[Blitzgal]

Originally Posted by DarkKnightJared

Salon did a really comprehensive look at the origins of the "Ground Zero Mosque" in the media, including links to previous articles going as early as December of last year, and a YouTube video:

How the "ground zero mosque" fear mongering began - War Room - Salon.com

Thanks for posting this. I didn't see Junk's request until this morning. Good concise history. Mine was piecemeal over several blogs and websites so one link is better.

Originally Posted by Junkenstein

Even if many love to think that i'm a racist hater, i just want to read more info about this to clear my mind abou the issue.

I don't think you and Keith are arguing from a bigoted standpoint. Keith is in the area of the attacks so it makes sense that he has a real, visceral response to this. The story itself is what's being manipulated by political hacks who are just trying to get their people elected this fall. And the ginned up controversy is making the real nutso's act out in violent ways by literally attacking Muslim people. The pundits who are pushing this story in bad faith are the sick fucks here, IMO. Because they're willing to use fear mongering and cause violent attacks just to score political points.