{"id":3419,"date":"2010-05-20T00:00:43","date_gmt":"2010-05-20T04:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cairunmasked.org\/?p=3419"},"modified":"2010-05-26T15:00:55","modified_gmt":"2010-05-26T19:00:55","slug":"cair-asks-tennessee-tea-party-to-drop-anti-islam-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cairunmasked.org\/?p=3419","title":{"rendered":"CAIR asks Tennessee Tea Party to drop “anti-Islam speaker”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Political Influence Operation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> May 20, 2010<\/p>\n

Description:<\/strong><\/p>\n

CAIR called on the organizers of the inaugural Tennessee Tea Party Convention to disinvite blogger and Executive Director of Stop Islamization of America (SIOA) Pamela Geller from speaking at the event.\u00a0 CAIR described Geller as an “extremist anti-Islam speaker, far-right blogger” and called SIOA a “hate group.”<\/p>\n

“We ask that convention organizers not legitimize Geller’s extremist anti-Muslim rhetoric by offering her an official platform,” said CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad.<\/p>\n

Awad also called on Rep. Steve King (R-IA) to cancel his scheduled keynote address to the convention if Geller was kept on the schedule.<\/p>\n

The Tea Party refused CAIR’s demands and both Geller and King spoke as planned.<\/p>\n

Source(s):<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/cair-asks-conn-gop-to-repudiate-candidates-anti-muslim-comments-93820844.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Video from event:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Actions:<\/strong><\/p>\n