The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following call to action today:
INCITEMENT: CAL THOMAS COMPARES MUSLIMS TO 'SLOW SPREADING CANCER' - WTOP-FM, 7/2/07
WTOP-FM's July 2nd morning radio show featured conservative guest Cal Thomas commenting on the recent terror attacks in Scotland and London.
In response to these attacks, Thomas asked: "How much longer should we allow people from certain lands, with certain beliefs to come to Britain and America and build their mosques, teach hate, and plot to kill us?"
Thomas also compared Muslims to a "slow spreading cancer" that must be stopped.
Please call or e-mail WTOP to express your concerns about the Islamophobic attitudes expressed in this commentary. As always, be POLITE.
CONTACT: Jim Farley, WTOP Programming Vice President, Tel: 202-895-5071, Fax: 202-895-5088, Email: jfarley@wtopnews.com
Were Cal's comment taken out of context? You be the judge.
LISTEN here.
Comments (7)
Terrorism has evolved over the years from kidnapping, to kidnapping and destruction of property, to kidnapping, destruction of property and murder to suicide mass murder. Terrorists have used an opportunistic media to exploit fear and place them exactly where they are today. Unfortunately one fact that cannot be ignored is that most of the recent terrorist incidents have been accomplished by Muslims. If they want the Islamophobia to go away they must reduce the fear, balance it with some type of action that isolates those that use the religion to justify their terrorist actions.
Posted by Larry Stone | July 3, 2007 1:49 AM
Well What one can say when these killer draw their inspiration from obvious source which they openly proclaim; sadly they are correct.
The remark by Cal Thomas is only evident of the frustration of the citizens whose life is at risk because of the crazy Idea of multiculturalism and tolerance with out any reciprocation from relentless jihad to Impose Islam.
More dangerous is the exercises of the government to cover up Islamic Jihad.
Posted by Dvs | July 3, 2007 1:29 PM
It is totally ridiculous for the mainstream media and the politically correct leaders in Congress and the military to paint this any other way: these terrorists are murderers killing in the name of their god and guess what? they are MUSLIMS!!! If we Americans don't start reacting vigorously to this threat and learn from Europe's mistakes, then we will enter into a suicidal cycle as well. Thomas is right: For the sake of our future and the future of our children, this government must do what it is mandated to do by our Constitution and that is to protect us from harm.
Posted by Hunter | July 7, 2007 6:39 AM
He was right. Everyone who didn't like what he said needs to grow more skin. It seems every time someone says something that is painfully truthful it is labeled hate speech or some kind of phobia. There is a pink elephant in the living room and only a few of us are willing to admit it. The rest of you keep sipping tea hoping it will go away. Ignore it and it will grow and reproduce just like that guy in the 30s with the funny mustache.
Posted by WWII POW | July 10, 2007 11:05 PM
I agree 100% with Thomas. Speaking truth clearly frightens some . . . but so what. The children who fear truth should just cover their ears.
Posted by tom shannon | July 11, 2007 3:06 PM
Which comment was phobic? I was in London in July 2005. I was evacuated from the tube during the second attempt by the Muslim terrorists. Hmmm, let's see ... teaching virulent hate in the mosques, threatening and following through on threats to kill us? Why, it seems to me that the Muslim terrorists in fact have Westernphobia, Christianphobia, Jewishphobia, and all-round "infidel" phobia. In fact, they plan to kill anyone who won't "submit". Yes, I WILL contact Jim Farley and enthusiastically THANK him for allowing the actual truth to be told. We are not going to submit! The Hamas front group CAIR can pack up and head back to Saudi Arabia where they won't be bothered by our Bill of Rights.
Posted by Patricia | July 23, 2007 10:43 PM
If we cannot exercise our 2nd ammendment rights, we may as well live in a theocracy like ... IRAN! Since the moderate islamic groups, even CAIR will not take a concerted public effort to condemn radical islamic extremists, then who can? How about patriotic American citizens!
Posted by RMG | July 26, 2007 9:20 PM