Radio Spoof Draws Support From Muslim Activists

WMAL Radio's Jerry Klein says he's not a bigot, but he admits he sounded like one on Sunday afternoon. During his show, while talking about the Muslim Imams who were kicked off of a flight last week he said the government should force all Muslims to wear "identifying markers."

Klein doesn't believe that. But he was trying to show the absurdity of extremist attitudes.

His comments sparked a lively and disturbing debate. One caller who didn't realize Klein was spoofing listeners said "not only do you tattoo them in the middle of their foreheads, but you round them up and you ship them out of this country period."

Another suggested Muslims should be "set up in encampments like they did during World War II like with the Japanese and Germans."

Klein says the comments were disturbing. A spokesperson for the Council on American-Islamic Relations commended Klein for exposing Muslim bigotry. They say it is further evidence that anti-Islamic sentiment is growing in America.