By Jorge Barake, on August 29th, 2010%
Source: Washington Post
Just one day after he drew a sea of conservative activists to see him speak on the National Mall, Fox News host Glenn Beck appeared on “Fox News Sunday” to discuss the event. Beck said his rally — at which former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin also spoke — drew “on the . . . → Read More: Beck: People Don’t Recognize ‘Obama’s Version of Christianity’ Beck Should Study Theology Before Making Comments. Beck’s Not Christian.
By Jorge Barake, on August 29th, 2010%

Source: CBS News
Construction Equipment at Site of Planned Islamic Center Torched; Vocal Protests Against Mosque Have Been Ongoing
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 . . . → Read More: Intolerance and Now Violence: Fire at Tennessee Mosque Building Site Ruled Arson
By Jorge Barake, on August 28th, 2010%

Source: Lancaster Unity
More than 1,600 officers on horseback and in riot gear pen in 700 activists, including BNP members and soccer thugs
Far-right activists threw smoke bombs and missiles and fought with the police as trouble flared in a protest organised by the English Defence League.
Bricks and bottles and smoke bombs were . . . → Read More: Smoke Bombs Thrown at Right-Wing Group English Defense League Protest. EDL and Tea Party Similar in Intolerance?
By Jorge Barake, on August 26th, 2010%
Source: Daily Kos
Incumbent Representative John Fleming (R-LA) frames the November election in terms that only a proud member of the American Taliban could support:
LA GOPer: November A Choice Between An Atheist Society And A Christian Nation
Appearing before the Republican Women of Bossier with Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) cast . . . → Read More: Daily Kos: Another Proud Member of the American Taliban
By Jorge Barake, on August 26th, 2010%
Source: Common Dreams
On the heels of a horrific anti-Muslim attack in New York City on Tuesday night, there’s new disturbing evidence that hate crimes are on the rise across the country for Latinos.
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is reporting an upward tick in anti-Latino hate crimes, and apparently it’s a general trend that’s . . . → Read More: Southern Poverty Law Center: Anti-Latino Hate Crimes on the Rise
By Jorge Barake, on August 21st, 2010%
Source: Arab News
The firestorm that erupted against building a Muslim cultural center in downtown Manhattan is a political issue. The Bill of Rights and the constitutional arguments aside, this case is serving several groups as vehicle to score political victories in the upcoming midterm congressional elections.
For the Republican Party and the neocons . . . → Read More: Politics and Racism, Behind ‘Manhattan Mosque’ Row
By Jorge Barake, on August 19th, 2010%
Source: The Plum Line
GOP Senate candidate Roy Blunt‘s campaign has pulled down a Web video displaying the smoldering remains of the 9/11 attacks alongside audio of his Democratic opponent saying the location of the Islamic center should be up to New Yorkers to decide.
And now the Dem, Robin Carnahan, is going on . . . → Read More: Republicans and Cronies Do Not Want Mosque Built but Love Exploiting 9/11 Tragedy. (Video) Ask Roy Blunt
By Jorge Barake, on August 3rd, 2010%
Michael Calderone/Yahoo! News
Fox News host Glenn Beck is known for generating controversy on television and the radio. But some Jewish leaders recently felt Beck went too far, and made their grievances known to Fox News chief executive Roger Ailes.
Simon Greer, chief executive of Jewish Funds for Justice, told The Upshot that when . . . → Read More: Glenn Beck’s Holocaust Remarks Cross Line, Lead To Meeting With FOX Executives
By Jorge Barake, on August 3rd, 2010%

Jordan Fabian/The Hill
One of the Senate‘s most liberal members dismissed a Republican proposal to review the 14th Amendment, which gives the children of illegal immigrants the right to citizenship.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a self-described democratic socialist, said the amendment “deserves discussion” but that Republicans are demagoging the issue ahead of the midterm . . . → Read More: Senator Bernie Sanders: GOP Calls To Review 14th Amendment Are ’100 Percent Political’