Well, Honey, You Might Be On To Something
Texas Republican women are a species entirely into themselves.
I’m not saying b-i-m-b-o, but many of them are a quart low on estrogen and half a bubble off plumb.
Cathie Adams
Allow me to introduce Cathie Adams, former chairman of the Texas Republican Party, current President of the Eagle Forum and Chief Muslim Investigator for the Belles of Heaven Republican Women’s Club.
Her newest suspected Muslim? Grover Norquist.
No, seriously.
In a video posted by the Far North Dallas Tea Party on Thursday, Texas Eagle Forum President and former Chairman of the Texas Republican Party Cathie Adams presented evidence that Norquist was part of a “stealth jihad” in the United States.
Adams said that Norquist, who is married to a Muslim woman, was “trouble with a capital ‘T’” because “he’s showing signs of converting to Islam himself.”
“As you see, he has a beard,” she pointed out. “He’s married a Muslim woman. But he denies that he has converted himself. He denies that.”
He’s got a damn beard, people! Open your eyes, smell the coffee and wake up, America! He has a damn beard.
I do not know what proof you want. Beard. Muslim. Duh.
Grover. Beard.
But, that’s not all.
“He and Karl Rove are very good friends. I don’t like Karl Rove, and I certainly don’t like Grover Norquist.”
Adams went on to suggest that CIA Director John Brennan could also be a secret Muslim.
“Where is the outcry?” she asked. “Thank God that Ted Cruz is now in the United States Senate!”
Yeah, where’s the outcry? Ted Cruz does not have a beard. Plus, he’s the Official Republican Party Commie Muslim Counter. Ted Cruz can count them and call them by name.
I’m glad that Cathie made it clear that she doesn’t like Karl Rove but that he’s not a Muslim. No beard, no Muslim.
Thanks to Irene for the heads up.
I am torn….I too have a beard and know a Muslim but I do not like Karl Rove. What am I?
1My poor husband has a beard too and knows TWO Muslims. Does that make him twice as dangerous? I’m sorry but I’m laughing. Can she ever forgive me?
2If a beard is a prerequisite for being Muslim, what does that say about ZZ Top and the Oak Ridge Boys?? Silly woman.
Hippie in the Hollar
3I dare her to say that to the Duck Dynasty boys.
4How about Abe Lincoln?
And by her logic, Barack Obama cannot possibly be a Muslim?
5Somehow I doubt she would back off on that one.
That beard is certainly damning evidence, but the real question is, does he have a secret turban?
6You are becoming them.
7Damn, That there is a special kind of stupid.
8Afraid of our own shadow, are we?
9Reality Check, huh? just wondering.
10I swear to The Almighty that these Eagle Forum women must have popped out of a macadamia shell they are that nutty!
11Shazam! You grow ’em good down there. They must wrack their pea-sized brains at night thinkin’ this stuff up. Surprised Shelley didn’t come up with this theory…or did she?
12Oh, sweet Jesus. I belong to a medieval recreation group. We study all cultures. Many many of our men have facial hair (and there are some amazing handlebar mustaches among them, too). Quite a few of them have beautiful long hair, too. Headpieces of all sorts are worn. Just because they look Norse or Arabic or Japanese or Mongol today doesn’t mean they aren’t ardent Christians in their personal lives.
In fact, I wear a veil when participating. Not because I’m Muslim, mind you, but because my persona is 12th century Welsh and that’s what the women wore. Honestly, it is one of the most comfortable things to wear in the summer sun and I don’t have to wear sunblock except on my face (mostly my nose and chin), the rest of my body being covered by my clothes and veil. The veil is nice in the winter, too, for keeping the wind off your neck. They are PRACTICAL.
But I digress. Facial hair is a fashion choice, not necessarily a religious one. Hippie in the Hollar, thank you so much for pointing out ZZ Top.
And Grover’s beard is very tidy in this picture, thank you very much. “Stealth jihad”? Really? There ain’t nothing stealthy about a jihad, lady.
13Fidel Castro is a Muslim?
14“Our goal is to shrink government to the size where we can drown it in a bathtub.”
-Grover Norquist
I guess that’s part of the “stealth jihad” and must be stopped at all costs. Right Ms. Adams?
15I don’t like Karl Rove nor Grover Norquist and every once in a while, I have to see to a few stray chin hairs and errant lady moustache hairs on my upper lip … now I’m wondering if I could possibly be a Muslim!! OMG!!!
I can hardly wait to see what Texas poops out tomorrow!
16She bears a striking resemblance to Lady Elaine Fairchilde on Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood.
17What about Cathie’s mustache?
18@SusanF: My daughter is also in a medieval recreation org. She is in Ansteorra and wears veils too. 12thC. English. Where do you play?
19Jan, I’m in Austin (Barony of Bryn Gwlad), but a bit inactive right now. I go by Rhiannon and I’ve been in the group since 1980. Where does your daughter play?
20@SusanF, I have friends in the Society for Creative Anachronism and a lively interest in medieval history, but I must protest. Just because some of your colleagues are not Muslim does not mean they are ‘ardent Christians’. Just sayin…from an atheist in Vemont.
21I just said they might be ardent Christians, VeeGee, not that they all are. I have friends of all faiths and some who are atheist or agnostic.
22Uh, Christ had a beard, is he suspect too?
23I swear, I literally have nothing to say to this.
24Been meaning to comment for ages, big fan here from the UK. This one got me off my ass. Laughing my ass off to be precise.
Personally I think bearded collies are very suspicious dogs, they need watching. Stick em on the list.
25Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. All these years I thought the hubs was a Baptist (the liberal kind. really truly) preacher and now I find out he’s been a secret Muslim.
I guess you really can’t trust them libruls.
26Dang Carol, you beat me to the Jesus comment. However, Muslim’s revere Jesus as a Great Prophet.
I’m growing quite a few untoward hair thingies on my chin at my advancing age, does that mean I would be a Muslim convert? Maybe I should think about hiding those hairs under a veil?
27Don’t tell her that Paul Krugman has a beard – she’ll consider that conclusive proof.
Seriously, though, someone should tell her that the Chad Mitchell Trio song “The John Birch Society” chorus was being satirical when they characterized the hunt for communists as:
“We’re after Rosie Clooney. We’ve gotten Pinky Lee – and the day we get Red Skelton, won’t that be a victory!”
28I’d suggest putting a bag over Cathie Adams’s head but Phyllis Schlafly is wearing the last one. Gotta wait until Phyllis kicks the bucket before Cathie gets her turn. Some cheap Republican only allotted one bag to the Eagle Forum.
29Too funny. I love the original post, AND all the comments. I wonder if Cathie would think I’m a Muslim since I have visited mosques while visiting Muslim countries–and my husband has a beard–and I have been known to cover my head and take off my shoes before entering said mosques out of respect for the nice Muslims who open their beautiful mosques to the rest of us to visit?
30@Susan: She plays in Huntsville mostly. She goes by Juliana. She was in Calontir for a number of years. She doesn’t participate as much now, but still enjoys it. I once went to a coronation. I got a little freaked when I had to genuflect to the empty thrones! The feast was fantastic, even the lamb ball stew!
31Wait. Who stole my beard????? Allah Damn It!!!!
32Good grief! Phyllis S. has been kicking that dang bucket since ‘women’s lib’ was launched in my younger (much younger) days. I shuddered to even imagine she might rise higher in political circles than she did, the irony of which gives me hope for the future in a slightly twisted way.
33She reminds me of a guy I knew when I worked at IBM back in the early ’60s – refused to attend a party in Greenwich Village because the sight of those bearded hippies drove him insane with rage. He’s probably a TeaBagger now. I asked him how he felt about Lincoln and you never saw such cognitive dissonance. He’d freak out if he met me now – I look so much like Abe that you would not attend the theater with me. 🙂
34Cathy is low on more than estrogen, like IQ. How dumb does someone have to be to make such stupid statements on a video?
35I have a beard, but being short and rotund, I just don’t look good in a sheet and wearing a table cloth on my head. Besides I like good beer and single malt scotch too much. Can’t be a musselman in that case.
How do these whack-jobs survive? Didn’t their granmas teach them that the easiest way for people to tell if you are stupid is for you to open your mouth and start talking?
36If that thin, scruffy foliage on Norquist’s jowls is a beard, then my nostrils must be either full-blown Hasidim or Sikhs.
I hope it doesn’t get me kicked off of this forum, but I can’t help but wonder…is Cathie’s beard as sparse as Grover’s?
It could explain a lot.
37The last time I saw Jesus in my French toast he had a beard.
Apparently he’s not only Muslim, he’s French.
38get the popcorn ready……
39They are starting to eat their own.
Just as good as a zombie movie.
This is the group of imbeciles who STOLE Obama/Biden signs from my Mom’s front yard. I grew up in Far North Dallas. Mom is still there – the photos at Flag Pole Hill were taken exactly one minute from the house I grew up in and where my Mom still lives – and Mom keeps her I Love Medicare sign up – why? Because she can.
40She’s doing this so we don’t have to (specifically, make plop piles up about our opponents.) Now all we need to do is sit back, point, laugh, and pass the pop corn.
41Personally, I am delighted and hope the anti-Norquist sentiment flourishes amid the Repubs… I just wish it didn’t take insane non-logic and fanatical hate-mongering to do it. Sigh.
42Why are we arguing with this nice lady? Yes, Cathie, Grover is very likely a crypto-jihadi. Keep up the good work! Norquist’s cover operation as a tax-cutting jihad has certainly undermined the Government and helped terrorists. Good luck uncovering the whole plot and Norquist’s other cabal members, Boehner and McConnell.
43Frank Gaffney has been pushing this craziness for some time now http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/01/frank-gaffney-grover-norquist-muslim-brotherhood_n_1699604.html
Gaffney is head of the Center for Security Policy and committed to raising the alarm about what he sees as the growing influence of Islam in American politics. Most recently, his work inspired Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and four other conservative lawmakers to write to federal agencies and ask them to investigate whether the Muslim Brotherhood is infiltrating the U.S. government. Those accusations were harshly denounced by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, political pundits and a long list of religious and secular groups.
But long before he was going after top State Department official Huma Abedin, Gaffney was targeting two men connected with CPAC: Norquist, head of Americans for Tax Reform, and Suhail Khan, a former official in the administration of President George W. Bush. Both are board members of the American Conservative Union, which runs CPAC.
44Oh, good Lord! Does this mean Santa Claus is on her list?
45Zyx, I’ve got you beat by 4 inches. And, in the whole wide world, there is much to be done, but for this little brush up, I’m inclined to let the skunks enhance each other’s aroma. And Kyle, Frank is an iconoclastic doofus. Met the man. Was not impressed.
46I’m not particularly interested in why she doesn’t like Grover Norquist, just that she will go ahead and dislike him more and more. Same with Karl Rove. I thought the republicans were all in love with these two wackos.
47A species unto themselves?
Shouldn’t that be Plantae?
48The Freepers have been onto Grover Al-Norquist since forever.
http://www.first-draft.com/2013/01/today-on-tommy-ts-obsession-with-the-freeperati-a-hit-and-a-myth-edition.html
Tommy
49Hahaha! Digby caught another!
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-beard-gives-it-away.html
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