How far will 'enablers' go?

Visit our News page How Far Will “Enablers” Go? by Guy Rodgers, Executive Director “I don’t believe you.” That’s what radio talk show host Andy Johnson said to me during an interview yesterday on his drive-time program in Jacksonville, Florida. We were discussing the nomination of Parvez Ahmed to the Jacksonville Human Rights Commission. Ahmed is a former National Chairman of CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) who has made numerous controversial statements about convicted terrorists and the terrorist organizations Hamas and Hezbollah. We are working feverishly with ACT! for America’s Jacksonville chapter to defeat Ahmed’s nomination to the commission. When I stated on Johnson’s program that the Justice Department has cited CAIR as having ties to Hamas, and that CAIR was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism financing trial, Johnson said: “I don’t believe you.” The entire 30 minute interview consisted of me stating the facts about Ahmed’s past actions and statements, and Johnson challenging them, excusing them, justifying them, or trying to explain them away. But for a talk show host to go so far as to intimate that I was making this information up, well, that reveals just how far “enablers” will go in their attempts to deny reality. My response was, why would I fabricate something that could be so easily refuted if not true? A cursory online search of CAIR will provide the documentation confirming what I said. There are many people in America who are uninformed about the many ways radical Islam and global jihad threatens America. But I’m convinced, based on past polling we have done, that most will be persuaded when they hear the facts. Then there are the “enablers,” those who will go to any lengths to deny the facts, excuse behaviors, and try to explain away public statements of Islamists. They do so for many reasons, such as political correctness and an unbridled obsession with tolerance and multiculturalism. We won’t persuade them—they’ve made up their minds and won’t be confused with facts. But we must overcome them as we reach the rest of America. This is the mission of ACT! for America. We value you as part of this team, and we need your help so we can continue growing and getting stronger. Here’s what you can do today: Help us in our Spring New Member Drive. Click here for details. You could even win a nice prize! Have you ever considered starting an ACT! for America chapter? Click here to find out how. Make a contribution to help us continue fighting for you. The bigger and stronger we are, the more able we will be to overcome the voices of the “enablers.” The ultimate irony is that the enablers are usually people whose positions on issues, such as gay rights, clash with those of Islamists. As Brigitte Gabriel has noted so poignantly, such enablers in Lebanon were eventually killed or persecuted by the very Islamists they had been supporting. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACT for America P.O. Box 12765 Pensacola, FL 32591 www.actforamerica.org ACT for America is an issues advocacy organization dedicated to effectively organizing and mobilizing the most powerful grassroots citizen action network in America, a grassroots network committed to informed and coordinated civic action that will lead to public policies that promote America’s national security and the defense of American democratic values against the assault of radical Islam. We are only as strong as our supporters, and your volunteer and financial support is essential to our success. Thank you for helping us make America safer and more secure. The news items, blogs, educational materials and other information in our emails and on our website are only intended to provide information, news and commentary on events and issues related to the threat of radical Islam. Much of this information is based upon media sources, such as the AP wire services, newspapers, magazines, books, online news blog and news services, and radio and television, which we deem to be reliable. However, we have undertaken no independent investigation to verify the accuracy of the information reported by these media sources. We therefore disclaim all liability for false or inaccurate information from these media sources. We also disclaim all liability for the third-party information that may be accessed through the material referenced in our emails or posted on our website. HOW CAN I TELL OTHERS ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Send a personalized version of this message to your friends. HOW CAN I SUPPORT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Click here to give an online donation.