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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHatemonger Pamela Geller strikes again
from the Chicago Sun-Times:
A controversial ad that a local Muslim organization is calling racist and the CTA is calling divisive popped up on 10 buses Wednesday.
In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat jihad, the ad reads.
The ad is financed by conservative blogger Pamela Geller and her organization, American Freedom Defense Initiative. It has caused controversy and some legal challenges in Detroit, New York City and Washington, D.C.
One of the groups goals is to counter pro-Islamic bus and billboard campaigns with its own messages, Geller says on her blog. .................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/16389489-418/controversial-defeat-jihad-ads-show-up-on-cta-buses.html
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Hatemonger Pamela Geller strikes again (Original Post)
marmar
Nov 2012
OP
Amusing that CAIR is throwing the race card since muslim is not a race
ProgressiveProfessor
Nov 2012
#1
CAIR throws the race card because they think it will work better that way
ProgressiveProfessor
Nov 2012
#3
ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)1. Amusing that CAIR is throwing the race card since muslim is not a race
marmar
(77,081 posts)2. Semantics aside, it's the same energy as racism.
nt
ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)3. CAIR throws the race card because they think it will work better that way
Dishonesty doesn't work for me
marmar
(77,081 posts)4. Racist, Islamophobe, Hatemonger, Bigot - whatever word they choose, Pam Geller is it.
nt
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)5. Just when Israel is lining up tanks to invade Gaza, while...
hundreds of rockets are hitting Israel after Israel assassinated...
And riot police in NYC are on the alert with the demonstrations there...
Keep up the good work, Geller. Fan those flames.
"Conservative" my ass-- warmongering piece of shit is closer.