Rick Santorum: The Enemy is not Irish Catholics and Ukrainian Orthodox….
Why is it that every time someone criticizes Islam it automatically becomes "hate speech?"….
Ten months after leaving office, former Sen. Rick Santorum is back in the thick of controversy over whether he and other conservatives’ “hate speech†is stirring up anti-Muslim sentiments.
Santorum is headlining an event on the campus of Penn State University Tuesday night that is part of a controversial line-up of conservative speakers in Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week.
But while Santorum and sponsors of the events say the purpose is to raise awareness about the dangers posed by radicals, critics claim the talks are promoting “hate speech’’ against Muslims.
“You have to describe the enemy as who they are,†Santorum said in an interview Friday. “They’re not Irish Catholics, they’re not Ukrainian Orthodox. They are who they are and their faith is integral as to why they are doing what they are doing.
“If I were a Muslim on a college campus,’’ Santorum said, “I would embrace this movement to show that what we’re talking about here is a group of Muslims that is not me.â€
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Posted by WeaselZipper on October 22, 2007 8:30 pm
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