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| Daniel Pipes: Debbie Almontaser donated to Cynthia McKinney |
| 2007-10-26 |
| Background: Debbie Almontaser, the ex-principal of the Khalil Gibran academy in Brooklyn, said she was forced out by the NYC Board of Education. Why? Because she claimed that the word "intifada" on a t-shirt referred to women's empowerment, rather than the protracted violent uprising/terror spree perpetrated by arabs against civilian Jews in Israel. Frankly, if her decision to say what she did was purely poor judgement, it was REALLY poor judgement and she deserved to be booted. If, on the other hand, it was to further an agenda, she deserved to be booted. Anyway, she says she's all for understanding and building bridges, against bigotry of all kinds, loves puppies, yadda yadda, blah blah. Except, she donated TWO GRAND to Cynthia McKinney &0151; the same Cynthia McKinney who blamed her defeat in a congressional race in Georgia on a Jewish conspiracy; the same Cynthia McKinney who courts Islamists for cash and influence. Why would an educator in New York give a rip &0151; a two thousand dollar rip, mind you &0151; about a Georgia congressional seat? Debbie Almontaser is planning on suing the City of New York. I hope ALL of this comes to light &0151; and sheds some of it on the Khalil Gibran Academy, which she fought to establish. Oct. 25, 2007 update: McKinney is long out of office, but her Islamist legacy continues to interest me. Indeed, I have just learned from Federal Election Commission records about a political contribution to her made on June 7, 2004: D.S. Almontaser 719 Westminister Rd Brooklyn, New York Dept of Education 06/07/2004 2000.00 Educator 2000.00 Comment: (1) Another document dating from September 2006, "Volunteers Needed for Humanitarian Day - New York, NY @ 10.14.06,"confirms that this "D.S. Almontaser" is the same person who served as principal-designate of the Khalil Gibran International Academy, for it gives her address as: Debbie Almontaser Cultural Diversity Consultant 719 Westminster Rd. Brooklyn, New York 11230 Home: 718-421-6299 Mobile: 917-559-8480 (2) $2,000 is a sizeable gift for a teacher to give. Note that none of those listed in the Aug. 23, 2004 update above gave as much as she did. Even Ray Irani, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Occidental Petroleum, donated only $1,000. (3) This provides yet another indication of Almontaser's Islamist leanings, for her donation fits her in with a great number of others of this same description. |
| Posted by:PlanetDan |
| #2 Don't Tase My Almond Bro ! |
| Posted by: Bangkok Billy 2007-10-26 20:06 |
| #1 I love the surname "Almond Taser" |
| Posted by: Bob Flomons8382 2007-10-26 17:54 |