Because there hasn't been enough of a backlash already:
Politicians, Muslims, and law enforcement are concerned about a 'backlash' against Muslims. Now is the time for a professional and legal backlash against the Muslim community and their leaders. Muslims know what materials are being taught in their mosques and they know many of the materials instruct young Muslims to kill innocent people who do not adhere to Sharia law. If Muslims do not want a backlash, then I would recommend a "house cleaning." Stack every Saudi, al Qaeda, Pakistani, Taliban, Hamas, and Muslim Brotherhood piece of material from their mosque and have a bonfire. Tell the American, Jewish, and Muslim community this hatred will no longer be allowed in their mosques.
Boy, this is just this little be-overall-ed fuckwit's moment, isn't it? He's just ready to seize on the death and destruction to make his point that his book is awesome and we should all listen to him.
NOW is the time for a backlash? What the fuck do you think the past eight years have been, pal? Maybe you were reading Little Green Footballs at the time but War Preznit mouthed a few words of conciliation shortly after 9/11 and then left his slavering hordes to their own devices while they broke windows and beat up Arab shopkeepers. Paint your chests red, white and blue, boys, and vote Republican, because terrorists are in your base pwning your noobs. The president's a terrorist. Nancy Pelosi's a terrorist. That Sikh dude that lives down the street and shovels your snow sometimes, he's a terrorist too. Muslim jokes are hilarious. It's never a bad time for a good old-fashioned Quran burning in Middle America.
And every time we think things have calmed down, and maybe we'd be able to respond to tragedy like adults and prosecute those responsible instead of turning into a community theater production of The Crucible, here comes some dickwad to make out like every shopping mall in Nebraska is full of jihadis. Now's the time for a backlash. As if the backlash had ever stopped.
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Dumb Question:
The book subtitle says that they are trying to "Islamize" America.
So why is that wrong when our military leaders said that we are there to Christianize Iraq and Afghanistan ?
Posted by: MapleStreet | November 10, 2009 at 12:50
Another dumb question: what does the youtube sound clip of Christian Bale throwing a temper tantrum have to do with any of this, besides providing a reference for the title of the commentary?
Posted by: Charles | November 10, 2009 at 14:42
Other dumb question: why is the Jewish community included in this backlash declaration?
Oh, right, anti-Semitism in general, and the United States of Idiocy in particular is behind that one.
Just had to ask.
Posted by: liprap | November 10, 2009 at 15:09
onward xtian soldiers.
Posted by: pansypoo | November 10, 2009 at 15:11
The real story here, in my opinion, is that Republicans in general, especially those in elective office, have checked their brains at the door, and are unwilling to condemn this nonsense, and continue to condemn it. Joe McCarthy was bad, but this is leading to a much worse situation if the Republicans who are elected to office continue to refuse to speak up.
And, the damage this will do will be done in large part because the news media also refuse to report that the Republicans have apparently suffered mass hysteria, probably from the sight of a non-lily white man as president. This is by far the biggest non-reported news in this country for many years.
Posted by: hoppy | November 10, 2009 at 18:32
didn't have brains to begin with.
Posted by: pansypoo | November 10, 2009 at 20:48
So when do we get the backlash against McVeigh's fellow travelers?
Damn those crickets, anyway.
Posted by: Snarki, child of Loki | November 10, 2009 at 20:53
I once listened to a bunch of Cat Stevens songs, and he's now a Muslim, and I want to know if I now need some sort of clearance to comment here or travel abroad.
Why don't they just break out their profiling tools they have been working on since before 9/11? They can implement their "Sliding Scale of Suspicion", where white Republicans are the best, White "Other" gets a sideways look, and the police/security hassle for all public access goes up in proportion to the non-whiteness of skin color or the extent to which you have an "Arab sounding last name". It's the only way to be sure, ya know!
Posted by: racymind | November 11, 2009 at 01:52
but that's when he was ok.
Posted by: pansypoo | November 11, 2009 at 12:34