Posted on 07/26/2005 2:42:49 AM PDT by suspects
A local radio talk show host touched off complaints from an Islamic civil rights organization yesterday after repeatedly describing Islam on the air as "a terrorist organization" that is "at war with America."
The organization, the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), asked the station to take disciplinary action against Michael Graham, who hosts WMAL-AM's late-morning call-in program.
Michael Graham said Islam is a "terrorist" group.
A station executive, Randall Bloomquist, said yesterday that Graham's comments were "amped up" but justified within the context of the program. He said the station, which is owned by the Walt Disney Co., had no plans to reprimand Graham.
The show host touched off the flap during a discussion of the Muslim community's response to recent acts of terrorism. Graham suggested the fault lies with Muslims generally because religious leaders and followers haven't done enough to condemn and root out extreme elements. "The problem is not extremism," Graham said, according to both CAIR and the station. "The problem is Islam." He also said, "We are at war with a terrorist organization named Islam."
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I agree with you whole heartedly. CAIR is only interested in protecting the guilty, not getting rid of the terrorists. Punt 'em. This is a free nation and if they don't like it they can pack up their rags and get the hell out.
GOOD JOB and BRAVO!!!
I have to tell you... I was THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED with your performance against the slickster from the islamic apologist organization! I listened to the whole thing and you absolutely wiped the floor with his rhetoric and tossed it into the trash!
Perhaps your courageous speaking of truth to power will effect an internal dialogue and a soul searching within the body of islam. Sadly, I hold little hope for that and look forward to more finger pointing and rhetoric.
Watch your Six
Copied & saved- many thanks.
And the numbers '9' and '1'.
Ping
Hearing the truth spoken is music to my ears.
Misc ping?
Michael Graham had a better one. He said CAIR stood for the "Council on Angry Islamic Radicals"...
Question that should be on a 6th grade aptitude test...
Islam is to terror as cloud is to:
a. Rain
b. Hail
c. Sleet
d. Snow
e. All of the above
Cool. I didn't think it was just me ...... heeheeheeheehee
Ah, they are the terrorists. Guess they like Air America hosts better. They lie and say Bush is the terrorist!
I will be writing the Editor challenging them on their choice of local "representatives" with the resources I found linked to today's Hugh Hewitt Gets Taken For a Ride thread, as well as backhoe's FR site.
Keep up the good work Free Republic (and backhoe)!
BTTT
CAIR gave themselves a nice sounding name. Some people don't look behind the nice name. CAIR seems to a lot of people who are paying attention to have a single goal and that is whitewashing Islamic terrorism and terrorist networks in the United States of America.
You have my support, friend. Don't give in to this vermin.
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