Fox News Airs Suggestion for 'Muslim-Only' Airport Line

[cynatnite]

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Yesterday on Fox News' "Dayside," conservative radio host Mike Gallagher proposed that airports institute a "Muslims only" line for airport travelers during a segment Tuesday on racial profiling. Meta, that. From Newshounds, who "watch FOX so you don't have to":

"Dayside" co-host Juliet Huddy set up the debate by noting that all terrorists have been Muslim extremists, and Jerrick claimed that some people oppose racial profiling as "politically incorrect."

"It's not just a matter of political correctness, please," responded Gross. "It's illegal, it's unconstitutional, unethical, immoral, it shouldn't be done. We do not in this country prejudge a person based upon their race, creed, color, country of national origin and it's wrong to do so and it addition it's not effective. It doesn't work. It actually perpetuates the problem. That is, it separates us."

Gallagher responded that Gross's statements were "absolutely absurd" and claimed that the Traffic Safety Administration is aggressively targeting uniformed members of the military. "Let's have a Muslim-only line," Gallagher said, as Gross started to talk.

Jerrick asked Gallagher to repeat what he said.

"It's time to have a Muslims check-point line in America's airports and have Muslims be scrutinized. You better believe it, it's time," Gallagher said, garnering tepid audience applause.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eat-the-press/2006/08/16/fox-news-airs-suggestion-_e_27366.html

[ComerPerro]

1. Someone who is gonna blow himself up on a plane for Allah

won't lie and say he is Christian to avoid getting checked?

[JohMunich99]

2. Gallagher said it to get attention and boost ratings

Looks like it worked.

[marylanddem]

3. Guess Fox won't mention that b.s. as they negotiate for release

of their kidnapped reporters...

[wellst0nev0ter]

4. I'd Like To See That Assclown Explain That Plan To Dave Chappelle

he's a Muslim, in case you don't know.

[fujiyama]

15. Good point

Richard Reid, the shoebomber was Muslim too, but his name was Richard. One doesn't have to be named Ahmed, Mohammad, or Youseff to be Muslim.

And since when did anyone have to declare religious beliefs for anything in the US? Gallagher is a fuckin moron. Yeah, let's have them asking everyone "Are you Muslim?". That sounds really effective...

M

[Bill McBlueState]

5. Do they think "Muslim" is a skin color?

Do they think "Muslim" is a skin color?

They must, because the idea of interrogating private citizens about their religious beliefs to single them out for special treatment is about as un-American as you can get.

[physioex]

8. You're talking common sense.....

And Faux News has never been know for that..

[Virginia Dare]

6. Why don't we tattoo them..

that's what the Nazis did. :puke:

[GeorgeGist]

7. I didn't know that Timothy McVeigh...

was Muslim.

[TexasLawyer]

9. you beat me to that one...

Mr. McVeigh was born in New York-- we obviously need a line just for those suspicious-looking New Yorkers.

[jwirr]

13. And all letter writers from Montana.

[FlavaKreemSnak]

10. We should all pretend to be Muslims and get in it

I know it would make people late etc but it would be so cool, like back when the Nazis were making Jews wear these signs on their clothes, wasn't there some town somewhere where all the people put them on? I remember hearing the story, but I can't remember all the details, and I don't even know if it is true but I hope it is. Anyway if they start having Muslim lines let's all get in them and say Salam Aleikum! to the airport workers.

[flyarm]

11. and what about the blonde blue eyed ppl from norway in

alqueada cells??

do we have a line for norwegian ancestry blonde blue eyed people??

[jwirr]

12. Is that something like a white's only drinking fountain?

[AliceWonderland]

14. "All terrorists are Muslims"

is an absolutely true statement when terrorism is described as "what a Muslim does." However, terror is used by states and groups all over the world. It's just called different names, or no names at all.

[EstimatedProphet]

16. Maybe we should make them sit in the backs of buses too

We can give them thier own drinking fountains, let them have their own section in restaurants (or even non-Muslim restaurants would work), thier own bathrooms...

What a great idea this is! If we do this then it will really be easy to spot the Muslims! That will make it so much easier to load them into gas chambers and ovens!

Fox "News" makes me more disgusted every day. Each day it seems i think I hear something that is so sickening I can't believe they could stoop that low, and each day they manage to go lower. Someone needs to tell them this isn't a limbo contest.

[evox]

17. Outrageous!

This is probably the stupidest suggestions out of all stupid suggestions. This is the result of having Bush in power for over six years, after six years, his brainwashing detergent is coming into effect. A sane person would never support such an idea, this is absurd, totally disrepectful, offending, and wrong!