Islam on Capitol Hill 2009 - Islam stayed home
September 26, 1:16 AM
Political Buzz Examiner
Vincent Bordini
I wrote Islam takes the D.C. Mall on 9/9/2009. I linked Islam on Capitol Hill's website, which claimed 50,000 Muslims would descend on the mall and in ominous text at the bottom read "OUR TIME HAS COME."
Well their time came and went for this round. There were about 5,000 Muslims on the Mall, praying at the Capitol building and whatnot, so the organizers only missed by 90% or so. I previously wrote this "is going to go over like a lead balloon. It did, just not in the fashion I assumed it would. The event was so underwhelming, that the news barely covered it. Compared to the grand displays Muslims overseas held in front of Christian Holy sites all over Europe last year, this was like Harold & Kumar's birthday party.
The imagery of Islam on Capitol Hill was inspired by President Obama's campaign posters, which were inspired by old school agitprop.
Perhaps the next time the activist elements won't be so bold as to declare "OUR TIME HAS COME." Perhaps next time the slogan will be "Why can't we be friends?" or "Please show up in D.C. this time!"
Perhaps next time, they might want to choose some spokesmen who are a little more cuddly. Hearing Dr. Ahmad Dwidar, Imam of the Islamic Center in New York, say “We are going to the White House, so that Islam will be victorious, Allah willing, and the White House will turn into the Muslim house” is not very all-American, unifying or comforting. It's good thing for him the news was not interested, or this event could have become a circus for Islam on Capitol Hill.
Lucky for them our journalists, who should be asking questions, stay home as well.
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