Ann Coulter Says Muslims "Smell Bad"; US Muslim Group Demands Media Reject Her

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[GulliverSwift]

Ann Coulter Says Muslims 'Smell Bad'; CAIR: Media Should Reject Commentator's Bigotry

3/10/2004 3:34:00 PM

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WASHINGTON, March 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on major media outlets to end their association with a controversial conservative pundit who recently suggested that Muslims "smell bad." The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said syndicated columnist Ann Coulter, who frequently appears as a guest on cable news programs, made that Islamophobic remark in a recent commentary on Mel Gibson's new film "The Passion of the Christ."

Coulter wrote: "Being nice to people is, in fact, one of the incidental tenets of Christianity (as opposed to other religions whose tenets are more along the lines of 'kill everyone who doesn't smell bad and doesn't answer to the name Mohammed'). She also referred to: "(The Prophet) Muhammad's many specific instructions to kill non-believers whenever possible."

SEE: "THE PASSION OF THE LIBERAL" http://www.townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/ac20040304.shtml

"We believe strongly in freedom of speech and support Ann Coulter's right to hold even bigoted and hate-filled views," said CAIR Communications Coordinator Rabiah Ahmed. "But credible media outlets should not associate themselves with or serve to legitimize such overt racism and Islamophobia." Ahmed called on newspapers that publish Coulter's column and on cable news channels that invite her as a guest commentator to reconsider promoting someone who spreads virulent hatred and intolerance.

Coulter has made a number of similarly anti-Muslim comments since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Immediately following the attacks, she suggested that "we should invade their (Muslim) countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity." Coulter wrote in Worldnetdaily.com: "While Judaism and Christianity begin with the Creation, Islam reveres a God who creates nothing."

When asked whether she would recommend "Muslim-free air travel," Coulter said: "This is my idea...I think airlines ought to start advertising: 'We have the most civil rights lawsuits brought against us by Arabs.'" When asked how Muslims would travel, she responded: "They could use flying carpets." (Guardian, 5/17/03) Coulter also referred to Middle Easterners as "camel riding nomads" and said Egyptians have an "aversion to bathing."

CAIR is America's largest Islamic civil liberties group.

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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/

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[goldstategop]

Like the Islamofascists who blew up a train in a Spain? I think CAIR (the advocacy front for Islamofascists) attacks Ann Coulter as anti-Muslim cause she points out what's wrong with Islam today and heck its easier to criticize the messenger rather than deal with the source of the problem. And the source of the problem is that Muslims want to kill any one who disagrees with them.

[lowbridge]

Ann Coulter Says Muslims 'Smell Bad';

"We come from France."

[King Prout]

ok - that goes on my about page quote list.

[MeekOneGOP]

Yep ! I like both Coulter and Steyn too !

[MeekOneGOP]

Aye !!

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL !

[glock rocks]

YES!

Absolutely. Amen.

Thank you.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Hyperbole for the sake of comedic emphasis is lost on you, I see.

[Hostage]

Did Keith Richards have an Islamic brother?

The third one from the left sure looks like him.

Can you imagine how popular Muslims could be if they decided to follow the Rolling Stones rather than Osama Bin Laden?

[rrrod]

atta girl ann!

[itsahoot]

I have opined for a long time that the only way, for most people, to learn to write well, is to read a lot of good writing, But as you can see it is tough to find anywhere anymore, certainly no in the news Paper.

Remember Edwin Newman? Great grammarian.

[Probus]

Good observation!

[Probus]

Blasphemy! Too skinny, not possible, except for crank whores.

[Polybius]

'kill everyone who doesn't smell bad and doesn't answer to the name Mohammed'

O.K. Here's what caught my attention.

That's the Coulter quote up there. The Muslims are in an uproar abot the "smell bad" part but..............

....................they have not uttered a peep about the "kill everyone that doesn't answer to the name Mohammed" part.

[Probus]

Explain, please, how this is not behaving.

[RaceBannon]

This is how she knows they stink!! Someone checked!

[RaceBannon]

[nutmeg]

Ewwwwwww!!!! >;-O

[Khuey]

I just complained to those "smell bads" about them picking on our friend ANN.

[LucyJo]

Worst smelling people I've encountered are the Amish.

A-MEN!

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Poor hygiene has the same results no matter the race, creed, color, or nationality. Read a story the other day about a man from Nigeria who hadn't bathed in ten years. His neighbors finally caught him and did it for him...well, come to think of it, probably for themselves. :-)