WVA official forced to resign for saying, "all Muslims are terrorists"

[Moonglow]

Damn dune coons.

I do have some decent Muslim friends, but by and large, she's right.

Cruse missiles, armed drones, cluster bombs, invading innocent countries like Iraq, air/fuel dispersion bombs like used on the Highway of Death, etc., are all vastly more terrorist acts then 9/11 attack on the WTC.
So then clearly the US is far more terrorist than all the Muslims of the world combined.

Where does the US use weapons except to make a situation better?

 

[Moonglow]

Damn dune coons.

I do have some decent Muslim friends, but by and large, she's right.

And here's an example of that rightwing ignorance, bigotry, and hate.

And a logical fallacy so large you could ship a dork to a Republican..

 

[Polishprince]

WVA official forced to resign for saying, "all Muslims are terrorists"

UPDATE | W.Va. GOP responds to controversy over anti-Muslim display

Poster sparks controversy at the West Virginia Capitol

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By*Amber Sipe, WSAZ News Staff*|*

Posted:*Sat 7:52 AM, Mar 02, 2019**|*

Updated: Sat 8:29 AM, Mar 02, 2019


CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) --*UPDATE 3/2/19 @ 8:25 a.m.*

West Virginia Republican Party Chairwoman Melody Potter is speaking out after a war of words broke out at the West Virginia Capitol Friday over a controversial poster that was displayed during a “Republicans Take the Rotunda” event.

[https://media]

"The West Virginia Republican Party does not approve, condone, or support hate speech," the statement says. "One of the exhibitors at our West Virginia Republican Party Day at the Capitol displayed a sign that we did not approve, were not aware of before the day started, and we do not support. Upon learning about the sign, we immediately asked this exhibitor to remove the sign.

Our Party supports freedom of speech, but we do not endorse speech that advances intolerant and hateful views. We have shown that when West Virginians are united, when we respect each other, embrace our differences and focus on moving our state forward what we can accomplish."

The firestorm has grabbed national attention since the story broke.

A meeting is set for Saturday morning to address the events that unfolded.

Keep checking the WSAZ App and WSAZ.com for the latest on this story.

UPDATE 3/1/19 @ 10:30 p.m.
The reverberations of an anti-Muslim poster on display at the West Virginia Capitol rotunda continue, with the House Sergeant at Arms resigning and talk of possible discipline against a lawmaker who allegedly injured a doorkeeper Friday.

Sgt. at Arms Anne Lieberman resigned Friday afternoon after delegates accused her of using an anti-Muslim slur. "The sergeant of arms of this body had the nerve to say to us 'all Muslims are terrorists' that's beyond shameful and that's beyond freedom of speech," Del. Michael Angelucci, D-Marion, said.

The poster that sparked the controversy consisted of two photos. The upper photo was a picture of the World Trade Center towers during the 9/11 attack. A caption read, "'NEVER FORGET' - YOU SAID.."

Below it was a photo of Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, wearing a hijab. Omar is Muslim, and was one of two Muslim women elected to Congress. That picture's caption said, "I AM PROOF - YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN."


UPDATE | W.Va. GOP responds to controversy over anti-Muslim display

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Fair enough. Now when are liberals going to be forced out for saying President Trump's supporters are "deplorables"?

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

An opinion is not hate speech. It is an opinion, and in this country you are allowed to express your opinions, in public. On signs, on t-shirts, on vagina hats, on a soap box. Let's keep that right. Let's allow people to continue express themselves. Political correctness is tyranny.

Wrong.

Opinion can in fact be hate speech, "all Muslims are terrorist" is an example of hate speech.

And although hate speech is entitled to Constitutional protections, it doesn't render one immune from the consequences of his hate speech.

 

[The VOR]

Saying "all Muslims are terrorists" is ignorant, bigoted, and factually wrong.

Welcome to trumpworld.

 

[Rigby5]

Damn dune coons.

I do have some decent Muslim friends, but by and large, she's right.

Cruse missiles, armed drones, cluster bombs, invading innocent countries like Iraq, air/fuel dispersion bombs like used on the Highway of Death, etc., are all vastly more terrorist acts then 9/11 attack on the WTC.
So then clearly the US is far more terrorist than all the Muslims of the world combined.

Where does the US use weapons except to make a situation better?

The US has never used weapons to make any situation better.
The ONLY time weapons can make a situation better is when they are used to stop an evil foreign invasion.
But in places like Iraq, Afghanistan, etc., we were the evil foreign invader, and our use of weapons not only caused great harm, but were incredibly immoral and unethical.
Our goal essentially was to assassinate and intimidate in order to make a symbolic example as a threat to the rest of the world.
Remember, these countries were totally and completely innocent of any wrong doing in the least.

 

[Rigby5]

An opinion is not hate speech. It is an opinion, and in this country you are allowed to express your opinions, in public. On signs, on t-shirts, on vagina hats, on a soap box. Let's keep that right. Let's allow people to continue express themselves. Political correctness is tyranny.

Wrong.

Opinion can in fact be hate speech, "all Muslims are terrorist" is an example of hate speech.

And although hate speech is entitled to Constitutional protections, it doesn't render one immune from the consequences of his hate speech.

Yes, I agree it is hate speech, intended to support and incite further unwarranted harm to Muslim nations.

 

[S.J.]

Damn dune coons.

I do have some decent Muslim friends, but by and large, she's right.

Cruse missiles, armed drones, cluster bombs, invading innocent countries like Iraq, air/fuel dispersion bombs like used on the Highway of Death, etc., are all vastly more terrorist acts then 9/11 attack on the WTC.
So then clearly the US is far more terrorist than all the Muslims of the world combined.

I think you're confusing "retaliation" with "preemption".

 

[SweetSue92]

Saying "all Muslims are terrorists" is ignorant, bigoted, and factually wrong.

Not all Muslims are terrorists, this is true. The state lawmaker was wrong to say so.

But too many of them are. This is also true. Even more uncomfortable for you all, too many of them not only don't approve homosexuality, but generally don't think homosexuality should be legal, especially in places where they have more of a majority. Hurts, don't it? Too many of them approve of female genital mutilation and other humans rights violations. Why is that, do you suppose???

 

[The Irish Ram]

An opinion is not hate speech. It is an opinion, and in this country you are allowed to express your opinions, in public. On signs, on t-shirts, on vagina hats, on a soap box. Let's keep that right. Let's allow people to continue express themselves. Political correctness is tyranny.

Wrong.

Opinion can in fact be hate speech, "all Muslims are terrorist" is an example of hate speech.

And although hate speech is entitled to Constitutional protections, it doesn't render one immune from the consequences of his hate speech.

No, you are wrong.

This is the USA. Speech does not have to be pretty or warm and fuzzy, or accepted by everyone. It can be anti whatever it wants. We have the right NOT to be censored for expressing our views here. Stop trying to remove that right because someone said something to offend you.
Get over your poor sensitive feelings and be glad you live in a country where they can speak their mind and so can you...

 

[Votto]

WVA official forced to resign for saying, "all Muslims are terrorists"

UPDATE | W.Va. GOP responds to controversy over anti-Muslim display

Poster sparks controversy at the West Virginia Capitol

*

By*Amber Sipe, WSAZ News Staff*|*

Posted:*Sat 7:52 AM, Mar 02, 2019**|*

Updated: Sat 8:29 AM, Mar 02, 2019


CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) --*UPDATE 3/2/19 @ 8:25 a.m.*

West Virginia Republican Party Chairwoman Melody Potter is speaking out after a war of words broke out at the West Virginia Capitol Friday over a controversial poster that was displayed during a “Republicans Take the Rotunda” event.

[https://media]

"The West Virginia Republican Party does not approve, condone, or support hate speech," the statement says. "One of the exhibitors at our West Virginia Republican Party Day at the Capitol displayed a sign that we did not approve, were not aware of before the day started, and we do not support. Upon learning about the sign, we immediately asked this exhibitor to remove the sign.

Our Party supports freedom of speech, but we do not endorse speech that advances intolerant and hateful views. We have shown that when West Virginians are united, when we respect each other, embrace our differences and focus on moving our state forward what we can accomplish."

The firestorm has grabbed national attention since the story broke.

A meeting is set for Saturday morning to address the events that unfolded.

Keep checking the WSAZ App and WSAZ.com for the latest on this story.

UPDATE 3/1/19 @ 10:30 p.m.
The reverberations of an anti-Muslim poster on display at the West Virginia Capitol rotunda continue, with the House Sergeant at Arms resigning and talk of possible discipline against a lawmaker who allegedly injured a doorkeeper Friday.

Sgt. at Arms Anne Lieberman resigned Friday afternoon after delegates accused her of using an anti-Muslim slur. "The sergeant of arms of this body had the nerve to say to us 'all Muslims are terrorists' that's beyond shameful and that's beyond freedom of speech," Del. Michael Angelucci, D-Marion, said.

The poster that sparked the controversy consisted of two photos. The upper photo was a picture of the World Trade Center towers during the 9/11 attack. A caption read, "'NEVER FORGET' - YOU SAID.."

Below it was a photo of Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, wearing a hijab. Omar is Muslim, and was one of two Muslim women elected to Congress. That picture's caption said, "I AM PROOF - YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN."


UPDATE | W.Va. GOP responds to controversy over anti-Muslim display

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LOL crazy ass West Virginia

Well, at least they are stepping down, which is more than I can say for the hypocritical morons in racist and woman hating Virginia.

 

[Rigby5]

Damn dune coons.

I do have some decent Muslim friends, but by and large, she's right.

Cruse missiles, armed drones, cluster bombs, invading innocent countries like Iraq, air/fuel dispersion bombs like used on the Highway of Death, etc., are all vastly more terrorist acts then 9/11 attack on the WTC.
So then clearly the US is far more terrorist than all the Muslims of the world combined.

I think you're confusing "retaliation" with "preemption".

Not sure exactly what you mean, but neither Saddam nor the Taliban were a past or future threat.
In fact, both had shown themselves to be loyal allies, and it was extremely criminal and traitorous for the US to attack either one.

Saddam had acted only as the US instructed, such as when we wanted him to attack Iran.
Before attacking Kuwait, he asked our permission, as the Ambassador Glasspie tapes revealed.

The Taliban were essentially the honest faction of the Mujaheddin we created and supported to attack the Soviets.
Then never did anything at all to us, they did not at all like al Qadea or any of the Arabs, and it was the US that forced the Taliban to accept al Qaeda and bin Laden. And in fact, the Taliban offered to arrest bin Laden for us.

So then I can only conclude the US is the single worst terrorist power in the whole world, and used Iraq and Afghanistan as examples of our implied threat to everyone.

 

[Montrovant]

An opinion is not hate speech. It is an opinion, and in this country you are allowed to express your opinions, in public. On signs, on t-shirts, on vagina hats, on a soap box. Let's keep that right. Let's allow people to continue express themselves. Political correctness is tyranny.

Wrong.

Opinion can in fact be hate speech, "all Muslims are terrorist" is an example of hate speech.

And although hate speech is entitled to Constitutional protections, it doesn't render one immune from the consequences of his hate speech.

No, you are wrong.

This is the USA. Speech does not have to be pretty or warm and fuzzy, or accepted by everyone. It can be anti whatever it wants. We have the right NOT to be censored for expressing our views here. Stop trying to remove that right because someone said something to offend you.
Get over your poor sensitive feelings and be glad you live in a country where they can speak their mind and so can you...

Speech does not have to be pretty or warm and fuzzy or accepted by everyone, that's certainly true. And we do enjoy protection from government censorship of speech. That said, I'm not sure if that sort of protection applies in this situation.

 

[S.J.]

Not sure exactly what you mean, but neither Saddam nor the Taliban were a past or future threat.

They sponsored terrorism aimed at the U.S. and Israel (our closest ally).

Saddam had acted only as the US instructed, such as when we wanted him to attack Iran.
Before attacking Kuwait, he asked our permission, as the Ambassador Glasspie tapes revealed.

Link?

 

[Rigby5]

Not sure exactly what you mean, but neither Saddam nor the Taliban were a past or future threat.

They sponsored terrorism aimed at the U.S. and Israel (our closest ally).

Saddam had acted only as the US instructed, such as when we wanted him to attack Iran.
Before attacking Kuwait, he asked our permission, as the Ambassador Glasspie tapes revealed.

Link?

You are wrong.
First of all, Israel is not really an ally at all, and illegally is using the $5 billion a year we give them, to influence US elections.
They have never allowed us to use any of their bases, and they constantly violate international law by committing war crimes.

As for Saddam asking for permission to retaliate against Kuwait:
Gulf War Documents: Meeting between Saddam Hussein and US Ambassador to Iraq April Glaspie - Global Research

I have not really read this particular link, but they are all very similar.
Kuwait was illegally stealing oil by slant drilling, and they violating treaties by selling below agreed upon prices.
This was illegally bankrupting Iraq.
Iraq had every right to invade Kuwait to stop the crimes.

Saddam only did exactly what we told him to do, and he did not deserve our lies and mistreatment.

 

[S.J.]

Not sure exactly what you mean, but neither Saddam nor the Taliban were a past or future threat.

They sponsored terrorism aimed at the U.S. and Israel (our closest ally).

Saddam had acted only as the US instructed, such as when we wanted him to attack Iran.
Before attacking Kuwait, he asked our permission, as the Ambassador Glasspie tapes revealed.

Link?

You are wrong.
First of all, Israel is not really an ally at all, and illegally is using the $5 billion a year we give them, to influence US elections.
They have never allowed us to use any of their bases, and they constantly violate international law by committing war crimes.

As for Saddam asking for permission to retaliate against Kuwait:
Gulf War Documents: Meeting between Saddam Hussein and US Ambassador to Iraq April Glaspie - Global Research

I have not really read this particular link, but they are all very similar.
Kuwait was illegally stealing oil by slant drilling, and they violating treaties by selling below agreed upon prices.
This was illegally bankrupting Iraq.
Iraq had every right to invade Kuwait to stop the crimes.

Saddam only did exactly what we told him to do, and he did not deserve our lies and mistreatment.

Can you post something from a credible site? I hate wasting time reading propaganda.

 

[Rigby5]

An opinion is not hate speech. It is an opinion, and in this country you are allowed to express your opinions, in public. On signs, on t-shirts, on vagina hats, on a soap box. Let's keep that right. Let's allow people to continue express themselves. Political correctness is tyranny.

Wrong.

Opinion can in fact be hate speech, "all Muslims are terrorist" is an example of hate speech.

And although hate speech is entitled to Constitutional protections, it doesn't render one immune from the consequences of his hate speech.

No, you are wrong.

This is the USA. Speech does not have to be pretty or warm and fuzzy, or accepted by everyone. It can be anti whatever it wants. We have the right NOT to be censored for expressing our views here. Stop trying to remove that right because someone said something to offend you.
Get over your poor sensitive feelings and be glad you live in a country where they can speak their mind and so can you...

No, I think it is you who are wrong according to law.
While you can say someone is disagreeable things all you want, it has to not be slanderous, untrue, and can not deliberately intend to cause harm.

Saying someone is a terrorist has the intent of inciting others illegally to cause harm to that victim.
That is illegal.
Just as it was illegal to deliberately lie and claim Saddam had weapons of mass destruction, and terrorist ties.
Those false claims caused half a million deaths, and was a violation if US and international law.
Anyone stating hate speech that is likely to cause harm is committing a crime.

 

[Rigby5]

Not sure exactly what you mean, but neither Saddam nor the Taliban were a past or future threat.

They sponsored terrorism aimed at the U.S. and Israel (our closest ally).

Saddam had acted only as the US instructed, such as when we wanted him to attack Iran.
Before attacking Kuwait, he asked our permission, as the Ambassador Glasspie tapes revealed.

Link?

You are wrong.
First of all, Israel is not really an ally at all, and illegally is using the $5 billion a year we give them, to influence US elections.
They have never allowed us to use any of their bases, and they constantly violate international law by committing war crimes.

As for Saddam asking for permission to retaliate against Kuwait:
Gulf War Documents: Meeting between Saddam Hussein and US Ambassador to Iraq April Glaspie - Global Research

I have not really read this particular link, but they are all very similar.
Kuwait was illegally stealing oil by slant drilling, and they violating treaties by selling below agreed upon prices.
This was illegally bankrupting Iraq.
Iraq had every right to invade Kuwait to stop the crimes.

Saddam only did exactly what we told him to do, and he did not deserve our lies and mistreatment.

Can you post something from a credible site? I hate wasting time reading propaganda.

I do not consider Global Research to be a propaganda site, but you can look up dozens of your own.
But here is a NY Times site.
Again I had no interest in reading through it.

CONFRONTATION IN THE GULF; Excerpts From Iraqi Document on Meeting With U.S. Envoy

Neither Saddam nor the Taliban sponsored terrorism in any way.
It is the US that sponsored terrorism, such as funding the Mujaheddin against the Soviets, attacking Iraq and Afghanistan, preventing democracy in Vietnam, invading Panama, sponsoring the Contra attacks on civilians in Nicaragua, etc.

 

[S.J.]

Not sure exactly what you mean, but neither Saddam nor the Taliban were a past or future threat.

They sponsored terrorism aimed at the U.S. and Israel (our closest ally).

Saddam had acted only as the US instructed, such as when we wanted him to attack Iran.
Before attacking Kuwait, he asked our permission, as the Ambassador Glasspie tapes revealed.

Link?

You are wrong.
First of all, Israel is not really an ally at all, and illegally is using the $5 billion a year we give them, to influence US elections.
They have never allowed us to use any of their bases, and they constantly violate international law by committing war crimes.

As for Saddam asking for permission to retaliate against Kuwait:
Gulf War Documents: Meeting between Saddam Hussein and US Ambassador to Iraq April Glaspie - Global Research

I have not really read this particular link, but they are all very similar.
Kuwait was illegally stealing oil by slant drilling, and they violating treaties by selling below agreed upon prices.
This was illegally bankrupting Iraq.
Iraq had every right to invade Kuwait to stop the crimes.

Saddam only did exactly what we told him to do, and he did not deserve our lies and mistreatment.

Can you post something from a credible site? I hate wasting time reading propaganda.

I do not consider Global Research to be a propaganda site, but you can look up dozens of your own.
But here is a NY Times site.
Again I had no interest in reading through it.

CONFRONTATION IN THE GULF; Excerpts From Iraqi Document on Meeting With U.S. Envoy

Neither Saddam nor the Taliban sponsored terrorism in any way.
It is the US that sponsored terrorism, such as funding the Mujaheddin against the Soviets, attacking Iraq and Afghanistan, preventing democracy in Vietnam, invading Panama, sponsoring the Contra attacks on civilians in Nicaragua, etc.

Nah, we're done. You're a wacko.

 

[bodecea]

An opinion is not hate speech. It is an opinion, and in this country you are allowed to express your opinions, in public. On signs, on t-shirts, on vagina hats, on a soap box. Let's keep that right. Let's allow people to continue express themselves. Political correctness is tyranny.

But you are not free from consequences for your spoken opinion...unless you can point that out in the Constitution.