March 17, 2019: Judge Jeanine on Fox Dials Up the Hate

 

3/17/19: Since our topic of late is hate, let’s focus on Judge Jeanine Pirro. The Judge gets yanked from the air after attacking Rep. Ilhan Omar on religious grounds. Omar has been critical of Israeli policies in the Middle East. Pirro decides to focus on what Omar wears, and by extension cast doubt on the loyalty of all Muslim-American women. 

“Think about it: Omar wears a hijab,” Pirro points out, “which according to the Quran, 33:59, tells women to cover so they won’t get molested. Is her adherence to this Islamic doctrine indicative of her adherence to Sharia law, which in itself is antithetical to the United States Constitution?”

 

I’m not going to bother quoting any religious books, but direct right-wing haters to Article VI of the U.S. Constitution. 

It reads in part: 

The [U.S.] Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound by oath or affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.

 

That means a Muslim-American woman can wear a hijab if she likes and still serve in Congress if elected. 

(I wonder if Amish women, with their conservative clothing, scare Pirro?)

 

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NATURALLY, President Trump throws his support behind Pirro, ignores the fact she has denigrated all Muslim-American women – that is, citizens Trump has sworn to protect and defend – and in backing up Pirro’s right to attack religious freedom, attacks the free press again. 

“Bring back @JudgeJeanine Pirro,” he tweets. “The Radical Left Democrats, working closely with their beloved partner, the Fake News Media, is using every trick in the book to SILENCE a majority of our Country. They have all out campaigns against @FoxNews hosts who are doing too well.” 

At no time since he was elected, by a minority of voters, has Trump had the majority of Americans on his side.