Do wingnuts see the Islamic crescent in the letter C?

[bos1]

Shades of the tray-liner scandal: led by major nutcase Tom “Bomb Mecca” Tancredo, various nutjobs have gone apeface over the fact that the 9/11 memorial in Pennsylvania includes a semicircle and some trees that they say can only be an Islamic red crescent. According to one lunar base, Mensnewsdaily, ALL crescents are Islamic:

The mile-long “memorial”... is called the “Crescent of Embrace”. That's the Islamic crescent, folks.

Never mind the fact that the selection process has been going on for two years and the design was picked from among hundreds with the full support of the families of those who died in Flight 93 as well as Rick Santorum, Tom Ridge and other not-exactly-liberal types. Here's what the survivors think of the wingnuttery and Tancredo:

"I'm insulted by his comments," said Dorothy Garcia, whose husband, Andy, died on Flight 93. She helped select the crescent-shaped design from among five finalists. "Everyone I have spoken to totally understands the memorial," she said.

That includes U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum.

"They all love the design," Garcia said...

The nutjobs insist the memorial is Satanic/Islamic/evildoer evil incarnate and must go (and so far the nuttalk radio's rightwing fatwa is having an effect).

Warcheerleaders is waiting for the next neocon fatwa against crescent rolls (which are not only Islamic but French!)

And a ban on looking up at night, too, since followed to its logical conclusion, the all-crescents-are-Islamic argument leads to the inescapable fact that Mother Nature wears a burqha, or why else would there be a crescent in the sky once a month?

See the photos at http://warcheerleaders.cjb.net

[ET Awful]

1. How long until they call for the destruction of the moon?

After all, I seem to recall seeing lunar crescents on a pretty regular basis . . . damned Islamic astral bodies . . . .

[htuttle]

2. It's EVERYWHERE!!!111 Just like fluoride in the water!

[hobbit709]

3. crescent rolls (which are not only Islamic but French!)

Actually they are originally Viennese,celebrating the victory over the Turks in in 1683. The crescent shape of the rolls meant you were symbolicly eating/destroying the enemy.

[bos1]

10. Thanks for the history lesson n't

[Robertwf]

4. What about the Crescent City?

[kenny blankenship]

5. I totally agree all crescents are Islamic

like this for example.

[Inland]

6. And the tree. Looks oasis-y to me. nt

[RaleighNCDUer]

7. Enlighten me, please.

What flag is that?

[kskiska]

8. It's the South Carolina State Flag

I guess it'll be changed now.

[RaleighNCDUer]

9. Aha! That explains the Christian Resettlement movement!

Those fundies that want to move to SC and make it a pure fundie state, they just want to be on the front lines standing up to the Islamofascists who have obviously taken over that state, as evidenced by their flag!

Now I understand.

[loudsue]

11. Tell 'em the "C" crescent shape stands for "conservative", and

they'll all be happy, shut up, and start sucking on their lollipops again.

:argh: Gawd these people are sick!

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