Ted Cruz's Vice President pick Carly Fiorina, has a terrible record at Hewlett Packard, the 60-year-old seems to believe the Islamic Ottoman Empire civilization was the greatest in the world.
Americans,
and people in general, often have short memories. This is why it is important
to remind people of those who are asking for your vote. While the majority of
Democrats at the federal level are not worth mentioning simply because they are
so far from being worthwhile candidates, those that claim they love the
Constitution and America under the Republican banner should warrant extra
scrutiny. Fiorina is one of these candidates.
In
a speech that was given a mere two weeks after Islamic jihadists attacked
America, the former HP chief executive officer gave a speech on
technology, business and our way of life. She concluded her speech with the
following:
There was once a civilization that was the greatest in the world.
It was able to create a continental super-state that stretched
from ocean to ocean, and from northern climes to tropics and deserts. Within
its dominion lived hundreds of millions of people, of different creeds and
ethnic origins.
One of its languages became the universal language of much of the
world, the bridge between the peoples of a hundred lands. Its armies were made
up of people of many nationalities, and its military protection allowed a
degree of peace and prosperity that had never been known. The reach of this
civilization's commerce extended from Latin America to China, and everywhere in
between.
And this civilization was driven more than anything, by invention.
Its architects designed buildings that defied gravity. Its mathematicians
created the algebra and algorithms that would enable the building of computers,
and the creation of encryption. Its doctors examined the human body, and found
new cures for disease. Its astronomers looked into the heavens, named the
stars, and paved the way for space travel and exploration.
Its writers created thousands of stories. Stories of courage,
romance and magic. Its poets wrote of love, when others before them were too
steeped in fear to think of such things.
When other nations were afraid of ideas, this civilization thrived
on them, and kept them alive. When censors threatened to wipe out knowledge
from past civilizations, this civilization kept the knowledge alive, and passed
it on to others.
While modern Western civilization shares many of these traits, the
civilization I'm talking about was the Islamic world from the year 800 to 1600,
which included the Ottoman Empire and the courts of Baghdad, Damascus and
Cairo, and enlightened rulers like Suleiman the Magnificent.
Although we are often unaware of our indebtedness to this other
civilization, its gifts are very much a part of our heritage. The technology
industry would not exist without the contributions of Arab mathematicians. Sufi
poet-philosophers like Rumi challenged our notions of self and truth. Leaders
like Suleiman contributed to our notions of tolerance and civic leadership.
Though
Fiorina did acknowledge Christianity and Judaism in culture, she did not call
them "a civilization that was the greatest in the world." She failed
to recognize the long track record of
Islam and its culture in the Middle East. In fact, understanding
that we are a Christian nation, one would think that she would reference the
rich heritage of Europe or even our early founding, but instead, two weeks
after Islamists attacked America, she decided to praise the culture that
spawned them. Read More at Source Freedom
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