The big story at the moment is of course the Ground Zero Mosque, and it is interesting to watch the supporters of the mosque constantly dodge the one single question that sticks out like a sore thumb - "No one is questioning your right to build, but why do you want to build there?" I have yet to see an answer to this.
Instead of dealing with this question, the left are just trying to smear opponents as Islamophobic or extreme or racist or whatever. The main argument they seem to be using is "Oh well, if we don't allow this mosque, then we are smearing all Muslims as terrorists." This is of course nonsense, we are just recognising that the extremist branch of Islam would see such a building as a victory (the symbolism would speak volumes), and that however "moderate" the backers might be (although this is yet to be established - a story broke today about how they might be taking money from the Iranian government) this thing would be a magnet for extremists who would see this as the "victory mosque" whether we like it or not. It is for this reason why there are a lot of moderate Islamic voices saying that this mosque should be a no-no. Yet this is ignored by the left, who instead prefer simply to smear opponents as racist, extremist Islamophobes.
This leads nicely into this new video, which deals with this accusation that Republicans/Conservatives/Libertarians etc are "extreme" etc. You hear this a lot from the mainstream media - "Oh no, conservatives shouldn't listen to Limbaugh/Palin/Beck/De Mint etc - they are extreme!!"
Well the latest video asks, "Who exactly are the extreme ones?" Take a look....
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