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The logic, if there is any, of the conservative critics of the Park51 Project is that a mosque anywhere near Ground Zero would be terribly offensive to the 9/11 victims’ families. Well, you know who is a lot more offensive to the families of 9/11 victims — Glenn Beck.
Beck has said in the past that he "hates" the 9/11 families. He said on his program in 2005 that he is "so sick of them." That they should just "shut up" because they are "always complaining."
That seems so harsh that it literally seems unbelievable. Well, listen for yourself:
MSNBC: Glenn Beck Ground Zero Ban
So, if we’re banning things from near Ground Zero, then banning Glenn Beck makes more sense than anything else. The Park51 Project is actually trying to heal wounds, spread a moderate form of Islam and reach out to everyone in the community. And they certainly have never said anything nearly as offensive about the 9/11 victims or their families as Beck has.
Plus, Beck works for the man who apparently funded the Park51 Project, Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. So, if the same man who is funding the mosque is funding Beck (as the second largest shareholder in Fox News, Prince Alwaleed is in essence signing Beck’s paychecks). And if Beck thinks that the mosque should be banned from the area because of its questionable funding, shouldn’t Beck also be banned under the same logic?
So, for all of these reasons, it makes all the sense in the world to start a movement now to Ban Glenn Beck from Ground Zero. I hope you’ll join me. So, if you see him anywhere around there, tell him to "Get! Get!"
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Thanks, Cenk, and you’re right, Beck has been a total jerk about the victims’ survivors of 9/11. You’d think he’d have the sense to refrain from harassing them with his presence…
Meanwhile, I note that the US destroyed an estimated 65 Iraqi mosques and shrines in Fallujah alone, during the horrendous siege of that city. Shouldn’t the ADL, Harry Reid, and other dubious arbiters of “sensitivity” insist we pull out of Iraq post haste?
Cenk:
Great to see you here! Keep givin’ ‘em hell!
Check out the comments and links in this thread for the full story.
plunger, that diary has virtually nothing to do with this post by Cenk. None, save for the fact they make reference to 9/11. This diary is about Glenn Beck’s hypocrisy; that diary is about 9/11 truthers.
Do not hijack a thread like that again; it’s a form of spamming and trollery and against site policy. Refer to the About Us link at the right-hand top of this site if you need a refresher.
Suggested edit.
Cenk, I thought it was: “Git! Git!” At least that’s how I heard ytou say it on Dylan’s show.