it concerns us greatly, but it s becoming something of a fixture in the fabric of our country. dearborn has the highest population of muslims in america. what does this group in florida not know about the members of your community? well, first of all, it isn t the highest number. it s the largest concentration. actually just in detroit area, alone, we have about 34,000 muslims in dearborn, or 35,000, actually, arab americans, not all muslims, quite honestly, and that s only 10% of the total number that are in just southeast michigan, in the detroit area. so it s really that we have multigenerational. we have been the home of mosques and muslims for a long time. much longer than many other communities. do you believe the show gives an accurate portrayal of muslim-americans in dearborn, michigan? not necessarily in the
this man collects donations as has terry jones who visited us in the past. these people who are making an issue about disenfranchising muslims from america all have ways that you can donate online, you can use credit cards. i don t know about him, but i know the others do. in other words, this is also a way of supporting themselves. yeah. mayor jack o reilly, i appreciate your time tonight. from dearborn, michigan. i appreciate it so much. you bet. mitt romney is more desperate than ever. he s bragging about getting the endorsement of three time loser and psycho talker superstar christine o donnell. the candidate who babbled, who dabbled, should i say, in witchcraft, is back in the zone.
being in dearborn has allowed us to practice our faith without losing our sense of american patriotism. so why would lowe s pull ads from a show like that? because one right wing group told it to? lowe s and scores of other companies had been the target of a campaign by the florida family association. the group claims the show is propaganda that riskily hides the islamic agenda s clear and present danger to american liberties and traditional values. so what we have here is a major american company, lowe s, caving to bigotry. the florida family association, you might think, must be a pretty large and influential group to be able to pull off a stunt like this. well, according to think progress, the group has only one paid staff member. its president. and he s a real winner. well, the show portrays these
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so here s my message for the folks at lowe s who made the decision, frankly anyone out there of sound mind considering getting behind the growing anti-muslim bias. you re better than this. you know the history of this country and of this world never, ever looks kindly on this kind of marginalization you endorsed with your actions. whether it was against irish-americans or jewish-americans or african-americans, the historybooks make sure this exclusionary politics becomes a stain on the reputation of anyone who takes part in it. that was congressman chris murray calling out home improvement retail chain lowe s on the house floor today. why? the company pulled its ads from a show called all american muslim, the reality show airing on tlc. it follows five muslim families living in dearborn, michigan. take a look. the city of dearborn, michigan.