By now you’ve heard of the issue w/ Dennis Prager — a 3rd tier nutjob right-wing talking head — whining because the first muslim elected to congress wants to swear-in pose for his ceremonial photo-op with his hand on the Koran instead of the Bible.  In response, CAIR wants Prager’s head chopped off.

Hehe, I’m kidding.  No, they want him removed from a Holocaust memorial council:

An Islamic civil rights group wants a columnist removed from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council for criticizing Rep.-elect Keith Ellison’s decision to use the Koran during the Minnesota Democrat’s ceremonial swearing-in next month.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations said yesterday that comments by Dennis Prager, a columnist and conservative talk radio host, displayed an intolerance toward Islam that makes him inappropriate to serve on the council, which oversees the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

That’s an understandable criticism.  It’s kinda hypocritical to have on a board whose purpose is to remind people of the end result of intolerance someone who openly endorses it.  To be honest, I hadn’t heard of this group before,  who the hell put him on the council in the first place?

President Bush appointed Prager in August to fill the remainder of a five-year term, which expires in January 2011.   (emphasis mine)

…oh.

Well that takes having Prager on it from mere hypocrisy to government endorsement of bigotry.  Yank him.

BTW: the “america-hating religious extremists” I refer to with the title?  They’re people like the type that respond to 100% correct criticism of an openly prejudiced whacko being on a government created & appointed council with “muslims oppose freedom of speech!”:

I, too, have been verbally attacked for saying Islam is a threat to national security. I have been called a “bigot”, a “Christian fascist”, and a “hate monger.” I was also told that “ America must learn to live in peace with Islam,” and that I had no right to speak such views in public. Last I knew, the First Amendment guaranteed our freedom of speech.

Last I knew, Article Six Clause Three explicitly banned religious tests for any public office…

Here’s a thought: since they insist upon having some ceremonial bit prior to the actual oath, why not have them do it on a copy of the Constitution?