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18 Aug 2010 23:49

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Politics: We fully expect a riot in front of the “Ground Zero Mosque” on 9/11

  • critics The group “Stop Islamization of America” (run by Pamela Gellar) plans to have a huge protest in Manhattan on 9/11. Newt Gingrich and John Bolton will be there, too.
  • muslims The muslims behind Park51 plan to do something for 9/11, too. Also, both groups plan to protest in downtown Manhattan on Sunday. Get yo popcorn ready! source
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17 Aug 2010 00:36

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Politics: Is the root of the “Ground Zero Mosque” story Pamela Gellar?

  • She was one of the first bloggers to tackle it. Who’s Pamela Gellar? She’s a conservative blogger (owner of “Atlas Shrugs“) who is strongly anti-Jihad (not anti-Islam) in her political stances, and just today called President Obama an “antisemite president.” (In the past, she once suggested Malcolm X was Obama’s dad. No, really.) Now, we’re not super-familiar with her work, but Salon is making this claim that the whole negative vibe against the Park51 center started with her, and eventually was picked up by the New York Post. It worked like a virus from there, eventually wending its way all the way to Barack Obama, who certainly stepped in it. Can we go back to fighting about health care yet? source
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