Florida group to protest Muslim day at Six Flags (in TX)

[rainbow4321]

Source: Dallas Morning News

A Florida-based group called Americans Against Hate plans to protest a Muslim Family Day at Six Flags Over Texas later this month because it says the Islamic organization sponsoring the event supports terrorism.


"They have an agenda and they have a focus, and that is to absolutely tear down any Muslim organization that has any level of promise in America," said Khalil Meek of Plano, president of the Muslim Legal Fund of America. "I'm not surprised they're doing it, and I don't even want to talk about them because the more hype they get, the more voice they get. I'd rather just ignore them and pray they grow up and learn how to become responsible people."

The demonstration may be easy to ignore – and miss. Fewer than 50 people have turned out for other protests, according to the group's chairman, Joe Kaufman.

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Mr. Kaufman said he wrote letters to Six Flags' board of directors, including Mark Shapiro, president and CEO. "While we understand that the vast majority of American Muslims have nothing to do with terrorism, the opposite is the case with ICNA," Mr. Kaufman wrote. "The organization is a threat to the Dallas-area and a threat to our nation and should not be allowed anywhere near your amusement park – at any time. We therefore demand that you cancel Muslim Family Day."



Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/religion/stories/100507dnmetmuslimgroups.2c039fc.html

[kurth]

1. Then cancel Christian Family Day too

Stupid RW stooges.

[goodgd_yall]

2. Yeah---talk about a threat to the country

Bible-thumping RWingers.

[dickbearton]

10. I thought they were just ignorant and stupid but...

some of them are out of touch with reality. Some are mentally
ill, when they think they oppose hatred, but they act because
of hatred; that is a serious disconnect with reality. The
Criminal Bush needs to budget more money for mental health.
Many of his supporter's are in need of treatment.

[iaviate1]

11. Many of us ALL are in need of treatment.

Many of us go in for mental health tune ups every few weeks to keep our sanity with the political situation and our jobs. There's nothing wrong with it.

[struggle4progress]

16. Yep: they didn't protest Christian Youth Weekend or Homeschool Day

[prole_for_peace]

3. wait a minute..

americans against hate are protesting, which is kinda hateful, muslim family day. is that irony? sometimes i can't tell.

[KittyWampus]

17. I reread that several times. Makes no sense. But this isn't about making sense.

[saltpoint]

4. After you pay the steep entrance fee to an amusement park it seems to me

you'd want to ride the rides, as often as possible, for as long as it's open -- instead of burning time and money shouting bigoted slogans at minority groups.

[NoGodsNoMasters]

5. Nonsense...

As far as i'm concerned ALL religions are fucking crazy, across the board, but this Islamophobia is just foolish. All who insist Islam is an inherently violant faith might want to review the old testament and,western history from about, ohhhh... the tail end of the roman empire to the decline of the Klan's really active period, say...1960's. After all, it's not like anybody ever killed in the name of christ, right? :;rolls eyes:;

[rich1107]

6. Background

"In conclusion, the most fitting tribute that could be paid to this modern day polemic was delivered to him when he received the American United for Separation of Church and State’s Onion Award for "his consistent record of trashing everything Muslim with a broad brush of innuendo, association and excessive rhetoric,” reminding us once again that Kaufman’s so-called “Americans Against Hate” is indeed the ultimate oxymoron."

From: http://usa.mediamonitors.net/content/view/full/46278

Short story: Kaufman(listed as the grand poobah of Americans Against Hate) is a nutbag.

What a suprise;)

[Progressive Friend]

7. A hate group named "Americans Against Hate"...

Here is some more info about this anti-Islam hate group:

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Americans_Against_Hate

"Americans Against Hate (AAH) was founded in 2000 by Republican consultant and media specialist Stephen Marks. The group ran no-holds-barred television ads linking Vice-President and presidential candidate Al Gore to fellow Democratic party leader Al Sharpton."

[Kali]

15. they should change thier name to

Americans Living and Loving Aganst Hate

so their acronym can be ALLAH :rofl:

[roody]

8. Irony at its finest; just from the headline.

[WindRavenX]

9. Seriously.

Real life headlines are totally indistinguishable from Onion headlines :(

[DRoseDARs]

12. AAH was founded by a Republican activist and has Secret Knowledge of contributions to Hamas...

...Secret Knowledge so secret even the FBI doesn't know what they fuck they're talking about. There's actually two separate Americans Against Hate groups, one using AAH and the other using AHA. They're both conservative groups and AHA has slandered and smeared before. They did it to Al Gore during his '00 campaign. AAH, the one in this article, is at odds with both the FBI and the Anti-Defamation League because neither organization considers ICNA to be a threat.

AAH
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_Against_Hate

AHA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_Against_Hate_%28Stephen_Marks%29

[happygoluckytoyou]

13. IN A RELATED STORY 5 RIDERS STUCK ON THE LOGJAMMER ON GAY DAY

HIP HIP HOORAY...
THE GOP HAS FINALLY DETERMINED THAT ANYONE WHO IS NOT CHRISTIAN IS A TERRORIST...

YOU GOTTA GIVE THEM REDNECKS CREDIT... THEY KNOW HOW TO BEND YOU OVER AND DRIVE HOME A WEDGE ISSUE

and like the blind sheep they seem to be... the democrats will splinter at election time rather
than put edwards into the office where he can help american labor like the brilliant lawyer he is

F*&^*&% the cheap labor WEDGE ISSUE GOP..... they are already banging the....

NRA..... GAY......MUSLIM.....ABORTION.... issues, in their pre-2008 plan to divide the democratic base

[Kali]

14. too bad it isn't at a Disney facility - that would make it perfect

Religious conflict at an amusement park. Only in America!

[Xenotime]

18. Just plain racist... Now we give them more reason to hate us.

[roseBudd]

19. Hey Americans Against Hate, why are you such haters?

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

20. Ha - we are actually supposed to attend this event

I really don't want to go because I'm not that keen on amusement parks - our friend is gung-ho to buy us tickets, but I really don't care to go. Maybe I should now so I can monitor the protester evildoers!

[yardwork]

21. How Orwellian. A hate group called "Americans Against Hate."

You can't make this stuff up.

[SoxFan]

22. Dis ironys, right?