Hear No Wilders--It's the Canadian "Way"

I heard Geert Wilders speak three times yesterday--once on the radio, once on TV and once in person. Each time he stated clearly that his issue is not with "Muslims," the majority of whom are nice enough people and who go about their business without bothering anyone. His problem is with Islam and its intrinsic totalitarianism, which he sees as a danger to Western-style freedom. 

That's what I heard him say with my very own ears.

Thrice.

Alas, the most officious of Official Jews didn't hear him say it even once. If he had, he could not possibly have said the following (as quoted in the Toronto Sun):

Bernie Farber, CEO of the Canadian Jewish Congress, said Wilders is playing on the world’s fears of Islamic terrorism and should take “greater care” when conveying his message.

“Geert Wilders knows how to offend in the grossest possible way,” said Farber. “There are huge issues with Islamic extremism here and around the world, but to paint every Muslim with the same brush...is not the way we do things here.”

Guess what?  It is not the way Wilders does things either--something Bernie would know had he bothered to withdraw his head from where he's been parking it for so long (hint: it's someplace dark and narrow). As for our supposedly wonderful ways, as the good friend who sent me the Sun link commented: "The way we do things here is persecute people for their thoughts and future crimes. MUCH better." And, all in all, not unlike the ways of sharia.

Sounds to me like Bernie, who has his heart set on a political career, is already in campaign mode, sucking up to potential voters who are as hard of hearing as he is.