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As we have seen over the past couple of years, prejudice and racism is on the rise. Xenophobia seems to be growing. All of it is threatening to come to a head. However, as I was reading Charles Krauthhammer's column on Sunday, while I usually disagree vehemently with him and did this time, I noticed again what we are dealing with. The GOP, conservative movement, Fox news, and whoever else they claim in their tent...

Thanks to Shortstuff for the inspiration! Unlike many of the talking heads who now appear on various "news" shows, Edward R. Murrow was a journalist with integrity who not only fought for free speech, but for TRUTH in journalism as well. He once said at the RTNDA Convention in Chicago in 1958 to a group of fellow journalists: "It is not necessary to remind you that the fact that your voice is amplified to...

Three in a little over a week, and counting: "Federal officials are investigating a fire that started overnight at the site of a new Islamic center in a Nashville suburb. Ben Goodwin of the Rutherford County Sheriff's Department confirmed to CBS Affiliate WTVF that the fire, which burned construction equipment at the future site of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, is being ruled as arson. Special Agent Andy Anderson of the federal Bureau of Alcohol,...

Just another isolated incident, I'm sure: "...an intoxicated man entered a mosque in Queens on Wednesday evening and proceeded to urinate on prayer rugs, New York police officials said. The man, identified as Omar Rivera, reportedly shouted anti-Muslim epithets and called worshippers who had gathered for evening prayer "terrorists." One witness told the New York Post the man was "very clearly intoxicated" and had a beer bottle in his hand at the time. "He stuck up his...

... written in 1949 by Rogers and Hammerstein"South Pacific received scrutiny for its commentary regarding relationships between different races and ethnic groups. In particular, 'You've Got to Be Carefully Taught' was subject to widespread criticism, judged by some to be too controversial or downright inappropriate for the musical stage. Sung by the character Lieutenant Cable, the song is preceded by a lyric saying racism is "not born in you! It happens after you're born...' " You've...

The furor over building the Islamic center in Manhattan has nothing to do with freedom of religion. There's nothing anti-Muslim about it. It's just the place that they've chosen to build. It's insensitive to those who lost their lives on September 11, and an insult to their families and friends. That's the argument we've heard over and over, right? Well, apparently that sensitivity distance extends far outside Manhattan, New York City, and even New York...

Here's the one telling sentence in an article at the Washington Post on the results of a Pew poll showing that an increasing number of Americans, including more than a third of those who identify themselves as conservative Republicans, believe that President Obama is a Muslim:"Among those who say Obama is a Muslim, 60 percent say they learned about his religion from the media, suggesting that their opinions are fueled by misinformation.""Misinformation?" No, the word...

From Think Progress: "Republican Allen West is the Tea Party candidate for House in Florida's 22nd district...and has become a favorite among conservatives, earning the endorsement of Sarah Palin." The reason West is welcome in the Tea Party and why he's been endorsed by Sarah the Quitter will become clear. First, a little of Mr. West's history: "West began his political career after resigning from the military following an investigation into his interrogation tactics. In...

Bryan Fischer is a nut. Capital N, capital U, capital T, NUT. For those not familiar with Mr. Fischer and his work, he's the director of issues analysis for the American White Straight Christian Family No Others Need Apply Association of Racists, Xenophobes, Homophobes, Religious Bigots and Other Assorted Screwballs and Lunatics---American Family Association for short. A couple of examples. Fischer from April of this year:"Bottom line: you want to know who's now running the...

The focus of the hate-stirrers and Obama Derangement Syndrome sufferers on the right for the better part of this week has been on Michelle Obama's vacation trip to Spain. It started with this hit-piece by Andrea Tantaros in the New York Daily News in which the First Lady is referred to as "Material girl Michelle Obama" and compared to "Marie Antoinette." Tantaros whined about the "millionaires playground" at which the First Lady and her daughter...