Wednesday, February 03, 2016

Fox News is being inflammatory regarding President Obama's visit to the Islamic Society of Baltimore.

This is unfortunate, but standard for FOX News. Evidently, there are two Mosques in the region of Baltimore, Maryland. The other being "The Islamic Center of Maryland." In typical FOX News propaganda the President is going to the Maryland Mosque and not the Baltimore Mosque. I have not checked the rhetoric but according to FOX News the Islamic Society of Maryland is where extremists are attending services. FOX News could not be more inflammatory once again promulgating hate and fear by stating President Obama is backing terrorists at the Maryland Mosque. This is an obvious propaganda event to instill insecurity in the President and fear in Americans.
When does this stop?

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Obviously, there is controversy illustrated by the article below. However, having an opinion and writing commentary is far different than fabricating hate speech for the ONE PURPOSE of promoting fear of Americans that worship within the Islamic faith. When is FOX News going to stop stoking fears and hatred? This is a deliberate act and not a mistake.

I am tired of hearing the hate of President Obama. This has to stop! It occurs here and on the floor of the US House. It is a symbiotic relationship between the Republicans and FOX News. These initiatives of fiction is hate is not part of the legal authority of the USA Spectrum of reporting the news. I have no doubt FOX News will state the location was a mistake, but, the hate filled dialogue is NOT.

Every other report on the President's visit today is correct, by the way. Everyone but FOX News. 

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before(click here): America, driven by fear, looks for someone to erase. In 2015, The Council on American–Islamic Relations reported the number of incidents targeting mosques in America reached a record, with 17 happening in November alone, all but two occurring in the wake of the attacks in Paris.
Barack Obama is visiting an American mosque Wednesday morning, the Islamic Society of Baltimore, for the first time in his presidency. The purpose of the visit, it seems, is an attempt to stem the tide of anti-Muslim rhetoric that has hit a fever pitch during this election cycle, specifically after the Paris attacks. This move is reminiscent of 2001, shortly after the 9/11 attacks, when George W. Bush went to a mosque to show Americans that Islam is, quote, “not the face of terror.”
The mosque, like all places of worship, is also a political battleground, depending on what the battle is. The battle today is the same as it has been for over a decade now: Muslims, asking to be seen as human in America, or, at the very least, asking to live a life that is not saddled with the fear of others....

The Baltimore Demonstrates following the death of Freddie Gray was addressed by the Islamic community:

Plainfield, IN 4/28/15) The Islamic Society of North America (click here) (ISNA) is disturbed over the escalation of violence and rioting shortly after the funeral of Freddie Gray, an African American male who died nearly two weeks ago in police custody.

In the past few days, what began as peaceful protests, have grown into wanton destruction, thievery, looting and arson, as well as uncalled-for attacks on first responders.

Such actions undermine and distract from the real issues that need to be addressed, namely police brutality, profiling and lack of accountability.

It is our hope that the rioters cease their destructive behavior, and that the Baltimore Police Department and the community that it serves, come together to resolve these issues in a constructive, peaceful manner.

Our condolences go out to the family and loved ones of Freddie Gray during this unfortunate time....

This is the only controversy that exists. The Washington Times, the most accurate and fair and balanced news print in the USA reported adverse findings on the Islamic Society of Maryland and Iran. It said the former President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, visited the Maryland Mosque during a visit to the UN. What visit was that, because, for the most part Ahmadinejad had limited access to the interior of the USA as his visa was restrictive to New York City and the United Nations building and assembly?

The Islamic Society of Fredericksburg is trying to build a new Mosque with some degree of resistance.  

Other than those issues the region is not really having problems. Now, if one wants to talk about violence and promoting hate we can talk about Texas and cartoons.