The Right Twist

A friend of mine sent me the below article in which Newt Gingrich said this was historically accurate and true. We're supposed to believe the man who wouldn't know the truth if if smacked him in the face. But instead of character assassination let me take this POS apart piece-by-piece.

July 21, 2010 6pm 

There should be no mosque near Ground Zero in New York so long as there are no churches or synagogues in Saudi Arabia. The time for double standards that allow Islamists to behave aggressively toward us while they demand our weakness and submission is over.

First of all, it's NOT a mosque (no minarets)! It's a cultural center like the hundreds of all faiths that surround the area near ground zero. Next, let me state that Saudia Arabia is their country, period. The laws that govern SA are theirs NOT ours. They can pick any religion they want in their own country, cause it's their (as in the Royal Family) country, capish? Besides, what IS the connection between Islamists and the Royal Family? Is there any? Islamists are NOT demanding anything from us as Americans including weakness and submission. Are you guys just making this stuff up? Radical Islamists maybe, but we haven't heard anything meaningful from them in awhile. We can not make them build churches there anymore than they can demand we build them here. They have their laws, we have ours.

The proposed "Cordoba House" overlooking the World Trade Center site –  where a group of jihadists killed over 3000 Americans and destroyed one of our most famous landmarks - is a test of the timidity, passivity and historic ignorance of American elites. For example,  most of them don’t understand that “Cordoba House” is a deliberately insulting term. It refers to Cordoba , Spain – the capital of Muslim conquerors who symbolized their victory over the Christian Spaniards by transforming a church there into the world’s third-largest mosque complex.

Yes, a group of jihadists destroyed the WTC, if you wish to believe that. To be honest, I have a problem believing that a bunch of guys in a cave came up with and financed this plan but this too is another blog altogether. They also fail to mention the number of Muslims who died during the WTC attack. The term "Cordoba House" here is a real travesty. The right is using 8th century history to make it look like a take over, when in actuality Cordoba, Spain in more modern times is where all three faiths have come together to worship. Talk about twisting things to meet your own agenda, whew!

Today, some of the Mosque’s backers insist this term is being used to "symbolize interfaith cooperation" when, in fact, every Islamist in the world recognizes Cordoba as a symbol of Islamic conquest. It is a sign of their contempt for Americans and their confidence in our historic ignorance that they would deliberately insult us this way. Those Islamists and their apologists who argue for "religious toleration" are arrogantly dishonest. They ignore the fact that more than 100 mosques already exist in New York City . Meanwhile, there are no churches or synagogues in all of Saudi Arabia . In fact no Christian or Jew can even enter Mecca .  And they lecture us about tolerance.

Obviously, whoever wrote this wasn't a Christian. Tolerance is one of the things that Jesus taught. Turn the other cheek and all that stuff. I seriously doubt that every Islamist in the world see Cordoba as a symbol of Islamic conquest. Oh, yeah and we as a government are tolerant of others? Anybody here read in history books about us as a nation locking up Japanese Americans during WWII? If you're gonna use history to malign, then include everybody, including yourself. A deliberate insult? I really don't think so. I don't seriously believe this was some sort of grand conspiracy from an Islamic faction. It was more like a bunch of developers knew who to sell this building too. When the deal was near completion then word was leaked that (OMG) they're building a mosque!?!!  This was all blown out of proportion by the media. Let's get the nation worked up over something, anything that'll make them watch our news channel.

If the people behind the Cordoba House were serious about religious toleration, they would be imploring the Saudis, as fellow Muslims, to immediately open up Mecca to all and immediately announce their intention to allow non-Muslim houses of worship in the Kingdom. They should be asked by the news media if they would be willing to lead such a campaign.

The people behind Cordoba House just peacefully wanted to build a cultural center like the many others that inhabit NYC. But NO, the right-wing neo-cons had to engage the media into the mix. As I said, we cannot enforce our will upon their country unless, of course, we wish to invade. We saw where that got us in the last go around. The people behind Cordoba House are not required to do anything that would alienate them from their own brethren just as we wouldn't ask Christians to engage the media and have Christian groups ask to have mosques built in this or that state. 

We have not been able to rebuild the World Trade Center in nine years. Now we are being told a 13 story, $100 million megamosque will be built within a year overlooking the site of the most devastating surprise attack in American history.


Ain't that strange? WE haven't been able to rebuild the WTC in nine years....hmmm, ever wonder why? The owner of the buildings got his billions in insurance money only months after having it re-insured for terrorist attacks. So where is our supposed American pride? We should have had the building re-built years ago just to rub the bad guys noses in it. Can you say economic stimulus? Finishing this site might do the trick as a focal point and closure of a wound for most Americans.

I hate to mention this, but the site for the cultural center is a full two blocks from the WTC site. Overlooking? When the buildings stood there, maybe but not now. In actuality, you  can't even see the WTC site from the proposed cultural center site. It's a 10 minute walk.


Finally where is the money coming from? The people behind the Cordoba House refuse to reveal all their funding sources. America is experiencing an Islamist cultural-political offensive designed to undermine and destroy our civilization. Sadly, too many of our elites are the willing apologists for those who would destroy them if they could.
No mosque.
No self deception.
No surrender.
The time to take a stand is now - at this site on this issue.

Well, go ahead there spunky, let's see you break out your tax return and show it to the world. Although, it may be in Cordoba House's best interest to shut these people up to do just that. The only part of America that is experiencing an Islamist cultural-political offensive is those of you who watch FOX. They as a media outlet sell the most fear of any of the lot. Oh, and good luck with the No surrender, by the looks of things you already have surrendered. I can also spell deception with three letters. That would be F O X.

Be afraid, Mr. White Guy. They're coming to take your stuff away. The only person that is being deceived is yourself. We are a country of many nationalities, to single one out, is well, racist and bigoted. So go ahead, take your stand, we know where you're standing and it ain't pretty. 

As you can see, spin is fully at work in the above article. Spin it and look for the bad guy. The article as a whole does what it needs to do by stirring emotion. Let's get'em worked up about this so they'll be afraid. Then we have a bad guy. Then we have a loyal viewer. Remember, according to literal neo-con theory there has to be a bad guy (read good vs. evil, black & white, ying and yang, etc.) to use as the glue to hold society together. This will give you a good idea of where our country is at the current moment in time. It's like falling into a political black-hole. Who knows if we'll survive or come out the other end completely changed as a nation. One thing for sure we are changing as a nation. The polarization is changing also. Those damned Independent voters throw a curve at everything, especially when you can get them out to vote. You go, America!