Trump in December: What Muslim sports heroes?
Source: The Hill
After Donald Trump tweeted to pay tribute to boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who died on Friday, critics took to social media to call Trump a hypocrite for his proposed Muslim ban and a previous tweet about Muslim athletes.
Obama said in his speech that Muslims are our sports heroes. What sport is he talking about, and who?, Trump tweeted in December.
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Ali, and prominent civil rights activist who called himself a "proud Muslim", had publicly criticized the ban.
"We as Muslims have to stand up to those who use Islam to advance their own personal agenda. They have alienated many from learning about Islam," Ali said in a statement after Trump vocalized his proposal. "I am a Muslim and there is nothing Islamic about killing innocent people in Paris, San Bernardino, or anywhere else in the world."
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/282243-trump-in-december-what-muslim-sports-heroes
The hypocrisy of Trump paying homage to Ali after questioning whether there were any Muslim sport heroes.
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)Guess he forgot about that.
BumRushDaShow
(129,608 posts)Their universe operates in non-congruent fragments of time where they accept what is told to them as their "reality" during a particular time segment.
Cartoonist
(7,323 posts)Two time NBA Champion
If he ever says he's a fan of basketball, he's lying again.
BumRushDaShow
(129,608 posts)IrishEyes
(3,275 posts)What about these people? Trump is a bigoted moron.
Boxing
Muhammad Ali became a member of the Nation of Islam in 1964,converted to Sunni Islam in 1975
Bernard Hopkins former Middleweight and Light Heavyweight world champion
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad former Light Heavyweight Champion
Matthew Saad Muhammad former Light Heavyweight Champion
Dwight Muhammad Qawi former Light Heavyweight and Cruiserweight Champion
Hasim Rahman former Heavyweight champion
Mike Tyson Undisputed Heavyweight Champion in 1987; converted in 1994 (influenced from preacher in prison)
Basketball
DeSagana Diop Senegalese basketball player for the Charlotte Bobcats
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar converted to Islam from Catholicism in 1968, initially joining the Nation of Islam before retaking the Shahada and converting to Sunni Islam that very summer
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf former player for Denver Nuggets (converted in 1991, formerly Chris Jackson)
Shareef Abdur-Rahim retired player, named NBA All-Star in 200102 season
Hassan Adams drafted by and played for the New Jersey Nets, later the Cleveland Cavaliers, then KK Vojvodina (in Serbia).
Larry Johnson retired player, played for the Charlotte Hornets and New York Knicks
Nazr Mohammed player for the Charlotte Bobcats
Mehmet Okur Turkish player of the Utah Jazz
Shaquille O'Neal player for the Boston Celtics; rapper and actor
Hakeem Olajuwon - retired player for the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors
Rasheed Wallace player for the Boston Celtics
NFL
NFL player turned sportscaster Ahmad Rashad
Hamza Abdullah safety for the Cleveland Browns
Husain Abdullah safety for the Minnesota Vikings
Oday Aboushi guard, drafted by the New York Jets in 2013, currently with the Houston Texans
Az-Zahir Hakim wide receiver formerly for the St. Louis Rams
Ryan Harris - offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Abdul Hodge linebacker for the Carolina Panthers
Ahmad Rashād former wide receiver for Minnesota Vikings, award winning sports-caster (converted in 1972)
Ephraim Salaam offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions
Muhammad Wilkerson defensive end for the New York Jets
Usama Young free safety for the New Orleans Saints
Track and Field
Khalid Khannouchi - marathon runner
Wrestling
Dara Daivari Iranian American, former wrestler at the WWE
Mixed Martial Arts
Muhammed Lawal former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight World Champion
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,342 posts)is behaving like a little paranoid uneducated New York working stiff from about 1925
that fears all who don't look like him or his relatives
Seriously demented
lastlib
(23,311 posts)We CANNOT allow this stinking pile of elephant feces ANYWHERE NEAR the White House!!