Zogby Slams Reports of Celebrating Arabs as "Urban Legends" (MAJOR BARF!)

NBC television | September 11, 2001 | who knows what evil?

[who knows what evil?]

Did anyone happen to see the segment of 'America Remembers' featuring James Zogby and John McCain between 2:30 and 3:00 p.m.? If so, I can imagine you are as FURIOUS as I am right at the moment! Brokaw was speaking with a gentleman who had lost in wife in the World Trade Center holocaust last September 11th. He was angry with the "silence = consent" attitude of the Muslim community toward the murder of over 3,000 Amercans at this time last year. He cited a poll indicating that "90% of Muslims blame America" for creating the international climate of tension that led to this act of terror. He further expressed his outrage over reports that Palestinians/Muslims/Arabs had been dancing in the streets and handing out candy in celebration of what Osama and his depraved minions had carried out in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania. In addition, he mentioned that he had friends who had witnessed this in Patterson, New Jersey; among other locations. Having seen the pictures myself, I flew into a rage when I heard James Zogby (representing the Arab-American Institute) debunk these stories as "urban legends". He told the studio audience that these reports were NOT TRUE! Mr. Zogby, you are a lying b*stard, and you know it. To imply that this recent widower is laboring under the delusion of an "urban legend" when those of us who have seen actual photos of these celebrations is an unspeakable outrage. Did anyone else see this? Unbelievable!

[The Person]

Maybe someone can post this picture of the celebration from another site:

http://www.rightwingnews.com/archives/week_2002_09_08.PHP#000177

[Portnoy]

Why not just Freep Zogby and sent him all of the photos (with a cc to FOXNEWS, Rush, heck...every news source...)

[paulklenk]

Is your nickname "Rosie"?

[Texbob]

I would not watch McCain or zogby if they paid me what Ritter got from Iraq to become a traitor.

[Redcloak]

Are you kidding? Risk offending the "Arab street" by pointing out that they lie to "infidels" more often than they change their socks? That wouldn't be very multi-cultural of us, would it?

[Drknows]

Get them all expelled!

[KineticKitty]

[dennisw]

I saved that one too. Do you have any others? Would love to save to my hard drive.

[Drknows]

Yeah, something about pigs smell.

[fhayek]

Does anyone know where I can buy some Palestinian flag toilet paper?

[texasbluebell]

Here are 2 photos of Palestinians celebrating that day.

[Phantom Lord]

Wasnt there a college campus where the Islamic Student Union, or whatever they were called were celebrating and the police had to be called in to protect them?

I remember reading about it here on FR, and the university confirming the story.

[Joe Brower]

[MassExodus]

[Illbay]

I have no idea what EXACTLY he was referring to, but there WERE a lot of "urban legends" that grew up right after the 9/11 attacks. The most famous example I can recall is the Budweiser vs. Celebrating Arabs yarn (A real, real popular one that was posted here dozens of times).

Like I said, without having seen this I'm not sure what Zogby refers to. Zogby's not a "bad guy," but like most "minorities" in the U.S. today, he thinks FIRST of "group rights" and only afterward of the wounding we ALL shared as Americans.

[RippleFire]

Where's the one of the female Palestinian with the vibrating tongue? She was getting a big thrill out of it.

[justsomedude]

how can these b*st*rds live with themselves?

[RodgerD]

Hey! I made that collage! I had it up on a server where I go to grad school for a while and I think strangecosmos.com may have posted it too.
Glad to see its still getting around.

[justsomedude]

Yeah, that's it. The fat lady with the corn chip. She's partying.

[LaBelleDameSansMerci]

You are mising MY point. Intentionally, I now believe.

No group has control over its most psychotic members. Do you really wish to be judged by the images of "America" that flash around the world courtesy of the major media outlets? The corporate media is a saprophyte that feeds upon the most grotesque, the most dysfunctional, images.

I'm just hoping you will tame your rage. Not your righteous anger, but your media-driven rage. Media corporations feed upon irrational rage.