TN GOP Candidate Comments On Islam (One of the most offensive i have ever seen...)

[kpete]

Firestorm Over TN GOP Candidate's Comments About Local Islamic Center
by banana pancakes
Fri Jun 25, 2010 at 12:13:03 PM PDT

Lou Ann Zelenik, who is running to be the Republican nominee in Tennessee's 6th Congressional district in November, issued a statement yesterday about the proposed Islamic Community Center in Murfreesboro that has already created much controversy in Middle Tennessee. And today she doesn't want to answer any questions about it.

Here's the statement:

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Yes, we are tolerant, but our nation was founded on the tenets of the Judeo-Christian tradition; we have a right to defend that tradition. Until the American Muslim community find it in their hearts to separate themselves from their evil, radical counterparts, to condemn those who want to destroy our civilization and will fight against them, we are not obligated to open our society to any of them.

There are those in our society who bow before the throne of political correctness, as if it itself were the god that would save our country. Those people live in a fantasy world that never was and never will be. Those who cower in silence are equally wrong. The People of Rutherford County all need to stand together and say, “enough is enough.”

As Martin Luther King said, “in the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends,” so let us not be silent. Stand strong for our God, our families, and our country. God bless you all.

more:
http://www.votelouann.com/news-room/news-details.php?PRKey=60
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/6/25/13612/5406

[TNDemo]

When is the Judeo-Christian tradition

going to separate themselves from people like Timothy McVeigh?

[county worker]

1. Hate in the name of God and a peace maker!

[socialist_n_TN]

2. "Ayatollahs and Holy Rollers...............

Fighting over our Fate,
Their Illusions breed exclusion,
And they're god is Hate." (c)2005

Now you see what I have to face politically EVERY FUCKING DAY OF MY LIFE!

[Angry Dragon]

4. I would find it hard to live in a place like that

Come north where the air is a little fresher

[TNDemo]

7. You just have to go north about 15 miles.

Nashville is a blue city.

[socialist_n_TN]

10. I'm here and I agree.............

I love living in the People's Republic of Nashville and Davidson County. But the state as a whole drives me batshit crazy sometimes. And we've got a few of the RW crazies here too.

[TNDemo]

13. I know.

And they always seem to make the national news. We definitely have our share of RW nutbags. Of course I have run into them all over the country, particularly out west.

[Angry Dragon]

3. Went to her site

Another ignorant tea bagger

[CurtEastPoint]

5. Here's the lovely lady teabagger herself. She's so sweet looking (GAG)

:puke:

[MisterP]

6. hatred, intolerance, misrepresentation, and distortion about Islam

is only allowed for "new atheists"

[KonaKane]

11. However, it is often the "new atheist" who is most anxious to cartoon Mohammad

and embark upon other acts that create understanding and peace between people of faith and non-religious people.

[The Magistrate]

14. And Your Point Is, Sir?

[spanone]

8. welcome to tennessee

:mad:

[denverbill]

9. I like how they all suddenly like 'judeo' in addtion to 'Christian'.

This lady's mother probably hated Jews as much as she hates Muslims.

[bluestateguy]

12. Here we go again

They have gone out of their way to "separate themselves from their evil, radical counterparts, to condemn those who want to destroy our civilization". Whatever they say or do will never be enough to appease the likes of the teabag Right.

In any religion with over 1.5 billion people, you are bound to get a few screwjobs, and that goes for Christians too.

[ashling]

15. I agree that this is ignorant and that

her views are not American, but if this is one of the most offensive you have seen ... well, you don't get out much.:shrug:

[TNDemo]

16. She refuses to speak to the media.

The CBS affiliate says they called her and she handed the phone to her campaign manager and then they hung up on her.