(Florida) House leader e-mails alert about Muslim event to Jewish lobbyists

[sabra]

Source: Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau

TALLAHASSEE — The leader of state House Republicans is sounding the alarm about a group of activists who want to host Florida Muslim Capitol Day.

"By now, I can't imagine you haven't heard about this upcoming lobbying day for Muslims in Tallahassee," Rep. Adam Hasner of Delray Beach wrote in an e-mail forwarded to more than a dozen Tallahassee lobbyists who are Jewish.

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Not so, said the group's founder, Tampa resident Ahmed Bedier. He said the group, like many others during the legislative session that starts Tuesday, plans to talk to state lawmakers about education, health care and the economy during the March 10 visit.

In a follow up e-mail to the Herald/Times, Hasner, who is Jewish, suggested Bedier was tied to the terrorist group Hamas because he once led the Tampa office of the Council of American-Islamic Relations. Bedier called the criticism ridiculous and nonsense, saying that CAIR advocates for equal rights for Muslims.

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"I certainly don't see why you'd need to have a meeting of the Jewish caucus just because Muslims are coming to Tallahassee," said Rep. Jim Waldman, D-Coconut Creek.

"They have as much right to represent themselves as anyone else."

Read more: http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/article979282.ece

[aquart]

1. Yes, they do.

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

2. He's some sort of bigoted Paul Revere.

"The Muslims are coming! The Muslims are coming!"

[lynnertic]

7. OMG The Muslims R Coming

[No Elephants]

8. According to the guy who "re-enacts" Paul Revere at the Paul Revere home in Boston, Paul

Revere never would have said "The British are coming" because, at that time, the colonists considered themselves British.

If you disagree, don't blame me. I am only passing on what he said. (And he is a pretty knowledgeable guy who has studied Revere thoroughly, not to mention a cool guy.)

In any case, if you're ever in Boston on April 19 or July 4, try to catch him at the Revere house.

[fascisthunter]

3. republicans are very bad for society it seems. Very Divisive

They seem to know how to fill people with fears, and always seem to promote hatred of the "other". It's the lowest form of sucking up for votes and is unamerican.

[Downwinder]

4. Wonder if Hasner has ties to the IDF? n/t

[Hope And Change]

6. LOL.Good one.

[UndertheOcean]

5. What a piece of work

[tosh]

9. Yep. Tallahassee is full of those.

"Work" is much more polite than the word I ususally use.