America is Offended, Isn't That Enough to Stop the Ground Zero Mosque?

We've witnessed a curious trend in recent years. Some would say it's unprecedented. I know that term gets thrown about with great abandon these days, but still, this seems to be something new.

I'm speaking of the trend of attacking displays of American institutions by being "offended".

Michael Newdow comes to mind first. Recall that it was he who found the grounds for a lawsuit against money. Specifically, money that said "In God We Trust" on it. Which is all of it.

He claimed that his daughter was offended by the phrase. (She wasn't, by the way.)

Several students wearing various T shirts sporting the American flag were ordered home to change clothes in California because it might offend Hispanic students. In California.

And if you've ever wondered why there aren't any more Nativity scenes outside during Christmastime, you can thank the minority who are offended by the message of peace, harmony, and love for your fellow man.

Somehow, the nebulous concept of "being offended" has been turned into a legal tool to remove formerly innocent displays of national pride and Christian belief from our lives.

Someone can do me a big favor: please point out to me when this Offense Law was passed and who the sponsors of this bill were.

I somehow managed to miss that and would really like to become better informed.

It works every time it's used against traditional displays of patriotism or Christianity, so it must be a really big law. Thousands and thousands of pages, covering things that nobody's ever heard of before.

Because of this law, a cross in the desert must be covered up, lest it offend someone.

Because of this law, a police officer stopped a group of kids from singing Christmas carols lest the songs offend someone.

Because of this law, crosses memorializing fallen State Troopers in Utah are under attack.

There are many more instances, but you get the point. Just being offended is grounds for the elimination of many displays of American life

Well, now the entire country is offended by the Ground Zero mosque. 70% of the country in fact.

So why is this mosque still being considered?

We're offended, so they should stop, right? That's how it works, doesn't it? Someone is offended and the offenders have to cease and desist. Isn't that what the Offense Law says?

Right?

Never mind the overall legality of the mosque. Last time I checked, the other things that were banned or prohibited were perfectly legal, but the Offense Law took precedence.

Why doesn't it apply in this case?

And if not, why not?

Investigate Me, Please, Madame Speaker

Do you oppose the Ground Zero mosque? If so, then the Speaker of the House wants to investigate you.

Maybe she's just been in Washington too long. She apparently thinks the average knuckle-dragging American is incapable of forming an independent opinion, that he or she must be paid in order to take a side on an issue.

Sorry, Nancy. Just because that's the way it works at Foggy Bottom doesn't mean that's the way it works out here in the real world.

There is no question there is a concerted effort to make this a political issue by some. And I join those who have called for looking into how is this opposition to the mosque being funded.

And if you can decipher this next statement, you're better than me.

How is this being ginned up that here we are talking about Treasure Island, something we've been working on for decades, something of great interest to our community as we go forward to an election about the future of our country and two of the first three questions are about a zoning issue in New York City.

Any takers? I can't fathom what she's referring to, can you? Yet this type of "thinking" is what inhabits the mind of one of the most powerful people in Washington.

Update. Michelle Malkin 'splains the shipwreck at Treasure Island.

Do you oppose the Ground Zero mosque? Norah O'Donnell thinks you are just like the animals who crashed two airplanes into those buildings. And former White House communications director and noted Mao worshipper Anita Dunn thinks likewise.

And to add insult to injury, it seems as though the speed at which the Moslem victory mosque is being approved is unique. It just so happens there's a Greek Othodox church that was destroyed on 9-11 which has yet to receive the go-ahead to rebuild. Funny, that.

Given the time we've had to sort through all this, it's clear to see where the line of demarcation between opposing camps is drawn. If you've learned anything at all about the Moslem faith, you know that its' central goal is world domination, with every single person on Earth subject to it, either by conversion or death (although I fail to see how a dead infidel will be affected). You also know that the first thing Islamists do on land they conquer is to erect a mosque. It's a flag of victory.

And don't think that the few moderates who inhabit Islam don't know it.

I present to you Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, M.D., president and founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD). Courtesy of Pajamas Media.

“The reality is that many of us have never said their rights should be infringed in any way but rather that we pray that a light will finally go on in their heads which tells them that ‘this ostentatious $100 million Islamic center should be built elsewhere and not in a place that casts a shadow upon the graves of thousands of Americans’ — still an open raw wound for most Americans,” Dr. Jasser explains.

Thank you, Dr. Jasser, who by the way, is a former US Navy lieutenant commander. I'm sure we'll be seeing you in one of Speaker Pelosi's inquisition panels.

Dr. Jasser isn't alone in his condemnation of this victory mosque. The head of Al-Jazeera TV, Abd Al-Rahman Al-Rashed, has this to say:

"I do not think that the majority of Muslims want to build a monument or a place of worship that tomorrow may become a source of pride for the terrorists and their Muslim followers, nor do they want a mosque that will become a shrine for the haters of Islam."

Finally, also courtesy of Pajamas Media comes this video. Please watch it all.




Another Update. Another must-watch video from Keep America Safe.com.



I certainly hope that Madam Pelosi has a venue large enough to investigate 70% of the country.

We'll be nice and let Harry Reid go first.

PC Must Die at the Ground Zero Mosque

As the melting pot of the world, we Americans are known for being tolerant. We welcome immigrants who wish to share the American Dream with us. We openly embrace anyone who wants to become an American, who wants to learn our language, our values, and our culture.

But, like all things in life, there must be limits. No one can argue that water isn't good for you, but you can drink too much of it, so much so that you can kill yourself. The lesson here is that common sense should prevail, and consequently, water should be ingested with care.

I know that sounds kinda dumb, but there's a point I'd like to make.

We have enemies. They come in various shapes and sizes with various backgrounds and ideologies, but they share one goal: they want the destruction of our way of life. They look upon us as evil and deserving of any foul fate that should befall us. They look upon themselves as the final arbiter and decider of all that is good, freedom be damned.

Like these people after 9-11.



Or these fine folks...



In case you missed it, the guys in the second video were in New York.

The fact that they weren't attacked but instead allowed to voice their opinion is testament to our national tolerance. I don't care for their rant, but they're free people exercising their rights.

I just wish they truly loved the country as much as the rest of us do. Which brings up an interesting question. If America is so bad in their eyes, why do they give their obvious approval to the country by living here? I mean, it's quite clear that the guys don't like America, they proved that by desecrating our flag, but since they live here, are they really that serious? Shouldn't their conviction that America is evil compel them to live elsewhere?

'Jus sayin'.

Anyway, since most Americans are Christians, we don't spend much time studying Islam or its tenets, as Christianity is more than enough to learn by itself. Especially if you're from Alabama, where we can be somewhat slow on the uptake, IYKWIM. But there are a few things you should know about Islam: it is customary for Muslims to erect a mosque on conquered land. It's just their little way of sending a friendly greeting to the defeated infidels, just marking their territory. Here are a few other things you should know about Islam that is widely known everywhere but here.



How does this fit in with political correctness? In Islam, we have an enemy that is cunning, patient, and adept at using our own way of life against us. Remember the planes that brought down the Twin Towers were American, commandeered by Muslims after murdering the crews.

In the fight over whether to allow the Islamic victory mosque at Ground Zero, Islam is couching their insistence on American values, specifically our tolerance of other cultures. This is a fight that goes straight to the heart of America.

How tolerant are we supposed to be of those who openly want our destruction?

At what point do we say, "We've had enough."?

That point should be at Ground Zero. We have a right as Americans to say "no" to a mosque that is correctly seen as an affront to our values, that looks like a victory mosque towering over conquered land. Naturally, anyone who opposes this mosque is automatically called a bigot, or racist, or some other false label. Once again, America is the bad guy for not wanting as simple an expression of religious freedom as a mosque to be built. How intolerant!

Well, it's about time we started to become intolerant of those who don't like us and wish us ill. If you think America is that bad, then by all means, please relocate yourself to another country more suitable to your delicate sensibilities. Do you want Sharia law? That's OK. We don't want it here. We like our democratic republic just fine the way it is, warts and all. Kindly remove yourself from our company if you find our way of life so disagreeable.

We are correct and well within our rights to say no to the Ground Zero mosque. Don't like it?

Tough. It's a big wide world out there. And don't let the door hit you on your way out.

I'm sorry, was that intolerant?