Wednesday's Daily Brief

2010-08-18       The Daily Brief     Bob Cesca: Ground Zero Mosque Opponents Have a Lot of Work to Do AP Bob Cesca: If Newt, Sarah and Glenn were truly so driven to maintain the sacred purity of American "hallowed ground," they definitely have lots of work to do. And they can start by campaigning for the removal of the General Robert E. Lee statue of Gettysburg. You know, for the sake of consistency. Let's see how popular that'll be, especially with their southern fanbase. Naturally they won't bother because the mosque issue isn't really as much about the ground as it is about stoking and capitalizing on religious intolerance. If it was truly about hallowed ground, we'd hear about all of those other American sites. Click here to read more. Clarence B. Jones: A Call to Conscience The objections to the construction of the Mosque in the proposed Community Center two blocks from the World Trade Center suggest directly and indirectly that we are at war with Islam. Amb. Marc Ginsberg: Arab Oil States AWOL on Pakistani Flood Relief Arab states fail to deliver on their promises to support international causes, such as disasters, because they refuse to empower and fund the very organizations they helped create for this purpose. Stephanie Schriock: Sarah Doesn't Speak for Me Sarah Palin has been unchecked in her claim that she speaks for America's women as she attempts to impose a radical, backward thinking, anti-choice agenda in this country. That stops now. Tony Blankley: Summertime 2010 The Democrats seem to be quite sure that Nancy Pelosi's approach to leadership will appeal to the common man and woman of 2010. Just keep blaming the past and all will improve. Shirley Sherrod: We Can't Yield -- Not Now, Not Ever Life is a grindstone. But whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us.     HuffPost News Nancy Pelosi Calls For Probe Into Funding Of Opposition To 'Ground Zero Mosque' Dr. Laura To END Radio Show After N-Word Rant Blagojevich Jurors Were Close To Convicting Ex-Gov Hindu Julia Roberts: I'm Done Talking About Religion Harry Bruder Jailed For Facebook 'Friend' Request To Estranged Wife   Get HuffPost on your iPhone!   ©2010 HuffingtonPost.com, Inc. All rights reserved. 560 Broadway, Suite 308, NY, NY 10012 Add dailybrief@huffingtonpost.com to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. User Agreement Privacy Policy