Cal Thomas, (un?)wittingly steps into the heart of conservative hypocrisy.
Though I rarely find Cal Thomas sometimes not an extremist, and he is not a loud mouthed clown like AnnC, Newt(sometimes), and Rush(=evil Krusty), this time his nonsense hit home I find this one easy to backhand into his court. And it's not only me, hit a nerve with muslims.
Thomas' commentary prompted the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) to urge its supporters to contact WTOP and voice their concerns. WTOP received many calls and emails from both sides.
On Wednesday, WTOP invited Ibrahim Hooper, a CAIR spokesperson and Cal Thomas, to separately respond to Thomas' previous comments.
In his reponse, Hooper said Thomas' comments undermined CAIR's effort to promote mutual understanding and social justice.
"For him, I would imagine that his next step is the expulsion of the Muslim-American community," Hooper said. "We condemn extremism. We've condemned terrorism....We've issued dozens of condemnations on dozens of terrorism attacks."
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