Morning show host Michael Graham of WMAL AM630 (D.C. area) has been temporarily suspended for calling Islam a mantra of terror and hate, and basically stating that the problem with the war on terror is Islam, not just a few radical Muslims.
Check out The Washington Post, http://www.dcrtv.com and other sites for the news on the suspension. Sorry, no link for this one... don't want some people to think I'm getting someone to ghost write my conservative blog entries now, do I?
Ignoring the sources for the information, the question I would toss up for discussion is the basic question the talk show host addresses -- is the problem Islam, or is it not?
I know it's generally not a good idea to generalize, but does the host have a point?
To me, at least on one part of the statement, theres a lot of truth and insight. As some listeners commented in supporting Graham (via the DCRTV web site's mailbag), many Islamist's have quietly ignored the terror, and have been loath to comment about the attacks that were committed against the U.S., Spain, and the U.K. Even if they don't support the terror tactics, they don't condemn them. They hide behind statements claiming that to apologize and/or condemn these terrorists would be to accept some blame for what they do, or to acknowledge an implication that Islam = terror. But in doing so, they leave themselves open to be pointed at as supporting the terrorists and failing to support the U.S., Spain, the U.K. and others that have been victimized.
In anycase, Graham has been suspended, but will likely be back very soon, despite efforts by Arab American and Islamist organizations that are demanding his head on the virtual platter. Thanks to the publicity of the incident and suspension, Graham will likely bring in more listeners and get more attention for himself and his employer.
Comments and thoughts?
