…and, if they succeed, you will be next!
Boy does this make my blood boil! Do you remember last Wednesday that the New York Times actually published a front page story about the multicultural tension in Grand Island, NE in the wake of Muslim prayer demands and the subsequent firing of Somalis at the Swift meatpacking plant there?
The mayor of Grand Island expressed to the Times that the presence of so many Somalis in town made her and others uncomfortable. Well that is the truth, and it is happening in every town in America where large numbers of Somalis have arrived.
Does it surprise anyone to hear now that Somali COMMUNITY ORGANIZER Mohamed Rage (we’ve heard from him before) says, “She is not fit to be mayor.”
Actually I am not surprised, but outraged by this overt ploy. This isn’t just because he is angry with this mayor, this is to send a message to any mayor or elected official anywhere in America that you better not speak the truth!
An Omaha Somali leader is asking Mayor Margaret Hornady to recant comments she made in a national publication that he says are discriminatory.
In a story that appeared Thursday in The New York Times, Hornady suggested she had difficulty adjusting to the sight of local Somali women in Muslim headdresses.
Hornady said that after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, it “gives some of us a turn.”
Seeing the Somali’s traditional dress reminds her of Osama bin Laden and the attacks on the U.S., she said, adding that she knows it sounds prejudiced and that she’s “working very hard on it.”
Mohamed Rage, who leads the Omaha Somali-American Community Organization, condemned the comments Friday and said he is trying to reach the mayor to address his concerns.
Rage said such comments are inappropriate for a leader, and the city’s Somali community has reacted with shock.
“She’s not fit to be a mayor,” he said.
Please send an e-mail to the mayor MayorHornady@grand-island.com and give her support! You might also want to comment at the Grand Island Independent story.
Update October 21: Blulitespecial sent this news story as a follow-up. It was mostly a rehash of the story, but the thing that interested me was this:
Zapata (VP of Muliticultural Coalition) doesn’t think the mayor’s comments will set the Mulitcultural Coalition’s progress in the community back at all. But last month’s disagreement at Swift doesn’t help things. Muslims at the African grocery store said about 20 Somalis moved to Lexington to work for Tyson, some stayed in G.I. and are living off of unemployment, and others are working on a lawsuit against JBS Swift.
Do you think some of those 20 arrived in Grand Island with a mission?