Exposing the U.S.-Europe Islamaphobe connection

In a post for ThinkProgress last month, I discussed how a tightly-knit group of anti-Islam activists and organizations in the United States are in fact collaborating with and at times funding similar discriminatory and bigoted elements in Europe.

In a recent apt example, notorious anti-Islam and far-right Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders has announced he will be addressing members of Congress at two events later this month. Wilders, who has called for a ban on the Qur’an, the construction of new mosques, and Muslim headscarves, boasted on his blog of his invitation to the United States by members of Congress. His invitees are none other than far-right congressmen Steve King (R-IA), known for his vociferous anti-immigrant stances, and Louie Gohmert (R-TX), infamous for his House floor tirades about “terror babies” and claims that “radical Islamists” are pretending to be Hispanics to come to the United States. The trans-Atlantic alliance is in fact a match made in heaven, as Wilders’ conspiratorial and xenophobic views align well with the extreme right fringe of the Republican Party.

After inquiries to Gohmert’s office for additional details about the April 29 reception, his staff merely told me that Gohmert had invited the Dutch politician to speak on Capitol Hill but that Gohmert is not hosting the reception. Wilders is also expected to speak at a breakfast the same day for lawmakers belonging to the Conservative Opportunity Society, a group that was founded by former Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich. “I feel deeply honored by the invitations. In my speeches I will warn my American colleagues of the dangers of Islamization,” wrote Wilders on his personal blog.

This is of course not Wilders’ first speaking engagement in the United States. Wilders spoke at a 9/11 commemoration rally in New York City in 2010 where he voiced his opposition to Islam. During a visit to Denver, Colorado in 2012, Wilders warned an audience at the Western Conservative Summit of the threat of “Islamization,” called Islam a “dangerous, totalitarian ideology” and argued for banning the construction of new mosques in the United States.

nicko wrote:Why do most right wing nut jobs look like this?   How many right wing nut jobs do you know?

Stupid statement!

Ben_Reilly wrote:

nicko wrote:
Why do most right wing nut jobs look like this?   How many right wing nut jobs do you know?

Stupid statement!

I live in Texas. So who's the stupid one now?

Lone Wolf wrote:

Ben_Reilly wrote:

I live in Texas. So who's the stupid one now?

EVERY Second post that nicko makes just further cements the undeniable fact of his inherent stupidity along with his chosen dirt ignorance...

AND that's before I even start on his unprovoked, insane and abusive assaults on little ol' moi ~ he began his unilateral attacks against me within a few days of his first landing on this site, and has been regularly repeating those attacks since..

AND then el pricko always falls pack on his usual lies that I attacked him, and he's just replying to my jibes and abuse !    And let's not mention his signature extremist RW, xenophobic and racist, religiously intolerant and neo-fascist beliefs..  

Fuzzy Zack wrote:On the bright side, many of his views are not getting any traction in his homeland, with a new mosque being built in the Netherlands every few years since 2001.

Nems wrote:

Two Texans were seated at the end of a bar when a gorgeous young lady sits
down at the other end and orders a martini. Stunned by her beauty, the two
guys stare at her for a while, debating whether to approach her, when all
of a sudden, she begins to cough, clutch her throat, and begin to turn blue
(obviously in serious respiratory distress). One said to the other, "That
there gal is having a bad time!"
The other agreed and said, "Think we should go help?" "You bet," said the
first, and with that he ran over and said, "Can you speak?" She shook her
head no. He then asked, "Can you breathe?" She again shook her head no.
With that, he pulled up her skirt, pulled down
the back of her panties and licked her on the butt. She was so shocked,
she coughed up the obstruction and began to breathe, with great relief.
At which point, the first Texan looked at his friend and exclaimed, "I
guess that hind lick maneuver really does work

I'll get me coat ...

Nems wrote:

Two Texans were seated at the end of a bar when a gorgeous young lady sits
down at the other end and orders a martini. Stunned by her beauty, the two
guys stare at her for a while, debating whether to approach her, when all
of a sudden, she begins to cough, clutch her throat, and begin to turn blue
(obviously in serious respiratory distress). One said to the other, "That
there gal is having a bad time!"
The other agreed and said, "Think we should go help?" "You bet," said the
first, and with that he ran over and said, "Can you speak?" She shook her
head no. He then asked, "Can you breathe?" She again shook her head no.
With that, he pulled up her skirt, pulled down
the back of her panties and licked her on the butt. She was so shocked,
she coughed up the obstruction and began to breathe, with great relief.
At which point, the first Texan looked at his friend and exclaimed, "I
guess that hind lick maneuver really does work

I'll get me coat ...

Ben_Reilly wrote:

(Why do most right-wing nut jobs look like this?)

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