Anti-Islam Politician Geert Wilders' Visit Draws Heavy Police Presence in Mountain View

NBC Bay Area (KNTV 11) ^ | 11 August 2015 | Ian Cull

[CounterCounterCulture]

A heavy police presence in Mountain View Tuesday blocked roads for a controversial foreign dignitary.

Police late Tuesday guided drivers around the IFES Portuguese Hall, where Dutch politician Geert Wilders spoke to the Conservative Forum of Silicon Valley. Wilders is widely known for his criticism of Islam, and has repeatedly called for the Quran to be banned in the Netherlands.

Wilders is often heavily guarded by private guards, but Mountain View Police were on hand for Tuesday's event. This comes after two gunman fired shots outside an event in Texas earlier this year, where a contest was held to draw the prophet Muhammad. Wilders was a speaker at that event.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Note the media bias use of the negative word "controversial" when describing anybody who espouses conservative viewpoints. They could have easily said "civil rights activist," which is a truer and positive narrative of the man's work and mission.

I attended the event and it was great to see the man in person.

[PROCON]

This comes after two gunman fired shots outside an event in Texas earlier this year, where a contest was held to draw the prophet Muhammad.

Two MUSLIM gunman. Oh, I guess NBC forgot to add that.

Geert is a brave and righteous man.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Cool!

[LouAvul]

Conservative Forum of Silicon Valley

What country is this, cause the Silicon Valley in kommifornia is hard core socialist. They used to have conservatives, but both of them moved to Tulsa.

[skeeter]

Resisting the pernicious spread of this oppressive death cult is "anti-Islam".

Don't you just love progressives?

[I want the USA back]

He’s the bravest man around. He says what few will say out loud.

[The KG9 Kid]

Not really true, but the municipalities of Silicon Valley are hardcore left. The engineers who work there aren’t, at least particularly.

[elcid1970]

“This comes after two gunmen fired shots outside an event in Texas earlier this year, where a contest was held to draw the prophet Muhammad.”

Yeah, right, NBC, sanitize what almost happened at Garland.

Two Muslim jihadis attempted to commit mass murder, you idiots!! Just because they were shot dead by alert security personnel before they could perpetrate their intended massacre doesn’t mean it was nothing but “fired shots”.

Geez!

Anyway, if Geert Wilders isn’t the bravest man on Earth then I don’t know who is. God bless him and his mission!

[CounterCounterCulture]

They used to have conservatives, but both of them moved to Tulsa.

The 400+ of us who were there in attendance would have to disagree with you, and I know many, many more conservative locals who were not at this event. Are we a minority? Sure. But we aren't extinct yet.