Historical revisionism in the TV section of the NY Times.

The article describes the filming of a new comedy entitled "Little Mosque on the Prairie"

The handsome, clean-cut young man of evidently Pakistani or Indian origin is standing in an airport line, gesticulating emphatically as he says into his cellphone, “If Dad thinks that’s suicide, so be it,” adding after a pause, “This is Allah’s plan for me.”

As might be expected, a cop materializes almost instantly and drags the man off, telling him that his appointment in paradise will have to wait...

Yet that fictional moment is an all-too-possible occurrence, as witnessed when six imams were hauled off a US Airways plane in Minnesota in November after apparently spooking at least one fellow passenger by murmuring prayers that included the word Allah.

Perhaps the author would like to review the police, flight attendants' and witnesses' statements regarding the imam's behavior including "praying very loud", requesting seatbelt extensions for no reason, splitting up to sit in different parts of the plane and other odd behavior. "Hauled off" is also a little bit of verbal hyperbole as they were asked to leave the plane and complied without discussion or argument.

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It used to be that the Left wanted to speak truth to power. However, some feel that the best policy is just to prevent power from speaking themselves.

The other day I posted about the disruption of a pro-Israel speech at the University of Michigan. Apparently, that wasn't the only suppression of free speech in Michigan.

Violence erupted at a Michigan law school Thursday when protestors tried to block a speech by Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo.
Police were called after protestors pulled a fire alarm prior to the speech on immigration policies. There were at least three violent incidents with protestors targeting student backers of the event, Tancredo, R-Littleton, said today.