All posts tagged "Muslim Americans"

An analyst on Tuesday flagged an "alarming" rise in attacks on Muslim Americans and the rising anti-Muslim rhetoric growing within the Republican Party.

The Bulwark's Joe Perticone called out Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL), who has been "proudly anti-Muslim" and has made comments against Muslims, including this statement during a Newsmax interview last month: “I think mainstream Islam is a threat to the United States.”

Fine's comments represent a more significant shift among the GOP. ...

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain apologized to Muslims on Wednesday in a statement sent to Politico.

WASHINGTON — A key US House of Representatives committee next week will hold the second in a controversial series of hearings on Muslim radicalization in the United States, the panel's chairman announced Thursday.

The 2012 presidential elections may seem a long way off, but candidates are already emerging and distinguishing themselves from the hazy pack. In the case of conservative Herman Cain, his adamancy this weekend at the Conservative Principles Conference that he would never appoint a Muslim to federal bench or the Cabinet  have certainly gotten him noticed.

Of course, by writing this post, so do I. I promise, I was only looking at the crazy to see what she had to say about the newest revelations about the Binghampton killer. But when I saw the most pathetic attempt at a gotcha this side of "gotcher nose", I couldn't resist.