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Couric: Mosque Opponents ‘Tear Down Towers’ Of American Values

“There is a debate to be had about the sensitivity of building this center so close to Ground Zero. But we can not let fear and rage tear down the towers of our core American values. ” — Katie Couric’s Notebook , 8-23-10 [emphasis added] Hey Norah: Katie’s stealin’ yer lines! As I noted here , last week Norah O’Donnell accused mosque opponents of acting “like the people who attacked America and killed 3,000 people.” In her “Notebook” of yesterday, Katie Couric sounded the same theme.  Couric employed WTC imagery to claim that “fear and rage” [translation: animated mosque opponents] were threatening “to tear down the towers” of our core American values. Subtle, Katie; very subtle.  Oppose the mosque?  You’re really no better than Mohammed Atta.  Good to know how you feel about so many of your fellow Americans.

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Couric: Mosque Opponents ‘Tear Down Towers’ Of American Values

Suspect arrested for NY Times Square bomb attempt.

A man at JFK airport was arrested in connection with the failed bomb attack at Times Square in New York. In a statement, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says the suspect Faisal Shahzad was attempting to board a flight to Dubai at the time of the arrest. “The suspect, Faisal Shahzad, was identified by customs agents at John F. Kennedy International Airport and was stopped before boarding an Emirates airlines flight to Dubai, according to officials who spoke to The Associated Press early Tuesday on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the investigation. He had recently returned from a five-month trip to Pakistan, where he had a wife..”-Huffington Post added by: Mcellie