Dear Mr. Hooper - You Gotta Be Kidding Me!

Every once in a while, you will pick up a newspaper, either the dead tree version or perhaps an online version and an article will catch your eye. Every once in a while, a friend will send you an email with a link and a story that seemingly defies description. Such was an email from my good friend R.H.Potfry from The Nose On Your Face. Potfry and his partner Buckley F. Williams recently were the subject (in a round about way) of a Guardian article about their now famous Islamic Rage Boy and the so called "original" IRB. Now, ordinarily I would have read the article and said "Atta-boy" to my friends at TNOYF, wish I had that kind of fame. Ahhh, but 'twas not to be. For I espied a blurb by none other than that apologist for all things muslim Abraham Ibrahim Hooper.

It seems that Mr. Hooper has not only debated the good folk at TNOYF (here) but according to the article noted above Mr. Hooper is upset because:

The intention of the cartoon is, [Williams] claims, to open up debate. "Muslim fanaticism is the problem, not Muslims. Islam is not coming across, to the average person, as a friendly or inviting religion. There must be many Muslims who don't like what's going on, but we're not hearing it."

A spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Ibrahim Hooper, is unconvinced. Mr Hooper says: "I find the term Islamic Rage Boy offensive, as would anyone who applied the term to their own faith. It's an Islamophobic product by Muslim-bashers on internet hate sites."

He compares the cartoon to the anti-semitic imagery of 1930s Nazi Germany. "The cartoon is part of an overall growth of anti-Muslim rhetoric in this country. Someone is trying to link Islam with violence and anger and profiting from it."

Mr. Hooper, from MEMRI comes this little tidbit:

On April 2, 2007, the group Iraqi militant group "The Arrows of God" posted a second video, in which it issued a 10-day extension to its ultimatum to the government of Germany [or it will kill the two hostages] [comment added].

So, Mr. Hooper thinks the IRB is offensive? Islamophobic? Savage anti-semitic imagery of the 1930s Nazis? You mean like these from Muslim/Arabic sources Mr. Hooper?

Mr. Hooper, you need to get off the "Islamophobia" kick and see what muslims are doing in the name of Allah and see if the rest of us don't have reason to have just a little bit of anger towards you and those you support. When you blast the terrorists, the rabid demonstrators and their ilk as loudly as you blast anyone that says even a tiny word against Islam then and only then might you be seen to have some credibility. Until then, all you have is an awful lot of chutzpah.

So, let us raise a glass of strong Iced Tea and L'Chayim Mr. Hooper, L'Chayim!

Oh, and Mr. Hooper, since Jews are also "People of the Book" maligned by your fellow Muslims, we thought you might be willing to show a little solidarity with them. Hmmmmm?