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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-11-11 11:44 PM
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Racial Equality Advocate At CPAC: It's "Just Logical" To "Monitor" Muslims — ...We Interned Japanese
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Racial Equality Advocate At CPAC: It's "Just Logical" To "Monitor" Muslims — After All, We Interned The Japanese
February 11, 2011 1:42 pm ET — Kate Conway


Despite a half-hearted attempt at big-tent inclusiveness, this year's Conservative Political Action Conference can't avoid overtones of anti-Muslim sentiment, as exemplified by the choice of Rep. Allen West — who believes we are at war with all of Islam — to deliver the keynote address.

One attendee, Congress of Racial Equality spokesman Niger Innis, seemed to have more moderate views than some — until he was asked about Rep. Peter King's investigations of American Muslims. "It's just logical," he said, for the United States to "monitor" American Muslims for "unusual behavior." And the kicker? Innis actually suggested that the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II justifies infringement on American Muslims' civil liberties. "Don't take it personally," he advised.

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http://politicalcorrection.org/blog/201102110011

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saras Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-12-11 02:54 AM
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1. Is there a Darwin award for species?
Did he not notice that it was wrong the first time around?

And that we had to pay for it?

Aside from that, who in their right mind would let a teabagger define 'unusual behavior'?
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