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But first we need to ghettoize them, so they can be patrolled in their neighborhood.

conservative ideology could use some policing and patrolling.

The best way to catch potential Islamic radicals is with the help of the vast majority of Muslims who are peaceful. Which means mutual respect and constant communication - not putting a boot on their throats as Cruz is demanding.

Just as Carly Fiorina has blood on her hands for fanning the flames of ignorance and hate by lying about the Planned Parenthood video which led to that deadly attack, Cruz will have blood on his hands when the next Teabagger attacks a mosque or any Muslims. And the media will dutifully ignore the direct connection as they did with Fiorina because, you know, “They’re our GOPer buddies!”.

Growing up in a Jewish home in the 50s and 60s, I learned about the African American Civil Rights struggle by reading the ADL stuff that my folks got as members of B’nai B’rith. As I got older and became more aware of the Holocaust and of bigotry and violence against the weak and minorities of all sorts(and less religious!), I admired the ADL for going beyond merely its Jewish constituency to stick up for Blacks, 7th Day Adventists, and other picked on minorities. It made me proud. Also a wise political strategy.

But for the last twenty years, under Abe Foxman, the ADL became a tool of the right-wing, the conservatives in both the US and Israel. It became like the Catholic Defense League–a self-righteous self-involved tool of the Republican Party and of Likud. At least with me and most of the folks I know, it also lost nearly all of its credibility. Nice to see them returning to their roots now that Foxman has retired. Hopefully this is a new beginning.

OK… but only if it’s the Barney Fife Security Agency…

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“Ordering special patrols of Muslim neighborhoods will almost certainly create an adversarial relationship…”

As we speak, volunteers from the GOP base are organizing very special patrols.

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That’s part of the problem in Molenbeek. The community feels ostracized so they don’t work with the police.

So when do you suppose Mitt Romney will condemn Sen. Cruz’ disgusting Nazi-like bigotry?

“…Ordering special patrols of Muslim neighborhoods will almost certainly create an adversarial relationship…”

Blah blah blah. All the GOP/Teatrolls are going to hear is that the ADL is making excuses for Muslims not knowing their place and getting uppity with law enforcement. They will respond by howling about everything becoming “too PC”, things being rammed down their throats and their free speech rights being denied something something Al Sharpton yadda yadda race baiters etc. etc. and this will amount to nothing more than farts in a tornado.

Their first volunteer:

Could some one please throw a bruqa on the woman (?) 2nd from the left?

… Bill O’Lielly.

Curz is advised by people that hate all non-whites and especially Muslims. Anyone who actually works with minority communities will tell you this is exactly how you alienate them.

I do remember that Foxman defended Adam Shapiro after his family was threatened by Kahanists. I was pleasantly surprised by that.

Good on the ADL for this.

These people??? are supposed to be superior to everyone. Jesus Hussein Christ

The patrols will need special training, and should have a distinctive uniform so people can see that they aren’t standard police officers.

We will have to budget $8 billion for contractors to develop the anal probe that will be used to measure radicalization.

Agree 100%. This is the ADL I remember too from my youth. Not Abe Foxman’s ADL.