VIDEO, Photos AFDI/SIOA Islamic Law in America at CPAC 2012

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Updated with photos, scroll.

Much thanks to datechguy for these videos — if anyone else captured video of the beginning of the event, please email me. Our video failed early on. But we got most of it. Full videos will be posted this week.

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Once again, our event was SRO, packed. The room was hot as hades (I suppose Grover turned off the air), but that did not stop the sweaty crowd from participating and staying for the full two hour presentation. On an ominous note, three people wearing Americans for Tax Reform ID tags were taking pictures of the faces and name tags of the people attending our event. ATR is Grover's org.

The only coverage of our landmark event in defense of freedom is from the anti-freedom, pro-jihad left.  Islamic supremacists and their quisling apologists on the left are trying to twist the meaning of the founder and chairman of the Virginia Anti-Shariah Task Force (VAST), James Lafferty's remarks.

He issued the following statement about remarks he made during a speech on Shariah law at the Conservative Political Action Conference earlier today:

“I do not condone or encourage any criminal act or vandalism against any mosque .  I am a firm believer in the rule of law and the protections our Constitution provides for the free exercise of religion — and that means all religions.  Nothing I said during my speech earlier this evening was intended to minimize or trivialize any vandalism of any mosque or other religious building.”

Political Commentator wrote: Was there any discussion at CPAC about Islamic or Sharia Law in America?

Only in a panel discussion organized by Pamela Geller of Atlas Shrugs and Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch

I first met Geller and Spencer in person February 2011 at the New York screening of the movie that they produced, "The Ground Zero Mosque," shortly after it had premiered at CPAC 2011.
This is the way that I had described it at the time:

"… Predictably, like most every topic of critical importance that contains controversial content and what may be considered by some to be politically incorrect views, an attempt was made to dilute the message brought to CPAC by Geller/Spencer…"

At CPAC 2012 the Geller/Spencer tandem were still not favorite sons of event organizers, and yet this critical story that they and their fellow panelists told of the creeping of Sharia and Islamic Law into American society drew a standing-room-only audience with more than one standing ovation.
Nowhere else at CPAC did this issue of Islamic Law in America, so critical to the national security of the United States, get discussed.
Each one of the five speakers was in his or her own right something of an expert, providing a riveting discourse on the subject and possessing first-hand knowledge of how and why this creep is happening, how it's putting the American way of life in jeopardy along with an in-depth discussion of the way that the Obama Justice Department is a complicit and active participant in the process.
I have been organizing events at CPAC since I first brought Geert Wilders to the Conservative confab back in 2009, but this was our most powerful one yet.

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Ilario Pantano, American hero and Congressional candidate in North Carolina

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The SRO crowd gives a standing ovation to retired Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jesse Nieto, who filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court after base officials determined that he could no longer drive his Toyota with decals and bumper stickers displaying a counter jihad bumpersticker onto any military installation. 

Robert Muise, one of our keynote speakers, sued on his behalf and won.

Since base officials have violated Nieto’s right to free speech with the use of bumper sticker restrictions, the base cannot use the regulations to limit free speech in the future, Howard stated in his 16-page ruling.

The restriction carried over to Arlington National Cemetery where Nieto’s son, Marc, was buried after dying in the 2000 terrorist attack on the USS Cole that also killed 16 other sailors. Nieto, who served two tours of duty in Vietnam War as an infantryman, was not allowed to drive the vehicle into the cemetery, according to the order from base traffic court officer Lt. Col. James Hessen, who was also named as a defendant in the lawsuit.

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Photo: Mike G

By testifying that they would allow positively perceived bumper stickers about the Islamic faith, base officials demonstrated they were being selective in their restrictions, said Nieto’s attorney, Robert J. Muise, senior trial counsel for the Thomas More Law Center.

“During testimony base officials said they would permit bumper stickers with messages that said ‘Islam equals peace,’” said Muise.  “By allowing messages representing something Mr. Nieto does not believe in but banning him from expressing something he holds true, the base violated his Constitutional rights.”

Muise, a former Marine officer of 13 years who was assigned to Camp Lejeune twice, was surprised when he saw Nieto in the audience  and introduced him to the crowd.

Our other keynote speaker, J. Christian Adams, is the heroic former Justice Department lawyer who blew the whistle on the Obama DoJ's refusal to prosecute the Black Panther voter intimidation case. He spoke about the deeply ingrained Islamophilia within Eric Holder's DoJ, and its energetic efforts to enforce special Sharia privileges for Muslims — such as the notorious case in which the DoJ sued a school district for denying a first-year teacher's outrageous request for 19 days off so that she could go to Mecca on the hajj.

UPDATE: Much thanks to Mike G, who sent these pics to me —

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Pamela Geller

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Ilario Pantano

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Robert Muise

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J. Christian Adams

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Robert Spencer

Huge props to Tea Party Nation who co-sponsored our event and took a lot of heat for standing with us. Tiffiny Ruegner is all that.

 

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Choi
Choi
12 years ago

“The room was hot as hades (I suppose Grover turned off the air)…”
Norquist probably had them crank up the heat.
Especially after he saw the HUGE CROWD attending AFDI/SIOA.

fern
fern
12 years ago

On an ominous note, three people wearing Americans for Tax Reform ID tags were taking pictures of the faces and name tags of the people attending our event.
That sounds familiar. It seems to be a tactic the islamic enablers use these days in the UK, partially for intimidation purposes and partially for their dossier and research keepers.

AmPowerBlog
AmPowerBlog
12 years ago

Awesome Pamela!

Darlene
Darlene
12 years ago

I think you should ask the Tax Reform ID officials why their people were taking pictures of who attended your section. Did they do this at any other sections and for what purpose? Of course you cannot believe what they tell you but get them on record anyway. That they do collect information on all of us is part of the Al Queda manual instructions for their operatives. We should all be aware but not intimidated by that. A major reason for infiltration is informtion collection. Finally, wouldnt it be interesting to follow up and contact a number of those who were in attendance and photographed in three to six months and see what if any muslim iniatiated contacts they may have had. Surely there was a reason for this and I doubt that it was to make a flicker gallery. Can you requests copies of all pictures taken at your event. The selection as to who they took photos of might be interesting too.

Bohemond_1096
Bohemond_1096
12 years ago

Grover is PW’ed by his muslim bitchwife, just like former Rep. Anthony Weiner. Some people the muslims buy off with just money, others they buy with petrodollars and a cheap piece of tail.

Bohemond_1096
Bohemond_1096
12 years ago

Pamela, I guess one could say that your CPAC event was the Mecca for true conservatives, eh? 😉

Wonderin1
Wonderin1
12 years ago

Good GRIEF how HOT is our Pamela in the pic from Mike G? Those eyes…. That hair…
Pam, you turn up the heat in ANY room when you walk in….
And, yes – @Darlene: It’s way passed time for us to be capturing identifying images/information about the trolls who try to intimidate attendees with cameras. The questions you suggest would be great video taped evidence for future reference.
Bwahahahaha! But you might expect the trolls to go all “Suhail Khan” when we try to ask them questions. We can’t track all of the thugs but we can keep tabs on many of them. However, until we get Holder into a cage at Guantanamo (next door to Ohbummah), the rule of law may be iffy….
KAFIR AND PROUD!!

Jamadagnii
Jamadagnii
12 years ago

I hadn’t heard that story before about the vet, Jesse Nieto, who was denied access to a military base and Arlington because of his counter jihad bumper stickers — kind of blows my mind that members of our government would go that far to deny his freedom of speech, especially when his son was killed by jihadis.
The other thing that boggles my mind is that people don’t know anything about this stuff unless they read conservative blogs.

Michael Haltman
Michael Haltman
12 years ago

Fantastic panel Pamela and thanks for the mention.
Mike
The Political Commentator

Edward Cline
Edward Cline
12 years ago

Pamela: You in that black ensemble — you are one hell of an infidel babe. I couldn’t resist saying that. Two thumbs up.

Mzungu
Mzungu
12 years ago

Ditto what Edward Cline said.
Now about those pictures being taken of name tags. That sounds really creepy. It would have the opposite effect on me. I would show them even more they can take a photo of. They can have my middle finger print, my butt print and the name of my dog.
Its interesting that these jihad people are actually the ones that need to be tracked. But people that take pics and do all this intimidation stuff has zero effect on us. We rock and they’re in the wrong and they’re just spitting into the wind.
So glad just one of my family has the disgrace of being in the military under this president. She will be tracking jihadis in Germany though which is good.

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12 years ago

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Rick013
Rick013
12 years ago

Isn’t Norquist an islamic supporterof sharia, etc? If memory serves, the correct answer is “yes”.

juniper
juniper
12 years ago

You can have cameras that look like pens or whatever; they do not even need to know what you are doing!!

Brian Sidler
Brian Sidler
12 years ago

Response from The Critical Post – Chicago:
The beautiful Geller continues her fight against creeping sharia at CPAC 2012
http://thecritical-post.com/blog/2012/02/geller-continues-fight-against-creeping-sharia-at-cpac-2012-tcpchicago/

Asha
Asha
12 years ago

Keep on marching Sister in freedom.
You are making a HUGE POSITIVE IMPACT.
EVeryone loves you and if they dont you dont care.
Love you Pamela. You’re a wonderful role model for all us freedom lovers.

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