Advertisers fleeing 'All-American Muslim' 'propaganda' Sears, Wal-Mart, Home Depot

wnd ^ | 11-22-11 | Bob Unruh

[bayouranger]

"All-American Muslim," a new program on The Learning Channel that is being touted as a "powerful series" that carries viewers "inside the rarely seen world of American Muslims," is being dropped by advertisers.

Critics say the program is nothing more than video jihad propaganda, and the Florida Family Association says it is contacting companies whose advertising appears on the show to ask them to quit. So far, 18 of 20 companies contacted have done so, the group said.

The organization said that among the companies that initially supported the program, but later did not have any advertising aired, were Airborne Vitamin, Amway, Diamond Foods, Dyson Vacuum, Estee Lauder, HTC Phones, Home Depot, McDonald's, Petsmart, Pfizer, Sears, Sonic, T-Mobil and Wal-Mart.

The Florida group said it sent out an email alert to constituents only a week ago, who then contacted the sponsors.

"The Learning Channel's new show 'All-American Muslim' is propaganda clearly designed to counter legitimate and present-day concerns about many Muslims who are advancing Islamic fundamentalism and Shariah law," the organization's report on its work said. "The show profiles only Muslims that appear to be ordinary folks while excluding many Islamic believers whose agenda poses a clear and present danger to liberties and traditional values that the majority of Americans cherish."

The association cited a "troubling scene" in which a Muslim police officer stated, "I really am American. No ifs, ands or buts about it."

"This scene would appear to be damage control for the Dearborn [Mich.] police who have arrested numerous Christians including several former Muslims for peacefully preaching Christianity," the association report said.

"Dearborn police falsely arrested Nabeel Qureshi and Paul Rezkalla in 2010 and Sudanese Christian Pastor George Saieg in 2009 for preaching Christianity at the annual Arab International Festival," the report said.

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The association's suggested message from consumers to sponsors said the show is trying to manipulate Americans into ignoring the threat of jihad and Shariah, which is Islamic religious law.

The report said Dearborn, the site of the biggest mosque in North America, is one of the most densely populated Muslim communities in the United States. In recent years, it has gained national attention for taking a pro-Muslim stance and for the arrest and intimidation of Christian evangelists for engaging in protected speech activity, the report said.

The Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm, has handled several legal disputes over the arrests of those individuals.

"But Americans aren't suspicious of Muslims who are trying to get married, open clubs, and play football. Americans are suspicious of Muslims who are trying to blow up American buildings, subvert American freedoms, and assert the primacy of Islamic law over American law. The problem people have with Islam is not with every Muslim person. It is with Islam's teachings of violence against and the subjugation of unbelievers. It is with the supremacist ideology and the fervent believers in those noxious doctrines of warfare and subjugation," the report said.

The program launched earlier this month on the TLC Cable Channel.

A producer who declined to be named told WND the stories focus on people.

"Ultimately, our shows are about telling the stories of the families featured in them. So, to some extent, the history of American Muslims settling in Dearborn may be touched upon, but ultimately, this is about the families' stories and what's going on in their lives today, not the past, per se," the producer said.

But Islam analyst Pamela Geller told WND earlier that perspective on the show is also its danger.

"Clearly this program is designed to counter the fictional threat of 'Islamophobia' by showing Muslims who aren't terrorist monsters, but ordinary people living ordinary lives, balancing tradition and modern life, dealing with their families, their jobs, and a host of other issues," Geller said.

"It is an attempt to manipulate Americans into ignoring the threat of jihad and to bully them into thinking that being concerned about the jihad threat would somehow victimize these nice people in this show. The problem is not people; it's ideology. The show doesn't address that," Geller said.

Jerry Newcombe, Truth in Action Ministries' senior producer and analyst, says the major problem with the program is that it's not going to show the reality of "pure Islam."

"It's a free country. Muslims are free to practice their religion here (thanks to Christianity, ultimately). What is sad, though, is that the truth about the goals of radical Islam are hidden from many Americans through programs like the one on TLC. Islam wants to take over the world. If they have to use force, they'll do that. But otherwise, they'll do it by what Robert Spencer calls 'stealth jihad,'" Newcombe said.

A line from one of the first two episodes illustrates what both Geller and Newcombe are describing, when one of Muslim women says in a panel discussion, "We live our lives just like anyone else."

That perception is one of the reasons why Jihad Watch publisher and Executive Director Robert Spencer shares the concerns expressed by Geller and Newcombe.

Spencer says the program is attempting to produce a neutral view of Islam.

"The show apparently is trying to show that Muslims go to clubs, like to have fun, etc. But this doesn't really establish anything," Spencer said.

"The problem people have with Islam is its teachings of violence against and the subjugation of unbelievers. The problem is not with every Muslim person. It is with the supremacist ideology and the fervent believers in those noxious doctrines of warfare and subjugation," he said.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

They hate the West.
Why are they here ?

[Sequoyah101]

The channel and any sponsor really are nuts aren’t they?

This is all just so insane. IF they really are just Americans it should not take any convincing... just be Americans. Of course, I’m beginning to wonder if we have not allowed that to be so diluted and polluted that the cultural norm is lost.

[cameraeye]

As long as they all read the same book, there will never be trust. Stay vigilant America, they came to take our Constitution and replace it with sharia, yesterday if they could. Tarquiya is something that can never be taken lightly. How can you tell when a muslim is telling you the truth? Let us all see how they treat Christmas this year?

[BCW]

Check out my comments on TLC website page for this show - I was verbally put down - but replied with facts — and then left alone...

http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/all-american-muslim/about-all-american-muslim.htm?fb_comment_id=fbc_10150332108261996_19758701_10150373212836996

Here’s everything that was said to the non-moslems:

ignorant American / how dumb you sound / YOUR state sponsored Terrorists / Taqiyyah, It’s a shia principle, they implement toward sunni (majority) muslims / conspiracy theorist Islamophobe / dumb and ignorant / haters hater and haters / ranting and raving / voice remains unheard / Have you looked in the mirror lately / can’t handle the truth / fear mongering / live in your lunchbox / idiot / atrocities committed by Israeli Zionists / closed minded people / You sound like an idiot / I can’t believe how dumb and ignorant people are / WE DOn’t NEEED YOUR SUPPORT / Adolf Hilter / Timothy McVeigh / KKK / Arion Brotherhood / soilder who was forced and cowardly went to Iraq / homegrown inbred mami and papi were brother and sister / ignorant. poor ...poor unfortunate soul / I sure hope you didn’t get your sister pregnant again / we don’t need any more honkey tonk rednecks like you in AMERICA / fastest growing religion the WORLD / america has the highest rate of domestic violence and the largest number of calls to 911 for domestic violence and child abuse is during CHRISTMAS / your comment clearly proves that you truly are ignorant / Do yourself a favor a go put a shirt on / they need to go back to elementary school and learn their core values / Zeinab Amin-Aliahmad honestly love it when you comment. Lmao I can read your comments all day. Mashallah your amazing / All American Muslim to Arab American Muslims / Idiotic bigoted Americans / Nobodys paying any attention to the dogs barking / If you are ab igot, then just be a bigot / screwed up perceptions / Pennsylvania are all vile pedophiles for tolerating child abuse by ‘sports gurus’ / I’m sure your not a racist that kills innocent Muslims because of your racist views. Disgusting. All your killings should be looked into / occupying another country / Just like people thought all Russians were Evil in the 80’s and Japanese/germans during world war 2 or even the Native Americans / so freakin stupid I don’t think anyone can even get any dummer than this seriously / so u might want to shut the hell up / The Crusader where christans that were born and breeded to kill muslims and they did for hundreds of year / Jihad can only be physical if an invader occuppies your land kills your kids, rapes your women, like christans have been doing for more then a thousand years / raving racist anti semitic lunatic / a mjority of these people are Zionists / do believe in the peaceful spread of Islam / fearful and disappointing comments on this page / why this much hatred why all this anger / This show is to show ignorant people that WE are all American and we can all follow our religion in whichever way each individual chooses to / try visiting the middle east when your not trying to kill them / doesn’t waste her time replying to ignorant people like u / I really DON’T care to respond to ignorant people like him / And again you say Jesus is the son of God, or is he God, orrrr I’m just confused bc why would Jesus himself pray to God, if he was God / bc your ignorance is showing your true stupidity / every Christian does not have to defend hitlier, or Timothy for his bombing / Sumer don’t waste your breath on people like that, I’m sure they feel really dumb right now you showed him whatsup / This show is not a good representation of Islam /

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

“Freedom of expression is western terrorism” - Yeah, which Mutt-lims take every advantage of to terrorise the public with. Taking over entire streets to perform their obnoxiousness, blaring out the call to prayer loud as hell. There is one Mosque in Brooklyn on Atlantic avenue, and in a Jewish neighborhood no less, that ALL DAY blasts the call to prayer literally as loud as a train horn ALLAH AKBAR DIRKA DRIKA BALLLALAL and the cops aren’t allowed to do anything thanks to the lib a-holes who run New York city.

[servantboy777]

>>Why are they here?<<

To recruit, to setup mosque, to preach shariah.

In Michigan, they've taken entire towns. They first move to an area and build a Islam community. Then begin electing Muslims into government positions such as Mayor, city counsel, county commish, police officers.

Once they've secured local positions, then it's state, federal.

They've already secured a few small towns up North. Mosques are popping up everywhere, not just lil tiny ones either.

The ground zero mosque is most certainly a poke in the eye to America...and we let’em do it.

[freekitty]

I hope they don’t secretly support them with ads. This is the dumbest most insensitive program ever. There is nothing remotely entertaining or funny about it. These people hate us.

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting. Why aren’t Umar Farouk Abulmutallab and Abu Nidal Hasan dead yet?

[SERKIT]

They hate the West.
Why are they here ?

Just like any other invasion, they want to take over. The Religion of Peace will bring their form of peace (suppression of rights, Shari'a Law, enslavement of women)to the world once the entire world bows to Islam. Getting to their goal will not be peaceful, but once completed, under their definition, there will be peace. So if complacency allows "their" form of peace to be expedited, it is going to get uglier real soon. They are exploiting our freedoms to bring oppression.

[SERKIT]

WOW! Formatting can be your friend.....

[Chode]

allah wackbar...

[bayouranger]

/Every filthy koranimal at the mosque makie comment/ /islam is peace, kuffar/ die in hell juice/ All joking aside, what's your handle there?

[bgill]

I suspect those comments were from an organized group.

[bgill]

They’re here to conquer the western world, Christians, capitalism and freedom. They have targeted the US in more ways than just 9/11.

[Mr. Fabtastic]

I wonder if the fact that Muslims take their marching orders from a man (muhammed) who married a girl when she was 6 and began raping her when she was 9 will ever be a topic? And why we would take such a ‘religion’ seriously?

[philman_36]

Twenty days ago...
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"Sounds like money is important to these guys so if the show's sponsors get complaints will the revenue loss move them to action?"

[Psycho_Bunny]

You can be Muslim. You can be American.

By definition, it’s impossible to be both.

[MinuteGal]

Thanks to the freepers who participated in a boycott emailing effort to two of the sponsors (we cut two from the herd of over 25 sponsors for better effect) which yours truly organized on an "All-American Muslim" thread.

Boycott emails can be effective if done correctly. They're even more effective because the emails are from individuals, not organized national groups.

Good work, freepers!

Leni

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

How can you tell when a muslim is telling you the truth?

When his mouth is shut.