Frank Gaffney - Revision history

Melissa Jones: /* On the administration's left-wing policies */

2016-11-08T08:34:50Z

On the administration's left-wing policies

Melissa Jones: /* On Muslims and Islam */

2016-11-08T08:33:16Z

On Muslims and Islam

Melissa Jones: /* Views */

2016-11-08T08:30:49Z

Views

Melissa Jones: /* On the administration's alleged ties with islamists */

2016-11-08T08:27:40Z

On the administration's alleged ties with islamists

Clementine Boucher: /* On the administration's left-wing policies */

2016-11-07T14:18:43Z

On the administration's left-wing policies

Clementine Boucher: /* On the administration's alleged ties with islamists */

2016-11-07T14:17:25Z

On the administration's alleged ties with islamists

Clementine Boucher at 14:10, 7 November 2016

2016-11-07T14:10:05Z

Clementine Boucher: /* Views */

2016-11-07T13:56:04Z

Views

Clementine Boucher: /* Affiliations */

2016-11-07T13:52:00Z

Affiliations

Melissa Jones: /* External resources */

2015-12-16T13:35:10Z

External resources

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 On the 12 January 2015, edition of [[Fox News]]’ ''Justice with Judge Jeanine,'' Gaffney claimed that President Obama is ''engaged in basically trying to enforce Shariah blasphemy laws'' and added that 'most of those who are being brought here' (i.e. Muslims) are bringing 'no-go zones' as their 'preferred practice.' The term 'no-go zones' had already been used a few days earlier on the same channel by [[Steven Emerson]], and their existence has been proven false. <ref name= guide> [https://www.splcenter.org/20161025/field-guide-anti-muslim-extremists#executive%20summary Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists],''Southern Poverty Law Center'', October 25, 2016. Accessed 07 November 2016. </ref>
-====On the administration's left-wing policies====
+====Obama's 'creeping socialism'====
 When the administration put forward a law requiring public assistance agencies to offer voter registration opportunities in November 2013, Gaffney said that Obama was 'promoting creeping socialism,' because '[t]he process lends itself to abuse and fraud. And allies of the President say the goal is to register 68 million, most low-income voters. If successful, expect a permanent majority demanding government handouts — and the end of America as we have known it.' <ref name= guide> [https://www.splcenter.org/20161025/field-guide-anti-muslim-extremists#executive%20summary Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists],''Southern Poverty Law Center'', October 25, 2016. Accessed 07 November 2016. </ref>

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 When the administration put forward a law requiring public assistance agencies to offer voter registration opportunities in November 2013, Gaffney said that Obama was 'promoting creeping socialism,' because '[t]he process lends itself to abuse and fraud. And allies of the President say the goal is to register 68 million, most low-income voters. If successful, expect a permanent majority demanding government handouts — and the end of America as we have known it.' <ref name= guide> [https://www.splcenter.org/20161025/field-guide-anti-muslim-extremists#executive%20summary Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists],''Southern Poverty Law Center'', October 25, 2016. Accessed 07 November 2016. </ref>
-===On Muslims and Islam===
+===On 'civilization jihad'===
-Like many other anti-Islam activists, Gaffney pushes the  theory surrounding 'jihad' through 'population replacement'. 'We’re witnessing not just the violent kind of jihad that these Islamists believe God compels them to engage in, but also, where they must for tactical reasons, a more stealthy kind, or civilizational jihad as the Muslim Brotherhood calls it,' Gaffney said in an October 2011 article in ''Newsmax''. 'We’re witnessing that playing out, not only in places in the Middle East but also in Europe, in Australia, in Canada and here in the United States as well.'
+Like many other anti-Islam activists, Gaffney pushes the theory of  'jihad' through 'population replacement'. 'We’re witnessing not just the violent kind of jihad that these Islamists believe God compels them to engage in, but also, where they must for tactical reasons, a more stealthy kind, or civilizational jihad as the Muslim Brotherhood calls it,' Gaffney said in an October 2011 article in ''Newsmax''. 'We’re witnessing that playing out, not only in places in the Middle East but also in Europe, in Australia, in Canada and here in the United States as well.'
 When asked at the 2015 [[Western Conservative Summit]] about Somali refugees - most of whom are Muslim - working at meat processing plants in the U.S., Gaffney responded: 'I don’t know about you, but it kind of creeps me out that they are getting jobs in the food supply of the United States.' <ref name= guide> [https://www.splcenter.org/20161025/field-guide-anti-muslim-extremists#executive%20summary Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists],''Southern Poverty Law Center'', October 25, 2016. Accessed 07 November 2016. </ref>

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 ===On the Obama Administration===
 ====On the administration's alleged ties with islamists====
-Gaffney is behind the rumour about Obama's birth certificate. In an article for the ''Washington Times'' in 2008, he wrote: 'another question yet to be resolved is whether Mr. Obama is a natural born citizen of the United States. [...] Curiously, Mr. Obama has, to date, failed to provide an authentic birth certificate.' He continued the accusations by claiming that 'the latest indication [is] that the Democratic candidate [Obama] hopes to win the White House by relying, in part, on the Jihadist vote.' He warned that 'between $30 million and $100 million' of the money Obama had raised in small donations, not requiring donor disclosure, came from places where 'Islamists are active.' However, according to the [[Federal Election Commission]], 'Foreign nationals are prohibited from making any contributions or expenditures' in U.S. elections. <ref name= guide> [https://www.splcenter.org/20161025/field-guide-anti-muslim-extremists#executive%20summary Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists],''Southern Poverty Law Center'', October 25, 2016. Accessed 07 November 2016. </ref>
+Gaffney is the man behind the rumour about Obama's birth certificate. In an article for the ''Washington Times'' in 2008, he wrote: 'another question yet to be resolved is whether Mr. Obama is a natural born citizen of the United States. [...] Curiously, Mr. Obama has, to date, failed to provide an authentic birth certificate.' He continued the accusations by claiming that 'the latest indication [is] that the Democratic candidate [Obama] hopes to win the White House by relying, in part, on the Jihadist vote.' He warned that 'between $30 million and $100 million' of the money Obama had raised in small donations, not requiring donor disclosure, came from places where 'Islamists are active.' However, according to the [[Federal Election Commission]], 'Foreign nationals are prohibited from making any contributions or expenditures' in U.S. elections. <ref name= guide> [https://www.splcenter.org/20161025/field-guide-anti-muslim-extremists#executive%20summary Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists],''Southern Poverty Law Center'', October 25, 2016. Accessed 07 November 2016. </ref>
-In a 2009 ''The Washington Times'' column, Gaffney wrote: 'With Mr. Obama’s unbelievably ballyhooed address in Cairo … there is mounting evidence that the president not only identifies with Muslims, but actually may still be one himself.' However, his 'evidence' only included the fact that Obama mentioned the 'Holy Koran,' knew some things about Islam, and used the phrase 'peace be upon them' when mentioning Moses, Jesus and Muhammad. In the same column, he asserted that Obama 'ha[d] aligned himself with adherents to what authoritative Islam calls Shariah — notably, the dangerous global movement known as the Muslim Brotherhood.'
+In a 2009 ''Washington Times'' column, Gaffney wrote: 'With Mr. Obama’s unbelievably ballyhooed address in Cairo … there is mounting evidence that the president not only identifies with Muslims, but actually may still be one himself.' However, his 'evidence' only included the fact that Obama mentioned the 'Holy Koran,' knew some things about Islam, and used the phrase 'peace be upon them' when mentioning Moses, Jesus and Muhammad. In the same column, he asserted that Obama 'ha[d] aligned himself with adherents to what authoritative Islam calls Shariah — notably, the dangerous global movement known as the Muslim Brotherhood.'
 Writing for ''Mondoweiss'' in September 2010, Gaffney reiterated his accusations:
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 ===On Muslims and Islam===
-He puts forward the same theory surrounding 'jihad' through 'population replacement' other infamous anti-Muslim activists have. 'We’re witnessing not just the violent kind of jihad that these Islamists believe God compels them to engage in, but also, where they must for tactical reasons, a more stealthy kind, or civilizational jihad as the Muslim Brotherhood calls it,' Gaffney said in an October 2011 article in ''Newsmax''. 'We’re witnessing that playing out, not only in places in the Middle East but also in Europe, in Australia, in Canada and here in the United States as well.'
+Like many other anti-Islam activists, Gaffney pushes the  theory surrounding 'jihad' through 'population replacement'. 'We’re witnessing not just the violent kind of jihad that these Islamists believe God compels them to engage in, but also, where they must for tactical reasons, a more stealthy kind, or civilizational jihad as the Muslim Brotherhood calls it,' Gaffney said in an October 2011 article in ''Newsmax''. 'We’re witnessing that playing out, not only in places in the Middle East but also in Europe, in Australia, in Canada and here in the United States as well.'
 When asked at the 2015 [[Western Conservative Summit]] about Somali refugees - most of whom are Muslim - working at meat processing plants in the U.S., Gaffney responded: 'I don’t know about you, but it kind of creeps me out that they are getting jobs in the food supply of the United States.' <ref name= guide> [https://www.splcenter.org/20161025/field-guide-anti-muslim-extremists#executive%20summary Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists],''Southern Poverty Law Center'', October 25, 2016. Accessed 07 November 2016. </ref>

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 ===On the Obama Administration===
 ====On the administration's alleged ties with islamists====
-Gaffney was the one that started the rumour surrounding Obama's birth certificate. In an article for the ''Washington Times'' in 2008, he wrote: 'another question yet to be resolved is whether Mr. Obama is a natural born citizen of the United States. [...] Curiously, Mr. Obama has, to date, failed to provide an authentic birth certificate.' He continued the accusations by claiming that 'the latest indication [is] that the Democratic candidate [Obama] hopes to win the White House by relying, in part, on the Jihadist vote.' He warned that 'between $30 million and $100 million' of the money Obama had raised in small donations, not requiring donor disclosure, came from places where 'Islamists are active.' However, according to the [[Federal Election Commission]], 'Foreign nationals are prohibited from making any contributions or expenditures' in U.S. elections. <ref name= guide> [https://www.splcenter.org/20161025/field-guide-anti-muslim-extremists#executive%20summary Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists],''Southern Poverty Law Center'', October 25, 2016. Accessed 07 November 2016. </ref>
+Gaffney is behind the rumour about Obama's birth certificate. In an article for the ''Washington Times'' in 2008, he wrote: 'another question yet to be resolved is whether Mr. Obama is a natural born citizen of the United States. [...] Curiously, Mr. Obama has, to date, failed to provide an authentic birth certificate.' He continued the accusations by claiming that 'the latest indication [is] that the Democratic candidate [Obama] hopes to win the White House by relying, in part, on the Jihadist vote.' He warned that 'between $30 million and $100 million' of the money Obama had raised in small donations, not requiring donor disclosure, came from places where 'Islamists are active.' However, according to the [[Federal Election Commission]], 'Foreign nationals are prohibited from making any contributions or expenditures' in U.S. elections. <ref name= guide> [https://www.splcenter.org/20161025/field-guide-anti-muslim-extremists#executive%20summary Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists],''Southern Poverty Law Center'', October 25, 2016. Accessed 07 November 2016. </ref>
-In a June 9 2009 column in ''The Washington Times'', Gaffney said: 'With Mr. Obama’s unbelievably ballyhooed address in Cairo … there is mounting evidence that the president not only identifies with Muslims, but actually may still be one himself.' However, his 'evidence' only included the fact that Obama mentioned the 'Holy Koran,' knew some things about Islam, and used the phrase 'peace be upon them' when mentioning Moses, Jesus and Muhammad. In the same column, he asserted that Obama 'ha[d] aligned himself with adherents to what authoritative Islam calls Shariah — notably, the dangerous global movement known as the Muslim Brotherhood.'
+In a 2009 ''The Washington Times'' column, Gaffney wrote: 'With Mr. Obama’s unbelievably ballyhooed address in Cairo … there is mounting evidence that the president not only identifies with Muslims, but actually may still be one himself.' However, his 'evidence' only included the fact that Obama mentioned the 'Holy Koran,' knew some things about Islam, and used the phrase 'peace be upon them' when mentioning Moses, Jesus and Muhammad. In the same column, he asserted that Obama 'ha[d] aligned himself with adherents to what authoritative Islam calls Shariah — notably, the dangerous global movement known as the Muslim Brotherhood.'
-When writing for ''Mondoweiss'' in September 2010, he reiterated his accusations:
+Writing for ''Mondoweiss'' in September 2010, Gaffney reiterated his accusations:
 :I think this administration has exhibited a sympathy -- and the president particularly -- for the agenda of folks who are in fact, under one front organization or the other of the Muslim Brotherhood, seeking to promote Sharia in America.<ref>Paul Woodward, [http://mondoweiss.net/2010/09/the-advance-of-the-anti-muslim-movement-across-america.html The advance of the anti-Muslim movement across America], ''Mondoweiss'', 17 September 2010</ref>
-Indeed, Gaffney has repeatedly made claims that the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] has massively infiltrated the government and, without any evidence , that [[Hillary Clinton]] aide [[Huma Abedin]] serves the group. In 2011, he accused prominent conservatives [[Grover Norquist]] and [[Suhail Kahn]], who directed Muslim outreach efforts for the Bush White House, of infiltrating the government for the Muslim Brotherhood. As a result, he was temporarily banned by the [[Conservative Political Action Conference]], run by the [[American Conservative Union]], on whose board Kahn sat.
+Indeed, Gaffney has repeatedly made claims that the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] has  infiltrated the government and, without any evidence , that [[Hillary Clinton]] aide [[Huma Abedin]] serves the group. In 2011 he accused prominent conservatives [[Grover Norquist]] and [[Suhail Kahn]], who directed Muslim outreach efforts for the Bush White House, of infiltrating the government for the Muslim Brotherhood. As a result, he was temporarily banned by the [[Conservative Political Action Conference]], run by the [[American Conservative Union]], on whose board Kahn sat.
-On the January 12, 2015, edition of [[Fox News]]’ ''Justice with Judge Jeanine,'' Gaffney claimed that President Obama is ''engaged in basically trying to enforce Shariah blasphemy laws'' and added that ''most of those who are being brought here'' (i.e. Muslims) are bringing 'no-go zones' as their 'preferred practice.' The term 'no-go zones' had already been used a few days earlier on the same channel by [[Steven Emerson]], and their existence has been proven false. <ref name= guide> [https://www.splcenter.org/20161025/field-guide-anti-muslim-extremists#executive%20summary Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists],''Southern Poverty Law Center'', October 25, 2016. Accessed 07 November 2016. </ref>
+On the 12 January 2015, edition of [[Fox News]]’ ''Justice with Judge Jeanine,'' Gaffney claimed that President Obama is ''engaged in basically trying to enforce Shariah blasphemy laws'' and added that 'most of those who are being brought here' (i.e. Muslims) are bringing 'no-go zones' as their 'preferred practice.' The term 'no-go zones' had already been used a few days earlier on the same channel by [[Steven Emerson]], and their existence has been proven false. <ref name= guide> [https://www.splcenter.org/20161025/field-guide-anti-muslim-extremists#executive%20summary Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists],''Southern Poverty Law Center'', October 25, 2016. Accessed 07 November 2016. </ref>
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 ====On the administration's left-wing policies====
-Attacking a law requiring public assistance agencies to offer voter registration opportunities in November 2013, Gaffney said that Obama was 'promoting creeping socialism.' He continued: 'The process lends itself to abuse and fraud. And allies of the President say the goal is to register 68 million, most low-income voters. If successful, expect a permanent majority demanding government handouts — and the end of America as we have known it.' <ref name= guide> [https://www.splcenter.org/20161025/field-guide-anti-muslim-extremists#executive%20summary Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists],''Southern Poverty Law Center'', October 25, 2016. Accessed 07 November 2016. </ref>
+When the administration put forward a law requiring public assistance agencies to offer voter registration opportunities in November 2013, Gaffney said that Obama was 'promoting creeping socialism,' because '[t]he process lends itself to abuse and fraud. And allies of the President say the goal is to register 68 million, most low-income voters. If successful, expect a permanent majority demanding government handouts — and the end of America as we have known it.' <ref name= guide> [https://www.splcenter.org/20161025/field-guide-anti-muslim-extremists#executive%20summary Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists],''Southern Poverty Law Center'', October 25, 2016. Accessed 07 November 2016. </ref>
 ===On Muslims and Islam===

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 ==Views==
 ===On the Obama Administration===
 In a June 9 2009 column in ''The Washington Times'', Gaffney said: 'With Mr. Obama’s unbelievably ballyhooed address in Cairo … there is mounting evidence that the president not only identifies with Muslims, but actually may still be one himself.' His 'evidence' included the fact that Obama mentioned the 'Holy Koran,' knew some things about Islam, and used the phrase 'peace be upon them' when mentioning Moses, Jesus and Muhammad. In the same column, he added that  Obama 'ha[d] aligned himself with adherents to what authoritative Islam calls Shariah — notably, the dangerous global movement known as the Muslim Brotherhood.'
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 Gaffney claims that the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] has massively infiltrated the government (and, without any evidence at all, that [[Hillary Clinton]] aide [[Huma Abedin]] is an agent of the group). In 2011, he accused prominent conservatives [[Grover Norquist]] and [[Suhail Kahn]], who directed Muslim outreach efforts for the Bush White House, of infiltrating the government for the Muslim Brotherhood. As a result, the [[Conservative Political Action Conference]] — run by the [[American Conservative Union]], on whose board Kahn sat — temporarily banned him.
 ==Career==

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 *[[Zionist Organization of America]]
 *[[Center for Security Policy]] - Contributor to CSP front group [[Family Security Matters]]<ref>[http://www.modernhistoryproject.org/mhp/EntityDisplay.php?Entity=GaffneyFJ2 Gaffney, Frank J. Jr.], The Modern History Project website, accessed 6 Oct 2009</ref>
+*He is a proponent of a new version of the infamous [[House Un-American Activities Committee]] to root out suspected Muslim subversives.<ref name= guide> [https://www.splcenter.org/20161025/field-guide-anti-muslim-extremists#executive%20summary Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists],''Southern Poverty Law Center'', October 25, 2016. Accessed 07 November 2016. </ref>
 Other affiliations include:
 *[[Committee for Peace and Security in the Gulf]], Signatory February 1998 letter

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 ==External resources==
 *Eli Clifton, [http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/12/08/donald-trump-frank-gaffney-islamophobia-poll/ Meet Donald Trump’s Islamophobia Expert], ''Foreign Policy'' magazine, 8 December 2015
 *[http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/1183.html Frank Gaffney] - Rightweb profile
 *[http://www.historycommons.org/entity.jsp?entity=frank_gaffney Frank Gaffney] - History Commons profile