[finnman69]

hat tip to LGF http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=13652_CAIR_Goes_After_Don_Imus

[finnman69]

and he did it again..LOL, that's what you get for supporting Kerry.

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=39989

MSNBC 'Imus' Segment Refers to 'Raghead Cadaver';Islamic Advocacy Group Renews Demand for Apology, Reprimand

11/19/2004 12:28:00 PM

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To: National Desk

Contact: Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787 or 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair-net.org, Rabiah Ahmed, 202-488-8787 or 202-439-1441, rahmed@cair-net.org, both of the Council on American-Islamic Relations

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Council on American- Islamic Relations (CAIR) is once again demanding an apology from the MSNBC cable television network for anti-Arab/anti-Muslim remarks made on its "Imus in the Morning" program.

In a segment today commenting on the apparent execution of a wounded Iraqi in Fallujah by a U.S. Marine, a fictitious "Senior Military Affairs Advisor" to the program justified the killing by referring to a "booby-trapped raghead cadaver." The fictitious advisor also said the killing provided an "Al-Jazeera moment" causing the "Muslim masses to respond with their routine pack of rabid sheep mentality."

Yesterday, CAIR issued a similar call for an apology for a Nov. 12th "Imus" program that referred to Palestinians as "stinking animals" and suggested that they all be killed.

SEE: Palestinians Called 'Stinking Animals' on MSNBC's 'Imus' http://www.cair-net.org/asp/article.asp?id=1331&page=NR

"We thank all those who already contacted the network to express their concerns about the racist remarks and ask that they keep up the pressure until those concerns are properly addressed," said CAIR executive director Nihad Awad.

Don Imus, the program's host, has a long history of controversy over anti-Arab and Islamophobic remarks. As early as 1985, he was forced to apologize for referring to Arabs as "goat-humping weasels." (Sunday Mail, 4/21/85) He has also been criticized for using the derogatory term "raghead." (Accuracy in Media) In a reference to the crash of an Iranian airliner earlier this year that killed 43 passengers, Imus said, "When I hear stories like that, I think who cares." He then stated: "Too bad it wasn't full of Saudi Arabians." (National Iranian American Council)

Earlier this year, CAIR announced a "Hate Hurts America" campaign designed to counter hate speech on talk radio.

SEE: http://www.cair-net.org/hatehurtsamerica/

CAIR, America's largest Muslim civil liberties group, is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has 29 offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. Its mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

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/

[pissant]

You don't spout stuff like this on the air, if you want to keep your license.

[Kerfuffle]

So who exactly is the "colleague" who actually said this?

[odoso]

I can't believe I'm going to say this... MSNBC, don't retract a single letter!

To the islamic activists: Get the F out of my country!

[finnman69]

Of all the things to nail Imus on, it's sort of sad they go after him for this.

[LizardQueen]

I watched that broadcast, and I'll admit to laughing my head off. The crowning comment was when his sidekick referred to Arafat as "Stinky Pete". Imus also said once that "it looks like they're burying him in a junkyard".

LQ

[js1138]

Imus seems to be a stopped clock.

[Moleman]

"Goat humping weasels" ROFLOL!

[TexasTaysor]

serve to legitimize anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bigotry in our society and could lead to further discrimination against members of the Islamic and Arab-American communities

Too late

[BigSkyFreeper]

With the way Imus derides people just to get ratings, you expect Imus to say things like that on the radio.

[thoughtomator]

Muslims, especially CAIR types, call Jews pigs and monkeys all the time. Where's the CAIR demand for an apology for that?

[Tempest]

Poor taste on Imus's part, and he should issue an apology as a public speaker. But then again there is that annoying little freedom of speech thing. . .

[KC_Conspirator]

I don't think he needs to apologize at all.

[ClintonBeGone]

Was the COLLEAGUE Sid?

[BillyCrockett]

He's just living up to his name of "I'm Ass" in the Morning.

[Toddsterpatriot]

Already posted

[RichInOC]

Truth is an absolute defense against the charge of libel.

[SF Republican]

They should apologize, the statement is totally unfair to animals

[Dalite]

Sounds like Benard; at his best

[Looking4Truth]

Hey CAIR, STFU! You've got more to worry about than someone exercising thier GOD given First Amendment rights.

This 'infidel' will kill any muslim scum that does some of their cowardly, hiding-behind-women-and-children violence in my town. Count on it.

Get your goat-humping cult out of my country!