinterpretation of the 14th amendment, is a higher quality of citizenship also requiring US citizen “parents” (plural)!
How to understand eligibility
Report Post »http://www.ObamaBirthCertificate.net
Chet Hempstead
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 2:40amTeapartyConman, I mean Obamabirthcertifiable.nut
What’s with the new name? Did you think I wouldn’t recognize you and take the time to tell the good folks out there that the Supreme Court made it very clear in their decision on Minor v Happersett that they were NOT setting a precedent by establishing a complete and exclusive definition of natural born citizen?
“Some authorities go further and include as citizens children born within the jurisdiction without reference to the citizenship of their parents. As to this class there have been doubts, but never as to the first. For the purposes of this case it is not necessary to solve these doubts.”
Or point out that there is no definition in the Constitution, or that the Supreme Court finally settled the issue in 1898 and that ever since then the law of the land has been that anyone who was born here is a natural born citizen. Gosh, if I didn’t know better, I’d almost think you didn’t enjoy our little discussions of Constitutional law.
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