Seminole Chronicle of Florida: Hamas is just a political party, UAC is racist

Seminole Chronical ^ | 1-9-08 | Seminole Chronicle

[CaliFReeper1]

Lately the UAC has been duking it out with the Seminole Chronicle newspaper in Orlando FL over a major case of media bias. The other day they called the UAC racist and suggested that Hamas was just a political party on par with the Republicans or Democrats and that there was nothing wrong with sending Hamas donations...
Here are two emails that went out about the subject giving the background, this is outrageous. Read the whole thing and let the newspaper know your thoughts:


-- From 9-10-08:

Yes the race of Islam has been offended, that is according to the Seminole Chronicle newspaper in Florida, where in an article written by an editor of the newspaper he calls us racist and then refers to Hamas suggesting it is simply a political party that is on par with the Republican or Democrat party. Riiiight. Now for the details:

The story is referring to when the UAC in Orlando protested against CAIR's Islamist youth retreat a week or so back.

The article is located at:
http://www.seminolechronicle.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2008/01/09/4785693155de5

The following is from Alan with the Orlando UAC:

As many of you know, the UAC recently held a protest against the Islamic Circle of North America(ICNA) and CAIR who were sponsors of the Young Muslim Youth Camp and have direct ties to terrorist organizations. The Seminole Chronicle printed an anonymous "viewpoint" letter calling the UAC a "racist organization" as well as "a joke".

So I ask you to take few minutes and read the letter then fire up your computer and send the Seminole Chronicle your letters to the editor and posts just below the story. I have just one question for the paper - When did Islam become a race?

If you have any questions or need background info send me an email.

Best regards,

Alan Kornman
United American Committee - Central Florida Branch
florida@unitedamericancommittee.org


-- From 9-11-08

Yesterday we told you about a disgusting article written by an anonymous editor of the Seminole Chronicle newspaper in Florida in which they called the UAC "racist" and "a joke" for confronting Islamist groups with proven ties to terrorism. The article also defended Hamas suggesting that it was simply a political party on par with the Democrats or Republicans.

The online version of the article had a section which allowed for comments, and we just found out that although last night there were nearly fifty comments countering all of the article’s absurdities and outrageous statements, this morning the newspaper has deleted all of the comments and disabled the commenting feature in a defiant act to stifle free speech and silence statements of logic and reality.

Now we need to let em' have it. We urge EVERYONE to contact the newspaper and let your opinions be known. Their editor is Michelle Yossee-Beard, who although denies she wrote the article, refuses to state who did. The newspaper's contact information is below; We urge you to call, email, and write snail mail letters as well.

Editorial phone: 407-447-4557
Business phone: 407-447-4555
Fax number: 407-447-4556

Seminole Chronicle
3361 Rouse Rd. Ste. 200
Orlando, FL 32817

E-mail: editor@SeminoleChronicle.com

The article, titled "Chronicle protests racism from callers", is located at:
http://www.seminolechronicle.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2008/01/09/4785693155de5

[SE Mom]

There goes the neighborhood

[MindBender26]

This is right in the neighborhood of a few FReepers. I wonder what would happen if a few people called the newspaper’s ADVERTISERS and told them they were boycotting their stores because of their support of Islamofacist organizations?

Likewise, this free rag is given away at McD’s Burger Klink, Donato’s and a few other places. Wonder if we should call then????????

Also a local TV station or two.........