Illinois Hate Crime Panel Member: Criticism Ridiculous

CBS TV Chicago reports:

For the first time, the woman who prompted four people to resign from the Governor's Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes is speaking out.

Sister Claudette Muhammad took to the airwaves Tuesday, and she is not backing down, saying it's ridiculous that she has been condemned for remarks made by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.

CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman reports Sister Muhammad and two other leaders from the Nation of Islam took the offensive position on the radio.

"For those who try to condemn me because of the honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan's remarks ... which were perceived by some as anti-Semitic, it's ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous," Muhammad said on WVON-AM.

This controversy has been a big problem for two important interest groups in the Democratic party.This will probably not be the end of this story.