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Violet_Crumble

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29. Molly White is a very ugly person on so many levels...
Fri Jan 30, 2015, 05:35 AM
Jan 2015

From another article:

This was not the first time White has aired her concerns about Muslims on Facebook.

In June, she took to the social network to pledge that "finding Jihadists in Texas and arresting them" and purging the state "of all Muslim, military training camps including Imam's who promote, assist and encourage Jihad" would be among her top priorities as a legislator.

In the comments on that post, she warned her followers that "Muslims cannot be trusted no matter how peaceful they appear."

http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/29/rep-staff-ask-muslim-visitors-pledge-allegiance/


An elected politician openly discriminating against a minority group is really ugly and dangerous. I hope she's forced to resign. And not only has she discriminated against Muslims, she's used the Israeli flag as a banner for her hatred and bigotry. I suspect given what I've read of her craziness that she'd not be too fond of Israel if she ever finds out that Israel has things like universal health care, religious courts for civil matters (Rabbinical and Sharia), and strict gun control laws. Forcing individual American Muslims to swear allegiance to the US using an Israeli flag is just bizarre. Apart from the nasty discrimination against Muslims, shouldn't swearing allegiance to the US be done using an American flag and not a foreign one?

I just got through reading lots of comments on her FB page and it's good to see so many Americans posting there telling her how vile she's being. I saw American Muslims and Jews amongst the commenters banding together and speaking out against her. While she showed the ugly side of the US, those commenters showed the good side. Molly wasn't getting the memo, though. I saw her threaten to delete the posts of 'anti-American extremists' who were supposedly throwing hatred and insults at her. So much for freedom of speech. What an idiot...

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Well, at least this story raises no First Amendment issues of several kinds. merrily Jan 2015 #1
Pledge of allegiance just f/ visiting?! Panich52 Jan 2015 #2
Muslims only, though, and in front of the Israeli flag, to boot. merrily Jan 2015 #5
There is all kinds of irony with this story. Behind the Aegis Jan 2015 #15
Too often, Israel and Jews are conflated. Too often, Muslims and terrorists are conflated. merrily Jan 2015 #20
I agree. Behind the Aegis Jan 2015 #22
I'm stumped. I tend to stay out of groups that are even more intense than GD, so I have not merrily Jan 2015 #24
You must have sat out the first part of this month Scootaloo Jan 2015 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author Behind the Aegis Jan 2015 #28
Whereas my reaction as a native Texan kentauros Jan 2015 #19
A state singling out one religion, whether it is for honor or for persecution, is unconstitutional, merrily Jan 2015 #21
Well, if you're going to take such strong issue with that, kentauros Jan 2015 #23
A government denying a parade permit based on religion would be wrong. merrily Jan 2015 #25
Because I prefer amber beer kentauros Jan 2015 #33
Ok. I thought Texas had declared Texas Muslim Capitol Day. My error. merrily Jan 2015 #35
No problem. kentauros Jan 2015 #37
I'd be all for a Wiccan Capitol Day LibertyLover Jan 2015 #31
They found out real quick like just how much of a bigot the Jamastiene Jan 2015 #38
This fool must have been popping too much Molly. nt alp227 Jan 2015 #3
These are the same people, mind you, forest444 Jan 2015 #4
Sometimes, I hope their dreams come true. merrily Jan 2015 #6
I hear you. forest444 Jan 2015 #7
Boston has certainly been an embarrassment at times, and we're supposedly merrily Jan 2015 #8
You know, I still can't believe Charlie Baker won. forest444 Jan 2015 #9
Massachusetts has a long history of Republican Governors. merrily Jan 2015 #10
I live in Virginia, where we have the opposite problem: forest444 Jan 2015 #12
The more I think, the more I think we need to focus, before it's too late, merrily Jan 2015 #13
And, of course, those rascaly State Legislatures. forest444 Jan 2015 #16
Good night. merrily Jan 2015 #18
Weren't most of the visitors already American citizens? Beartracks Jan 2015 #11
Man, wtf? merrily Jan 2015 #14
Does Texas realize there is a separation between Church in State in this country? mackerel Jan 2015 #17
no Skittles Jan 2015 #39
These idiots are IS's Turbineguy Jan 2015 #26
Molly White is a very ugly person on so many levels... Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #29
I suspect that she's exactly like so many of her fellow like-minded evangelicals kentauros Jan 2015 #32
Fine with this if.... cynzke Jan 2015 #30
The Oklahoma City Bombers were crazy Christians. . . BigDemVoter Jan 2015 #34
christian privledge? I would tell her to fuck off dembotoz Jan 2015 #36
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