Generalisation Brings Forth Slight Raise in Audience Participation

Ethan Switch - Friday, 5 December, 2003 - 17:10:39 - print it raw

Out in the sticks of the states a radio commentator shakes the waves with the name of Paul Harvey. Harvey recently ran a view on his syndicated radio program that amazingly enough had one certain group listening with intent. That organisation, the Council of American-Islamic Relations believes that a slam has been made on Islam.

The Islamic civil rights group attribute it to the quote "Add to the thirst for blood a religion which encourages killing, and it is entirely understandable if Americans came to this bloody party unprepared." which served fodder for a wrapper comment on the past-time of cock-fighting. "We had hoped that a respected broadcast professional like Mr. Harvey would not join the growing number of Islamophobic hate-mongers in our society," said CAIR Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper. "He falsely attributes to Islam two things that are specifically prohibited by our faith, murder and cruelty to animals." (Islam also prohibits gambling.)

Back in 1999 Harvey remarked that Islam was a "fraudulent religion" and issued an apology only after being bombarded with faxes and emails. Harvey's search for a bigger audience from the spittle has thus far netted nothing more than CAIR wanting an on-air apology. At least then perhaps more people will know who they are.

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