Campaign flyer offends Muslim community

News 10 (WHEC-TV Rochester, NY) ^ | November 3, 2007

[yorkie]

ROCHESTER - There is a new debate in Monroe County related to Governor Spitzer's plan to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. The debate has worked its way into the county legislature races. It has to do with a campaign mailing sent out by the Republican Party.

It is not so much what it says but what it shows that has members of the Islamic community upset. The flyer suggests that county legislature democrats want to license potential terrorists and the literature contains images intended to depict terrorists.

"Seeing these things are very wrong for me to see it in that way it means someone is profiling me that I'm a terrorist," said Dr. Muhammad Shafiq.

Dr. Shafiq is the Imam at the Islamic Center on Westfall Road in Rochester. He says the images are offensive to Muslims and believes the Republican Party is using fear tactics to persuade voters.

"Especially as a Muslim, it looks very very wrong the way they portrayed the pictures as linking Arabs and terrorism, equalizing them to terrorism, is racial profiling," said Dr. Shafiq.

County clerk Cheryl Dinolfo disagrees.

"I really do take issue with that way of thinking because, again, that piece is about not one particular nationality," said Dinolfo.

Dinolfo says licensing illegal immigrants could jeopardize the security of the entire nation. She uses 9/11 as an example.

"The fact remains that there were terrorists who came into this country and harmed our country using licenses to do so," said Dinolfo.

[G8 Diplomat]

The Muslims are outraged again. What else is new?

Hey guys, your religious cult has done far more terrible things to non-followers (and moderate Arabs) than we have ever done to you. So you don’t have a lot of room to complain.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Yo!

[I see my hands]

"believes the Republican Party is using fear tactics to persuade voters"

THAT'S BECAUSE YOU SHOULD BE FEARED, AL-DOPE.

Notice the tactic doesn't exploit fear of school cafeteria ladies. It's you.

GET OUT OF THE US!

[Godwin1]

Well, Muslims are always angry about something, so we can discount that. On the broader point, issuing licenses to illegals does indeed compromise our security. Drivers’ licenses are used as de facto ID cards in our country. Those—Hillary, Obama, Edwards—who would issue these cards to illegals put pandering to foreign lawbreakers before the security of our people. No doubt about it.

[Congressman Billybob]

Most of the 9/11 terrorists had American drivers licenses. Some of them, sad to say, had licenses from my sorry, leaky DMV state, North Carolina. Also, eight of them were registered to vote. Last but not least, ALL of them were Muslims.

Any Muslims who object to "profiling" can stick it up their ... turbans.

Did I miss anything?

Congressman Billybob

Latest article, "Ma, They're Makin' Eyes at Me"

Here's my announcement of running for Congress in 2008.

[Lexington Green]

Yawn.... Call me when the Muslims are NOT offended.

[Beckwith]

Everything offends the ummah.

[sono]

Complaints of “Driving While Muslim” in 10 ... 9 ... 8 ...

[A_Former_Democrat]

Just go ahead and leave now.

[Beckwith]

... linking Arabs and terrorism, equalizing them to terrorism, is racial profiling

This guy has a future as a comedian.

[magslinger]

Can someone tell me exactly where in the Bill of Rights the right not to be offended is enumerated?

[Gay State Conservative]

"Especially as a Muslim, it looks very very wrong the way they portrayed the pictures as linking Arabs and terrorism, equalizing them to terrorism, is racial profiling,"

Not all muslims are terrorists...but all terrorists are muslims,Abdul.

[muawiyah]

Gee whiz, the terrorists who attacked the Pentagon and the WTC were Arabs! Most of 'em had purchased Virginia drivers licenses from dishonest Hispanic DMV clerks.

Prosecutions were made; jail time is being spent.

Those are the facts. It's not like anyone is making up a new stereotype ~ the Arabs tolerated these pukes until they themselves created the stereotype.

Now they should learn to live with it.

[maine-iac7]

"Seeing these things are very wrong for me to see ...

Then look the other way = or go back to herding goats somewhere far away

[Cobra64]

"Religion of peace... my ass!"

[humblegunner]

"Especially as a Muslim, it looks very very wrong the way they portrayed the pictures as linking Arabs and terrorism, equalizing them to terrorism, is racial profiling," said Dr. Shafiq.

Yeah, doc.. whatever you say.

Terrorists might be Canadian or Amish or even Marie Osmond.

And learn to form a proper sentence before you blow yourself up for crying out loud.

[yorkie]

The silent majority of Muslims show a deafening support of the Islamic extremists, IMHO.

[monkeycard]

"Especially as a Muslim, it looks very very wrong the way they portrayed the pictures as linking Arabs and terrorism, equalizing them to terrorism, is racial profiling," said Dr. Shafiq.

I guess Shafiq just can't quite understand the thousands of confirmed links to Arabs, Islam and terrorism, a$$hole!

[pandoraou812]

I really don’t care if I offend Muslims. They offend me all the time. No illegal should be given a drivers license IMHO. Mexican, Muslim, Indian etc. When they try to get a license we should grab them up right then & there and deport them asap. Of course we won’t & if we did they would just be right back here. Shaking my head in disgust again.~P~