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Left Nearly Silent on Fatwa-Endorsing Singer‘s ’Sanity’ Rally Performance

It seem the liberal news/blog sites may not know quite what to say about Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s decision to feature Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens) at the “Restoring Sanity” rally.

Islam was brought on to sing his most well known song — “Peace Train” — in a running battle with Ozzy Osbourne. Comedically this worked, er, not all that great.

As an idealogical move it was even worse.  At least Mediaite noted the evident issue:

The inclusion of Yusuf Islam in the Rally to Restore Sanity is sure to raise a number of eyebrows, given the controversy surrounding his alleged support of the fundamentalist Islamic fatwa against author Salman Rushdie. As Andy Levy tweeted “Rally To Restore Fatwas?” Yusuf has since asserted that he was simply joking and his comments were taken out of context. In the years that has followed, he has repeatedly denied ever calling for the death of Rushdie or supporting the fatwa.

Yusuf Islam’s current version of his feelings may not quite square with the fact.  A YouTube video of Islam’s original remarks (in 1989) was, of course, yanked by YouTube.  Ed Driscoll has an excellent post with the original video here.  And Ed Morrisey has another one.

Here’s a transcript of the key section from the 1989 TV program:

Robertson: You don’t think that this man deserves to die?
Y. Islam: Who, Salman Rushdie?
Robertson: Yes.
Y. Islam: Yes, yes.
Robertson: And do you have a duty to be his executioner?
Y. Islam: Uh, no, not necessarily, unless we were in an Islamic state and I was ordered by a judge or by the authority to carry out such an act – perhaps, yes.

[Some minutes later, Robertson on the subject of an protest where an effigy of the author is to be burned]

Robertson: Would you be part of that protest, Yusuf Islam, would you go to a demonstration where you knew that an effigy was going to be burned?
Y. Islam: I would have hoped that it’d be the real thing

Morrissey notes that The New York Times, at the time, that the singer didn’t back down from his remarks:

The musician known as Cat Stevens said in a British television program to be broadcast next week that rather than go to a demonstration to burn an effigy of the author Salman Rushdie, ”I would have hoped that it’d be the real thing.”

The singer, who adopted the name Yusuf Islam when he converted to Islam, made the remark during a panel discussion of British reactions to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s call for Mr. Rushdie to be killed for allegedly blaspheming Islam in his best-selling novel ”The Satanic Verses.” He also said that if Mr. Rushdie turned up at his doorstep looking for help, ”I might ring somebody who might do more damage to him than he would like.”

”I’d try to phone the Ayatollah Khomeini and tell him exactly where this man is,” said Mr. Islam, who watched a preview of the program today and said in an interview that he stood by his comments.

The Telegraph is featuring this reenactment of Islam’s remarks:

The Telegraph also notes the Salman Rushdie wrote to the paper in 2007 about Islam’s views:

Cat Stevens wanted me dead

However much Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam may wish to rewrite his past, he was neither misunderstood nor misquoted over his views on the Khomeini fatwa against The Satanic Verses (Seven, April 29). In an article in The New York Times on May 22, 1989, Craig R Whitney reported Stevens/Islam saying on a British television programme “that rather than go to a demonstration to burn an effigy of the author Salman Rushdie, ‘I would have hoped that it’d be the real thing’.”

He added that “if Mr Rushdie turned up at his doorstep looking for help, ‘I might ring somebody who might do more damage to him than he would like. I’d try to phone the Ayatollah Khomeini and tell him exactly where this man is’.”

In a subsequent interview with The New York Times, Mr Whitney added, Stevens/Islam, who had seen a preview of the programme, said that he “stood by his comments”.

Let’s have no more rubbish about how “green” and innocent this man was.

Salman Rushdie, New York

All of this is far from “sanity” to Morrissey:

What I find amazing about this is that two stars from Comedy Central would share the stage with a man who supported the idea of murdering an artist for his remarks on Islam. The producers of South Park got death threats from radical Muslims for attempting to depict an image of Muhammed in one of their recent episodes, and the executive management of Viacom forced them to censor the show in fear of Muslim reaction. Now, two of Viacom’s most recognizable television stars have linked themselves to a man who publicly endorsed that exact kind of threat — as a way to “restore sanity.”

But I could find barely a mention of the issue on liberal sites.  Except Talking Points Memo:

Left Nearly Silent on Fatwa Endorsing Singers Sanity Rally PerformanceRankles? Yep, that’s pretty much all they had to say about it.  TPM notes the controversy and includes Islams mollifications:

Since then, he has strenuously insisted that he does not support the fatwa and never did, though he strongly criticizes Rushdie’s novel The Satanic Verses.

“I never called for the death of Salman Rushdie; nor backed the Fatwa issued by the Ayatollah Khomeini–and still don’t,” he wrote. “The book itself destroyed the harmony between peoples and created an unnecessary international crisis.”

Rank me as rankled.

Comments (175)

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  • TattooQ
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:49am

    I wish someone would provide the left with a teachable moment on the subject of taqiyya . If Yusuf Islam (like Paul , Cat is dead) is even half the devout “ The Religion of Peace” (SARCASM) disciple he claims to be, he will no doubt know about the idea of lying to the infidels. A shame the left seems all too happy to cozy up to the TROPites. Then again, they both despise America .

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  • Johnnyyuma
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:41am

    The words of his song take on a whole new meaning when you think about Islam and the things they do to female children there…

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  • Harvey
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:40am

    Why does everyone think these people are so great,They are just a couple of idiots from California with an idiot that thinks that Salman Rushdie should be killed for saying something bad about his beloved Islam.They are all a bunch of Idiots and all of the people that went to Washington to see them is not to bright.Now thats just my opinion,i dont want to cause anyone to get killed for what i say about Islam or these fools from California.
    All these fools was doing was trying to out do Glenn Beck anyway.It had nothing to do with sanity.

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    • thebitter1
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 2:38pm

      I think they were just trying to prove that anyone can hold a massive rally and have a ton of people there.

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  • citizenx
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:40am

    All the while… Ollie North and Gordon Liddy are fine people. Hypocrites.

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  • kerrcarto
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:37am

    Old washed up hippies, can’t live with them, can’t punch them in the face.

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    • N37BU6
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:40am

      Have you actually tried either one?

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    • Amren
      Posted on November 1, 2010 at 9:37am

      The cool part is, you can punch them in the face!!! AND, they won’t do anything except stand there and bleed.
      What would be cool is if you could twist their heads into funny ballon animals!!!

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  • felina g
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:32am

    Lucianne has a “must read”out today……..“The Mind of America”. The commentary at the bottom is exceptional.

    http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=39666

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  • bree
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:32am

    As a mother and grandmother of female children, I want to puke at the thought that sharia law will someday rule their lives. Think of that you a** clowns while you slobber all over your radical islam gods.
    I have never been a violent person but this situation makes me want to slap a few of these so called men.

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  • midcoastmainepatriot
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:26am

    Tea for the Tillerman is one of my all time most favorite albums……Islam is my least favorite religion ……….. Go Figure

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  • MJ1025
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:24am

    So cat stevens tries to say his words were taken out of context because he thought the videos were all removed for people to see. He lies. He is lying to the nonmuslims and that is just fine in his religion. Jon Stewart is an ignorant, usless tool for the left.

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    • Taquoshi
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 3:11pm

      I think it was interesting that he was supposed to sing “Peace Train”, but as a Muslim, he would commit fatwa if ordered to do so. To get around this, they worked it so he was interrupted by Ozzie Osbourne and couldn’t finish the song. It was supposed to be funny, just like Islam is supposed to be a religion of peace. The “skit”, if you want to call it that, wasn‘t funny and Islam isn’t peaceful.

      Nice try, better luck next time.

      Oh, and to Cat Useless – why don’t you stay in the U.K. from now on? If I want to hear Peace Train, I’ve got iTune or YouTube, thank you very much.

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  • reconmarine
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:17am

    I’m sure Cat Stevens was overjoyed by the Marine Barracks boming in 1983 killing 241 Marines. which was backed by Iran. There is no misunderstanding there.

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  • Race
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:17am

    Now we know what happened to the hippies that didn’t mainstream. They just went further left, or right off the cliff.

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  • Outland9
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:11am

    I would be interested to know when “Cat” was radicalized (that is the term we use – right?)… Or is it like we all fear – Islam is a violent, intolerant cult who’s msg is based on control, hate and murder. Not sure if this was a mistake by stewart and colbet or if it was intentional (Either way) it shows who and what they are – and it isn’t the moderate (intellectual) “sane” center tollerants they like to portray themselves as – more like sophomoric peter pan dolts longing for their college days. Look at their audience – bunch of know nothing 20 somethings who don’t even have a clue, they don’t have a clue.

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  • Dandylyon
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:10am

    Even after these clowns ask the people who attend not to be political they were and the dems sent the hate and pervert squads.CAN YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE????.

    What do the Democrats/Progressives/Socialist/Marxist have to do for people to see what they have become,nothing but “haters ” and “ridiculers”These people act just like the radical Muslims,its our way or WE are comeing for you.

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    • felina g
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:30am

      It`s their party and they can lie if they want to…………

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  • N37BU6
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:10am

    I made the libs their very own flag:

    http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/6687/treadonmen37bu6.png

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    • AzDebi
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:25am

      Perfect!

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    • Canuck GB Fan
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:31am

      Haha-that is awesome!

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    • leftbrainfemale
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:43am

      I‘d love to print those out and keep ’em in my car. That way, everytime I run across a vehicle with their assinine liberal bumperstickers, I could plop one of those under their wiperblades!

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    • what4
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:44am

      Egggggselent!!!! Damn Dopey liberals!

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    • grandmaof5
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:52am

      That was great, thanks for the laugh! I think Stewart and Colbert have just witnessed how being PC can backfire. I keep waiting for one of them to have a “ah-ha” moment but don‘t think we’re destined to see it. Too bad.

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    • Eternal Lucy
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 11:02am

      BRILLIANT, N37! I think I’ll do like LeftBrainFemale (if that’s OK with you… )

      You could sell ‘em!

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    • H. Schluman
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 11:11am

      Nice!

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    • TimCotter
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 11:12am

      Absolutely brilliant!!

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    • Punky
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 11:12am

      LMAO! I think I might do the same as leftbrainfemale too…

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    • H. Schluman
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 11:12am

      Sweet!

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    • whybother
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 11:23am

      baaahahahhahahahaaaa ohhh that is GREAT!

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    • jackelope
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 11:25am

      I LOL’d

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    • N37BU6
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 11:26am

      Lol, thanks!

      Yeah, spread it around. What else is propaganda for, anyway?!

      Think of it more as “Pro-paganda” though… because we’re the good guys. ;)

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    • HEARDENOUGHCRAP
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:12pm

      It’s Great! I thought about an American Flag with a covered with a circle with a line through it (meaning no, like no smoking) and a caption that read “ Proud Liberal Lemming”, but that would be disrespectful to our flag.

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    • ObammysMammy
      Posted on November 1, 2010 at 8:00am

      That is perfect!!!

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    • Amren
      Posted on November 1, 2010 at 9:32am

      Love it! Love it! LOVE IT!!!!!
      Now you need to sell T-shirts and bumper stickers!!!!!

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    • ColoradoTaxpayer
      Posted on November 1, 2010 at 2:48pm

      love it

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  • DivineMomentsOfTruth
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:08am

    Yusuf Islam puts a smiley face on Fatwas.

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  • clockwatcher
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:07am

    The left has picked it’s side. That side is with who hate America.

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  • CaptElaine
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:05am

    I thought he was on a NO FLY list and not allowed in the country? WTH is he doing in DC?

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    • krmaurice
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:49pm

      I thought he was on a no-fly list too….but maybe TSA/FBI were too busy looking for bombs from Yemen on cargo planes to check lists of names on passenger jets……

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  • starznbarz
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:03am

    Cat Stevens??!! at a restore sanity event???!!! Now THAT`S comedy.

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    • alienguns
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 3:11pm

      no kidding….how did this POS even get in OUR country………….the lefty loons are clueless…This guy and his Ilk hate America and all Americans…..wake up America

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  • We Are Not Alone
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:03am

    OFF TOPIC: Sarah kicked butt on Chis Wallace – her new buzz word is “Corrupt Bastards”

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    • James T. Kirk
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:28am

      Watched her say that, it was awesome!

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    • where is JG
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:00pm

      Yep. But her answer about the 2012 possible Presidential run *** MARK MY WORDS!*** will be used against her by the loonielefties that “when your in the presidents seat you have to LIe.” Although she did not say that in those words, but she did say she likes to sit in her seat and say what she wants without having to worry about her political future. WE must use this to show We The People that this should not even be in the minds of our leaders, but unfortunately in this MEDIA BIASED environment we live in where the Gubbament is paying to spread the lies (NPR) the real truth cannot be considered because the BOOB TUBE tells us otherwise. IMPEACH THE MEDIA.

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    • CatB
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:19pm

      Missed it this morning .. but they are reshowing FOX News Sunday on FNC at 3pm today … instead of the usual 2 pm. At 3 pm I WILL be watching!

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  • Wineguy
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:02am

    oh very young what will you leave us this time

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  • Punky
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:01am

    I always liked his music. I was disappointed when I found out he got sucked into one of Satan’s greatest religious schemes.

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  • Fight for America
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:00am

    What part of Sharia Law does he not understand? What part of changing America into what is failing in Europe does he not understand? There can be no harmony between People if one side wants to destroy the other. As to religion – it’s always been used as an excuse for men to go on the offensive to make war. It almost sounds right instead of just saying one side wants all the power in the world. So humble to say “God like ME best and everyone else is wrong.”

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    • BRAVEHEART
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:54am

      Islam is not a religion, it is a political cult masquerading as religion. Islam is a Theo-political radical idealology. Killing Infidels is a dominant tennant of their theo-political doctrine.

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    • Dustyluv
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 11:55am

      You either submit or die. That is the WHOLE message of Islam. There are no moderstes in Islam. only those who stay silent to your face!

      Behind your back they want to kill you!!

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  • Kippop222
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 9:58am

    Soooo, it’s not just Tuesday that is dead…it‘s everyone who doesn’t submit.

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  • TruthTalker
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 9:55am

    Can’t rewrite the past….

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    • chickenlittle
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:34am

      Unfortnately, you can… especially if you control the media, and the school systems, which is where we are at now. Thank God for these sites and Fox news… but how many people never see them? Remember, the whole story is that the liberal sites are silent on this particular issue.

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    • Flagwaver
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:53am

      I wish you were right. However, the winner writes history. That has always been the case.

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    • chickenlittle
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 11:02am

      Come to think of it, you don’t even have to re-write it. All you have to do is stop teaching it. That‘s what we’ve spent the last 30+ years doing in this country.

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    • Chicago Ray
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 11:11am

      This weekend really showed on a stage for the world to see the left wing media isn’t just hiding the truth, they’re no longer the fourth column but the fifth estate and outright traitors to the truth and American. It’s that simple, what these people now perceive as their ‘truth’ is and always will be ‘treason’ to the principles of our founders.

      They‘re drug addicts and so on so it’s easy to see that denial is part and parcel of their entire existence today. They‘re sick people and don’t even know it.

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    • CatB
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:06pm

      Quite the “musical” talent … Sheryl Crow also .. who advocates using ONE square of toilet paper … if you ever meet her DO NOT shake her hand … doubt she “wastes” water either — disgusting.. These people love to tell others how to live and the former Cat Stevens is a disgusting piece of work — advocating violence.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 7:06pm

      After 9/11 Islamists who are not overtly engaged in violent jihad, adopted PC language to be able to operate under the radar.

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    • PJPony
      Posted on November 1, 2010 at 4:53pm

      I do believe he was on the “no fly” list. What’s he doing in DC?

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  • James T. Kirk
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 9:54am

    Thanks to The Blaze & other web sites, we are able to see TRUE history, not the re-written version of history that the lefties embrace. I never liked him or his music, even when he was still Cat Stevens. In fact my ‘lovely’ ex-wife was a big fan. That should have told me everything I needed to know.

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    • snowleopard3200 {mix art}
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:12am

      Here with the Cat Stevens is a perfect example of the new trend coming to America if we do not stop it soon – Sharia Law in which any imam can just declare you guilty without due process or even just due to his being in a foul mood and order you to be executed on the spot.

      And as the Blazers here have stated, this sight alone so far has told the truth, and shown the truth.

      Anyone wonder why the left is not saying anything? Or WHOM has told them not to say anything? I could think of two possiblilities off hand with no problem.

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    • MAULEMALL
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:20am

      I saw cat stevens at William and Mary Hall in 74 or 75… Good show..

      But ramsie yusef is an advocate for murder and should never be allowed to state otherwise.

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    • PubliusPencilman
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 10:43am

      Yeah Snowleopard, comments made twenty years ago by a British musician clearly sum up current trends in American jurisprudence. Really, is there anything you won‘t force yourself to believe in order to fit this hateful narrartive you’ve latched on to?

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    • 5
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 11:02am

      CAT is not to be trusted. He turned on US a long time ago. Jon biggest mistake was having the Muslim in D.C. on 10/30/10

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    • Rogue
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 11:28am

      @ Publius – just curious, when someone says a person deserves to die for writing a book, then says they would carry out the execution themselves if ordered to, what’s the statute of limitations on holding them accountable? He clearly meant what he said. There is also a clear connection between Cat’s thought process and the laws of Sharia. If you are not concerned about Sharia seeping into American culture, you have been living under a rock for the last decade.

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    • Peters
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:48pm

      It‘s very interesting that Steven’s was allowed entry into the US in the first place. Let’s not forget September 2004; he was turned away by FBI-Washington after his plane had landed there.

      The guardian.co.uk archives holds a statement from Mr. Islam that he made in regard to the event shortly afterward: “I want to make sure that people are aware that I’ve never ever knowingly supported any terrorist groups past, present or future.”

      Focus in on the ambiguity in the phrase “knowingly supported.” This purposeful ambiguity, or rather an emergency escape route from the truth, is the rhetorical mechanism that shields Muslims from ever admitting guilt in anything they involve themselves in. You cannot be guilty of something you did not know of; or rather that you choose to not know . . . Translation: you are ignorant of the events that you turn your back on so as not to witness heinous crimes you choose not to acknowledge or to have any memory of.

      But then, it shouldn’t come as any shock to anyone that liberals would put on display Mr. Islam as he is a champion of their embracement of such mastery in rhetorical skills. Certainly we see Obama liberals have feebly attempted what Mr. Islam has accomplished in their trying to keep blood off their hands while slitting the throat of our Republic. But we should give credit where credit is due, as one could make an argument that Bill Clinton mastered the skill set long before Obama finished his first read of Bill Ayers’ masterful works, of rhetorical devices, undermining and overall corruption. And keeping in that fashion, should Obama liberals ever be brought to any moral or legal justice beyond the voting booth, be assured that Clinton despite his current show of support will find a wealth of ambiguity to stand his innocence on, that he never ever knowingly supported any Obama notion of socialism or general ill repute.

      Importantly, let’s properly frame the significance of Mr. Islam making his presence known at a liberal rally: Mr. Islam, his mere physical presence, standing on US soil, is a victory for liberalism. He signifies a certain door has been forced open and that they are holding a foot inside. Quietly, they have been working on this one for a long time . . . the return of the ambiguous Cat Stevens- the artist . . . Mr. Islam, an ally of sorts.

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    • SRM152
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 2:13pm

      No publiuspencilman, if it is ‘ok’ for conservative politicians (O’Donnell as just one example) then it is right for the Cat. Y. Islam has learned the hate, intolerance and the split tongue double speak (Al-Taqiyya) of his assumed religion well. He serves as superb metaphor for this rally.

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    • Peters
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 2:15pm

      On a much related side note: Liberals having Mr. Islam appear before them stands as a stark contradiction to their overly malleable views on the First Amendment.

      Certainly liberal’s primary attitude for Stevens is that his voice has a right to be heard as does his religion. And it must be quickly pointed out that we absolutely agree. This Mr. Islam and any Mr. Islam does in fact have the rights our culture affords them. That he is not a US citizen matters not in that context. Our beliefs are applicable to all men and women regardless of the real estate that they may occupy. But it should be pointed out that the United States, unlike much of the Muslim world, guarantees this right by the rule of law. By his own words and actions, and in contradiction, it is Mr. Islam that does not. He wants his right to be heard and his religion and culture to be honored while his religion advocates the silencing of all other religions. Mr. Islam after all, the infamous Cat Stevens, did call for the execution of another artist, the silencing of his voice and of his opinions, all the while espousing the superiority of his own.

      When you put into context then the contradictions of Cat Stevens you also can’t avoid seeing the modern Democratic Party, modern liberalism, blind support for inevitable tyranny standing before him in mass of 150 thousand.

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    • thepatriotdave
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 2:16pm

      PubliusPencilman,

      The way you went after snowleopard3200 tells me that you didn’t even read the entire piece. Try reading his (Stevens) more recent comments.

      PatriotShops.com

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    • Robert W
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 5:22pm

      There goes my shocked face again.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 5:29pm

      Peters said: “Certainly liberal’s primary attitude for Stevens is that his voice has a right to be heard as does his religion. And it must be quickly pointed out that we absolutely agree.”

      It is a travesty of the First Amendment to allow religious hate speech. Advocating death fatwas and Sharia law should not be protected speech, just like speech that calls for the killing or discrimination of blacks is censored. Wikipedia defines HATE SPEECH as follows:

      “In law, hate speech is any speech, gesture or conduct, writing, or display which is forbidden because it may incite violence or prejudicial action against or BY a protected individual or group…” [emphasis mine]

      Racial hate speech was not criminalized until our government exposed it as a threat to our constitutional freedoms. However, liberals (and many conservatives) refuse to do the same vis-à-vis Islam. They vehemently deny the imperialistic nature of MAINSTREAM Islam, i.e., its foundational concept of Islamization, and therefore refuse to identify Islam as a threat to capitalism/democracy. Consequently, Islamization is taking place throughout America under the protection of the First Amendment, and at an accelerated rate since Obama took office. The redefinition of NASA to favor the recruitment of Muslims, and the celebration of Ramadan in lieu of our Christian National Day of Prayer are just two examples of how Muslim-born Obama is actively supporting the Islamization of America.

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    • Robert W
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 5:37pm

      Also, whats a cat stevens.

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    • Baxter Catt
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 7:04pm

      Nothing to add here.
      Let’s all hold hands and sing while the buildings explode.

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    • LUDWIKA BRONISLAWA
      Posted on November 1, 2010 at 1:37am

      Wasn’t he denied entry to this country a few years back?

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    • TruthAndNonviolence
      Posted on November 1, 2010 at 10:05am

      Haha good stuff… yeah, I agree… He’s never been even close to awesome..

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    • MemphisViking
      Posted on November 1, 2010 at 11:03am

      @Kryptonite… Hate speech laws are a threat to our Constitutional freedoms. First they regulate what we can say then they regulate what we can think. And it’s always the left who decide what is hate speech.

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