#BigotryFail: Plan To Harass Muslims With Dogs At CA Rally Collapses

[stevedeshazer]

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/08/bigotryfail_planned_rally_to_harass_muslims_with_d.php?ref=fpb

In the end, the people trying to stop the construction of a mosque in Temecula, California were vastly outnumbered by the crowd welcoming the growth of the Muslim community in Riverside County. Last week, we told you about the plan by some conservatives opposed to the construction of the new mosque to show up over the weekend outside the Temecula-area Muslim group's current digs to tell those inside they weren't welcome. To prove the point, the group planned to bring dogs -- which one protester characterized as pretty much the Muslim's mortal enemy, saying that Muslims "hate dogs."

Here's how it all turned out: the anti-mosque protesters were outnumbered by pro-mosque supporters, the local tea party disavowed the protest and called it hate speech, the protester we talked to dropped off the face of the earth and only one dog made it to the planned protest.

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First, the scene on the ground at Friday's protest. As the Los Angeles Times reported, "a small group of protesters took over a patch of grass across from the Islamic Center of Temecula Valley," but they were "greatly outnumbered by supporters from area churches who were there to support the Islamic Center." Overall, the paper reported, the opposition was "vocal but relatively tame."

The anti-mosque group numbered at "about 20," according to the Press-Enterprise. Other local press reported that the group carried signs with messages like "Muslims Danced with Joy on 9/11," and "No Allah's Law Here." The counter-protesters, on the other hand, "wore white shirts in solidarity" with the Muslims and carried signs reading "Leave These American Citizens Alone."

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[KingFlorez]

1. Why not fire hoses too?

They would love to repeat the days of Birmingham and Selma with new targets.

[blondeatlast]

4. They are saving those for the Mexican border. nt

[MadMaddie]

9. They would like to add the original targets back into their plans.

[louis-t]

2. I would have loved for any Muslim person in the area to walk up to

the dog and say "Hello baby, aw, so cute, what's his name? You're a good doggie, yes you are, yes you are!"

[Angry Dragon]

3. So much fear and hate in this country, in the world today

Perhaps it is time again for the Crusades, to decide which god is best.

[tularetom]

7. nah, won't work, they're all the same god

They're just arguing as always about who talked to him.

[Angry Dragon]

8. It seems to me that they think there are different gods

[Scurrilous]

5. K & R

:thumbsup:

[gratuitous]

6. "Leave These American Citizens Alone"

Fine sign, and maybe the message penetrated one or two of the knuckleheads. Although a person's right to practice their own religion isn't contingent on being an American citizen, it's a subtle reminder that yes, the United States includes Muslims, too.