The Mosque....Fairness in media? And an odd little thing from Pelosi

HERE is the TIME MAGAZINE piece from which I'm quoting in italics below......Think what you will about the content, but please remember this type of article when you hear FOX is biased or misrepresenting the truth. Yet, TIME is considered mainstream and FOX is "owned by the Republican Party", according to the left;

The last legal hurdle to the proposed Islamic center near the site of the World Trade Center has been removed, but The unanimous vote Tuesday, Aug. 3, by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission means the building that currently occupies 45-47 Park Place can be torn down, clearing the way for ignorance, bigotry and politics are more formidable obstacles.Park51, a project known to its critics as the "Ground Zero Mosque." Criticism spans the gamut, from the ill-informed anguish of those who mistakenly view Islam as the malevolent force that brought down the towers to the ill-considered opportunism of right-wing politicians who see Islam as an easy target.Their cause is not helped when someone like Rauf finds himself being excoriated for some perceived reluctance to condemn Hamas and accused of being an extremist himself. If anything, this browbeating of a moderate Muslim empowers the narrative promoted by al-Qaeda: that the West loathes everything about Islam and will stop at nothing to destroy it.

I thought this the following statement was the cheapest and silliest shot in the article:

(Ironically, Islam's roots in New York City are in the area around the site of the World Trade Center, and they predate the Twin Towers: in the late 19th century, a portion of lower Manhattan was known as Little Syria and was inhabited by Arab immigrants — Muslims and Christians — from the Ottoman Empire.

TIME never mentions the point that so many victims' families are against it because they feel it's insensitive and want it moved and they don't say why they feel the imam's inability to label Hamas as a terrorist group is only "perceived".....but they sure do take this opportunity to disdain Gingrich.

There's more:

Rauf and Khan have said Park51 — envisaged as a 15-story structure, including a mosque, cultural center and auditorium — will promote greater interfaith dialogue. The furor over the project only underlines how desperately it is needed.

REALLY? (If you want to read more, HERE is the article from TIME in which I found the above article through their link) If you want to read a good representation from the opposing side, please see THIS BLOG, which Mustang brought to my attention......Of course, that's a small blog and TIME is TIME and is seen by many more people, but........we can try to fight.

THIS JUST IN: Pelosi wants an investigation into those protesting the PARK51 project...by the way, when did the media stop calling it THE MOSQUE or MUSLIM CENTER or CORDOBA HOUSE, when people were starting to sour on it? Do you think they'll start investigating surviving family of those killed on 9/11? You? Me? WHOM?

Z ...thanks, Mustang and SilvrLady