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Too Many Mosques

It’s true. The ranking Republican member of Homeland Security says so. We need to infiltrate. But won’t that mean more radical Islamics? Then more infiltration. Then more radical Islamics! I don’t truly believe Republicans are consciously supporting Al-Qaeda. They just do whatever it takes to make sure Al-Qaeda wins, but they don’t know it. (h/t Pastor Dan) Technorati Tags: Islam in America

Lowe’s pulls TV ads – and gives a Christmas gift to Target et al | Wajahat Ali | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

Lowe’s pulls TV ads – and gives a Christmas gift to Target et al | Wajahat Ali | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk. The decision by Lowe’s, behemoth chain of retail home improvement and appliance stores, to pull its advertising from TLC’s reality TV show “All-American Muslim,” ceded to the bigotry, fear-mongering and paranoia of a deluded minority whose divisive ideology poisons America’s cherished history of inclusiveness and pluralism.

Jeff Goldberg Defends Marty Peretz — But Not That Bigot, Helen Thomas

So what's the difference? It is this. Some expressions of bigotry are permissible in this country and some aren't. One had best keep your anti-black racism to yourself — or pretend it's just about Obama as the Limbaughs and right-wingers do. Same with Jews, where, as the Thomas case demonstrates, expressing disdain for Israel, let alone Jews, can be a career killer. But it's still okay to express open prejudice towards gays and lesbians, Latino immigrants (legal or illegal) and, above all, Muslims and Arabs. [From Jeff Goldberg Defends Marty Peretz — But Not That Bigot, Helen Thomas] islamophobia, anti-Muslim