Gov. Jeb Bush appointee agrees: Islam is a “hateful, frightening religion.”

[flvegan]

BROOKSVILLE — A Hernando County commissioner said Tuesday that he is “in total agreement” with a letter his wife wrote calling Islam a “hateful, frightening religion.”

“Overall, worldwide, it certainly is,” said Commissioner Tom Hogan Sr. “Don’t you read your own paper?”
He went on to say, “There’s a saying out there, and there’s some truth to it, that not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims. It’s their thing.”

The Hogans are widely considered the first couple of Hernando County’s Republican Party, and both have helped lead the party since the 1960s. Their comments earned wide condemnation Tuesday from political colleagues.
Local Muslim leaders reacted with shock and dismay, with one Islamic advocacy group saying it will call for Hogan’s ouster from the County Commission.

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Tom Hogan Sr., often affectionately called “Mr. Republican,” was a co-founder of the county Republican Executive Committee and served as its first chairman. He’s been a state committeeman for four decades. Bush appointed him to a vacant County Commission seat in August. Mary Ann Hogan served as a state committeewoman, then as the party’s chairwoman during the 1970s. A former School Board member, she remains active in the party and in Republican clubs, and serves as a GOP precinct captain.

more:

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/11/01/Hernando/Muslim_bashing_sets_o.shtml

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I think that this might be my very first nomination for a Top 10 Conservative Idiot...

[indepat]

1. Gee, wonder if the hateful, frightening tag could be applied to the

what is espoused by many leaders of another prominent religion.

[Solo_in_MD]

2. While I dont buy into the xtian fundie at all

An honest assessment would show the Muslims are a lot more of a threat to basic civil rights, espcially for women. Neither are good, but clearly one is much worse than the other. Failure to recognize that is perilous.

[ck4829]

3. But one is close to home

One is in the halls of Congress.

One can call Bush up and tell him to do stuff.

The other can't.

[Solo_in_MD]

7. The sharia is a lot closer than you think

esp if you are in a larger city.

[texasleo]

4. It's only ok to attack christianity. Silly wabbit.

[Strawman]

5. Hogan Doesn't Know Best

This Hogan doesn't know shit in my book.

[bullwinkle428]

6. "Mr. Republican" might be an appropriate moniker, but I certainly

wouldn't consider its use affectionate!

[marmar]

8. Sane people agree: Jeb Bush is a hateful, crooked sow....

:argh: