Teabaggin Bitches
Mr. Smith presented his thoughts concerning the new age Tea Party movement on here before, but it’s hard for me to get into their politics, since I don’t know (or care) what they are all about. The only things about the Tea Party that I have learned is that they no longer like the term teabagger, their views are consistent with Republican ideology, and their logo looks like a pile of shit at first glance. Well, I recently learned something new after reading an article that details an upcoming Pekoe party protest in California. Like their American Idol Sarah Palin, some teabaggers don’t take too kindly to the First Amendment – and apparently believe every stupid stereotype they hear:
The Council on American-Islamic relations (CAIR) has condemned plans for a Tea Party protest outside a southern California mosque, whose organizers are urging protesters to bring dogs with them because Muslims “hate dogs.” I wish someone would have told them that all Muslims hate gerbils. That would be a sight to see. All those plastic wheels and I.V.-looking water dispensers all over the place – and you know Richard Gere would have shown up.
A recent series of unsigned emails and anonymous Web postings has called for a protest during Friday prayers outside the Islamic Center of Temecula Valley, in Riverside County. Protest organizers are upset at the Islamic group’s plans to build a new mosque to replace its current makeshift mosque.
One of the emails declared: “Islam is not a religion. It is a worldwide political movement meant [sic] on domination of the world. And it is meant to subjugate all people under Islamic law….” And what is it exactly that Christians have been trying to do for thousands of years? I’ve never once had a Muslim come to my door asking me if I would be interested in learning more about the Qur’an.
The email goes on to say that Muslims “hate dogs. …Tennessee was able to stop the Mosque so bring your Bibles, flags, signs, dogs and singing voice (All Muslims apparently hate music as well) on Friday.”...The reference to Tennessee evidently has to do with a controversy over the planned construction of a mosque in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, which has drawn opposition from some residents. Contrary to the email, planning for the mosque has not been halted.
With the city of Temecula soon to determine whether the proposed mosque can go ahead, opposition to its construction has been growing more vocal. Opponents told the L.A. Times last week they feared the mosque would turn the area into “a haven for Islamic extremists.”…That’s a charge denied by members of the Temecula mosque, who point out their current mosque has been operating in Riverside County for more than a decade.
“Californians of all faiths should repudiate (I think he meant refudiate) those who would target a house of worship using tactics specifically designed to cause offense,” said Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Los Angeles branch of CAIR. “National and state Tea Party leaders should explain why their movement has apparently deviated from its agenda on fiscal responsibility and limited government to the promotion of Islamophobia.”
CAIR also notes that the organizers’ assertion that Muslims “hate” dogs is wrong. “Many Muslims believe the saliva of dogs invalidates the ritual ablution performed before prayer. For this reason, it has become a cultural norm for individuals not to have dogs in their houses — not because the dog is ‘hated,’” CAIR stated. Okay, so the saliva thing is kind of a weird religious belief; but then again, I don’t know of many religions whose beliefs are steeped (get it? Tea, steeped) in factualism either. (VIA)
