Teh stupid burns......Tenn. Lawmakers Reassured That Mop Sink Isn’t Sink For Muslims To Wash Feet

[trumad]

A few Tennessee lawmakers apparently inquired whether a new sink at the state capitol designed for custodial use was a sink for Muslims to wash their feet in before prayer, the Associated Press reported Monday. The lawmakers were reassured that it is simply a "mop sink."

“I confirmed with the facility administrator for the State Capitol Complex that the floor-level sink installed in the men’s restroom outside the House Chamber is for housekeeping use,” Legislative Administration Director Connie Ridley wrote in an email. “It is, in layman’s terms, a mop sink.”

The Tennessee Capitol underwent renovations in December, the AP reported, and the sink is designed to make it easier for custodial staff to clean mops and fill buckets. The sink is located in a men's bathroom outside the House chamber.

As TPM has reported, Tennessee is no stranger to controversy when it comes to Islam. In 2011, legislation was proposed to make Sharia law illegal. And in February 2012, a group of police officers in the state attended a training seminar held by a man who has claimed that Muslims should not be granted First Amendment rights.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/tenn-lawmakers-reassured-that-mop-sink-isnt-sink

[Sissyk]

1. This is the third thread that I have had to say

that I am totally embarrassed that these are my politicians. Well, not mine. I didn't vote for the dumbasses.

[onehandle]

2. Clearly it's for producing chemical weapons.

I bet big money that they will find such WMDs as Ammonia and Bleach nearby.

[Mika]

6. That hose is for NukeUlar centrifuge construction!

[Blue_Tires]

3. someone should tell them where we get our number system from

but it's not like those yokels know how to count, either...

[Romulox]

4. I'm sorry, but these do exist in public buildings here in my community.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. Looks like your community is a little more enlightened

than the Tennessee legislature. And I'll bet nobody complained when they were installed, either. The point is not whether it's a foot-washing fixture or a mop sink, but that they freaked out when they thought it might be a foot-washing fixture because, OMG, Muslims!

[Sheldon Cooper]

10. I know, right!?

Who cares if they did wash their feet in it? WTF does it matter???

[Romulox]

11. I think the issue is public monies put to a religious purpose. And there were complaints

when they were installed here.

[cynatnite]

12. No it's not. They want public monies for "christian" purposes. n/t

[Romulox]

13. I don't know who "they" are, I am responding about the reaction here in Michigan. nt

[cynatnite]

15. I thought we were still talking about TN. I didn't know anything about Michigan. n/t

[Romulox]

16. We're speaking about both, actually. A comparison/contrast type of thing, I guess.

I was just negativing the idea that footbaths in public places weren't real. They are in Michigan.

[Ikonoklast]

5. I blame myself.

No one made me open this post and read it, but I just got dumber reading about ignorant, bigoted Tennessee lawmakers.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. People should start washing their feet in that mop sink

just to freak them out.

[sharp_stick]

8. If evolution worked properly

stupid on a level like this would be horrifyingly painful.

[Rex]

14. Oh noes! Someone practices another type of religion!

Call out the Tenn. National Guard!

[JHB]

17. Naw, the foot baths are all in the minaret..um..I mean capital building tower

[Drale]

18. They should have told him it was a feet washing sink

because I'm sure he believes that religion belongs in the State House, so he needs to be grilled on why Christianity should be allowed but not Islam.

[EC]

19. Really?

Man where do all these people come from? Why would Muslims go to the state capital to pray in the first place?