Obama praises Islam after Daily Briefing and attends 13 Campaign Events

President Obama received 1 daily briefing and hosted an Iftar Dinner at the White House. Those were the only 2 official functions performed by Mr. Obama last week.

The rest of the time he was working on his re-election campaign. During these past 7 days, Obama attended 13 campaign fundraising events, in Iowa, Illinois, and Colorado. Additionally, he spend 3 hours in his Chicago campaign headquarters.

During the same period, Vice President Biden attended 2 fundraisers. And, Michelle Obama is credited with 5 campaign events, and appearing on Jay Leno's Tonight Show.

Mr. Obama's message of the week for all Americans was:

"... Islam ... is part of our national story."

President Obama Hosts Fourth Annual Iftar Dinner at the White House

This was said at the 2012 Iftar Dinner, where Mr. Obama referred to a Koran  possessed by Thomas Jefferson, and suggested that Jefferson held the first Iftar dinner. However, the importance of these were much different than what the President stated. At that time in 1786, the Barbary states of North Africa were waging a war of priacy and enslavement against shipping through the Strait of Gibraltar. A million Europeans and Americans were captured and sold into slavery. Jefferson and John Adams tried to buy off the pirates. But, this failed because they learned:

"that [the right] was founded on the Laws of the Prophet, that it was written in their Koran, that all nations who should not have answered their authority were sinners, that it was their right and duty to make war upon them wherever they could be found, and to make slaves of all they could take as prisoners, and that every Mussulman who should be slain in battle was sure to go to Paradise"

Responding with force, the USS Constitution captured Tunisian vessels. To avoid full war, an emissary was sent to to Washington to resolve the conflict. Thus a dinner was held for the delegation. This was the "Iftar Dinner" to which Mr. Obama referred. And, the Koran in Jefferson's possession was used as a reference to understand the nature and thinking of the North African pirates.

So yes, Islam has played a part in our early American history, but it was not through honorable circumstances as Mr. Obama would have us American citizens believe.

You can read our reference at: Obama's sanitized history for Iftar dinner
And, you may watch Obama's Iftar speech in the White House video below.

The following is a summary of the President's official schedule for the week of Wednesday August 8 through Tuesday August 14 2012.

Today, Tuesday, August 14, 2012

• President Obama starts the day at 12:25 PM when he speaks at a campaign event in Oskaloosa Iowa. Next, he appears at a 5:00 PM campaign event in Marshalltown IA. He wraps up the day after speaking at 8:55 PM at a 3rd campaign event in Waterloo, IA.
• VP Biden delivers remarks at a campaign event in Danville, VA in mid-morning. Then, he travels to Wytheville VA and speaks at another campaign event at an elementary school.

Monday, August 13, 2012

• Mr. Obama left Chicago IL at 10:40 AM and flew to Nebraska. He landed in Omaha to begin a 3 day bus tour at a campaign event in Council Bluffs, IA. Six hours later, he spoke at a 2nd campaign event in Boone IA.
• Michelle Obama attended at a campaign event in Los Angeles CA. And, she appeared (for the 3rd time) on The Jay Leno Tonight Show.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

• Mr. Obama began the day by attending a 12:45 PM campaign event in Chicago IL. Afterward, he attended 3 more fundraising events.
• Mrs. Obama spoke at 2 campaign events in Los Angeles.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

• President Obama left the White House at 1:30 PM and flew to Chicago IL. He spent about 3 hours at his Chicago campaign headquarters and then had dinner with friends (Obama in Chicago: Dining at Piccolo Sogno Due in River North UPDATE)
• Mrs. Obama first delivered remarks at a campaign event in Jackson Hole WY, then flew to Denver CO and attended another campaign event.

Friday, August 10, 2012

• Mr. Obama received a daily briefing at 11:00 AM. Then, he hosted an Iftar dinner at the White House at 8:38 PM.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

• Mr. Obama's day began at 12:45 PM by his delivering remarks at the Colorado State Fairgrounds. Then he flew to Colorado Springs CO and attended another fundraising event. He flew back to Washington DC that evening and was in the White House before 10 PM.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

• The day started for President Obama with his 10:35 AM departure from the White House and flight to Denver CO. There, he spoke at a campaign event. Afterward, he travelled to Grand Junction CO and attended a 2nd campaign event.