An American Muslim Journal

Hate Comes to Orange County, CA - Where is D.A. Rackauckas now?

Watch this video.  It's ugly and vicious but it needs to be seen:

 

I was sickened by the level of hatred that these people displayed.  And I was shocked that politicians lend their voice and their support to this hatred with impunity.  Is this what the residents of Orange County are like?  I mean, how is it that these folks can be elected when they hold such bigoted views?

Let's take a look at some of these haters:

Ed Royce - He's a Republican member of Congress.

Ed strikes me as the kind of guy who would have owned slaves, lynched Blacks and been a card-carrying member of the KKK back in the day.  Well, actually, whose to say Ed isn't a KKK member now? He's obviously a bigot.

What are his fellow Republicans saying about him?  Are they distancing themselves from his endorsement of this egregious display of hatred?  

If not, why not?

 

Where is the California Republican Party on this?

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Deborah Pauly - She's a council member from Villa Park in Orange County.  This person is a real loon.  She actually called upon people to kill the men, women and children attending the event at which she was protesting!  Seriously?

As hateful as these people were, if they had the right to be on that piece of land, then they had a right to be bigots and to say hateful things. That's their First Amendment right.  

But to call on U.S. Marines to kill these people?

Is that protected speech or an incitement to violence?  It's obviously an incitement to violence.  

Frankly, it doesn't get any more clear than this and the Orange County District Attorney, Tony Rackauckas, needs to prosecute this woman.

I'm sure this woman will happily repeat her calls to kill the families at the event she was protesting.  She seemed to take some sick joy in saying it.  I feel embarrassed for her son and daughter.  Who would want such a nut-job for a mom?

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WHERE IS THE D.A. - TONY RACKAUCKAS - WHILE DEBORAH PAULY IS INCITING MURDER?

The prosecutor in Orange County is one tough law and order guy.  He's prosecuting a group of University of California - Irvine students for political speech at an presentation by Israeli Ambassador Oren even though the students' actions were clearly protected under the First Amendment.

But where is Mr. Rackauckas when Deborah Pauly calls for the murder of innocent men, women and children in Orange County?  It can't be an issue of proof - this woman is caught on video calling for their murder!  So why is it that incitement to murder isn't worthy of prosecution but political speech is?

We should call Mr. Rackauckas' office and ask him whether or not he's going press charges against Deborah Pauly!  Here is Mr. Rackauckas' contact information:

TONY RACKAUCKAS
401 CIVIC CENTER DR
SANTA ANA, CA  92701
714-834-3600

I want Mr. Rackauckas to explain how the cases of the students at U of C-Irvine are distinguishable from the case of Deborah Pauly?  It's not that I don't know - I do.  The UC-Irvine case is one of protected speech and is immune from criminal prosecution and Deborah Pauly's comments are a clear incitement to murder and merit full prosecution as a felony.  But I'd like Mr. Rackauckas to explain his silence.

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WHAT DO DECENT AMERICANS DO IN THE FACE OF THIS HATE?

I am waiting to see.  I know these nasty bigots are not what most Americans are like, but what are other, regular, everyday Americans saying to counter this hatred?

I ask this question because I want to hear from my fellow Americans who are as disgusted by this bigotry as am I.  If we don't speak up and against hate and violence (regardless of who is espousing it - Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus, Tehadists, etc) then we will let their poison seep into our society and slowly but surely that hatred will find its way into acceptable discourse.

It's time to stop demonizing Muslims.  These tehadists and al Qaeda and the neo-nazis and the other extremists are the enemy.  In fact, these Tea Party extremists and the terrorists responsible for 9/11 and other terror attacks on America have more in common with one another than they realize.

We need to recognize that these tehadists are the enemy and good people of all faiths need to come together as Americans to resist their insidious efforts to tear apart our pluralistic society.

No Muslims in Congress says the Tea Party

I know this is old news by election standards but I feel compelled to comment nonetheless.  The bozo brigades at Tea Party Nation want to rally their troops to oust Congressman Keith Ellison from his seat in Minnesota.  They don't like him because he's.... A MUSLIM!  Surprise.

The tea baggers are working hard to mainstream their bigotry.  They're wrapping themselves with the American flag and claiming to be patriots.  What they really should be wearing are white sheets because these folks are no different from the KKK.  Singling out a person on the basis of his faith and using his faith as reason to oppose his candidacy is bigotry plain and simple. 

I'm actually glad these tea baggers are being as brazen and open as they are with their bigotry.  It makes it a bit easier to expose them to the masses of good and decent Americans who may share some of the same concerns but none of the hatred and wickedness that seems so engrained among these tea baggers.

I googled this group that called for Congressman Ellison's ouster - Tea Party Nation - and I found their website.  I found their mission statement on the home page and thought it was interesting.  Read it and take note of what's included and what isn't:

The tea baggers at Tea Party Nation believe in God but not in the freedom of religion.  The 2nd Amendment is good as far as they are concerned but they only believe in the freedom of speech and nothing else in the 1st Amendment.  This is hardly surprising.  The only thing missing on this website is a burning cross or some other popular KKK symbol.

Salon.com reporter Justin Elliott noted on his website that the tea bagger who first articulated this bigotry against Congressman Ellison is Judson Phillips.  Why haven't all conservatives condemned this person's comments?  Isn't that what they demand of Muslims every time al-Qaeda commits a terrorist attack?  What's that quip - "what's good for the goose..."?

Congressman Ellison's constituents have a right and an obligation to evaluate him on his body of work in Congress.  He should be held accountable for his representation of his district in Washington, DC.  But to try smearing him by pointing out his faith is simply wrong.  To then throw up false accusations like saying he's a supporter of terrorism when he absolute is not is straight up pathetic.  And to attempt to tar and feather him with guilt by association with a legitimate and bona fide civil rights organization is right out of the McCarthy era.

Seriously, do we need patriots like these?  Do we want the stars and stripes associated with this filth?  No.