Sandy Rios Questions Khizr Khan's Patriotism: 'We're Not Even Sure About You, Sir'

[KamaAina]

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/sandy-rios-questions-khizr-khan-s-patriotism-we-re-not-even-sure-about-you-sir

On her radio show today, Sandy Rios of the American Family Association (AFA) questioned the patriotism of Khizr Khan, the father of U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan, who died while serving in Iraq. Khan gave a rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention yesterday, in which he criticized Donald Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the U.S.

Rios, who serves as the AFA’s director of governmental affairs, said that because of his Muslim faith, Khan may be lying to Americans about his true beliefs, arguing that “supporters of Islam and the Quran cannot embrace the Constitution” and that it’s Khan’s “responsibility” to publicly “condemn Islamists” to prove his allegiance to the country.

“From my perspective, it is the responsibility of Mr. Khan to distinguish himself from Islamists, from the Muslim Brotherhood whose treatise is to destroy us from within,” Rios said. “If he is a patriotic, loyal, American-Muslim, then we want to hear that, that’s great, and we grieve with them over the death of their son. But do not disparage Americans or Donald Trump for having concerns about Muslims in our midst.”

She continued, “And if you are so concerned, Mr. Khan, if you’re an American first, then distinguish yourself and condemn Islamists, condemn the Muslim Brotherhood, then we will listen to you, and stop waving the Constitution. As far as I can tell, Islam, truly, supporters of Islam and the Quran, cannot embrace the Constitution. Now, if you have a different view, then explain that to us and then maybe we can be persuaded, but don’t shame America for having genuine and rightful concerns about Muslims in our midst when we have no idea who they are or what they really believe, and we’re not even sure about you, sir, because we know about taqiyya, which is the practice of lying to the infidel in order to advance the Muslim cause.

Well, I'm not sure about you either, Sandy. What kind of 'Murkin name is "Rios", anyway?

[TheDebbieDee]

1. Here we start with the system of exclusion enacted by

religious nuts! It's not enough that different groups of people believe in God and have religious practices.... People now have to believe in the same God and use the same religious practices or they somehow become less religious than everyone else and they flunk someone's religious test!

My theory is that if the world was full of several different religions and there was no such thing as atheists, with the passage of time there would eventually be ONE religion with the members of the other religions being either dead or converted to the one accepted religion!

[Iggo]

2. I'm sure.

[guillaumeb]

3. One thing to say about "Sandy" Rios

In July 2013, Rios was identified as a key member of Groundswell, a secretive coalition of right wing activists and journalists attempting to make radical political change behind the scenes.

Groundswell:
Believing they are losing the messaging war with progressives, a group of prominent conservatives in Washington—including the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and journalists from Breitbart News and the Washington Examiner—has been meeting privately since early this year to concoct talking points, coordinate messaging, and hatch plans for "a 30 front war seeking to fundamentally transform the nation," according to documents obtained by Mother Jones.
Dubbed Groundswell, this coalition convenes weekly in the offices of Judicial Watch, the conservative legal watchdog group. During these hush-hush sessions and through a Google group, the members of Groundswell—including aides to congressional Republicans—cook up battle plans for their ongoing fights against the Obama administration, congressional Democrats, progressive outfits, and the Republican establishment and "clueless" GOP congressional leaders. They devise strategies for killing immigration reform, hyping the Benghazi controversy, and countering the impression that the GOP exploits racism. And the Groundswell gang is mounting a behind-the-scenes organized effort to eradicate the outsize influence of GOP über-strategist/pundit Karl Rove within Republican and conservative ranks.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/07/groundswell-rightwing-group-ginni-thomas

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4. if she thinks muslims believe in "lying to the infidel", it's impossible for khan to defend himself.

how conveniently self-reinforcing bigotry can be.

[Ilsa]

11. ^^^ Best response about how the bigots operate.^^^ nt

[sinkingfeeling]

5. So the fake Christians are demanding Muslims prove their

American loyalty. Exactly following the moves of the German Nazis in the 1930s.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. I'm still waiting for Sandy Rios to condemn doctor shooters and terrorist militias, like McVeigh. nt

[pinboy3niner]

7. Has Rios proved she's not still loyal to her alien planet?

[WheelWalker]

8. ^^^

[KamaAina]

12. Another thread win for pinboy!!

[mwooldri]

9. AFA is a hate group.

Anything they say has zero validity in my eyes.

Edit to add link:

https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/american-family-association

[Liberal In Texas]

16. Yes, the AFA wanting to bring the Inquisiton to America

These people are off their rockers.

[The_Casual_Observer]

10. He owes that piece of shit no explainations at all.

Piece of shit is pissed because trump got Laid flat.

[Warren DeMontague]

21. That, right there, is exactly it.

It was a devastatingly effective presentation. Summed up so much, so powerfully.

[ThoughtCriminal]

13. And what have YOU sacrificed for your country Ms. Rio?

She is the very definition of un-American.

[Zorro]

14. Lawrence O'Donnell just had the Khans on his show

The father complimented both Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan as patriotic Republicans, and called on them as patriots to repudiate Trump as an existential threat to this nation.

[oberliner]

15. There are a lot of people who think this

A frighteningly high number of Americans would agree with her. Important to at least be aware of that.

[Barack_America]

17. Wow. His speech must have been really damaging.

The right is coming at this full stop.

[Warren DeMontague]

18. The AFA hates the 1st Amendment, wants enforced Xtianity, media censorship, bigotry

Patriots my ass

[LeftyMom]

19. Condemn the Muslim Brotherhood? He's from Pakistan. The MB is in Egypt.

They're NOT EVEN FROM THE SAME CONTINENT.

I call on Sandy Rios to condemn Jobbik, because that makes as much sense.

[Boomerproud]

20. Go eye to eye with Mr Kahn, Sandy Rios, and say that to his face.

Come on! I double-dog dare ya!

[geomon666]

22. Don’t shame America for having genuine and rightful concerns about Muslims

As if you speak for all Americans. I'm more concerned with you Sandy and the rest of you goosesteppers on the right than any Muslim.

[lillypaddle]

23. All nerve and no shame

[grossproffit]

24. Truly evil. Shame on her.