The Mosque

I have been so saddened and sickened by the furor surrounding the building of the cultural center in NYC. Really. I just want to pull the sheets up over my head. I wonder how many people realize that a Mosque already exists just 4 blocks from ground zero. It has been there for 42 years. Why, then, the hysteria over this new and peaceful addition to the community? One theory I have is that people just love a. being (imagined) victims and b. 15 minutes of (supposed)fame. The Mosque/Cultural Center has zero to do with, well, ground zero. The Imam in "question" ( I forget his name at the moment) was used as a consultant re: Muslim/American relations by the...wait for it...Bush White House. He was a respected guest on...wait for it...Fox News. This is political nonsense during an election season. The self-righteousness is nauseatingly transparent and the lack of courage is staggering. And the consequences are far-reaching and harmful to humans of all and no faiths. Words fail me. Read Dick Cavitt, who says it very well for me.

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/real-americans-please-stand-up/?ref=opinion&nl=opinion&emc=tya1