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<!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:Debbieschlussel.jpg|right|thumb|Debbie Schlussel on ''[[Your World with Neil Cavuto]]'' in July 2006.]] -->'''Debbie Schlussel''' (born [[April 9]], [[1969]]) is an [[United States|American]] attorney, a political commentator, and a [[blog]]ger.
<!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:Debbieschlussel.jpg|right|thumb|Debbie Schlussel on ''[[Your World with Neil Cavuto]]'' in July 2006.]] -->'''Debbie Schlussel''' (born [[April 9]], [[1969]]) is an [[United States|American]] attorney, a political commentator, and a [[blog]]ger against the religion of Islam on her website www.debbieschlussel.com. Her columns are often controversial, specifically toward reducing the presence of muslims in the United States, "I do not want to help them in any way, nor...do I want to help them multiply".



==Early life and political career==
==Early life and political career==
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Schlussel received her BA from the University of Michigan and later earned a JD and MBA from the University of Wisconsin. While at the University of Michigan, she once appeared on an episode of ''The [[Morton Downey, Jr]] Show'' that was filmed in Detroit, MI. In 1990, Schlussel ran for the Republican nomination for the 4th District (Oakland County) of the Michigan House of Representatives. She was defeated by Barbara Dobb by a single vote from around 8500 cast.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3827/is_199807/ai_n8822322 Gizzi, John "Back from a one-vote loss". Human Events. Jul 31, 1998</ref> Schlussel has since claimed that voter fraud led to her defeat, making allegations of impropriety against the family of her opponent and the judge who ruled on the issue.<ref>[http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2005/12/detroit_free_pr_1.html "Jayson Blair in a Skirt: Detroit Free Press "Reporter" Fabricates Story", December 12, 2005]</ref>
Schlussel received her BA from the University of Michigan and later earned a JD and MBA from the University of Wisconsin. While at the University of Michigan, she once appeared on an episode of ''The [[Morton Downey, Jr]] Show'' that was filmed in Detroit, MI. In 1990, Schlussel ran for the Republican nomination for the 4th District (Oakland County) of the Michigan House of Representatives. She was defeated by Barbara Dobb by a single vote from around 8500 cast.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3827/is_199807/ai_n8822322 Gizzi, John "Back from a one-vote loss". Human Events. Jul 31, 1998</ref> Schlussel has since claimed that voter fraud led to her defeat, making allegations of impropriety against the family of her opponent and the judge who ruled on the issue.<ref>[http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2005/12/detroit_free_pr_1.html "Jayson Blair in a Skirt: Detroit Free Press "Reporter" Fabricates Story", December 12, 2005]</ref>


In 1998, she stood for nomination to the same district (now renamed the 39th) against Marc Shulman, a pro-choice lawyer. Schlussel has continued to attack Shulman, in particular when he received the Republican nomination for the Michigan Supreme Court and was defeated.<ref>[http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2006/08/chutzpah_inc_mi.html "Chutzpah, Inc.: Michigan GOP Recruits Fieger Associate, Trial Lawyer for Supreme Court; Promises Appt. After He Loses", August 24, 2006.</ref><ref>[http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2006/11/endorsements_if.html "Endorsements: If You Vote in Michigan, Remember . . .", November 6, 2006.</ref><ref>[http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2006/11/schlussel_endor.html "Schlussel Endorsements Help Decide Michigan Elections", November 8, 2006.</ref>
In 1998, she stood for nomination to the same district (now renamed the 39th) against Marc Shulman. Schlussel has continued to attack Shulman, in particular when he received the Republican nomination for the Michigan Supreme Court and was defeated.<ref>[http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2006/08/chutzpah_inc_mi.html "Chutzpah, Inc.: Michigan GOP Recruits Fieger Associate, Trial Lawyer for Supreme Court; Promises Appt. After He Loses", August 24, 2006.</ref><ref>[http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2006/11/endorsements_if.html "Endorsements: If You Vote in Michigan, Remember . . .", November 6, 2006.</ref><ref>[http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2006/11/schlussel_endor.html "Schlussel Endorsements Help Decide Michigan Elections", November 8, 2006.</ref>


==Professional life and views==
==Professional life and views==
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==Controversy and criticism==
==Controversy and criticism==
Schlussel is often at the center of controversy because of her views on Islam.
Schlussel is often at the center of controversy from a variety of areas, partly because she bashes Islam and partly because of her rhetorical style.


* Schlussel often discusses Muslims in her political columns. The [[American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee]] considers her work "racist [[hate speech]]" and has a section on her in its 2002 Hate Crime report.<ref>[http://adc.org/hatecrimes/ 2002 Hate Crime report], see "Media Bias and Defamation: Hostile Commentary in Print"</ref>
* Schlussel often discusses Muslims in her political columns. The [[American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee]] considers her work "racist [[hate speech]]" and has a section on her in its 2002 Hate Crime report.<ref>[http://adc.org/hatecrimes/ 2002 Hate Crime report], see "Media Bias and Defamation: Hostile Commentary in Print"</ref>
* During and following the captivity of American journalist [[Jill Carroll]], Schlussel attacked Carroll, alleging that Carroll hated Israel and America, and implying that she sympathized with her captors.<ref name="sick">{{cite web| last =Schlussel| first =Debbie| title =SICK: Jordan Times on Jill Carroll & Who Deserves Beheading| publisher =debbieschlussel.com|date=2006-01-18| url =http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2006/01/sick_the_jordan.html| accessdate = 2007-01-19 }}</ref><ref name="carrollfreed">{{cite web| last =Schlussel| first =Debbie| title =So, Anti-American Jill Carroll was Freed...| publisher =debbieschlussel.com|date=2006-03-30| url =http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2006/03/so_anti-america.html| accessdate = 2007-01-19 }}</ref> When objection was raised,<ref name="holdthatopinion">{{cite web| last =Jacoby| first =Jeff| title =Hold that opinion| work =op-ed| publisher =Boston Globe|date=2006-04-05| url =http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/04/05/hold_that_opinion/| accessdate = 2007-01-19 }}</ref> she attacked her critics as well, deriding them as "blind worshippers of Jill Carroll" in need of "[[LASIK]]." <ref name="prematurearticulation">{{cite web| last =Schlussel| first =Debbie| title =Premature Articulation: The REAL Jill Carroll for Jimmy Carter Geraghty and Others w/Reading Comprehension Deficiencies| publisher =debbieschlussel.com|date=2006-04-02| url =http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2006/04/premature_artic.html| accessdate = 2007-01-19 }}</ref>
* During and following the captivity of American journalist [[Jill Carroll]], Schlussel attacked Carroll, alleging that Carroll hated Israel and America, and implying that she sympathized with her captors.<ref name="sick">{{cite web| last =Schlussel| first =Debbie| title =SICK: Jordan Times on Jill Carroll & Who Deserves Beheading| publisher =debbieschlussel.com|date=2006-01-18| url =http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2006/01/sick_the_jordan.html| accessdate = 2007-01-19 }}</ref><ref name="carrollfreed">{{cite web| last =Schlussel| first =Debbie| title =So, Anti-American Jill Carroll was Freed...| publisher =debbieschlussel.com|date=2006-03-30| url =http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2006/03/so_anti-america.html| accessdate = 2007-01-19 }}</ref> When objection was raised,<ref name="holdthatopinion">{{cite web| last =Jacoby| first =Jeff| title =Hold that opinion| work =op-ed| publisher =Boston Globe|date=2006-04-05| url =http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/04/05/hold_that_opinion/| accessdate = 2007-01-19 }}</ref> she attacked her critics as well, deriding them as "blind worshippers of Jill Carroll" in need of "[[LASIK]]." <ref name="prematurearticulation">{{cite web| last =Schlussel| first =Debbie| title =Premature Articulation: The REAL Jill Carroll for Jimmy Carter Geraghty and Others w/Reading Comprehension Deficiencies| publisher =debbieschlussel.com|date=2006-04-02| url =http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2006/04/premature_artic.html| accessdate = 2007-01-19 }}</ref>
*Schlussel's claim that WNBA player [[Anna DeForge]] is a bad role model because she is a lesbian drew criticism from player [[Kayte Christensen]] in an [[Arizona Republic]] column.<ref>{{cite web| last =Christensen| first =Kayte| title =Want models? Role models? WNBA embodies female athlete| publisher =Arizona Republic|date=June 21, 2005| url =http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/sports/articles/0621kayte0621.html| accessdate =August 26, 2007 }}</ref>

* Schlussel has been cited by progressive media watchdog [[Media Matters]] seven times regarding accusations of Schlussel spreading misinformation<ref>http://mediamatters.org/issues_topics/tags/debbie_schlussel</ref>. Schlussel has responded by called Media Matters "nazi-collaborators"<ref>http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2007/04/thanks_keith_an.html</ref>.
==Death threats==
==Death threats==
Schlussel has reported receiving death threats during her career, and frequently posts them to her website. In January 2007, Robert Mustaq John pled guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to sending a threatening e-mail message with the caption "Kill all [[Kike]]s" and photos of the murder of [[Daniel Pearl]].<ref>''United States of America v. Robert Mustaq John'', Cr. No. 06-854 (E.D.N.Y. December 27, 2006)</ref> Another man, Wasil Burki, was indicted in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.<ref>[http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2007/01/muslim_indicted.html "'Religion of Peace': Muslim Indicted, Another Guilty for Death Threats Against Schlussel", Jan. 27, 2007; ''United States of America v. Wasil Burki'', Case 2:07-cr-20015 (E.D. Mich. 2007)</ref>
Schlussel has reported receiving death threats during her career, and frequently posts them to her website. In January 2007, Robert Mustaq John pled guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to sending a threatening e-mail message with the caption "Kill all [[Kike]]s" and photos of the murder of [[Daniel Pearl]].<ref>''United States of America v. Robert Mustaq John'', Cr. No. 06-854 (E.D.N.Y. December 27, 2006)</ref> Another man, Wasil Burki, was indicted in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.<ref>[http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2007/01/muslim_indicted.html "'Religion of Peace': Muslim Indicted, Another Guilty for Death Threats Against Schlussel", Jan. 27, 2007; ''United States of America v. Wasil Burki'', Case 2:07-cr-20015 (E.D. Mich. 2007)</ref>
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[[Category:Michigan politicians|Schlussel, Debbie]]
[[Category:Michigan politicians|Schlussel, Debbie]]
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Debbie Schlussel (born April 9, 1969) is an American attorney, a political commentator, and a blogger against the religion of Islam on her website www.debbieschlussel.com. Her columns are often controversial, specifically toward reducing the presence of muslims in the United States, "I do not want to help them in any way, nor...do I want to help them multiply".


Early life and political career

Schlussel was born in 1969 to a family of Polish Jewish descent. Her maternal grandparents were Holocaust survivors[citation needed] Her father H.L. Schlussel was also the son of immigrants. An ophthalmologist who also served in the army, he has been a major influence on the development of his daughter's anti-islamic viewpoint.[1] She became active in politics at an early age, joining the National Teen Age Republicans and being named the 1987 Outstanding Teen Age Republican. She was a Jack Kemp delegate at the 1988 Republican National Convention and has worked on numerous political campaigns.[2]

Schlussel received her BA from the University of Michigan and later earned a JD and MBA from the University of Wisconsin. While at the University of Michigan, she once appeared on an episode of The Morton Downey, Jr Show that was filmed in Detroit, MI. In 1990, Schlussel ran for the Republican nomination for the 4th District (Oakland County) of the Michigan House of Representatives. She was defeated by Barbara Dobb by a single vote from around 8500 cast.[3] Schlussel has since claimed that voter fraud led to her defeat, making allegations of impropriety against the family of her opponent and the judge who ruled on the issue.[4]

In 1998, she stood for nomination to the same district (now renamed the 39th) against Marc Shulman. Schlussel has continued to attack Shulman, in particular when he received the Republican nomination for the Michigan Supreme Court and was defeated.[5][6][7]

Professional life and views

Schlussel's columns have been published in the New York Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, The Jerusalem Post, amongst others. She was host of "The Debbie Schlussel Show" between 2002 and 2003 and makes regular television and radio appearances.

The main focus of Schlussel's journalism is exposing what she considers to be the evil religion of Islam, and Islamic society. In 1998, she reported undercover from the Islamic Center of America for The Detroit News. According to her account, invited speaker Louis Farrakhan made an incendiary and anti-American speech at the mosque and was greeted by 'frenzied applause and wild cheering'.[8]

Schlussel achieved some notoriety because of an editorial in the Wall Street Journal accusing Morgan Spurlock (who produced the documentary series "30 Days" and film Super Size Me) of unbalanced and faulty methods in achieving the results for the television show, mirroring many criticisms that some people have of his movie.[9][10] Spurlock did not respond to the article.

Controversy and criticism

Schlussel is often at the center of controversy from a variety of areas, partly because she bashes Islam and partly because of her rhetorical style.

  • Schlussel often discusses Muslims in her political columns. The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee considers her work "racist hate speech" and has a section on her in its 2002 Hate Crime report.[11]
  • During and following the captivity of American journalist Jill Carroll, Schlussel attacked Carroll, alleging that Carroll hated Israel and America, and implying that she sympathized with her captors.[12][13] When objection was raised,[14] she attacked her critics as well, deriding them as "blind worshippers of Jill Carroll" in need of "LASIK." [15]
  • Schlussel's claim that WNBA player Anna DeForge is a bad role model because she is a lesbian drew criticism from player Kayte Christensen in an Arizona Republic column.[16]
  • Schlussel has been cited by progressive media watchdog Media Matters seven times regarding accusations of Schlussel spreading misinformation[17]. Schlussel has responded by called Media Matters "nazi-collaborators"[18].

Death threats

Schlussel has reported receiving death threats during her career, and frequently posts them to her website. In January 2007, Robert Mustaq John pled guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to sending a threatening e-mail message with the caption "Kill all Kikes" and photos of the murder of Daniel Pearl.[19] Another man, Wasil Burki, was indicted in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.[20]

Schlussel has accused Lola Elzein, an officer of the Arab American Political Action Committee, of sending emails threatening to rape and murder members of Schlussel's family. According to Schlussel, the emails were traced back to Elzein's America Online email account.[21] The accusation against Elzein was reported and commented on by Robert Spencer and other bloggers.[22] The accusation was repeated in FrontPage Magazine[23] and in a letter to U.S. Congressman Thaddeus G. McCotter (R-MI 11th), which was published on Capitol Advantage's Congress.org website.[24] Elzein has never been indicted and has not publicly responded to Schlussel's assertions.

References

  1. ^ [1] Schlussel, H.L., "One Little Lamb & 3+ Bad Wolves: A Short History of the Mid-East Peace Process", 21 March 2006
  2. ^ [2] Schlussel, Debbie, "Confessions of an Orthodox Jew", Jewish World Review, 11 August 2000
  3. ^ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3827/is_199807/ai_n8822322 Gizzi, John "Back from a one-vote loss". Human Events. Jul 31, 1998
  4. ^ "Jayson Blair in a Skirt: Detroit Free Press "Reporter" Fabricates Story", December 12, 2005
  5. ^ [http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2006/08/chutzpah_inc_mi.html "Chutzpah, Inc.: Michigan GOP Recruits Fieger Associate, Trial Lawyer for Supreme Court; Promises Appt. After He Loses", August 24, 2006.
  6. ^ [http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2006/11/endorsements_if.html "Endorsements: If You Vote in Michigan, Remember . . .", November 6, 2006.
  7. ^ [http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2006/11/schlussel_endor.html "Schlussel Endorsements Help Decide Michigan Elections", November 8, 2006.
  8. ^ Schlussel, Debbie (2001-10-08). "Radical Islam's Phony Patriotism". Debbie Schlussel. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
  9. ^ Schlussel, Debbie (2005-06-24). "Unreal for 30 Days: A "documentary" on Islam tells a preconceived story". Opinion Journal. Retrieved 2007-01-19. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  10. ^ Balko, Radley (2005-08-16). "Spurlock Food Scare a Super Size Scam". Fox News. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
  11. ^ 2002 Hate Crime report, see "Media Bias and Defamation: Hostile Commentary in Print"
  12. ^ Schlussel, Debbie (2006-01-18). "SICK: Jordan Times on Jill Carroll & Who Deserves Beheading". debbieschlussel.com. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
  13. ^ Schlussel, Debbie (2006-03-30). "So, Anti-American Jill Carroll was Freed..." debbieschlussel.com. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
  14. ^ Jacoby, Jeff (2006-04-05). "Hold that opinion". op-ed. Boston Globe. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
  15. ^ Schlussel, Debbie (2006-04-02). "Premature Articulation: The REAL Jill Carroll for Jimmy Carter Geraghty and Others w/Reading Comprehension Deficiencies". debbieschlussel.com. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
  16. ^ Christensen, Kayte (June 21, 2005). "Want models? Role models? WNBA embodies female athlete". Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 26, 2007.
  17. ^ http://mediamatters.org/issues_topics/tags/debbie_schlussel
  18. ^ http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2007/04/thanks_keith_an.html
  19. ^ United States of America v. Robert Mustaq John, Cr. No. 06-854 (E.D.N.Y. December 27, 2006)
  20. ^ [http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2007/01/muslim_indicted.html "'Religion of Peace': Muslim Indicted, Another Guilty for Death Threats Against Schlussel", Jan. 27, 2007; United States of America v. Wasil Burki, Case 2:07-cr-20015 (E.D. Mich. 2007)
  21. ^ [http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2006/06/lola_elzein_ice.html "Lola Elzein: Muslim 'Arab American PAC' Officer Threatens My Life/Family; ICE Official Linked?", June 01, 2006.
  22. ^ http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/011641.php "Did a Detroit-area Muslim leader threaten Debbie Schlussel?"] Jihad Watch, June 2, 2006.
  23. ^ "So Long Church/State Separation", FrontPage Magazine.com, June 6, 2007.
  24. ^ Letter to Thaddeus G. McCotter (R-MI 11th), Congress.org, June 20, 2007.
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