Allen West thought he was the victim of “Sharia Law” at Walmart (He wasn’t)

Unlike West’s prejudiced conclusion, the actual reason the clerk couldn’t sell him alcohol was because the clerk was under the age of 21, a Walmart policy.

MediaMatters – Fox News contributor Allen West went to Walmart and thought he was the victim of “Sharia law” because a checkout clerk under the age of 21 couldn’t sell him alcohol.

West, a former congressman and head of the think tank National Center for Policy Analysis, wrote a May 11 post originally headlined, “Sharia law comes to Walmart?” He recounted a weekend trip to Walmart, where a “Muslim employee” manning the cash register was unable to sell him alcohol. (West knew he was Muslim because, “being the inquisitive fella I am, I used my additional set of eyes — glasses — to see the young checkout man’s name. Let me just say it was NOT ‘Steve.'”) [West doesn’t seem to know that a person with an Arabic name could also be Christian or another religion]:

There was a young man doing the checkout and another Walmart employee came over and put up a sign, “No alcohol products in this lane.” So being the inquisitive fella I am, I used my additional set of eyes — glasses — to see the young checkout man’s name. Let me just say it was NOT “Steve.”

I pointed the sign out to Aubrey and her response was a simple question, how is it that this Muslim employee could refuse service to customers based on his religious beliefs, but Christians are being forced to participate in specific events contrary to their religious beliefs?

Boy howdy, that is one astute young lady.

Imagine that, this employee at Walmart refused to just scan a bottle or container of an alcoholic beverage — and that is acceptable. A Christian business owner declines to participate or provide service to a specific event — a gay wedding — which contradicts their faith, and the State crushes them.

Following publication of West’s “Sharia” post, West’s website posted an “editor’s update” explaining what actually happened:

EDITOR’S UPDATE: We spoke to the Walmart store, and apparently employees under 21 years old are prohibited from selling cigarettes and alcohol. However, that isn’t to say Walmart isn’t selectively caving to Muslim demands, such as this case regarding Halal meat in Ohio.

The post no longer has the headline, “Sharia law comes to Walmart?” and instead reads, “More ominous signs of Christian persecution.” A screenshot of West’s post prior to the editor’s note, via Bing.com, can be found here.

West has a long history of toxic remarks, including about Muslims. He’s also called President Obama an “Islamist” and “disgusting racist,” attacked feminists for “neutering American men,” and smeared Democrats as communists, Nazis, and anti-Semites.

Posted by Philip Giraldi on May 12 2015 . Filed under Commentary & Analysis, Featured articles, Islamophobia, Media distortion . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 . Both comments and pings are currently closed.