It's still a free country, isn't it?
The Learning Channel (TLC) started a new reality show called "All-American Muslim." TLC describes the program in this way:
All-American Muslim takes a look at life in Dearborn, Michigan--home to the largest mosque in the United States--through the lens of five Muslim Americanfamilies.
Each episode offers an intimate look at the customs and celebrations, misconceptions and conflicts these families face outside and within their own community.
In response to the show, the Florda Family Association began a compaign which encouraged supporters to contact the program's advertisers to get them to pull their ads from "All-American Muslim."
The Learning Channel's new show All-American Muslim is propaganda clearly designed to counter legitimate and present-day concerns about many Muslims who are advancing Islamic fundamentalism and Sharia law. The show profiles only Muslims that appear to be ordinary folks while excluding many Islamic believers whose agenda poses a clear and present danger to liberties and traditional values that the majority of Americans cherish.
Many situations were profiled in the show from a Muslim tolerant perspective while avoiding the perspective that would have created Muslim conflict thereby contradicting The Learning Channel’s agenda to inaccurately portray Muslims in America.
Please check out the press release to see the list of companies that stopped advertising on the show. Now, watch the CNN report on the story of Lowe's Home Improvement's decision to stop advertising on the TLC program. Note the sacrasm throughout the report!
I bet you're already forming opinions about what you think, right? However, we have still not reached my main problem with this story. As noted in the report on Fox News, a California state senator is threatening legal action against Lowe's. That's right... LEGAL ACTION. Are you kidding me?
Calling the Lowe's decision "un-American" and "naked religious bigotry," Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, told The Associated Press he would also consider legislative action if Lowe's doesn't apologize to Muslims and reinstate its ads. The senator sent a letter outlining his complaints to Lowe's Chief Executive Officer Robert A. Niblock.
"The show is about what it's like to be a Muslim in America, and it touches on the discrimination they sometimes face. And that kind of discrimination is exactly what's happening here with Lowe's," Lieu said.
Doesn't Lowe's have the freedom to advertise whenever and wherever it wants? If you like it, support it. If you don't, protest it. But legal action? As one can read from the Lowe's statement, the decision was not based on their objection to the programming material.
"Individuals and groups have strong political and societal views on this topic, and this program became a lightning rod for many of those views," the statement said. "As a result we did pull our advertising on this program. We believe it is best to respectfully defer to communities, individuals and groups to discuss and consider such issues of importance."
So, in an attempt to avoid a controversial show, Lowe's is now embroiled in controversy. But any legislator who threatens legal action against an individual or corporation for choosing to NOT do something is a complete abuse of power.
As far as the content of the TLC program, I'll let you decide. As noted by the Florida Family Association's press release, the show is just as interesting for what it excludes from coverage as what is presented in the program.
December 12, 2011 @ 9:30 am
I am beginning to believe that we are already under a dictatorship and we just don’t know it yet. Time will certainly tell, won’t it?
December 12, 2011 @ 9:47 am
It certainly seems so if the government can compel a private business to spend advertising dollars where the government thinks they will do the most good as opposed to where the business thinks they will do the most good. What’s next? A “bailout” for businesses advertising budgets? Will the government now be issuing grants to “friendly” businesses to use as advertising dollars for programs of the government’s choosing? Doesn’t the liberal agenda already get plenty of money for their liberal programming through government funding of public programming? Now they want to take over commercial cable TV programming as well?
December 12, 2011 @ 11:37 am
Carol, we have been since obummer was sworn in to office, illegally. Did any American broadcasters back the Japanese during WWII. I don’t think so. Lets stand up for these companies that have the guts to stand for us and boycot TLC and there evident support for the enemy during an on going war on terrorism.
December 12, 2011 @ 9:35 am
Lowes is now embroiled in a controversy by a Liberal Legislature to punish a corporation for choosing NOT to buy something for the same reason the American people will be taxed, punished and sued for not buying into Obamacare. It is just the same prima facie evidence of a Democrat party gone mad with seduction of the power we gave them in 2008, that due to the abuse of this entrusted power will be the very thing that gets revoked in 2012.
As for me. I just bought 100 shares of Lowes Stock to show them this society is still free and capitalist,,,, While Obama sends our tax money overseas to built more Mosques. If Obama spent our money and invested in America and not this nonsense we would all be better off. And the fool wonders where our jobs went?? He and his monions are unworthy of the label American. He is not even worthy to be labeled a knock off.
December 12, 2011 @ 9:51 am
Ha! Hit that stock, looser! They’re going down by the second!
December 12, 2011 @ 9:54 am
Dear Fowler:
A little bit delusional are you!? Take your head out of the sand and look around. You must be deaf, dumb and blind if you can’t see what has been happening for the last couple of years. I think you are the freak!
December 12, 2011 @ 10:00 am
Great comment! I wish you were running for office. and i agree with Carol that the government wants to dictate to the people to control every part of our lives. I just hope it doesn’t take a civil war to get our constitution back. ( to Iluminauto and Carol)
December 12, 2011 @ 11:04 am
Fowler, you can’t even spell “Loser”. You’re just another useful idiot. Good luck with that.
Here’s my question to the rest of you: where was the ACLU, Gloria Allredand all the other snakes when Hank Williams, Jr. was fired by ESPN because he dared to state his honest (and accurate) opinion about Obama?
December 12, 2011 @ 11:10 am
Fowler , you are aptly named as you and your Liberal vultures continue to fowl the nest of American prosperity. The eagles will rule in 2012.
It will be you and your confused Democrat party that will be brought low,,,,,not Lowes or Capitalist people of production who always rise above the fray. I bought my shares August 10th at $18.10 a share,,,,it now goes for $24.50 a share,,,,Hello?? How much is the stock in that Mosque Obama built worth??
December 12, 2011 @ 9:37 am
The indoctrination of gays, Muslims, Mexicans, and the sexual promiscuity evident in our culture is designed to destroy our traditions, wipe out our Judeo/Christian religion and create an entirely “new” country. The Muslim show is another example of how we are being indoctrinated to believe that they are all a harmless, well intention people, that mean us no harm whatsoever. In essence, we are to believe that that are pretty much like ourselves in many respects which is entirely false to anyone who knows their religion and what it actually means to those who don’t share their beliefs.
I’m surprised that many don’t know, or don’t remember what Michele Obama had said about her husband: “Barack knows that we are going to have to make sacrifices; we are going to have to change our conversation; we’re going to have to change our traditions, our history; we’re going to have to move into a different place as a nation.” Can this get any clearer as to why we are having so many problems, facing so much confrontation and experiencing a country that doesn’t even resemble what we use to call America?
“It’s still a free country, isn’t it?” Not entirely — and if he gets re-elected our freedom will be a thing of the past, as his plans to reconstruct this country to conform with the “Dreams from my Father,” will be complete. If and when it ever comes to this, I suspect that Obama, Michele, and family will pick up their marbles and move on to Kenya which is where Michele said is Obama’s home in his heart.
Thank God for Lowes, and all the others who had the courage to do what everyone should do. Stand up for our country and our way of life!