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/Earlier this year, CAIR announced a campaign called "Hate Hurts America" designed to counter hate speech on talk radio
CAIR might have a weensey bit more credibility if, they spent just a little time countering hate speech in mosques, instead.
BTW, this press release reminds me of an old Bob Newhart routine where he repeats ethnic jokes, then scolds the audience for laughing at them. I'm not an Imus fan but chortling out loud as I read it.