I am not going to make a hero of the guy. He has a lousy history of bigotry and have the reason the 'rumors' about the President's faith exists is because of bigots like this!
This entry was made on a Blog on August 31, 2010.
The media has treated this Bozo with 'sterile' content as to his past and his 'real intentions' of political sensationalism. Keith Olbermann did a great job yesterday in regard to chasing down the FACTS regarding the suspension by this idiot in regard to burning a book.
...Luxury brands (click title to entry - thank you) certainly have teams of brand police within Marketing to ensure their products aren’t being “Brand Jacked” or improperly positioned, but H-D is missing in action when it comes to the racially charged “N” word debate by pastors Terry Jones and Wayne Sapp of Florida’s Dove World Outreach Center.
I’ll avoid getting into the debate over the ‘church’ content, but rather I want to point out that pastor Terry Jones is wearing a Harley-Davidson t-shirt and something like this can’t help the motor company or worse can potentially hurt the iconic brand.
Here’s my take… H-D has nothing to do with the video, and their brand is being dragged through the “N” word debate to make a, Dr. Lausra-esque point about racial double standards. H-D hasn’t done anything to draw this unwanted attention. Terry Jones and the Dove World Outreach Center have seen a rapid rise in notoriety for their pending “Burn a Koran Day” on 9/11. It seems show business have outruled common sense....
Even the AP has it "W"rong. Olbermann was able to validate, through Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf's wife, a conversation took place with Imam Musri in regard to visiting New York with Jones to have a conversation about the NYC Mosque and its location. Olbermann not only did his homework right on national television he probably saved lives in Afghanistan and Iraq in his determination to 'nail this mess down.' No one pays attention to MSNBC? Why? They get it correct.
The Imam's wife stated that the commemoration of 9/11 was in prayer for the families and survivors of that tragedy. She stated they would be meeting further down the road with such short notice. She also stated there was no link between the Mosque and Jones issue. She made it clear the commemoration would not be interrupted. Jones lied to the press to exploit the moment.
THIS IS THE REAL HERO.
The Imam's wife stated that the commemoration of 9/11 was in prayer for the families and survivors of that tragedy. She stated they would be meeting further down the road with such short notice. She also stated there was no link between the Mosque and Jones issue. She made it clear the commemoration would not be interrupted. Jones lied to the press to exploit the moment.
Imam Muhammad Musri of the Islamic Society of Central Florida, right, speaks to the media as Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center looks, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)
AP Top News at 4:40 a.m. EDT
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two religious leaders are at odds about whether a deal was struck to stop a Quran-burning at a tiny church in exchange for moving the location of a mosque planned near ground zero, with the church's pastor leaving the door open to still go through with his plan. Imam Muhammad Musri said he was clear on Thursday when he told the Rev. Terry Jones that he could set up a meeting with planners of the New York City mosque, but insisted he never promised to shift the location. Jones announced after the meeting — with Musri at his side — that they had a bargain and that he would call off the Quran-burning for Saturday, the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorst attacks.
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