First it was the Germans and the Irish, then it was the Italians, then Chinese, then the Hispanics and Muslims. Every new immigrant group is seen as about ready to dismantle the American system, particularly to those who feel that they're slipping into poverty. The sad thing is that the people who are slipping into poverty are also often the less educated, which leads to sick displays like that.

The crude and abrasive language was definitely not directed at controversial people and doctrines that support violence. It was a full-scale assault on an entire religion.

Perhaps worst of all, many of the Muslims who move to America do so because they want to get away from radicals and hypocrites in their own countries. What message is that sending to them?