Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Imam Objects to Possibility of Female POTUS

Imam Abu Tauban Objects to Hillary Clinton and Female Presidents

In the wake of the Pulse Orlando Shooting atrocity, Fox News Channel sought interview  Imam Abu Taubah  who is associated with an Orlando Mosque and also operates the online Islamic Timbuktu Seminary.

Van Susteran asked if  the Orlando Shooting killer Omar Mateem had contact with the imam,  as the Orlando killer was said to be enrolled in the Tibuktu institute. Then the Fox News anchor switched to politics.  Imam Abu Taubah indicated that as a Muslim, he objected to the candidacy of Hillary Clinton.





Indubitably, it was newsworthy to but Imam Abu Taubah on the record concerning alleged connections to the Pulse slaughters. But treating the Imam as a political pundit and airing his rantings seems suspect.

It would be helpful if Fox News stressed that the Imam was born as Marcus Robinson and had a long rap sheet as a career criminal, which could have had him sentenced for life. This imam claims to have been a  covert CIA operative .  This are pretty shady links to give a prolonged one on one interview for a national news outlet.


Let me go "On the Record" (sic).  Such sourcing and amplifying unrelated views accounts for less import placed on watching the Fox News Channel.

But in the spirit of "We'll report, you decide." -- What say you?


What do you think of the extended interview Fox News gave to "Imam Abu Taubah" (a.k.a. Marcus Robinson)?

A fascinating, newsworthy interview
Extraneous opinions meant to generate controversy
It is another guidepost in the credibility spiral of a once great news organization
Inclusion of the Presidential preference question Trumpets (sic) a populist political echo
Keeping the misogynist musing helps rally the womens' vote for Hillary
Keeping the Sanders support fostered the "feel the bern" with Hillary and Trump's trustworthiness
It is a pity to give a whack job a national platform to spew such antidiluvian opinions
Other
No Opinion/don't know
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Alas, there does not seem to be just one "right" answer.

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