Man protests at home of Muslim candidate

[deadparrot]

BALTIMORE - A protester staked out the home of a Muslim candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates, holding a sign and wearing a T-shirt that mocked Islam.

Timothy Truett sat in a folding chair Saturday on the cul-de-sac outside Saqib Ali's home in Gaithersburg with a sign reading "Islam sucks," and a shirt with the slogan, "This mind is an Allah-free zone."

Montgomery County police sent a trespass notification form to Truett warning that he would be subject to arrest on trespassing charges if he steps onto Ali's property within the next year.

Truett called his protest "an experiment," explaining: "I had heard that Muslims were generally intolerant of views other than their own, and so I thought I would put it to the test."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060814/ap_on_el_st_lo/muslim_candidate_protest

[silverweb]

1. What an asshole.

Well, I hope everyone just totally ignores him so he gets bored and goes home. Mr. Ali's response is wise.

[AnOhioan]

2. This protestor is a bigoted ass.........

and most likely a repub.

[noahmijo]

3. He is most likely part of this new wave of "True" conservatives that are

popping up.

Ya see since their Bushie was a total failure and the repug party is going down the tubes fast, people like this guy are coming out calling themselves "true conservatives" who bash bush for being too liberal and not a true conservative. Sadly they make up I'd say at least 25% of those who "disapprove" of bush's job performance.

[grannylib]

4. How disgusting...his sign should read, "This head is a mind-free zone"

Obviously, the moron queued up twice for oatmeal instead of the grey matter that belongs between his ears...

[opiate69]

5. .......

[erik-the-red]

13. Good comic panel

And very appropriate, as well.

[newyawker99]

17. Hi erik-the-red!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[drm604]

15. LOL. what a great cartoon!

And it perfectly illustrates the type of hypocrisy shown by the man in the OP.

[IntiRaymi]

16. Pointing out Religious Hypocrisies is like....

Shooting Fish in a Barrel.

[soaky]

20. thanks for posting that :) eom

[High Plains]

6. What an asshole.

[salin]

7. Jerk - claims it was "an experiment"

Truett called his protest "an experiment," explaining: "I had heard that Muslims were generally intolerant of views other than their own, and so I thought I would put it to the test."

but somehow I doubt he is going to run any controls (that is, going and sitting outside other folks' home with aggressive signs against those folks' religion) for comparison. Instead, the idiot will undoubtedly claim that his "hypothesis" was correct, beccause he was served with a year long no trespass order. :eyes:

People like these are so embrassing to be associated with. So self-righteous in their ugliness towards others.

[fishwax]

18. and testing their tolerance

with signs that say muslims suck. "you suck" is an opinion that many people find difficult to tolerate.

[magellan]

8. And people wonder why Americans are hated the world over

Here is a prime example.

[tanyev]

9. Where's a lightning bolt when you really need one?

[drduffy]

10. Give him a bag of pretzels...

[HuffleClaw]

11. the truly sad thing is the deluded schmo

likely simply cannot comprehend the hypocrisy between his expression of intolerance and what he's claiming.

[Toots]

12. Well he is demonstrating beyond all doubt the intolerance of Christians.

:shrug: I wonder if there is a forest among all those trees?

[regularguy]

14. Umm...get a job?

[breakaleg]

19. Sounds like more of a hate crime than a protest...

since when is displaying anti-religious slogans considered a protest?