Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lorne who wrote (101350)	3/11/2011 10:10:54 AM
From: lorne	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224906

Protesters chant: 'Bring Fred back! And Mrs. Fred' Crowd challenges station's 'Shariah compliance' March 10, 2011 © 2011 WorldNetDaily Protesters from the Virginia Anti-Shariah Task Force and other organizations marched the sidewalks in front of WMAL Radio in Washington and charged that the station is becoming "Shariah compliant" for censoring talk radio host Fred Grandy and his wife, Catherine Mann-Grandy. James Lafferty of the VAST organization told WND that the dispute between the station and Grandy, whose program had criticized Islamic organizations and the advance of Islam's influence in the United States, was in alignment with plans by the Council on American-Islamic Relations to silence media they consider hostile. As WND reported, Lafferty said, "In one cowardly move, WMAL has made history – it has become the first Shariah-compliant radio station in America." The characterization of the situation by WMAL General Manager Jeff Boden, however, was different. In a statement on March 5, he said the station did not do anything wrong. "WMAL did not terminate Fred Grandy's employment, and never had any intention to do so. Fred informed us on March 2 of his intention to resign from the station. To be clear, at no time has WMAL told Fred that he was not allowed to discuss his views on Islam over the air. In fact, he has done so on numerous occasions. Further, WMAL has not been contacted by any organization seeking to restrict his broadcasts." Protesters were of another mind, yesterday chanting several messages including, "No Shariah. Constitution!" and "Bring Fred Back! And Mrs. Fred!" Lafferty told protesters "the fight isn't over until we stop fighting," and declared, "We need to continue to point the light of public scrutiny on activities like this assault on free speech. We need to shed light on the involvement of groups like CAIR … the public needs to stand up and call this what it is and recognize the threat of Shariah to the United States." JoAnn Abbott, co-founder of the Washington DC Tea Party, was there with a Gadsden flag and a sign saying "WMAL is a Sharia-compliant radio station: BRING BACK GRANDY AND MRS. FRED!!!" Abbott told WND, "I want Fred Grandy and Mrs. Fred to come back to WMAL. It is wrong that they were being stopped from speaking the truth about the [Muslim] plan for Islam and Shariah in America. I want to learn from them. They are very knowledgeable." Video of the event reveals a portion of what went on: A man who would only identify himself as "Jeremy" told WND, "I admire what WorldNetDaily does. Thank you for being here. We're very concerned about Shariah law in our nation and in our culture. It's antithetical to what our principles are. This is just a spontaneous demonstration about the firing of Fred Grandy from a radio station. … He's been very good about bringing news to light about the radical Muslims in our neighborhoods: in Virginia, Maryland and D.C. So we're very disappointed about that and I'm going to boycott this radio station and all their sponsors." Added Lafferty, "We made several statements about WMAL and what they've done in taking Fred Grandy off the air. Fred was talking about a real threat to the United States and our security. And rather than deal with what Fred substantively said, they are punishing him." Lafferty said his sources have reported that Islamic elements had made plans to target Grandy, "and after they finish with Fred, they are going to go after Sean Hannity." Grandy has said he didn't see evidence of CAIR involvement, but Lafferty explained, "I talked to other journalists and other talk-show people who said they had been through the same thing and had actually seen CAIR people meeting with their stations' management – in the same company." Fred Grandy A day earlier, Mann-Grandy spoke to WND in-depth about her part on the show, which included exposés that she gleaned from "Muslim Mafia," a publication of WND Books. "Muslim Mafia" is based on a six-month undercover operation by three investigators who pretended to convert to Islam and then interned at the Council on American-Islamic Relations. They reported finding well-funded efforts of the Muslim Brotherhood under the nonprofit guise of CAIR to fully support the international jihad against the United States, with the goal of transforming American society from within. They contend CAIR intends to accomplish this through terrorist activities, fraud, and infiltration of political and intelligence systems. Known as "Mrs. Fred" on the show, Mann-Grandy had discussed Islam, the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR on air, and Fred Grandy began a daily two-minute feature humorously titled "Islam for Dhimmis" to expose the Islamic agenda in America. A dhimmi is a second-class status assigned to non-Muslims in a Muslim-dominated culture.