Nation wreckers hate the truth
Yesterday, Kyle pointed out Bryan Fischer’s appearance on Morning Edition, where he was billed simply as a representative of the American Family Association. If a respected media outlet like NPR is going to give a platform to someone like Fischer, it needs to make clear the long record of hate speech he brings with him. PFAW President Michael B. Keegan reached out to Alicia Shepard, the NPR Ombudsman with this note:
Dear Ms. Shepard:
I was surprised yesterday to hear the voice of Bryan Fischer, Director of Issue Analysis at the American Family Association, on Morning Edition. I wonder if the show’s producers knew of Mr. Fischer’s record of extremism and hate speech against Muslim Americans and gays and lesbians.
People For the American Way’s RightWingWatch.org blog tracks Fischer in his roll as a blogger and radio host for the AFA, where he makes no attempt to disguise his extremism. Just in the past year, Fischer has:
- Demanded that no new mosques be built anywhere in America. (8/10/2010)
- Argued that inbreeding has caused Muslims to be stupid and violent. (9/10/2010)
- Says that Muslims should be banned from serving in the U.S. military. (11/9/2009)
- Insisted that all Muslims are traitors, called for the deportation of all Muslims from the U.S. (4/10/2010) Continue…