Scoring political points on the backs of Muslims

Herman Cain grabbed headlines months ago for stating that he would not appoint a Muslim to be in his cabinet or to be a federal judge if he were elected president. He has recently stated that communities have a right to ban mosques from being built because of the threat of Islam and terrorism. Reason magazine had a a good piece titled Fear of a Muslim America where they delve into the issue of Islam and Islam-aphobia.

Fox News and its parent company

Some people may be surprised that Fox News is under reporting the News Corp hacking scandal, but it is far from the first time Fox has looked the other way at what its parent company was doing. While Fox News was scaring everyone about the "ground zero" mosque and its mysterious funding from a Saudi. They failed to point out that the 'dangerous Saudi' was the second largest owner of News Corp behind only Rupert Murdoch. It left the Daily Show wondering how Fox News could have missed that given that he's been on Neil Cavuto's show before and Cavuto spoke highly of the kingdom foundation then.

"Ground Zero Mosque" controversy

The "Ground Zero Mosque" controversy grabbed national headlines for several weeks. 60 minutes did an excellent job covering the story in this 13 minute piece. They point out a number of facts that weren't front and center at the debate. One was that the ground zero area at the pentagon has a non-denominational prayer center, and the Muslim call to prayer happens there daily. Two, was that the old burlington coat factory (the site of the controversial ground zero mosque, which happens to be 2 blocks away from where the twin towers stood), has actually already been functioning as a mosque for several months now. The only question is whether or not they'll be able to turn it into a community center with a pool and an auditorium.