Hannity falsely claims Imam Rauf wants to “shred our Constitution”
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 13th, 2010 4:46 am by HL
Hannity falsely claims Imam Rauf wants to “shred our Constitution”
Sean Hannity falsely claimed that Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf wants to “shred our Constitution” and replace it with Sharia law. In fact, Rauf has said that the American political system, including the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, is Sharia compliant. Hannity also took Rauf’s writings out of context to paint him as “anything but moderate.”
Hannity: Rauf wants to replace Constitution with Sharia law
Hannity: “I’m not talking about shredding our Constitution and putting Sharia law as the law of the land in America, as [Rauf] is.” On the August 12 edition of his Fox News program, Hannity said that Rauf, who wants to build an Islamic cultural center near the Ground Zero site in New York and has been included in a State Department speaking tour of Muslim nations, “wants America to be Sharia-compliant.” Later, Hannity said that “I’m not talking about shredding our Constitution and putting Sharia law as the law of the land in America, as [Rauf] is.” Hannity’s comments echoed his edition of CBS’ 60 Minutes, “I wouldn’t say that the United States deserved what happened, but the United States’ policies were an accessory to the crime that happened.”
Beck: While the U.S. did not “deserve 9-11,” the U.S. was “in bed with dictators” and “that causes problems.” Talking about “why do you think they hate us in the Middle East,” Glenn Beck said: “When people said they hate us, well, did we deserve 9-11? No. But were we minding our business? No. Were we in bed with dictators and abandoned our values and principles? Yes. That causes problems.” [Glenn Beck, 4/15/10]
