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| 2009-02-17 |
| Ooooops. Look's like he picked the wrong guy to call names... Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is poised to slash federal funding to Canada's largest Arabic group after its president called him a "professional whore" for supporting Israel. Looks like this whore's gonna keep his client's money... In an exclusive interview with Sun Media from London, England, where he is to speak today at an international conference on anti-Semitism, Kenney said groups are free within legal bounds to say what they like. But groups whose leaders say intolerant or hateful things shouldn't get taxpayer funding. "We should not be rewarding those who express views that are contrary to Canada's best liberal values of tolerance and mutual respect." FILTHY INFIDEL PROFESSIONAL WHORE!!! One of those groups, said Kenney, is the Canadian Arab Federation whose president Khaled Mouammar called him a "professional whore" after Kenney criticized the presence of Hezbollah and Hamas flags at anti-Israel rallies in Toronto. Kenney said the same group criticized Liberal MP Bob Rae because of his wife's involvement in Canada's Jewish community. The federation received a $447,297 contribution from Kenney's department to operate a settlement program in Toronto for two years, teaching new immigrants language and job searching skills. Oooooh. That's a nice hit... Program translation: taught Arabic and applying for state benefits ... Kenney said he has already asked department officials to weigh comments made by groups when evaluating funding applications, and the comments made by the Arab Federation president will affect its contribution when the current one expires in March 2010. Here's a nice shiny Canadian dime, Khaled... Mouammar, however, says that Kenney's decision will hurt newcomers to Canada, not just Arabs. Arabs make up only 5% of those who receive his group's settlement services, which Mouammar said were among the best in the Toronto area. Mouammar said Kenney's decision is "vindictive" and accused him of promoting Islamophobia internationally. Yeah! That's right, Islamophobia! I said it! That should make him cave! "This government is anti-Arab and anti-Muslim," he said, adding the federal government has refused to meet with the Canadian Arab Federation or the Canadian Islamic Congress since Prime Minister Stephen Harper came to power. Yes, and what a loss for Canada this policy is I'll bet... In the interview and in his speech, Kenney was also critical of the Canadian Islamic Congress, saying its former president Mohamed Elmasry once tried to "legitimize the killing of all Israeli adults." Wahida Valiante, who succeed Elmasry as president of the CIC -- which doesn't get government funding -- said Kenney misrepresented Elmasry's comments on the world stage. Yeah, he was "misquoted'. He was "miscontstrued". What he said wasn't what you heard him say, INFIDEL! |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #3 Islamophobia is the only rational response to the world today. Think about it. Oh, you're just saying that because the precepts of Sharia law conflict with fundamental Western values and the most vocal advocates of Islam all seem to be violent murderers. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-02-17 14:19 |
| #2 Lemme guess...his remarks were "taken out of context." And the money'll be on the nightstand, just like it always is. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2009-02-17 13:50 |
| #1 Islamophobia is the only rational response to the world today. Think about it. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2009-02-17 13:48 |