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| Kerry descended from Mohammed? |
| 2004-10-02 |
| The arch-druid of British paleo-snobs, Harold Brooks-Baker of Burke's Peerage, certainly thinks so: Walking U.N. Perhaps Sen. John Kerry does have an advantage after all over President Bush in understanding the complex political issues of the Middle East. New research by Burke's Peerage reveals that Mr. Kerry is the only presidential candidate in U.S. history who has genealogical descent from Muslims, Jews and Christians. "Senator Kerry ... is a virtual walking United Nations," says Harold Brooks-Baker, publishing director of Burke's. (We would be accused of an infamous calumny if we said that, and justly so.) Mr. Kerry is kinsman of the Shi'ite shahs of Persia (the most famous was Shah Abbas I, who reigned from 1587 to 1629), as well as the Muslim kings of Tunisia, all of whom — Democratic presidential nominee included — descend from the prophet Muhammad. Brooks-Baker has been hyping Kerry's blue blood credentials for quite a while, connecting him to King Harald of Norway among others. My dad converted to the LDS church late in his life and did quite a bit of research on our geneology. It turns out that we descend from a long line of horse-thieves, highwaymen, mercenaries, and barmaids (also the Stuart kings, but that is a bit redundant.) |
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| #7 These "polls" that show Kerry leading are just another "technique of propoganda" designed to make the Americans think Kerry actually has a shot... |
| Posted by: jawa 2004-10-02 10:54:35 PM |
| #6 I kind of doubt this whole thing; I have a hard time imagining Mohammed going in for all that "Nuance" and "Global Test" stuff. |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2004-10-02 9:38:44 PM |
| #5 Kerry Genealogy Several different ways also related to Pres Bush |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-10-02 7:33:09 PM |
| #4 Well, he certainly looks like a mutt, so I guess is stands to reason. :) |
| Posted by: RJB in JC MO 2004-10-02 7:28:42 PM |
| #3 Because they're insecure and stupid. |
| Posted by: nada 2004-10-02 6:57:03 PM |
| #2 Self-styled "progressives" will always discuss their socially defined genetic superiority at the slightest provocation, another good indication that their philosophy is a giant red herring, an opportunity to assert status by pretending to care for the poor and down-trodden. The close affinity of the left for another status-seeker icon, conformity to popular culture, is another telling indication. Worship of otherwise trivial celebrities, especially royalty, would seem to be completely inconsistent with egalitarian liberalism, yet I know very few liberals who do not indulge in it. Why is that? |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2004-10-02 6:53:17 PM |
| #1 Well, that explains a lot...... |
| Posted by: Snorong Clort5744 2004-10-02 6:33:12 PM |