Footy Show co-host Sam Newman has delivered a shocking rant about Muslims, saying they share ‘no common interest’ with other Australians.
Newman’s controversial comments followed Muslim AFL players Essendon’s Adam Saad and Richmond’s Bachar Houli embrace during the coin toss at a game on Friday night.
In the Sam, Mike & Thommo podcast, Newman slammed the public show of solidarity, motivated by Senator Fraser Anning’s ‘final solution’ speech last week, calling it ‘divisive’.
Footy Show co-host Sam Newman (pictured) has executed a shocking racist rant on Muslims, saying they shared ‘no common interest’ with what other Australians were ‘on about’
‘They share no common interest with what we’re on about, they don’t, they have no common values, they preach to a different deity,’ Newman said.
‘They don’t generally nationalise, they colonise, and this has been the problem in Europe… and it is becoming a huge problem in America.’
He said he though about 70 per cent of Australians held similar beliefs to himself and senator Anning, who called for an end to Muslim immigration and a program that favoured ‘European Christian’ values.
‘Diversity should be managed to remain compatible with the social cohesion and national identity,’ Mr Anning said in his maiden speech to parliament.

Newman’s controversial comments followed Muslim AFL players Essendon’s Adam Saad and Richmond’s Bachar Houli embrace (pictured) during coin toss on Friday night

Newman said he though about 70 per cent of Australians held similar beliefs to himself and senator Anning (pictured), who called for an end to Muslim immigration
Newman said he didn’t ‘necessarily agree with what Fraser Anning said’ but agreed ‘a significant number of people in this country would absolutely agree with what he said’.
He blasted the AFL for its move to have two of its highest profile practicing Muslim players shake hands and embrace.
‘Why would the AFL think they’re being virtuous by getting those boys to shake hands? They’re being divisive,’ Newman said.
The pre-match protest was widely applauded – Richmond coach Damien Hardwick said it was ‘a good opportunity to stand up’, while US-born Magpies player Mason Cox said it said ‘so much about the unity of this country and standing up for what is right.’

Essendon’s Adam Saad (pictured with his sister) was one of two Muslin AFL players to stage a political protest at Friday night’s match at the MCG

Richmond’s Bachar Houli (pictured with his wife) also made a political protest on Friday