"I was blind, but now I see."

Forgive me, dear readers: I've approached the so-called "ground-zero mosque" as a First Amendment issue. I failed to see the larger context, which, thankfully, has been clearly stated by my friend Tom Degan over at The Rant:

Gas on the Fire
Now they're encouraging the citizenry to hate a certain minority based solely on their religion. Tell me, just what the hell does that remind you of?

Again, my apologies for not seeing the Palin/Gingrich rhetoric in this light... and my thanks to Tom Degan for making the point explicitly.