And the Anti-Dhimmi Award of the week goes to...

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BARBARA BOXER?

CAIR Play?

Dec. 29, 2006 - In a highly unusual move, Sen. Barbara Boxer of California has rescinded an award to an Islamic activist in her home state because of the man’s connections to a major American Muslim organization that recently has been courted by leading political figures and even the FBI.

Boxer’s office confirmed to NEWSWEEK that she has withdrawn a “certificate of accomplishment” to Sacramento activist Basim Elkarra after learning that he serves as an official with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). After directing her staff to look into CAIR, Boxer “expressed concern” about some past statements and actions by the group, as well as assertions by some law enforcement officials that it “gives aid to international terrorist groups,” according to Natalie Ravitz, the senator’s press spokeswoman.

I can envision her sitting in her office visiting one of those nasty blogs, like Little Green Footballs, Gates of Vienna or the Infidel Bloggers Alliance and see that 'lil used light bulb atop her melon exploding like an IED. Way to go Barb. In the words of Victor Laszlo, "Welcome to the fight".

UPDATE: LGF aptly considers it an official Flying Pig Moment. Pamela from Atlas Shrugs reminds us of why the award was so objectionable originally. Interestingly enough, Boxer's indictment was of CAIR itself:

After directing her staff to look into CAIR, Boxer “expressed concern” about some past statements and actions by the group, as well as assertions by some law enforcement officials that it “gives aid to international terrorist groups,” according to Natalie Ravitz, the senator’s press spokeswoman.

Boxer could have very easily rescinded the award by citing the terrorist links of the recipient, Basim Elkarra, but instead chose to go after CAIR. Elkarra himself was an easy target:

(from the Atlas Shrugs post) As Executive Director, Basim Elkarra has defended someone that trained for jihad in a Pakistani terrorist camp; he has defended an imam that urged a Pakistani crowd to wage attacks on America; and he has defended an imam that was attempting to build an Islamic school for the purpose of teaching children how to commit violent acts against Americans.

One could hardly think that such an insult could be done without deliberation, especially in the present political climate and the prominence of CAIR's voice in many of the current terrorist related issues. I can't speculate on her thinking. A lucid moment? No. That doesn't happen with the MSM vultures hovering. And bloggers are less forgiving. But, somehow, Leftists escape these unPC foibles.

She is sowing the wind. But her name isn't Virgil Goode. She is not a Republican. She has left wing street cred. She will skate around the whirlwind.