{"id":138022,"date":"2019-03-02T15:12:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T22:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=138022"},"modified":"2019-03-02T15:25:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T22:25:35","slug":"never-forget-and-the-west-virginia-gop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2019\/03\/02\/never-forget-and-the-west-virginia-gop.html","title":{"rendered":"“Never Forget” and the West Virginia GOP"},"content":{"rendered":"

At “WV GOP Day,” when West Virginia Republicans “Take the Rotunda” of the statehouse for various displays, a number of folk were taken aback by a number of anti-Muslim items, including this particular display<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Now that would be shocking if it were just some random Muslim woman in a hijab being somehow conflated with the 9\/11 attacks. But this photo is of Somali-American politician Ilhan Omar, a US Representative from Minnesota, one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, and the target of numerous death threats.<\/p>\n

So, just to translate how that comes across to me:\u00a0Muslims are our enemy and they attacked us on 9\/11 … but we’ve clearly forgotten that because one of “them” is now in Congress.<\/em><\/p>\n

Again, this was part of an array of displays and pamphlets and materials sponsored by the West Virginia GOP in the statehouse rotunda. This particular sign was apparently put up by the anti-Muslim group ACT for America<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the course of the ensuing conflict in the rotunda about it, the\u00a0House’s sergeant at arms, Anne Lieberman, a Republican, allegedly said that “All Muslims are terrorists.” While denying having said it, Lieberman resigned her post by the end of the day.\u00a0Mike Caputo, Democratic lawmaker, allegedly injured a doorkeeper during the argument, and is being investigated.<\/p>\n

While the GOP House Speaker later condemned “hatred in all its forms,” the comments of most of the GOP politicians were that the poster represented free speech, so they should just put it all behind them and get on with business.<\/p>\n

Given the number of death threats Rep. Omar has received, this may be the sort of thing that pushes up against the bounds of free speech. But it’s also worth remembering that “free speech” isn’t just a rug under which to sweep stuff. The West Virginia GOP party had overall responsibility for the displays put up, and they invited the known extremists at “ACT for America” to join in the soiree. While they later denied responsibility<\/a> for the display, and said that they asked to have it taken down when they “learned about it,” it’s impossible to believe that nobody from the organization didn’t walk around the rotunda first thing in the morning looking at the materials that had been put up but didn’t see it and accept it — until\u00a0it became a public embarrassment.<\/p>\n

Do you want to know more?<\/em> West Virgina News<\/a>, West Virginia Public Broadcasting<\/a>,\u00a0NBC<\/a>, NY Magazine<\/a>, The Hill<\/a>, WaPo<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At “WV GOP Day,” when West Virginia Republicans “Take the Rotunda” of the statehouse for various displays, a number of folk were taken aback by a number of anti-Muslim items, including this particular display: Now that would be shocking if it were just some random Muslim woman in a hijab being somehow conflated with the … Continue reading ““Never Forget” and the West Virginia GOP”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":138023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,378,110],"tags":[1763],"class_list":["post-138022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-9-11","category-intolerance-persecution","category-religious-zanies","tag-hate-speech"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/never-forget-omar.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":137502,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2018\/12\/29\/because-being-muslim-apparently-means-you-cant-be-republican.html","url_meta":{"origin":138022,"position":0},"title":"Because being Muslim apparently means you can’t be Republican","author":"***Dave","date":"Sat 29-Dec-18 12:14am","format":false,"excerpt":"Since, after all, you're clearly a shill for the terrorist horror that is the Muslim Brotherhood. Also, probably, you're not reflexively pro-Israeli Government enough. GOP Activists Want To Purge Local Official For Being Muslim Original Post","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":23508,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/06\/muslim-kids-permitted-by-law-to-bully-christian-kids.html","url_meta":{"origin":138022,"position":1},"title":"Muslim kids permitted by law to bully Christian kids","author":"***Dave","date":"Sun 6-Nov-11 5:14pm","format":false,"excerpt":"That's not what the Michigan GOP expects their new anti-bullying bill to allow -- clearly it's simply about allowing Christian bullies to continue to pick on gays and Muslims and others, as they feel the Bible commands them to do. But their \"sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction\" loophole\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":129179,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/12\/18\/parents-protest-muslim-indoctrination-via-black-magic-calligraphy-lesson-at-school.html","url_meta":{"origin":138022,"position":2},"title":"Parents protest Muslim Indoctrination via Black Magic Calligraphy lesson at school","author":"***Dave","date":"Fri 18-Dec-15 5:24pm","format":false,"excerpt":"A 9th grade geography class in Virginia is looking at world religions, and one lesson involved the use of calligraphy as art in Islam (due to injunctions against graven images). As part of that lesson, kids were instructed to try drawing out for themselves the Shahada, a common decorative calligraphy\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":49540,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/02\/11\/dont-drink-the-water.html","url_meta":{"origin":138022,"position":3},"title":"Don't Drink the Water","author":"***Dave","date":"Wed 11-Feb-15 11:22am","format":false,"excerpt":"Because of course what West Virginia needs is precisely this:'A year after a toxic leak contaminated drinking water for 300,000 residents, West Virginia lawmakers are considering a series of proposals that would weaken a new chemical tank safety law, remove stronger pollution protections for streams across the state, and protect\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image.adapt.960.high5B15D.jpgimgmax%3D660.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image.adapt.960.high5B15D.jpgimgmax%3D660.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image.adapt.960.high5B15D.jpgimgmax%3D660.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":20768,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/04\/17\/unblogged-bits-sun-17-apr-11-1730.html","url_meta":{"origin":138022,"position":4},"title":"Unblogged Bits (Sun. 17-Apr-11 1730)","author":"***Dave","date":"Sun 17-Apr-11 5:30pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries .... Anecdotal evidence: Malaria spreads to Tanzania highlands, warming climate blamed - See? Even the mosquitos prosper! It's a win-win! ThinkProgress \u00bb Rep. Allen West Takes Debt Ceiling Hostage For Huge Corporate Tax Cut -\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Potpourri"","block_context":{"text":"Potpourri","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/potpourri"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":32270,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/01\/22\/stay-classy-virginia-gop.html","url_meta":{"origin":138022,"position":5},"title":"Stay classy, Virginia GOP!","author":"***Dave","date":"Tue 22-Jan-13 7:28am","format":false,"excerpt":"Pushing through on an unannounced quick vote a GOP-favoring redistricting bill while the tying Democratic vote is at the presidential inauguration. \u00a0Now there's \"cooperative\" politics for you. Embedded Link Virginia Senate Sneaks Through Gerrymandering Bill While Country Watches Inauguration While the eyes of the nation were turned toward President Barack\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138022"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":138026,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138022\/revisions\/138026"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}