Solomonia Archive: Riding a Political Tiger

Friday, September 16, 2005

Well, it didn't take long for Mitt to feel the backlash for his comments reported in the Globe yesterday suggesting that the FBI should be keeping a closer eye on Mosques and visiting students. The Muslim American Society held a press conference today at the State House calling on Romney to retract his statement.

On September 14th Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney suggested the need to wiretap and monitor Islamic Centers as well as follow foreign students attending Massachusetts Universities. Governor Romney's comments suggesting that any of these centers are engaged in teaching doctrines of hate and terror, is not only a lie, but unacceptable and does nothing more but create the same hate and fear against the Muslim Community that Governor Romney is suggesting the Muslim Community harbors.

On Friday September 16th at 11:30 AM MAS Freedom Foundation will hold a press conference at the State House, along with the Islamic Society of Boston, MIRA, ACLU, ADC, American Friends Service committee, and the Students of Northeastern University, Boston University, Harvard, MIT, Boston College, Tufts University, Salem State,Wellesley, and Suffolk University, to address the Governors comments.

Here we're going to see tested, up close, the ability of a free society to protect itself, and how we can handle what are admittedly very sticky issues. Romney is choosing to ride a political tiger, and I wish him luck.

Posted by Solomon at 1:13 PM on Friday, Sep 16, 2005
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