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Founder of Muslims for Bush leaves GOP, becomes a Democrat

Dec 12, 2010 20:35

Colorado Independent: Colorado GOP loses Hasan
By John Tomasic | 12.09.10 | 7:30 am

Muhammad Ali Hasan, a member of the wealthy and influential Colorado Republican Hasan family and a past state House and treasurer candidate, said he is switching parties. Speaking at the University of Colorado-Boulder on his experience growing up Muslim in the ( Read more... )

arabs, democratic party, republican party, race / racism, nancy pelosi, colorado, muslims, islam, islamophobia, democrats, republicans

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bowtomecha December 13 2010, 02:57:12 UTC

boner at heman reference.

homasse December 13 2010, 04:13:50 UTC

I haven't finished reading it all (and won't for a while, because of that whole "work" and "job" thing), but...yeah, this line?

Finally I asked her ‘There’s nothing I can say to win your vote because my name is Muhammad, am I right?’ and she said ‘Yeah, that’s probably right.’”

That was just the most depressing thing I've read in a long time.

dreadfulpenny81 December 13 2010, 21:32:33 UTC

For a Republican that’s like He-Man [meeting with] Skeletor,” he said...

I laughed so hard at this. Because it's true.

All kidding aside, the same things he's talking about doing within the Democratic party could have been done within the Republican party if he REALLY wanted to foster change. Would have been great to see that bold step taken.