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Palestinians Called 'Filthy Animals' on MSNBC's 'Imus'; CAIR Calls For Apology
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| 11/18/04
Posted on 11/19/2004 11:08:05 AM PST by finnman69
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hat tip to LGF http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=13652_CAIR_Goes_After_Don_Imus
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posted on
11/19/2004 11:08:06 AM PST
by
finnman69
To: finnman69
and he did it again..LOL, that's what you get for supporting Kerry.
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=39989
MSNBC 'Imus' Segment Refers to 'Raghead Cadaver';Islamic Advocacy Group Renews Demand for Apology, Reprimand
11/19/2004 12:28:00 PM
To: National Desk
Contact: Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787 or 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair-net.org, Rabiah Ahmed, 202-488-8787 or 202-439-1441, rahmed@cair-net.org, both of the Council on American-Islamic Relations
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Council on American- Islamic Relations (CAIR) is once again demanding an apology from the MSNBC cable television network for anti-Arab/anti-Muslim remarks made on its "Imus in the Morning" program.
In a segment today commenting on the apparent execution of a wounded Iraqi in Fallujah by a U.S. Marine, a fictitious "Senior Military Affairs Advisor" to the program justified the killing by referring to a "booby-trapped raghead cadaver." The fictitious advisor also said the killing provided an "Al-Jazeera moment" causing the "Muslim masses to respond with their routine pack of rabid sheep mentality."
Yesterday, CAIR issued a similar call for an apology for a Nov. 12th "Imus" program that referred to Palestinians as "stinking animals" and suggested that they all be killed.
SEE: Palestinians Called 'Stinking Animals' on MSNBC's 'Imus'
http://www.cair-net.org/asp/article.asp?id=1331&page=NR "We thank all those who already contacted the network to express their concerns about the racist remarks and ask that they keep up the pressure until those concerns are properly addressed," said CAIR executive director Nihad Awad.
Don Imus, the program's host, has a long history of controversy over anti-Arab and Islamophobic remarks. As early as 1985, he was forced to apologize for referring to Arabs as "goat-humping weasels." (Sunday Mail, 4/21/85) He has also been criticized for using the derogatory term "raghead." (Accuracy in Media) In a reference to the crash of an Iranian airliner earlier this year that killed 43 passengers, Imus said, "When I hear stories like that, I think who cares." He then stated: "Too bad it wasn't full of Saudi Arabians." (National Iranian American Council)
Earlier this year, CAIR announced a "Hate Hurts America" campaign designed to counter hate speech on talk radio.
SEE:
http://www.cair-net.org/hatehurtsamerica/ CAIR, America's largest Muslim civil liberties group, is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has 29 offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. Its mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
NOTE: CAIR offers an e-mail list designed to be a journalist's window to the American Muslim community. To SUBSCRIBE to ISLAM- INFONET, go to:
http://cair.biglist.com/islam-infonet/
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posted on
11/19/2004 11:09:23 AM PST
by
finnman69
(cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos)
To: finnman69
You don't spout stuff like this on the air, if you want to keep your license.
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posted on
11/19/2004 11:10:09 AM PST
by
pissant
To: finnman69
So who exactly is the "colleague" who actually said this?
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posted on
11/19/2004 11:10:13 AM PST
by
Kerfuffle
To: finnman69
I can't believe I'm going to say this... MSNBC, don't retract a single letter!
To the islamic activists: Get the F out of my country!
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posted on
11/19/2004 11:10:26 AM PST
by
odoso
(Millions for charity, but not one penny for tribute!)
To: finnman69
Of all the things to nail Imus on, it's sort of sad they go after him for this.
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posted on
11/19/2004 11:10:49 AM PST
by
finnman69
(cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos)
To: finnman69
Wait till PETA hears about this! Ol' Imus is gonna be trapped in a vise!
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posted on
11/19/2004 11:10:58 AM PST
by
rogue yam
To: finnman69
I watched that broadcast, and I'll admit to laughing my head off. The crowning comment was when his sidekick referred to Arafat as "Stinky Pete". Imus also said once that "it looks like they're burying him in a junkyard".
LQ
To: finnman69
Imus seems to be a stopped clock.
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posted on
11/19/2004 11:11:24 AM PST
by
js1138
(D*mn, I Missed!)
To: finnman69
"Goat humping weasels" ROFLOL!
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posted on
11/19/2004 11:11:34 AM PST
by
Moleman
First Amendment= no apology required.
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posted on
11/19/2004 11:11:55 AM PST
by
Legion04
To: finnman69
serve to legitimize anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bigotry in our society and could lead to further discrimination against members of the Islamic and Arab-American communities
Too late
To: odoso
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posted on
11/19/2004 11:12:29 AM PST
by
MrLee
To: finnman69
sounds pretty true to me... suicide bombing children, they are worse than animals.
To: finnman69
With the way Imus derides people just to get ratings, you expect Imus to say things like that on the radio.
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posted on
11/19/2004 11:13:14 AM PST
by
BigSkyFreeper
(Congratulations President-Re-Elect George W. Bush!)
To: LizardQueen
I guess I'm not too charitable...........I think this is hilarious. Sorry I missed it live.
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posted on
11/19/2004 11:13:18 AM PST
by
AirForceMom
(I have post-election elation syndrome)
To: finnman69
Muslims, especially CAIR types, call Jews pigs and monkeys all the time. Where's the CAIR demand for an apology for that?
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posted on
11/19/2004 11:13:28 AM PST
by
thoughtomator
(The Era of Old Media is over! Long live the Pajamasphere!)
To: finnman69
Poor taste on Imus's part, and he should issue an apology as a public speaker. But then again there is that annoying little freedom of speech thing. . .
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posted on
11/19/2004 11:14:13 AM PST
by
Tempest
(Click on my name for a long list of press contacts)
To: pissant
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posted on
11/19/2004 11:14:14 AM PST
by
Brad’s Gramma
(Proud Patriots dot com! Check it out!!!)
To: finnman69
I don't think he needs to apologize at all.
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