The left had notched another social justice victory. It had every reason to be proud of itself. It had terrorized an 83-year-old man to prove that Muslims aren't terrorists
A crisis came to Longmont, Colorado. And for once it wasn't snow falling from the sky.
Instead top Longmont officials appeared less worried about the piles of snow that blocked off roads and closed schools than a politically incorrect octogenarian as they converged on the home of an 83-year-old man to demand that he take down a yard sign critical of Islam and Muslim immigration.
"Muslims kill Muslims if they don't agree. Where does that leave you, 'infidel,'" the sign asked.
A story ran in the local paper. The Denver Post took note. The Associated Press headlined this vital story as, "Longmont man refuses to take down anti-Muslim sign". The refusal of an 83-year-old man to recant his politically incorrect, but factually correct, statement on Islam had become a national crisis.