Posted on 11/03/2007 12:43:24 PM PDT by 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.
(Excerpt) Read more at whec.com ...
what pray tell doesn’t offend these ragheads?
Ignore the complainers and continue to use the offensive images and you will win. Cower and remove them and you lose because you show that even if you are against the practice, you have no strength, will, or cojones to see it through and if you will cave to the enemy on a complaint how will you accomplish anything at all?
Why does the media keep paying attention to “muslim outrage?”
Good! If we offend them enough, maybe they’ll leave!
The problem is that our existence offends CAIR and the like and even that is apt to come up in the courts as the last project after all our practices and possessions become adjudged offensive and therefore illegal. It is happening pretty fast in England and we are showing signs of taking it up seriously, too.
The "perpetually offended" are at it again.
These individuals have learned to play the whiney “I’m offended” game. They have learned that only non-White and non-Christians can win this game. But for them the rules are very simple. Whatever you complain about, no matter how ridiculous, if you’re complaining about a White or Christian, YOU WIN!
Would they feel more at home perhaps if the campaign flyers detonated?
Be careful, though, at first you will not know which side your local police will effectively be on.
Dr. Shafiq should spend more time being outraged at the actual terrorists. Either they have hijacked his religion or they are at the core of his religion. His reaction tells me they are at the core.
STFU! There is no constitutional proscription prohibiting anyone from offending you. All muslims offend me; do I have the right to have you all thrown out of my country because you offend me? (wish I did)
They are outraged about everything. No footbaths. Remving thier turbans at security checks. A student eating a pork sandwhich. Somebody carrying a Miss Piggy doll. On and on and on.
What I find offensive is that we are adjusting our way of life to accommodate them. Why? It is OUR country, ain’t it?
And all were Arabs. Most from Saudi Arabia, a few from the Emirates and one from Egypt. (Atta, the cell leader).
“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.
Well, Dr. what race are Muslims?
because we all know it’s little old grannies from new zealand that are blowing everything up
Eight of them were even registered to vote in American elections.
Under federal "motor voter" law, anyone receiving a driver's license automatically may register to vote.
Nothing but the "honesty" of illegal aliens prevents them from breaking one more law, and voting in American elections.
Yet Hillary Clinton thinks we should give driver's licenses to illegal aliens.
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