A racist tea party leader has expressed his belief that “Allah is a monkey God” and that “Muslims are His animals.” I understand the Tea Party is diverse but I don’t know how anyone, especially a Muslim (there are some) could be a member of their organization.
Tea Party Leader: Allah is a Monkey God
A top Tea Party leader, enraged by a plan to build a mosque near Ground Zero, has referred to the Islamic deity as a “monkey-god” and to Muslims as “the animals of allah.” His Tea Party group, meanwhile, tells TPMmuckraker it’s not concerned about the rhetoric.
Mark Williams, the conservative talk radio host who is listed as chairman of the Tea Party Express and acts as a frequent spokesman for the group, wrote on his blog Friday:
The animals of allah for whom any day is a great day for a massacre are drooling over the positive response that they are getting from New York City officials over a proposal to build a 13 story monument to the 9/11 Muslims who hijacked those 4 airliners.The monument would consist of a Mosque for the worship of the terrorists’ monkey-god and a “cultural center” to propagandize for the extermination of all things not approved by their cult.
Williams continued:
The longest, most heavily researched and footnoted chapter in my book is about the fruit baskets and nut wads that gravitate to Islam and why it attracts such mental cases…
And he posted an image of the prophet Muhammad with a swastika on top of his head.
The building at issue is a project of the American Society for Muslim Advancement and the Cordoba Initiative. It will include a community center, a mosque, a gym, and other public spaces. The local community board voted unanimously to approve it, though such approval was not technically necessary, since the Islamic groups own the land.
Williams has a history of incendiary remarks. As we reported at the time, in February he called President Obama “a half-white racist” in an email to colleagues.
None of this appears to have prompted Tea Party Express — the prominent Tea Party group created and run by a California GOP consulting firm — to rethink its ties to Williams. Asked about the comments, Joe Wierzbicki of TPE told TPMmuckraker: “It doesn’t have anything to do with the Tea Party Express and the issues addressed by the tea party movement, and was written on Mr. William’s personal blog, and not on any Tea Party Express website, blog or social networking page.”
But an activist for Tea Party Patriots didn’t mince words. “This is hate speech and has no place in the tea party movement,” he said.
May 19th, 2010 at 7:38 pm
I am new to this blog, and so far I am finding it fairly informative and intersting. On a side note, regarding the mosque, I do find it a little inappropriate to put a mosque so close to that site. Put it any other place in NYC, just why do they have to put it in that location?
May 19th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
@mindy
Why? Because they are fully within their rights to build an Islamic Center there. These Muslims have absolutely no connection to 9/11. To suggest otherwise is slander. The idea that they chose to build it there as some kind of sick praise for the terrorists is typical right-wing nutty talk that has no relation to reality. And let’s be real here. If a mosque is built anywhere in New York, there would still be outrage. These people are opposed to Muslims period. Don’t try to hide it by saying you’re only opposed to this particular location because we both know that’s bull.
May 20th, 2010 at 1:03 pm
It is amazing that this is not considered racist hate speech.
May 20th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
Islam – The Religion Of Peace
1. Introduction.
Today, many non-Muslims regard Islam as a religion that promotes violence, terrorism and war. Unfortunately, they rely in their view of Islam on the general media, which is not always accurate in reporting the news. Many media outlets, such as TV, radio, newspapers and magazines, are influenced by their investors or owners who have certain agendas and who want to promote certain values and points of view. Other media outlets are simply after the “big story”, in order to make more money and more profits. Others are simply “followers”, who only gather news from other sources, re-package it and try to sell it again purely as a business.
In all these cases, the news reporting is not accurate, but is driven by ulterior motives or simply by profits. Only very few media organizations are committed to providing accurate and true information, regardless of financial gain. Therefore, people today should be very careful in what they take from the media.
Before blindly accepting what the TV, radio or newspaper is reporting, one should think critically about what is being reported. Is this being reported accurately, or is it being exaggerated or even completely fabricated? Who are these people reporting the news, and do they have vested interests to report the story in a certain way, or are they completely objective and fair? Critical thinking is very important in all aspects of life, especially when it comes to accepting the media reports about important and controversial issues.
Islam is in fact a religion that promotes peace and understanding among people of all faiths, and it strongly prohibits all forms of violence and aggression against all people regardless of their faith or race.
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May 20th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
Mindy, the mosques is a FULL 2 BLOCKS AWAY FROM WTC!
May 20th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
@Les, please do not try to read my mind, you do not know what I am thinking. My point was that putting a mosque near ground zero was like putting a japanese cultural center near pearl harbor
May 21st, 2010 at 3:22 am
For us this side of the water how long is two blocks ? 50m? three mile ?
May 21st, 2010 at 3:51 am
Oh – the hypocrites these right-wing extremists are…They claim to be for “freedom, liberty and the Constitution,” but believe in excluding certain religions.
The problem, also, as I see it, there is a serious opposition lacking. We simply don’t have government leaders willing to stand up to Islamophobia, either in America or Europe.
It is highly doubtful that the old anti-fascist and left organizations of both Europe and America are modern enough to stand up to this. I’m willing to stand up…and willing to at least start on the Net.
We are fighting for freedom of religion here…
We are fighting the persecution and oppression of a religious group…
We may have to fight against the ovens being fired up in Europe again…
How about “Bloggers Against Islamophobia?”
I’m also getting ready to start writing letters – burn them off to concerns around the world as to how serious Islamohpobia is -and there needs to be an international conference about it…
May 21st, 2010 at 4:07 am
mindy, Why not a Japanese cultural center near Pearl Harbor?
Lots of Japanese do live in Hawaii..!
Islam and the estimated 1.57 billion Muslims are not to blame for 9-11!
I call this the “9-11 excuse” for fear mongering, justification for Islamophobia, which includes government policies and violence aimed at Muslims. We should include the attempts to squash our freedoms and liberties and bring about government abuses (like the “no fly” list) as 9-11 excuses.
May 21st, 2010 at 9:48 am
I am not blaming them for 9/11, it is more about perception-it would bother some people to go to the future memorial for their loved ones, and pass a mosque on the way-it could remind them of what happend, and that, however wrong the perception was, that they would be to blame for what happend
May 21st, 2010 at 1:43 pm
“and pass a mosque on the way-it could remind them of what happend”
If that’s the case, then the Islamic Center can not be built anywhere in New York because it would be a “reminder” to New Yorkers. A case can be made for the entire country! (of course this is what Islamophobes are aiming for) How silly is that?
May 21st, 2010 at 6:10 pm
@les, I know it sounds silly, but for us New Yorkers ground zero is like a memorial to what happend, and we are very protective of that space. Obviously, banning mosques in New York would be silly, but we are just very protective of that area.
May 22nd, 2010 at 12:03 am
mindy, exactly what is the radius of the sacred space? Because the center is a full two blocks away from ground zero.
May 22nd, 2010 at 4:46 am
@les,interesting point. it’s hard to explain, it is an emotional thing, so i appreciate your trying to be rational with me
May 24th, 2010 at 9:54 am
By that logic, no church should be built anywhere in Iraq, because mercenaries led by a Christian extremist (Erik Prince) have indiscriminately killed Iraqis throughout the country and Bush called the war a “crusade”. Of course, I would not make such an argument because I do not associate all Christians with the war, but it follows the same rationale of having an issue with the mosque being built.
May 24th, 2010 at 11:42 am
The merits of the center itself should be examined. Is it promoting peace and humanity. If so then what possible sensitivities can oppose the creating of places where we can progress together.
May 24th, 2010 at 5:53 pm
No aplogizes for 9/11…I am a muslim and had nothing to do with that event. This is America, so PUT UP the mosque with no hesitation! The only ones who want to stop it are the hateful right wing zionists who have nothing better to do than hate on minority groups.
June 10th, 2010 at 8:15 pm
So when I pass a catholic church, I am reminded of the inquisition, the crusades,other misdeeds endorsed by christianity. Also, in New York it is so compressed 2 blocks is almost like being in another state. Some people carry the ignorance on sleeves
July 7th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
however,way before new york was formed,it was a farm with dairy cattle and pigs on it!! i believe they would not want to build on it!!if you do,that would be agains’t what the koran says!!
July 18th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
Islam is not a race. So while Williams’ comment is mildly offensive, it is not ‘racist.’
July 20th, 2010 at 8:46 am
At least he has guts to stand up to Muslims, remember they killed the Dutch cartoonist. They are fucking assholes, not each individual Muslim, but as a political movement in the world they are shit – people who waste their energy trying to decipher the good Muslims from the bad Muslims are missing an important political point. The bad ones ARE doing dirty work for all of Islam.
July 21st, 2010 at 2:40 am
It is always the same with people who wish to stir up trouble, whether it be in race or religious hatred or just propaganda in general their mission is always to dehumanize their target, hence “monkey god” and “animal followers” he should be booked for fueling race and religious hatred.
August 19th, 2010 at 11:45 pm
These comments made by such racists will never heal the world.The world needs mutual coexistence at a time when the west dehumanizes anything not western.Islam is a religion of peace and the fact that some terrorists are muslims does not necessarily equate terrorism with islam.Muslims globally are negatively stereotyped and they face islamophobic forces beyond their control,a factor which promulgates some to avenge.If peace is required,then let such fellas be apprehended and brought to justice for by Allah if that does not happen,let the west be prepared for the real holocaust!