Friday, June 05, 2009

POTUS Sports 'Stache: Honors Islam

By Gayle Plato


Did you notice the Billy Dee Williams 'stache on Barack Obama in Cairo? I thought it was Lando Calrissian from The Empire Strikes Back.


Do note though that facial hair is almost a requirement, and a thin mustache is recommended by many Islamic clerics. While Barack's sort of looks as if drawn on with eyeliner, in he walks, our President of all 57 states:


"According to some sayings attributed to Muhammad, the mustache should be too short to be placed in the mouth. Some Sufi dervishes responded by growing their mustaches long -- to show their independence from the esoteric rules of organized religion. Other clerics claimed that although Muhammad had a good-sized beard, his mustache was thin, which prompted some pious Muslims to clip their mustaches short. Many Muslims who are averse to beards but believe shaving is wrong keep a short growth that they clip every few days."

1 comment:

Tony GOPrano said...

Gayle I think the 'new' mustache Obama now wears isn't from not shaving. I think it's from kissing the butts of his Muslim handlers. What an embarassment Obama is to the US!