Posted on 10/19/2011 9:47:49 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
A hotel in Texas cancelled a Tea Party event that was going to be held in their conference room because it didn't approve of the group's keynote speaker. Pamela Geller, a political activist and blogger, was schedule to headline the event and caused hotel representatives to deny the group use of their space.
Officially, the Hyatt Place Houston Sugar Land hotel cancelled the event citing 'changing security needs' after they learned that Ms Geller would be speaking.
This is not the first time that Ms Geller has ruffled feathers: the staunch conservative has written extensively against Islam and regularly attacks the religion because she deems it 'the radical most radical and extreme ideology on the face of the earth'.
'I'm not bashing Muslims. I'm not bashing people. I love people, It's why I do what I do,' Ms Geller said.
In spite of that, the event was forced to move to the Sugar Land Community Center, where it was held Tuesday night
'I think it's reprehensible, the restriction of free speech, because that's what we're talking about,' Ms Geller said.
While event attendees were boycotting the Hyatt, a few dozen residents of Sugar Land, Texas, which is right outside of Houston, boycotted the event, calling it 'hate speech'.
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disgusting.
that’s precisely what allows moslems to move forward with their agenda to destroy america.
I am sure the Hyatt would have no problem hosting and Occupy Wall Street Event and their anti-Semitic messages and statements that have become public knowledge.
Kissing up to muslims seems to be coming our national past time, especially by the political class. The prez, the governor of Texas, Bush while prez, etc.
My BS meter just went off. I'm relatively certain that one of the local jihadis just dropped by to compliment them on the lovely decor of their hotel.
I'm sure they didn't use anything like the phrase "too bad if anything were to happen to it."
I really wish that people would stop referring to Islam as a religion.
It is a sociopolitical philosophy. Exactly the same as Marxism. The Koran is on par with the Communist Manifesto or Mein Kampf.
Nothing more.
Too bad they didn’t book an anti-Mormon activist.
Where’s the, “it would never happen in Texas” Freepers?
She’ll just sue their asses. Good.
Houston has a HUGE middle eastern population. I’m sure they got a little heat from CAIR and that was it.
Islam stands for oppression and tyranny, but don’t dare say it in a world that limits free speech by eliminating truth. We live in a world that cheered on Arab Spring in complete ignorance of what Democracy means in the world of Islam. The West better get back some good sense about Islam before it is too late.
Sue them for what? Not letting her do whatever she wants on their property?
You don’t have this whole ‘rights’ thing figured out yet.
Wonder what the Hyatt would have done if they found out the speaker was ‘Calypso Louie Phartinacan’ and his peace loving muzzies????
Translation: they canceled the speaker after getting at least one call from an islamofascist threatening violence.
She is definitely a “Conservative”... she is pleasant on the eyes.
I am [still] looking for an attractive liberal... key word STILL.
Yes. Basically it boils down to: “We can’t host a speaker who says Muslims are violent and dangerous, because the Muslims actually are violent and dangerous and might kill us.”
She’ll just sue their asses. Good.
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On what legal basis?
Interference with her first amendment rights.
Local restaurants here cannot refuse CAIR and unidicted co conspirators in 911 members of the Muslim Brotherhood from speaking at banquets, so the reverse must be consistent.
see above and also interference with her rights of free association.
Care to wager on that?
Where’s the, “it would never happen in Texas” Freepers?
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Texas is LEADING the pack.
partly due to “evangelical” Perry, who has publicly praised Islam, read from the Quran, proudly signed a “Halal” meat bill so that animals could have their throats cut in Allah’s name, and has been publicly praised by members of CAIR.
Texas is aproaching 1 MILLION Muslims.
(99% of whom are good loyal Texans, i’m sure...)
Recently a Texas legal document was posted here on FR, from a case where they agreed to abide by the decision of the Sharia Court !
...the address of the court, is IN the Texas Court document!
Jill Filipovic and Kirsten Powers are adorable! But then I am a woman and look at it a bit differently than you guys. :)
This after MUSLIMS broke into a county building in San Antonio, and another Sudden Jihad Syndromer on a SW flight that landed in Amarillo. Nah, no Muslim problem in Texas. Bastards. Hyatt consumer affairs: 1-800-323-7249 or 1-402-592-6465.
exactly, biff.
Send away the Jews but don’t try it with Jihadists.
What’s to wager?
She either will or she won’t, Her not doing it is proof of nothing.
Think what you like.
“Where’s the, “it would never happen in Texas” Freepers?”
They are too busy tearing down Herman to realize that they may shortly be called the texmexislamic state.
I wonder if the would host one of these His-butt SoDear conferences?
http://www.answeringmuslims.com/2011/07/hizb-ut-tahrir-conference-in-chicago.html
‘Mind you, where does Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stay and entertain his murdering comrades when he comes to New York? The Hyatt,’ Ms Geller wrote.
The Hyatt just lost about 60 million clients. I will never stay there again
Houston has a dangerous “so called Islam School”
The pantie bomber went there for a class. Al Awlaki either spoke are attended it.
You think the hotels don’t know how dangerous the situation is. Wake up America.
The irony is strong with this one.
Kissing up to muslims seems to be coming our national past time...
I think that when it comes to individual businesses, there is no support or help. Leftist agendas are pursued ruthlessly and conservatives do not support or help the individual who is attacked.
It is a public accommodation. It falls within the federal civil rights laws.
They’re worried about security? Then Pamela should bring Ann Barnhardt along.
I just email Hyatt and told them why I am boycotting their chain.
Pam is one hell of a Hottie.
How could any man turn down just 5 minutes of staring at her while she speaks.
I know some TX Freepers were posting about this on the TX message board.
If we ever managed to accomplish your wish, we will have preserved freedom in the US. Just changing the language from "religion" to "ideology" would accomplish this. We'd have to discipline every conservative to learn to say "Islamic ideology"--and it would take a long time, at that.
It might help if so called conservatives quit doing it.
It is a public accommodation. It falls within the federal civil rights laws.
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I’m missing how she is being discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion or country of national origin.
The speaker has a pro-Christian world view and was going to speak on the topic of Islam. Seems to me the hotel cancelled the event only because of the religious views of the speaker and attendees.
It might help if so called conservatives quit doing it.
No one is going to challenge the leftists if there is no one getting their back. It is easy to expect people to be heros. Harder to put up with the job losses, personal attacks on self and family and loss of community without anything back from other conservatives.
I am a supporter of Pamela Geller's efforts in bringing the truth to those who will listen and read her documented research. Anyone with a brain can clearly see that we have Islamic Terrorists coming into our country with goals to kill Americans.
I certainly will never stay at a Hyatt hotel again!
Most Hyatt’s are franchise operations and the company may not have been aware of this situation. I would suggest contacting them with a complain and see how they respond. I suspect, this may be a situation with the local operator or an employee who is unaware of the law or the business consequences of the action taken.
So, lessee, whom does the Hyatt make more money from? Muslim terrorists who want to kill Americans, or Tea Partiers who have money and want to spend it in America on American events held at American businesses??
There’s a quick way to get the Hyatt’s attention - vote with your wallet. Don’t stay at the Hyatt hotels anymore (or any of their spinoffs) and tell the Hyatt corporate management why they have more empty rooms than they used to.
He comes on opposite Hannity and I've stopped listening to Hannity and now listen to Michael Berry.
Berry has his 'Berry Brigade' that needs to send some attention Hyatt's way.
http://www.the950.com/pages/michaelberry.html
Freepers would love Michael Berry.
bump
He comes on opposite Hannity and I've stopped listening to Hannity and now listen to Michael Berry.
Berry has his 'Berry Brigade' that needs to send some attention Hyatt's way.
http://www.the950.com/pages/michaelberry.html
Freepers would love Michael Berry.
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