El Taqiyya Presidente
By R.J. Godlewski
© September 27, 2010, All Rights Reserved
When a person falls into love, their feeling of passion and euphoria exists from the production of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that boosts the individual’s sensation of exhilaration for a period not normally exceeding twenty-four months in duration. After this euphoria wears thin, oxytocin kicks in and the person acquiesces to a period of warmth and “connection” with their object of affection. The problem exists, whenever we find ourselves in love that we mature through a gullibility phase during which we tend to overlook the failures and frailties of our obsession. For about two full years, we still see a “queen” or “king” of the prom before reality reminds us that we have often fallen in love with the court jester instead.
Dopamine is obviously the culprit that singles out a soul from the six plus billion individuals who inhabit our planet and convinces us that we cannot live without them until oxytocin settles the debate for the rest of our lives. In marriage, this is not necessarily a bad experience. God knows well beforehand, who we need within our lives and given a “unto death do us part” mandate, our chosen ‘jester’ and we can lead rather remarkable lives. Where devastation appears, is when a transitory figure enters our shuhari – or ‘circle’ – and affects our sensibilities for gain. Although we must love our spouse to survive, this being “in love” seriously disrupts our ability to think logically and rationally. After all, very few of us would intentionally fall in love with an alcoholic, a spendthrift, or a scoundrel.
The 2010 midterm elections appear just around the corner and after nearly two years of the Obama presidency, the nation’s dopamine intoxication is finally wearing off. Voters in droves are beginning to see through the euphoric clouds that denied them an opportunity to observe President Barack Hussein Obama for what the man really is. Some, perhaps a stubborn third of the country, have not quite yet reached the oxytocin stage and are steadfastly making excuses and accusations to shore the image of their “beloved” One. Euphoria makes them project more unto the man than they receive from his actions alone.
For example, many supporters of President Obama complain bitterly whenever someone, such as me, prefers to include his middle name “Hussein” as part of his description. Had he been born Alfalfa Buckwheat Darla, then we would not be in much of a position to criticize the man. The truth is, however, President Barack Hussein Obama personally chose his name – it was not the moniker that he was born with. There was no need for him to alter his name after college unless he so chose to adapt to a new name for personal and/or professional reasons. Similarly, we cannot complain about the man’s race. No one intentionally chooses to be born black, white, or Asian anymore than a person intentionally chooses to be born male or female. We can, however, choose to challenge the man’s actions after he became an adult. At least for those of us not afflicted with rampant Dopamine.
Critically speaking, President Obama is decidedly anti-American in his actions and policies for his activities suggest a total disregard for the U.S. Constitution, American greatness, and the free market system. The “Afflicted”, to the contrary, still maintain, as an example, that the President is actually supportive of the free market capitalist system because, among other things, his administration includes former employees of the Federal Reserve, Wall Street, etc. Unfortunately, membership within even a capitalistic bureaucracy does not portend to be either “free market” or “capitalist” oriented. Not any more than my simply being a member of the Roman Catholic Church guarantees my sainthood.People define themselves more by their actions than their stated beliefs. My weekly attendance at Mass, the witness of my profession of faith, and, most importantly, my insisting that Church doctrine – not my perception of it – is what matters most, for instance, can verify my being the aforementioned Roman Catholic. Am I a good Roman Catholic? Hardly. Is the Catholic faith the greatest? Absolutely. As tainted as I personally am, I can still identify the parish where I was baptized, the parish where I was confirmed, and the parish where I currently attend. Furthermore, during my frequent travels, I have attended Mass in Buffalo, Charlotte, Napa, San Antonio, Los Angeles, Monticello, Elk City and other cities too numerous to list here.
Again, as an American, I leave much to be desired. However, my actions speak louder than any mere words. I served honorably in both the United States Navy and Navy Reserve despite that I considered myself a mediocre sailor at best. I have voted within every election that I had an opportunity to take part in despite the fact that I rarely agreed fully with any particular candidate. When I contribute to the poor and disadvantaged, I rarely do so through methods that can be verified for of what value is charity if some earthly benefit can be derived from the practice? Am I therefore a good American? Hardly. Is the United States of America the greatest? Absolutely. As tainted as I personally am, I can still identify the hospital where I was born (with my original birth certificate), identify every state in which I have possessed a driver’s license or bank account, show anyone my previous and existing passport, identify every hospital where I spent time, and few readers can deny my aspiring patriotism.
Sadly, for a man not two years my senior in age, President Obama cannot identify any of these things. Why? Why cannot the most scrutinized man on the planet identify with some degree of certainty those things that I, a man nearly of his own age, can produce within minutes? There are two reasons: he either cannot or will not. Either way bodes ill for the nation as a whole. Either President Obama cannot produce whom he is, which makes his habitual alteration of identity extremely suspicious, or he will not share expected aspects of his life with us, which makes his service to the nation deeply suspicious. Whether or not I, or any other citizen, deeply hate his guts make very little difference to the facts. My prejudice, if it did indeed exist, could not argue against the truth.
Current polls suggest that about one-third of the United States believes President Obama to be a Muslim. This is an extraordinary revelation, but one that could be dispatched with a few offerings from the president. Unfortunately, he has failed to adequately address these concerns. Or has he? My Roman Catholicism is simple to verify. The R.J. Godlewski baptized in northern Michigan forty-seven years ago is the same R.J. Godlewski who served as a confirmation sponsor to a shipmate in the Navy (who was gay, incidentally, so my Catholicism does not impede upon my personal prejudices and vice versa) , and the same R.J. Godlewski who partook of various Masses from California to Massachusetts. The Vatican specifically lays out my adherence and my penance keeps me aligned with the tenets of the Church and not vice versa.
What of our illustrious president? Do his preferences and actions suggest Christianity or Islam? I am hard-pressed to find anything that suggests the former. Certainly, his twenty years in attendance at the church of Reverend Wright cannot be construed as Christianity for the pastor himself had dismissed any thought of discipleship (Christianity does not support bigotry, racism, or “social justice”, etc.). To consider myself a Roman Catholic, I have had to wade through a litany of sacraments designed to publicly acknowledge my faith. It has not been easy, but if I possessed all the answers, people would be flocking to worship me instead of me seeking to worship God. President Obama took nearly two years to enter a Christian Church whereas my faith requires that I attend a specific church every week regardless of my profession or location. If there is a Catholic church nearby, I am there.
If, on the other hand, President Obama were indeed a Muslim, what then would be his “public acknowledgment”? Would he be required to enter a mosque every week or could he possibly just believe that “There is only one God and Muhammad is his prophet”? He would not have to make such a proclamation if he were a Shiite Muslim for the doctrine of al-Taqiyya grants him a divine right to lie and deceive in order to hide his Islamic faith. That is, if President Obama were a Shiite, we would never know until it was too late. Yet, there remain his actions.
Although I am, again, an aspiring Roman Catholic, I do not discount the existence of the State of Israel. After all, Jesus, Mary, Joseph, the twelve Apostles, Saint Paul, etc. were all raised Jewish. At worst, I consider them to be distant cousins of my family, which is probably why I had more friends in school who were Jewish than Christian and I cannot think of even one that was Catholic. Why, therefore, would I hate Jews? For the record, I do not hate Muslims just that I possess more in common with people of the Jewish faith. Would any self-respecting Muslim find my friendship more compatible than that from another orthodox Muslim? I probably would not trust them if they did.
President Obama, however, is decidedly antagonistic towards the State of Israel, members of the Jewish faith, and just about any Judeo-Christian value. His actions seem to parrot that of Shi’a Iran, whose leaders openly call for the destruction of Israel and the Jews. He is also, in my opinion, very much a socialist if not a Socialist. Being either an aspirant or a card-carrying member is at odds with Christianity for God placed responsibility for our lives within our hands, not the collective. If we cannot witness his preferences for Christianity, we can certainly witness Barack Obama’s flirtation with Islamic cultures.
Whether Kenya, Pakistan, or Indonesia, Barack Obama has left a trail of travels throughout Muslim lands. His father was a Muslim, which according to the faith makes the son one as well. Furthermore, Islam requires an individual to change their name and abandon all ties with things Christian. Here again, we have Barry become Barack and pro-Christian American ideals marketed as the bearer of evil to the world. America may not be perfect, but I dare anyone in the world to prove a better nation in existence. President Obama has yet to make this boast signifying his unbelief in American exceptionalism.
Could al-Taqiyya enable an American president to consciously destroy his nation while bending over backwards to appease Islam? Absolutely. Is it being done at the present? I’ll let you be the judge. You must ask yourself the following questions:
* Are President Obama’s policies consistent with what you feel are traditional Judeo-Christian values?
* Are President Obama’s policies consistent with his actions or do you feel that a bit of deception is being orchestrated upon the country?
* Who are America’s allies, Israel, which has shared our values for sixty years or Islamic nations who share little of our values and are diametrically opposed to them?
* Is President Obama open and sympathetic to your values?
* Are President Obama’s policies benefitting you as a person of moral standards?
Much homework remains before you can decide whether President Obama is merely a Christian lacking or Muslim backing. You must decide for yourself, I will not make up your mind for you. Progressives try to convince others to do their deed. I am smart enough to know that you are smart enough to think for yourself. Better, for you to think that I am stark raving mad than to have someone shoot you up with dopamine.
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R.J. Godlewski (GOD LESS KEY) is an independent
counterterrorism consultant, the director of the private
International Nuclear Emergency Response Team [INERT], and
the author of several novels, commentaries, and professional articles.
He is also the author and architect of the Web-based Independent Counterterrorist training program. He is
currently working on his B.A. in Intelligence Studies at American
Military University with a concentration in Middle East terrorism. He
currently holds an undergraduate certificate in Explosive Ordnance
Disposal and is a full member of the National Military Intelligence
Association, the Golden Key International Honour Society, and is a
veteran of both the United States Navy and Navy Reserve. He can be
reached at rjgodlewsk(at)rjgodlewski.com.

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