Posted on 03/15/2006 2:15:07 PM PST by spintreebob
Oberweis statement on Rick Garcia, member of Gov. Blagojevich's Hate Crimes Commission
"It is my understanding that Rick Garcia, a member of Rod Blagojevich's 'Hate Crimes Commission' has called Cardinal Francis George, the venerable leader of our Catholic Church in Chicago, a 'bigot' because he teaches and promotes the time-honored tenets of the Catholic Church. I also understand that Garcia has labeled as 'rank bigots,' millions of Illinois citizens who believe in the sanctity of traditional marriage. This type of anti-Christian/anti-Catholic intolerance has no place in any state sanctioned commission purporting to advocate tolerance. I call for Rod Blagojevich to immediately remove Rick Garcia from his 'Hate Crimes Commission.'"
Indeed. Perhaps Mr. Garcia should be asked to resign.
Maybe the whole silly commission should be ended and the taxpayers' dollars refunded to them.
I hate when that happens.
That would be even better. What a useless waste of money.
Rather than ask the gay activist to leave, why not just eliminate the Hate Commission and its staff that serves no purpose except to assuage the egos of those appointed and the pockets of those hired.
The same with a couple dozen other commissions. They don't need to exist.
"With the recent resignation of half the commission members because they hate hate the Muslim member..."
That's a stretch. How about because the Nation of Islam member wouldn't denounce the seething anti-Semetic, anti-white rantings of her leader so the Jews quit. Let's be accurate here.
Exactly right. Such a commission is the result of a government gone nuts.
I hope this doesn't happen, but the Great Hate Crimes Commission Controversy may have given the candidates and the media the bloody-shirt issue that everyone can hop on and ride for months, while the real issues facing the state are overshadowed and go undiscussed.
So is Brady going to throw in the towel and support Oberweis?
yeah right ... what you said
This is why the government should not be in the business of having a "hate crimes" commission. The whole notion as to what is a "hate crime" is completely subjective and open to abuse.
A Hate Monger on the Hate Commission. Just what the anti-American democrats are all about.
It is great though it appeared to be a Jewish organization.
So the blacks and the jews can't get along and now the hispanics are attacking all within the hate crimes commission.
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't enjoying every minute of this charade even though my tax dollars are paying for it.
These "hate crime" commissions are modern-day Spanish Inquisitions set up at the behest of homosexuals and civil rights agitators to root out conservative heresy. The Left wants to divert the public's attention from black-on-black crime and keep the focus on white "racism," even though blacks are far more likely than whites to be racist.
Ha! Leave everyone where they are and rename the Commission to...
The "Protected Minority Group Patronization Committee"
Truth in advertising, that.
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