The entire premise is still nonsense. NRO's Matthew J. Franck takes a look at a study being hawked by the Islamophobic crowd and comes up empty:
"That’s all there is to the Center for Security Policy’s “Top 20 Cases.” Thirty-five years’ worth of American law, and we have a whopping seven cases in which some “foreign law” was honored (not even Sharia in every case), and not enough information even to tell if something truly unjust happened in any of the seven. In the other thirteen cases, Sharia-law principles were rejected either at trial or on appeal. Some Top 20."
Somebody tell Pam Geller. I can't wait to hear her spin this.
"Centering around a exhibit of Danny Goldfield’s photographic essay of the multinational, multi-cultural scope of New York City’s children, the Park 51 Islamic Community Center has opened its doors to give the City a taste of things to come. A small orchestra of Middle Eastern musicians played in the background as people representing the breadth of New York’s ethnic mix mingled and admired the photographs."
Goldfield's work is remarkable. The exhibit and the space are a great contribution to New York and, frankly, the world. This is something to proud of.
The occasion of its opening is also time for those of us who fought in defense of Park 51's very right to exist to loudly and forcefully shame those that opposed it. They are worse than mere bigots, racists and Islamaphobes.
Their battle against this community center was, and is, un-American.
Do you remember when Larry Klayman wrote that its construction was a "dastardly scheme" and that it was "crazy and evil?"
I do. Feel free to contact him on Twitter HERE. Or, you can call him at 310-595-0800
Do you remember when Dick Morris wrote that "It would be — as many mosques throughout the nation are — a terrorist recruitment, indoctrination and training center"?
I do. Feel free to contact him on Twitter HERE. Or, you can e-mail him HERE
Perhaps you might recall RedStaterushing to the defense of the ADLafter they had publicly smarmed that building the center was "not a question of rights, but a question of what is right."
Following the chorus of racist hate that greeted yesterday's POTUS presser, I really didn't think anything could make me more ashamed of the current American climate. I was wrong. This morning, DailyKos introduced me to Oklahoma state Rep. Sally Kern.
Here is a sampling of her views on minorities:
"We have a high percentage of blacks in prison, and that’s tragic, but are they in prison just because they are black or because they don’t want to study as hard in school? I’ve taught school, and I saw a lot of people of color who didn’t study hard because they said the government would take care of them."
What could top that? Well, how about this...
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Perhaps we should all contact her and let her know what we think.
Capitol Address
2300 N. Lincoln Blvd, Rm.332
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Not only is Herman Cain a bigot with a questionable sense of America's heritage as we noted last week. He's also delusionally paranoid.
"How dare a judge come in and go against the will of the people." Well, Mr. Cain, when the majority attempts to impose patently unconstitutional restrictions on the minority, that's exactly when the judiciary steps in. That's called America.
