On Sunday, a spokesman for the Arab League condemned Newt Gingrich’s remarks about the Palestinians being “an invented people” calling them “irresponsible and dangerous.” Newt should wear their condemnation as a badge of honor.
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Arab League Condemns Newt
[Posted by Karl] Fourteen glorious months of “new tone” ahead of us, folks. Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN) is the Congressional Black Caucus Whip, also playing the “Jim Crow” card: Lest anyone think The Blaze or Naked Emperor News “misleadingly edited” the video, Carson’s spox confirms he said it and stands by the comments . In a world where the news media was not in the tank for the Democratic Party, someone like Jake Tapper, Mark Knoller or Ed Henry would ask Pres. Obama (and not WH flack Jay Carney) to condemn Carson’s remarks. After all, the establishment media insists that any Republican running for the presidency vouch for Obama’s religion, patriotism, etc. Moreover, Obama ran on the notion of bringing Americans together. He has condemned the coarseness of our political discourse. Indeed, his most recent weekend media message sought to rekindle the spirit of national unity the country felt after the 9/11 attacks. So when a member of Congress makes this sort of poisonous, race-baiting remark, the first black president ought to be able to muster the energy to flatly condemn it. But he won’t be asked, let alone pressed for the condemnation. –Karl
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Rep. Andre Carson: Tea Party Congressmen want African-Americans to hang on a tree
To its credit, the Columbia Journalism Review has posted a piece by Joel Meares that’s critical of the media for its rush to blame conservative political rhetoric for the Tucson shooting in the absence of any evidence to support that narrative. After noting that sometimes it’s just the nature of breaking news that early reports (such as a few that claimed Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was dead) are often wrong, Meares continued: We do not object to the condemnation of violence and violent rhetoric; such a sentiment feels absolutely appropriate. But the association between Saturday’s shooting and recent “violent political rhetoric”—which has in the last two years come to specifically mean the Tea Party, Sarah Palin, birthers, etc.—is so far unproven. At this time, there is no evidence that Loughner targeted Giffords for any clear or clearly understandable political reasons or that he was inspired by “vitriol” in political rhetoric. Mears concludes: With the story quickly unfolding, and information and misinformation dashing rapidly across Twitter and the blogs, and with everything about Loughner’s motivations still unclear, it might be time to call for a “slow-analysis approach.” There will be time as more facts come to light and more is revealed about the assassin’s motivations for the pundits to stake out their positions. There will be ample room and time to debate the important issue of political rhetoric and its effects—regardless of its role in Saturday’s incident—as well as the security of our elected officials, and significantly, gun control laws in Arizona and throughout the country. But all arguments will better served in the light of day, buoyed by information that is confirmed, static, and undisputed.
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Columbia Journalism Review Criticizes Rush to Blame Right-Wing
Rhetoric for Tucson
When the amazing is predictable: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says it would be un-American to investigate a mosque that is planned for construction near where the World Trade Center once stood. I’m listening hard for his condemnation of Nancy Pelosi’s call to investigate the mosque’s opponents, but I can’t hear it over all these damned crickets. Thanks to Dana.
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Michael Bloomberg: Unamerican to Investigate Funding of Ground Zero Mosque
Yesterday as innocent people in Uganda were watching the World Cup championship game, “brave Islamic warriors” carried out three well-coordinated bombings against innocent people. Where is the condemnation from CAIR or the so-called “moderate Muslim majority?” Where are the protest from NOW and other feminist groups when Iran sentences a woman to be stoned to death
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Islamic World Cup Bombings: Can They Happen Here?
